Yorkshire

Family walking at Nostell near Wakefield

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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Frost on the ruins at Fountains Abbey

Places to visit in Yorkshire in winter 

Romantic ruins, acres of parkland or the great outdoors. There's lots to do around Yorkshire over the winter months - where will you explore next?

Visit somewhere new this winter
Couple walking by Studley Royal lake in winter

Winter walks in Yorkshire 

We asked our rangers and gardeners to share their favourite places to walk and why they're great to explore in winter. Download one of the routes and discover a great winter walk.

Follow some of our favourite winter walks in Yorkshire
Couple watching the deer in Studley Royal deer park

Winter wildlife in Yorkshire 

The winter months are a great time to see wildlife keeping busy. See birds and animals much more clearly without their usual cover of leaves and foliage, as they hunt for food. Take a closer look at the best places to spot nature in Yorkshire this winter.

Spot wildlife in Yorkshire
Illustration of bird on a wintry mistletoe branch

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 

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

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 

Visit the glorious Yorkshire Dales, including Malham Tarn, Upper Wharfedale and Hudswell Woods

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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