North Yorkshire Attractions and Places To Visit

Adventure And Active

Live For Today Climbing Centre Harrogate

Over 175 dedicated bottom rope and lead routes, with a variety of grades and styles from some of the UK’s best setters. Auto-belays and bouldering also available.

Buck Wood BMX Track

An Urban Skills area on the outskirts of Bradford. Buck Woods consists of a collection of jumps and drops for the beginner through to the advanced plus a hand crafted pump track.

Yorkshire Outdoors 4 x 4 Adventures

Yorkshire Outdoors offers one of the most extreme 4×4 off road experiences in the U.K. The 4×4 adventure course is set in 50 acres and has been specially built on natural springs, which ensures plenty of water no matter what time of year you come to us!

Quad Trex at Thornton Hall

The trek takes you over 160 acres of woodland, quarryland, grassland, dirt track and more.. Suitable for the individual rider, families and for parties of all ages and occasions.

Adrenaline Krypton Factor Assault Course

600 metres of a wandering course through scenic woodland! Start with a 40 foot tree climb onto a 500 foot zip wire (probably the easiest part!) From then on it's a slog through muddy water, mud and more mud! Over energy sapping obstacles, crawling, running, climbing, swinging, balancing and jumping.

Stump Cross Caverns

Stump Cross Caverns is located in Nidderdale on the border of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Family friendly tours are available.

Kinsmen Activity Centre

friendly competitive games, challenges for all abilities, top-notch instructors (of course!), and a little bit of history and interesting facts thrown in, all make the Kinsmen Outdoor Activity Centre experience a truly ‘Axe-mazing’ one!.

Outdoor Adventures How Stean Gorge

Yorkshire's only via ferrata high wire course, ghyll scrambling and abseil are just a few of the outdoor adventures available at How Steam Gorge.

Gorge Walking and Ghyll Scrambling

Slip, slide, swim and jump your way down the gorge or a mountain stream with one of our experienced instructors. It will be an alfresco adventure that will leave you with a massive smile on your face and stick with you for a long time!

Ripley Castle - Live For Today

Based inside the tree’s Live For Today at Ripley Castle have a variety of high and low challenges for you to attempt. Can you achieve the low all aboard successfully or make it to the top of our 35ft Leap of Faith!!!

Actionzone Harrogate

Set in the woodlands of the Nidd Valley, Actionzone has a great outdoor laser combat arena with plenty of natural places to hide. The team run a series of games to suit the size and ages of the group.

Mountain Bike Trails at Swinton Estate

mountain bike trail in the Druids Woodland. There are 8km of off-road natural trails through the woodland and across surrounding fields, with plenty of options from family friendly gentle green routes to the thrills and spills of a black run.

Discover Kayaking With River Mountain Experience

Fancy gliding down a river with the sun on your back and the bird song to keep you company? Would you like to learn how to control your own kayak or canoe, improve your skills or master moving water? All in North Yorkshire or the North East.

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Animal Attractions

Thirsk Bird of Prey Centre

Enjoy the thrills and excitement of falconry at the Birds of Prey and Conservation Centre, with over 70 birds and 30 species. Eagles, falcons, hawks, kites, vultures and owls will swoop and dive around you as you sit in a beautiful English garden.

Thorp Perrow Bird of Prey and Mammal Centre

Thorp Perrow Bird of Prey Centre and aviaries is part of the arboretum experience. Learn more about incredible raptors such as hawks, eagles, falcons and owls, and marvel at exotics including Cara Cara, Kookaburra, and Tawny Frogmouths.

Big Sheep Little Cow

Bedale, North Yorkshire
Meet a whole range of animals, take a ride on the bumpy barrel train or even enjoy the eectric quad bikes.

Monk Park Farm

Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Get hands on with the animals at Monk Park Farm, with petting sessions held throughout the day, play in the adventure playground and enjoy a barrel ride around the extended farm.

Hesketh Farm Park

Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire
Hesketh Farm Park has around 10 acres of greenery overlooking the Yorkshire hills. Hesketh Farm is still a working farm with over 1,000 livestock including cattle, sheep and pigs.

Foxglove Covert

Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve covers 100 acres and has a remarkable mix of habitats and species. The reserve contains semi-natural woodland, heathland, flower-rich grassland, streams, ponds, a lake, willow and alder carr, coniferous woodlands and wet meadows.

Flamingo Land

Zoo and theme Park all in one, Flamingo Land offers an excellent family day out for all ages.

Sheriff Alpaca Experience

From alpaca picnics to bespoke group packages, glamping to group walks, Sheriff Alpacas can help you create a special event to mark a milestone, or simply take some time out to get closer to nature.

Nidderdale Llamas

Nidderdale Llamas offers a truly unique and personal experience for all abilities and age groups, although children must be at least 7 years old to engage in our family experience and 10yrs and above to trek. Our llamas and alpacas are gentle, friendly and great fun to be with.

Sandhill Alpacas

Located in the heart of the beautiful North Yorkshire village of Tockwith which is steeped in history and close to the site of the Battle of Marston Moor. Treks are daily from the farm on a circular route across fields on wide tracks and back down a quiet country lane.

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Art & Galleries

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Entertainment Venues

The Station Richmond

Experience our exhibition galleries and 3D art store, Café | Bar, award-winning artisan food producers, three-screen cinema and meeting rooms. We're a hub for community activities and courses too, such as photography, singing, crafts and language lessons.

Howard Assembly Rooms

The Howard Assembly Rooms are being redeveloped which will bring more of the best global musicians and artists to Leeds each year, creating a diverse calendar of jazz, world music, folk, classical concerts, children’s opera, talks, film and installations.

Cinema at Leyburn Arts Centre

The weekly film screenings, in the 64-seat auditorium appeal to all age groups. The auditorium with high quality seating and HD projector with surround sound system is fully sound proofed. There is a café and licensed bar and accessible toilet.

Ritz Cinema, Thirsk

The cinema is one of the oldest continuous run cinemas in the United Kingdom, having first opened to the public in 1912. Since 1995 the cinema has been run by a dedicated team of volunteers, the cinema aims to bring recent film releases to a rural town at affordable prices.

Harrogate Theatre

Built in 1900 Harrogate Theatre is a typical example of a late Victorian proscenium arch venue built over five floors. The building contains two purpose built performance spaces.

Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond

The Georgian Theatre Experience gives a unique insight into the past and reveals the secrets of this, the most complete working Georgian playhouse in Britain.

Helmsley Arts Centre

Helmsley Arts Centre is now a thriving performance venue for theatre, music, dance, talks, cinema and live broadcasts, plus exhibitions, classes and a range of creative activities for children.

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Food and Drink Attractions

Black Sheep Brewery

Black Sheep Brewery "shepherded" tours of the brewery. See the traditional brewhouse in action and enjoy a pint, or two afterwards.

Great Yorkshire Brewery

Visitors will experience first hand the time-honed skill that goes into brewing our legendary beers, each step will shown by our knowledgeable guides. Make it extra secial with a two course meal at The New Inn included.

Theakstons Brewery Tours and Visitor Centre

Visit iconic Yorkshire brewery Theakston’s Visitor Centre – the Black Bull in Paradise – to soak up the brewery’s almost 200 years of history, sample its core range of ales and get an insider’s understanding of what it takes to create the perfect pint through one of its guided brewery tours.

Brymor Ice Cream Parlour

Real Yorkshire ice cream, handmade with love here on our farm at High Jervalux near Masham. We use local milk and cream from cows grazing the Dales all around us to create our award-winning Yorkshire ice cream.
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Whittaker's Distillery

Whittaker's is family run business based in the heart of Nidderdale. The distillery is based in a converted 1950's pig shed. The distillery draws on local, rurual flavours for their distintove flavours.

Yorkshire Heart Vineyard

Yorkshire heart is an award winning vineyard and brewery, based near Nun Monkton village, between York and Harrogate. The vineyard is cared for by an incredibly passionate and dedicated team who produce wines that are loved by many all throughout Yorkshire.

Ryedale Vineyard

Ryedale Vineyards offer an informal and informative tour and wine tasting which allows visitors to look around the vineyard and winery and sample our wines and ciders.

Dunesforde Vineyard Trail

A Dunesforde tour and tasting is a unique opportunity to experience our beautiful North Yorkshire vineyard and its superb facilities. We’ve recreated a Roman winery.

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Fun

Crazy Golf at York Golf Range

The course has 12 tricky holes for you to meander amongst ending with the trickiest hole on the course.

Jurassic Island Adventure Golf, Stokesley

The Jurassic Island has 13 dinosaurs, an erupting volcano and loop the loop dinsaur fossil. Take care when stepping into the T-Rex mouth and putting through the cooking pot.

Farm Adventure

Farm Adventure add a farming twist to team building fun, learn to drive a tractor, herd pigs and try the farm olympics. Popular corporate team builder and for stag and hen parties.

Live For Today Escape Rooms

Harrogate, North Yorkshire
4 amazing experiences: Crack The Enigma, Save Ripley, Defuse The Bomb and Cryptic Chase. Two outdoor challenges and two more traditional indoor one hour escape rooms.

Flamingo Land

Zoo and theme Park all in one, Flamingo Land offers an excellent family day out for all ages.

Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park

Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park. Just a few miles from Ripon, Lightwater offers a day out full of activities and experiences for children 12 and under!

Selby Superbowl

The centrepiece of Selby Superbowl is our 12 bowling lanes, which are all equipped with optional bumpers and ramps. Try glowbowl with UV lights, disco music and artificial smoke.

King Pin Bowl - Northallerton

Now open fun in central Northallerton! Join us for bowling, arcade games, hotdogs and more. In the evenings we have a more chilled adult vibe with cocktails, bowling, pool, arcade games and a great bar.

Historic Buildings

Eden Camp

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of life on the Home Front and the Front Line, all set in the buildings and grounds of an original World War 2 Prisoner of War Camp.

World of Herriot

Come and see where James Herriot, the world’s most famous vet, lived, worked and wrote his incredibly successful series of books based on his experiences as a young North Yorkshire vet.

Mother Shipton's Cave

Within historic woodland along the River Nidd is Mother Shipton’s Cave, the birthplace of the famous prophetess. It is situated next to the Petrifying Well, England’s oldest visitor attraction.

Kirkham Priory

Beautifully placed between the city of York and the town of Malton , the riverside ruins of Kirkham Priory are set in the beautiful Derwent valley near the Yorkshire Wolds. At this peaceful tourist connection between Helmsley Castle and the priory.

Aldborough Roman Site

Aldborough was the ‘capital’ of the Romanised Brigantes, the largest tribe in Britain at that time. One corner of these Yorkshire defences is laid out amid a Victorian arboretum, and two mosaic pavements can be viewed in their original positions.

Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle celebrates 950 years of history in 2021, With its breathtaking views of the Yorkshire Dales, Richmond Castle fully deserves its place as one of the finest tourist attractions in North Yorkshire.

Rievaulx Abbey

Escape to this tranquil valley of the North York Moors and discover the impressive ruins of one of England's most powerful Cistercian monasteries.

Middleham Castle

Once the childhood home of Richard III, you can relive the castle’s illustrious history and unlock the deeds of its great owners.Although roofless, extensive remains of the fortified palace still survive, making Middleham a fascinating castle to explore.

Pickering Castle

Set in the attractive Moors-edge market town of Pickering; discover how this splendid 13th century castle was used throughout the centuries. This tourist attraction in the heart of the North York Moors National Park has been a royal hunting lodge, holiday home and a stud farm by a succession of medieval kings.

Castle Howard

Castle Howard is one of the finest stately homes in Yorkshire, the house and extensive grounds are open to the public throughout most of the year. The grounds contain mounments temples, ancient woodlands, lakes and waterways.

Scampston Hall and Gardens

Scampston Hall is one of the finest regency country houses in North Yorkshire, and contains many fine works of art, furniture and porcelain. The Walled Garden has an exciting and unashamedly modern feel to and complements the adjacent 18th century 'Capability' Brown parkland.

Beningbrough Hall

Historic Beningbrough Hall is home to the National portrait gallery in Yorkshire, it is surrounded by 8 acres of formal and walled gardens, with lots of family activities.

Kiplin Hall and Gardens

An oasis of calm and tranquillity in the heart of North Yorkshire, Kiplin Hall & Gardens was built from 1619 for George Calvert founder of Maryland, USA. With an intimately presented hall, award winning tearoom and scenic walks around the lake, through the woodland and parkland, and in the walled and formal gardens.

Ripley Castle & Gardens

Ripley Castle is set in beautiful gardens with a tranquil lake and deer park. The castle is approximately 3 miles outside of Harrogate close to the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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Helmsley Castle

Unlock 900 years of life at Helmsley Castle. Discover how the castle evolved over the centuries, from a mighty medieval fortress to a luxurious Tudor mansion, to a Civil War stronghold and a romantic Victorian ruin.

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Museums

Eden Camp

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of life on the Home Front and the Front Line, all set in the buildings and grounds of an original World War 2 Prisoner of War Camp.

Ryedale Folk Museum

Ryedale Folk Museum in the North York Moors is an open-air museum with collections in historic buildings on rural local life from Iron Age to 1950s.

World of Herriot

Come and see where James Herriot, the world’s most famous vet, lived, worked and wrote his incredibly successful series of books based on his experiences as a young North Yorkshire vet.

Malton Museum

Malton Museum’s collection also features objects relating to the area’s prehistoric past, most especially a display of Roman artefacts, as well as items belonging to more recent periods in history, including artifacts connected with horse racing, brewing and other aspects of local life.

Beck Isle Museum

Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life is a social history museum in Pickering. The museum features period business displays including the shops of a barber, blacksmith, chemist, cobbler, cooper, printer, gentleman's draper, dairy and hardware store

Bedale Museum

Bedale Museum was founded in 1959 and is situated in Bedale Hall, the collection consists of exhibits depicting the social history of Bedale and the surrounding villages

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Outdoor Spaces

Brimham Rocks

Brimham Rocks is Nature's playground. A wonderful outdoor area with unique natural rock formations to climb and explore, moorland to walk.

The Yorkshire Arboretum

The Yorkshire Arboretum has a stunning collection of over 6000 trees, spread across 120 acres. Discover ponds, lakes, dells and dingles to delight. Discover the Red Squirrels at the Yorkshire Arboretum

Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park

The Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park is a hidden gem spread over 45 acres of North Yorkshire countryside, the gardens are home to 80 sculptures.

Newby Hall Gardens

Newby Hall and Gardens offers agreat family day out, alongside the fantastic house gardens there is a fantastic adventure playground, minature railway and it's home to Glyes Brandreth's bear collection.

Wolds Way Lavender

Wolds Way Lavender and Nature Farm in North Yorkshire offers a great family day out, with rows of fragrent lavender, there own distillery, woodland trail, willow maze, giant games and much more.

RHS Harlow Carr

Sitting in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, Harlow Carr offers a variety of growing landscapes, from running and still water, to woodland and wildflower meadows. Highlights include the lavish Main Borders, bursting with generous prairie-style planting, and the lush, moisture-loving plants around Streamside.

Parks and Gardens

Dreamery Gardens

Home to England’s Fairy Sanctuary. Neglected, overgrown and believed lost for over a hundred years, we are on the journey of restoring the lost gardens to their original glory.

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Rail and Transport Attractions

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Sightseeing and Tours

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Sports and Leisure

Yorkshire Bike Hire

A range of bikes including Electric, Road and Mountain Bikes. With over 30 years experience and local knowledge, we can ensure you make the most out of your ride and visit to North Yorkshire. Based in Northallerton

Nidderdale Greenway

The Nidderdale Greenway connects Harrogate and Knaresborough with Ripley. The route is 4 miles and travels over the Grade 2-listed, seven-arch Nidd Gorge Viaduct. The ride passes wildflower meadows, gorgeous woodland and golden wheat fields.

Stokesley Footgolf

The player who plays the 9 or 18 holes with the fewest shots wins. The first shot has to be played from the tee box and to reach the hole, bunkers, trees and hills have to be crossed or avoided. This sport is great for people of all ages and no previous knowledge is needed.