Visitors enjoying some refreshments at Nostell | © National Trust Images/John Millar

Places to eat in Yorkshire

Serving everything from hearty local fare to takeaway tea and coffee, there is a wide range of places to eat in Yorkshire. Try the Weaving Shed at Hardcastle Crags for hard-to-resist treats, enjoy seasonal bites at the Long Barn Café at Wentworth Castle Gardens, or grab everything you need for a picnic from the refreshment kiosk at Brimham Rocks.

Whether you're after an ice cream, a picnic or tea and cake, there are plenty of places to eat in Yorkshire.

2 girls enjoying a cup of hot chocolate at Fountains Abbey winter

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Eating at Fountains Abbey

Break up your adventures at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal with some tasty refreshments. Afterwards, look for the perfect gift or a treat for yourself in the National Trust shop and plant centre.

A member of staff smiles as she pours steamed milk for a customer at the Courtyard Café at Nostell Priory

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Eating at Nostell

Visit the Courtyard Café with its range of seasonal treats, then head to the National Trust shop, where there’s a range of products inspired by the places we care for.

A close up of someone carrying two bowls of soup with butter and bread on the side

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Eating at Beningbrough

Choose from a range of tasty snacks and drinks at Beningbrough's two eateries, and find out where to refuel with your dogs. Stop off at the stables shop to find a range of gifts inspired by the places we care for.

Woman drinking from a tea cup seated in a tea-room

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Eating at East Riddlesden Hall

Find out where to grab refreshments and shop for gifts and souvenirs during your visit to East Riddlesden Hall.

Family enjoying cakes outside Gibson Mill

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Eating at Hardcastle Crags

Head to the Weaving Shed Café for a choice of locally sourced treats, then pop into the second-hand bookshop to pick your next page turner.

Winter sunlight on the Long Barn Cafe at Wentworth Castle Gardens

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Eating at Wentworth Castle Gardens

Between 29 November and 8 December, the Long Barn Café, including the bookshop, will be closed for refurbishment. Find our pop-up café in the Conservatory Building during this time.

Visitors relaxing in the Orangery Café at Ham House and Garden, London

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Eating and shopping at Treasurer’s House

Enjoy a cup of coffee or a snack in the café downstairs at Treasurer’s House or grab a new read from the second-hand bookshelves. The café is open April - December in line with house opening times. Head around the corner the shop for a large range of National Trust goods including home ware, books and locally sourced food. The shop is open all year round.

2 children enjoy a hot chocolate in the winter at Brimham Rocks

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Eating at Brimham Rocks

Looking for some refreshment during your visit to Brimham Rocks? You can find a selection of food and drinks at the refreshment kiosk open Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm. Every bite of a sausage roll or crunch of an ice-cream cone helps to protect this special place.

A visitor in the cafe at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire

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Eating at Ormesby Hall

Looking for some refreshments during your visit to Ormesby Hall? The café serves a wide range of drinks and snacks to eat in or take away. Afterwards, stop by the second-hand bookshop to pick up your next page turner.

Whatever the season, eating outdoors is one of life's great pleasures and Yorkshire has lots of prime spots for the perfect picnic.

Children running past the ruins at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire

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Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Stop off with your picnic on the west green. With the 800-year-old ruins as your backdrop, it's the perfect place to relax, lay down the blanket and enjoy a family lunch break.

Bare branches of a tree in the foreground with cows grazing and red bricked hall in the distance

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Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens

At Beningbrough Hall, you can shelter in the shade of the pear trees, find a quiet corner in the American garden or wander a little further towards the back of the hall. You can also pick up a ready-made picnic in the restaurant.

Dog walker in front of house at Nostell. Autumn leaves in foreground.

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Nostell

Take a walk to Nostell's menagerie garden and picnic on the lawn, or find open space and room for the kids to run around on the vista in front of the house.

Young children running down avenue at Nunnington Hall

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Nunnington Hall

Enjoy family games on the lawn at Nunnington Hall and then find a spot nearby to settle down for a bite to eat. Make sure you keep a look out for the flamboyant peacocks strutting around too.

Two visitors look out across the rolling hills at Earl's Seat

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Wentworth Castle Gardens

There are acres of space to picnic at Wentworth Castle Gardens. Head up to the castle folly or relax on the avenues where there's plenty of places to find the perfect spot to relax and eat lunch.

Autumn view of the house at East Riddlesden Hall, West Yorkshire

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East Riddlesden Hall

The gardens at East Riddlesden Hall are a treat for the senses. Picnic on the lawns or head down to the lower fields and find a spot along the river Aire.

A sunlit beach and cliffs at Boggle Hole near Robin Hood's Bay with a view towards Ravenscar. A wide expanse of rippled sand dotted with pools and rocks in the foreground, with cliffs on the right, curving into a rocky headland topped with green fields in the distance.

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Yorkshire Coast

There are many beautiful seaside spots to stop and eat along the Yorkshire Coast. Enjoy a clifftop lunch at Ravenscar with views out to sea and across to Robin Hood's Bay.