Autumn at Nostell

Nostell Lower Lake in autumn

Discover seasonal delights for all the senses at Nostell this autumn with colourful walks, family fun and tasty treats in the cafe.

Crunch and colour

Whether you're gathering up the family for a woodland adventure catching falling leaves and collecting conkers or taking some time out of your busy life to enjoy nature's show, here are some of Nostell's autumn walk highlights:

Colourful routes

Squirrel with a nut in its mouth

Obelisk Lodge walk 

Spot wildlife at every turn and take in colourful landscape views from Obelisk Lodge. The meadows you walk through have been freshly chomped by cattle as part of a conservation grazing scheme, which will mean blooming wildflowers next summer.

Family walking in the pleasure grounds at Nostell, near Wakefield.

Menagerie Garden walk 

Crunch through conkers, acorns and pinecones to find the enchanting Menagerie Garden. Bring your camera to capture the beautiful views along the lakes.

Woodland treasures

Fungi growing at Nostell

Fungi foray 

Can you tell the difference between honey fungus and pleated ink cap? Download our fungi ID sheet to give you a helping hand.

Conkers and acorns gathered in autumn

Bonkers for conkers 

You don’t need to forage very far at Nostell to find autumn treasures beneath the trees. Download our map for the best spots to search for conkers, acorns and beech nuts.

Nostell Lower Lake in autumn

ID that tree 

Heading for a woodland walk? Download the spotter sheet and identify all the different species you see at Nostell, from sweet chestnuts to sycamores. Top tip: don’t miss the colourful canopies along the lakes.

Patterned paper supplied by Thomas Chippendale for Nostell, West Yorkshire

Visit the house 

Take a moment to see Chippendale treasures in the house glow in autumn light and don't miss your last chance to have a go at marbling before Obelisk Marbling closes for business on Sunday 3 November

From plot to plate

Rosy cheeks and tired feet? Sounds like you're ready to fuel up with hearty soups and warming crumbles and cakes in the Courtyard Cafe, made using Nostell's homegrown produce. 

Autumn harvest

Visitors looking at apples in the orchard at Nostell

Apple week 

Celebrate the changing seasons with us, Monday 23 – Sunday 29 September. Taste apple treats in the cafe, learn the process of apple ID, pick up top tips from Mark the kitchen gardener in Tales from the Orchard and get stuck into to apple pressing, stories and crafts on our Autumn Family Day.

Pumpkins grown in the Kitchen Garden at Nostell

Pumpkin week

Don't miss pumpkin week, Monday 21 - Sunday 29 October, with tasty treats in the cafe, a chance to meet the gardener, Mark and ask him how to grow the biggest Atlantic Giant and get creative in an expert-led pumpkin carving adult masterclass.

Bowl of pumpkin soup, with bread roll accompaniment

Taste the seasons 

We pride ourselves on providing as many no miles meals as possible, so you'll taste homegrown fruit and veg in soups, salads, hot pots and sweet treats. Don't miss the beetroot and chocolate cake and a fab range of pumpkin and apple treats in our celebration weeks.