Autumn in Yorkshire

Explore the abbey ruins aglow with light and listen out for music echoing through the cellarium. This is an after-dark adventure for the memory book so have your camera at the ready. Things are a little different this year though so you’ll need to book in advance.

Wentworth Castle Gardens, awash with autumn colour, is one of the most Instagrammable places in Yorkshire if you ask us. Head to Lady Lucy’s Walk to capture the ultimate autumn snap. It’s an avenue of towering lime trees that turn acid yellow as the weather cools down.

Pull on your woollies and welly boots, and get ready for family days out in Yorkshire. Crunch through carpets of fallen leaves, build a den, follow an autumn trail or hop on your bike. Find out what's going on this October half term in Yorkshire.

The change in seasons transforms the bracken and heather on the moorland, from a haze of warm purple to a burnt reddish-orange. Lace up your boots and rediscover your favourite views in a new hue. Our top spots for breath-taking views are Buckstones, Pule Hill, or the Wessenden Valley.

Head to the walled kitchen garden at Beningbrough to see over 50 varieties of apples and pears ripening on trees, cordons and espaliers. Or explore the fruit laden meadows at Nunnington Hall. Spot heritage and rare Yorkshire varieties, like ‘Dog’s Snout’ and ‘Calville Blanc D’Hiver’ apples.

At Hardcastle Crags, 500 common pipistrelle bats roost in Gibson Mill. The colony is the largest in West Yorkshire. As the day draws to a close, look out as the bats start to dart around the woodland. Beneath the trees there’s plenty more weird and wonderful wildlife too, including fungi, lichen, bugs and birds.

The organic fruit meadows at Nunnington Hall are full of trees bursting with ripening apples and pears. Freshly harvested fruit heads straight to the kitchen where our cooks make hearty crumbles, pies and sweet fruit tray bakes. Make yourself at home in the tea garden and dig in.

Roaming the parkland at Wentworth Castle Gardens, you’ll find herds of red and fallow deer. If you’re lucky, you might even see them rutting. Expect bellowing sounds and the clashing of antlers as the males display their dominance. Be sure to keep a safe distance if you spot them in action.

Wrap up for a refreshing walk amongst the towering trees of Yorkshire’s woodlands. We’ve rounded up our favourite places to steal a tranquil moment, track down awe-inspiring views and get a little bit closer to nature. Just download your route and head out into nature’s playground.