Kids love beaches and you’ll find some great ones at Hunmanby Gap, Filey and Cayton Bay. Stick around on the coast for the puffins at Flamborough Head and a world of marine life at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough. Or learn to surf, paddleboard or coaster at Scarborough Surf School.
Journey back through the mists of time in a cloud of steam on the North York Moors Railway. Discover a zip wire, maze, enchanted forest and ice rink at Stockeld Park. Ride the Mumbo Jumbo, Sik and Cliffhanger at Flamingo Land Resort, then check out the zoo. Or feed the cuties at Playdale Farm.
Get down to the Roman city of York to take Mad Alice’s Bloody Tour, see how the Vikings lived at the Jorvik Centre and tour the Minster. Dig into local history at Ryedale Folk Museum, with 40,000 objects in more than 20 heritage buildings. Or head to Castle Howard and take the tractor-powered road train.
Ride the Ryedale Miniature Railway and refuel in the café. Pet the animals at Monk Park Farm and discover the playground and tearoom. Splash about at Falling Foss. Take the Gruffalo Trail around Dalby Forest or learn to paddleboard, wakeboard or kayak at North Yorkshire Water Park.
York’s just down the road, with its Roman and Viking attractions. Amble along The Shambles, walk the walls, take a tour of the Minster, scare yourself silly in the York Dungeon and shunt along to the National Railway Museum. Finish the day off with a ghost tour and a cocktail in Evil Eye’s beer garden.
Walkers will love the Yorkshire Wolds Way, running just south of the property through farmland. Want to ruin a good walk? Pick from great golf courses at Ganton, South Cliff, Snainton, Wolds Way, and Malton and Norton. Or shoot clay with skilled instructors at the Yorkshire Activity Centre.
Take a tour of a real prisoner-of-war camp at Eden Camp Modern History Museum. Paddleboard or coasteer with Scarborough Surf School. Fish for bream, carp and tench at Wykeham Lakes. Or treat yourself to some tranquility at Scampston Walled Garden, with its contemplative silent garden and perennial meadow.
Spot red kites at Londesborough Park. Explore Wharram Percy, the finest example of a deserted medieval village in England. Sniff the wild garlic in Millington Woods. Learn about Wold Top Brewery’s traditional brewing methods. Or enjoy tours, picnics, and tasting sessions at Little Wold and Little Vines vineyards.
