Yorkshire

Family exploring outdoors in spring time

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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Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt through daffodils

Easter fun in Yorkshire 

The Easter holidays are a great time to get the whole family outdoors. There's plenty to do across Yorkshire with nature activities and trails.

Things to do in Yorkshire this Easter
Climbing at Brimham Rocks

Get active outdoors in Yorkshire 

With a World Heritage Site, miles of coastland, woodland trails and acres of moors 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.

Explore Yorkshire
Yorkshire born Barbara Hepworth is just one of the artists with work on show in the new exhibition

Discover something new in Yorkshire 

This spring, there are lots of new things to discover with us. Celebrate Yorkshire at Beningbrough and Chippendale at Nostell. Easter will soon be here with lots of events and activities taking place across the county.

Discover something new this spring
A team of volunteers working together to move a large log
Hardcastle Crags   West Yorkshire

People and nature set to benefit from £2.6 million water project

In 2015 the Boxing Day floods in West Yorkshire caused devastation. We're working alongside a host of partners to deliver a two year project that will help to protect over 3,000 homes and businesses from future flooding.

Find out more about natural flood management at Hardcastle Crags and Marsden Moor
Family solving a clue on the easter egg hunt

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
The Victorian Garden at Wentworth Castle Gardens

Working together to secure the future of Wentworth Castle Gardens 

We’re working in partnership with Barnsley Council and The Northern College to help secure the future of Wentworth Castle Gardens in South Yorkshire.

Plans for Wentworth Castle Gardens

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

Red bricked baroque hall based in sunshine with daffodils in the foreground

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

Malham Tarn on a glorious winter day

The Yorkshire Dales 

Enjoy the picturesque villages, drystone walls and characteristic rolling hills of the Dales

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.

Find out more