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Welcome to Turner’s Yorkshire

JMW Turner RA (1775-1851) was one of Britain's greatest landscape painters, watercolourists and printmakers. Renowned as 'the painter of light', Turner's work helped to place romantic landscape painting on a par with history painting in the 19th Century and helped plant the seeds of impressionism.

Turner first visited Yorkshire in 1797 and returned here throughout his life, inspired by the spirituality he found in its glorious landscapes. He visited more than 70 places, sketching and painting the views from so many angles. Many scenes in his Yorkshire works can still be viewed today. You can explore each of these places and find out more about Turner’s inspiration behind them by clicking on the map below.

Follow the developments to the Turner Trails by revisiting this website over the next few months. More exciting activities will be added, including audio trails and self-guided walking trails, which will give you the opportunity to truly discover the many scenes that inspired his genius.