Yorkshire

Walking from the garden to Fountains Abbey

Explore abbey ruins, magnificent houses, glorious gardens and some fantastic stretches of coast and countryside including the Dales and the North York Moors.

Places to visit

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Visitors walk with their dog through the gardens at Wentworth Castle.

Heritage Open Days in Yorkshire 

Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture, with many places opening for free for you to explore. Seek out hidden places, go on guided tours and find out about the people who once lived in some of Yorkshire's finest buildings.

Find a place to visit for Heritage Open Days
Couple walking their dogs at Fountains Abbey
Walking trail 

Rangers' favourite autumn walks in Yorkshire

We asked our rangers in Yorkshire to share their favourite places to walk, and found out what makes those places great in autumn. Here's what they had to say...

Find inspiration for a new walking route
a family holds hands as they walk beneath autumnal trees

Half term adventures in Yorkshire 

Make this half-term break extra special and enjoy autumn nature trails, wildlife encounters, spooky crafts and Halloween fun this October in Yorkshire.

Keep the kids busy this half-term
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Get active outdoors in Yorkshire

With a World Heritage Site, miles of coastland and woodland trails to explore, Yorkshire has everything you need to get outdoors and active. So whether you’re a hardened runner or an easy walker, there are special places across Yorkshire to get fit in the great outdoors.

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Family cycles through parkland at Nostell

Coming up in Yorkshire 

Looking for something to do this week? Whatever the weather there's always plenty going on, indoors and out, at special places across Yorkshire.

See what's on this month

Places to visit

Bluebells carpet the woodland floor at Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal 

Cistercian abbey, elegant Georgian water garden and medieval deer park

Visitors sitting in the garden at Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire.

Beningbrough Hall, Gallery & Gardens 

Glorious gardens surround this baroque mansion with National Portrait Gallery paintings

The magnolia tree blooming in the Menagerie Garden

Nostell Priory 

18th-century architectural masterpiece with landscape park and gardens

Ducks sat at the edge of the pond with the house in the distance

East Riddlesden Hall 

The home of a 17th-century cloth merchant, with intimate gardens to explore and lots of stories to tell

Nunnington Hall garden avenue

Nunnington Hall 

Picturesque Yorkshire manor house with organic garden and exciting exhibitions

Goddards, North Yorkshire

Goddards 

An intimate Arts and Crafts style family home with complementary gardens

The East Front of Wentworth Woodhouse

Visit Wentworth Woodhouse 

Visit Wentworth Woodhouse, just outside Rotherham. National Trust members can enjoy 50% discount on all guided tours.

Find out how you can visit Wentworth Woodhouse

Holidays in Yorkshire

Middlethorpe Hall in North Yorkshire.

Middlethorpe Hall and Spa, York 

Treat yourself to a spa weekend at Middlethorpe Hall, one of Yorkshire's most luxurious hotels.

A holiday cottage in the Yorkshire Dales, surrounded by trees.

Holiday cottages in Yorkshire 

From the Dales to the Moors, take a break in a National Trust holiday cottage in Yorkshire.

Explore Yorkshire's national parks

Autumn at Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales

Enjoy picturesque villages, drystone walls, flower filled hay meadows and the characteristic rolling hills of the Dales.

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Roseberry Topping silhouetted against a hazy sunset

North York Moors 

Discover the North York Moors national park, a historic landscape with breathtaking summits to conquer, moorland to explore and hidden gems to discover.

Walkers and their dog sit in a meadow at Ravenscar looking out over Robin Hood's Bay

Explore the coast 

Discover the coast's industrial past, spot wildlife, explore with self-led walks and cycle rides or enjoy cliff top views.

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