LOCATIONS across North Yorkshire have been added to a list of must-visit places in the country.

A new poll found that Aldborough Roman site in Boroughbridge was recommended by travel experts for UK holidaymakers.

The site, which is owned and run by English Heritage, is one of four locations in North Yorkshire to make the list, along with Betty’s Tea Rooms in Harrogate, RAF Fylingdales and Whitby Museum.

Aldborough hosts evidence which dates the site back as far as the First Century, when it was established by the Romans to control the largest Iron Age tribe in Britain, the Brigantes, including ancient mosaic floors.

Claire Hogan, visitor operations manager of the Aldborough Roman Site, said: “It is fantastic news that this has been recognised by the site being voted one of the best places off the beaten track to visit.”

James Ellis, a travel expert who helped compile the list, which was published by hotel chain Premier Inn, said: “We have history that dates back thousands of years, magnificently picturesque landscapes and wondrous feats of industrial engineering.

“They all combine to make a rich tapestry of places to see in the British Isles that means you don’t have to stick to the tried and tested sights all the time in order to be amazed.”

The review said even 90 years after Betty’s Tea Rooms first opened, the famous café still drew in visitors, with more than 300 breads, cakes and chocolates, and 50 different teas.

Whitby Museum was also voted on to the list for its association with Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and the Hand Of Glory, a pickled hand of a thief who was hanged, which was apparently used to cast spells on innocents.

RAF Fylingdales, the military listening post, was nominated for its landscape in the North York Moors National Park.