Yorkshire

Family having a picnic near the Sun Monument

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

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Family picnic and play by the hall

Summer holiday adventures in Yorkshire 

There's something different to do every day of the school holidays, this summer in Yorkshire. Set off on an adventure to build dens, hunt for bugs. ride your bike and see what lives in a rockpool.

Plan your kids' summer adventure
Friends picnic on the abbey west green

Perfect picnic spots in Yorkshire 

Find the perfect place to enjoy a picnic this summer. Whether you're looking for a spot on the beach, somewhere with a cliff top view, some woodland shade or a wide open lawn to relax, you're spoilt for choice in Yorkshire.

Go for a picnic in Yorkshire
Visitors in the garden at Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire

Gardens to visit in Yorkshire 

Explore peaceful gardens across Yorkshire, with colourful displays of roses, rhododendrons and wildflowers.

Find a garden to explore in Yorkshire
Children playing on the mini wooden abbey

Play areas in Yorkshire 

Find the perfect place to play out this summer. With slides, ropes, swings and forts, children can let their imaginations run wild.

Find a play area near you
View from castle folly
Wentworth Castle Gardens  

Planning your visit to Wentworth Castle Gardens this summer

What is there to see when I visit? Can I bring the dog? Here’s everything you need to know if you're planning a visit to Wentworth Castle Gardens.

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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.

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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

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.

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