Yorkshire

Family exploring Nostell's woodland cycle trails

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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Family on the blue cycle trail at Nostell

Family days out in Yorkshire this spring 

Keep the kids busy with days of adventure and fun right here in Yorkshire. Visit during half-term or on weekends where you'll always find something to do for the whole family.

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Reflections of clouds in water on the beach at Boggle Hole looking towards Robin Hood's Bay

Hidden gems in Yorkshire 

How well do you know some of Yorkshire's houses, gardens coast and countryside? Can you find the salamander's footprint at Brimham Rocks, a lion at Nostell or even a boggle on the Yorkshire Coast. Take a closer look at some of these hidden gems, which are just waiting to be discovered.

Find some of Yorkshire's hidden gems
Visitors in the garden at Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire

Gardens to visit in Yorkshire 

Find the perfect retreat amongst our gardens as they spring into life with colour and fragrance.

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Places to visit

Bluebells carpert 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

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.

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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