North Yorkshire

Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life

An extensive museum containing a magnificent collection of objects covering the last 200 years with something for all the family. The collection aims to reflect local life and customs and to trace many of the developments in social and domestic life over the period and includes an extensive display of photographs from the Sydney Smith collection distributed throughout the museum.

Bolton Abbey

The Yorkshire home of the Duke & Duchess of Devonshire. This popular Yorkshire estate provides over 80 miles of footpaths through some of the most spectacular scenery in England giving inspiration to famous artists like Turner and Landseer, and poets such as Wordsworth.

Bolton Castle

Bolton Castle is a massive fortress with walls 9 feet thick which has been dominating Wensleydale since 1379. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here during 1568 and 1569 and the Royalists were besieged here during the Civil War.

Captain Cook Memorial Museum

Handsome 17th century harbourside house where the great explorer, James Cook, came to serve his apprenticeship in 1746 - now a museum. The rich collection includes period rooms - furnished as Cook knew them - and ship models, maps and manuscripts, artefacts from the voyages, and many fine original paintings, drawings and prints.

Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum

Housed in what was once the school, in which Captain James Cook was educated, the museum has displays about Cook’s early life and later achievements.

Constable Burton Hall Gardens

Constable Burton Hall Gardens is a terraced woodland garden of lilies, ferns, hardy shrubs, roses and wild flowers attached to a beautiful palladian house designed by John Carr (house not open).

Falconry UK Ltd.

Our falconry courses or hawk walks are an ideal birthday or Christmas present or a fantastic idea for that corporate company special day out for customers, or as a staff reward.

Flamingo Land Theme Park

Flamingo Land is one of the UK’s leading tourist attractions. Last year we attracted well over a million visitors and now we’re even more of a family favourite.

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden

This is one of the most remarkable sites in Europe. It is a world heritage site that encompasses the spectacular ruins of a 12th Century abbey, monastic watermill, an elegant Elizabethan mansion and extensive Georgian water garden, as well as the exquisitely decorative, Victorian St.

Hazel Brow Farm Vistor Centre

Hazel Brow Farm is a 200 acre family run organic farm in the heart of Swaledale. Enjoy an interactive tour of the farm, meet & feed the animals, try some of our delicious home produced fare in the café and gift shop.

Malton Museum

Malton Museum is Ryedale’s major archaeological museum and is located in the heart of Malton’s market place. The renowned collections are imaginatively displayed.

National Railway Museum

Discover the story of the train in a great day out for all the family. The National Railway Museum mixes fascination and education with hours of fun and best of all it’s free! Not only are we the home of The Flying Scotsman, but we also have 3 enormous galleries, the only Bullet Train outside Japan and special daily events to enthral you.

Ripley Castle

Ripley castle has been home of the Ingilby family for nearly 700 years. During your visit you will learn how they survived wars, political and civil unrest, plague and pestilence and religious persecution.

Ripon Museum Trust

Along the law and order trail in Ripon, discover 1) The Workhouse – “vacancies for vagrants: bath, bed and board; payment – chopping wood and breaking stones”.

Swaledale Folk Museum

The Swaledale Folk Museum is based in the Old Merchant School in Reeth. It is a treasure house of over 500 objects connected with life and work in the dale.

The Bar Convent Trust

Situated close to the railway station and York town centre, Bar Convent is open from 10.00am to 5.00pm, with guided museum tours weekdays at 10.30am and 2.30pm.

Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey is situated on a cliff top that overlooks the town of Whitby and the harbour. It is probably Whitby’s most visited attraction due its historical significance and heritage.

York Minster (York Cathedral)

York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe. Prayer has been offered here for nearly one thousand years. Over two million people visit York Minster every year, whether as a tourist or a pilgrim.

YorkBoat

Sit back, relax and enjoy the sights from the decks of YorkBoat’s award winning cruises. Make the most of your day on board an entertaining guided river trip with captains commentary (sailing’s from 10.30am), or take to the helm of a RedBoat self drive motor boat.