Historic BuildingsYorkshire

Harewood is a great family day out. Visit the Adventure Playground, explore the Gardens and Bird Gardens, take a boat trip across the lake or marvel at the collections in the House. With an extensive programme of events and exhibitions, Harewood offers something for all.The garden landscape at…

Castle Howard is one of Britain's finest stately homes, located in the beautiful Howardian Hills, fifteen miles northeast of the famous city of York.Built in 1699, Castle Howard is, today, still the private home of the Howard family. As a major tourist attraction the house receives hundreds of…

York's county house and garden, this imposing Georgian Mansion was built in 1716 and contains one of the most empressive baroque interiors in England. Exceptional wood carving, an unusual central corridor running the full length of the house, and over 100 pictures on loan from the National…

Savour the poignant atmosphere of this fully furnished Victorian country house with its original contents carefully conserved by English Heritage. There are over 30 rooms on view ranging from the faded grandeur of the sumptuous reception rooms to the cluttered remains of the fascinating servants wing with…

In 1173 Roger de Stuteville built the Norman Manor house, the lower chamber of which still remains. Since then the property has never changed hands by sale, though it has passed from family to family on occasions when the male line has ended. One of his daughters was…

Constable Hall, East Yorkshire's premier stately home. One of the most fascinating country houses to survive with its historic collections.Burton Constable is a large Elizabethan mansion set in a 300 acre park with nearly 30 rooms open to the public. The interiors of faded splendour are filled with…

Delightful home of Lord and Lady Feversham. Unoccupied by the family for over 60 years. Now fully restored as a family home. Your memorable day in the country includes a detailed guided tour of the house coupled with breathtaking views from the magnificent broadwalks within the eighteenth…

Mid 18th Century palladian mansion notable for its fine plasterwoprk and carved wood decoration. Victorian kitchen and laundry, beautiful stable block, attractive garden and large model railway exhibition.Open: 30 March ‐ 2 NovemberTues, Wed, Thurs, Sun and Bank Holidays 1.30pm ‐ 4.30pm.Adult £3.90, Child £1.90, Family…

During the two hundred years or so since Capability Brown laid out the parkland and Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet, started the building of Sledmere, the house has become filled with works of art reflecting very different tastes and life styles of the succedding generations of the Sykes…

Bolton Castle is open to visitors all year round. There are five floors, sparsely furnished with tableaux depicting castle life in the 15th century. Visitors usually roam around in their own time, but if you would like a themed guided tour for a group please contact us beforehand…

Conisbrough Castle boasts the finest Circular Norman Keep Tower in the UK. This testament to the Stone Masons of medieval England was built during the 1180s by the fifth Earl of Surrey, Hamelin Plantagenet half brother of the most powerful of the Angevin Kings of England, Henry…

This splendid motte‐and‐bailey castle is well‐preserved, with much of the original keep, towers and walls remaining. There is an exhibition in the chapel.Disabled access: Access to castle and grounds: Ramp at castle entrance. Access is on impacted gravel paths and smooth grass, apart from inside towers. Slopes…

Welcome to Ripley Castle, home of the Ingilby family for the last 700 years. Just a short drive from Arden House Hotel, Ripley Castle, Nr Harrogate, has been home to the Ingilby family since 1325. Francis Ingilby was sought as one of England's most dangerous Catholics,…

Situated at the edge of a cliff along the North Yorkshire coast, a naturally defended area and a perfect look out spot, Scarborough Castle still dominates the town and harbour some 300 ft below. The silhouette of Scarborough Castle's dramatic, 12th‐century structure conceals over 2,500 years of…

Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and well preserved medieval castles in England. Fully roofed and with an enchanting early Tudor courtyard the stout towers of the gatehouse only hint at the splendour which is revealed as the visitor enters the castle grounds. Over 900…

Experience life as a Victorian. Walk down cobbled streets and peer through windows of shops long gone. Take a journey through four hundred years of life in Britain, from parlours to prisons, marriages to the mill house. Discover a city at war and stumble into an underworld of…

One of Europe's finest cathedrals, in the heart of Northern England. From Roman times to the present day the site on which York Minster stands has been at the very centre of England's religious and political life. 'The Story of the Minster through the Ages' is…

Tucked away in a leafy garden, less than a mile from the city centre, is one of Bradford's most precious jewels. . . It's easy to see why Bolling Hall was a pleasant family home for more than five centuries, with views right over the…

Small informally laid out garden with winding paths and lawns in old walled gardens. Garden of Tranquility. Rare plants and shrubs. Plant sales. Cafe and Bistro, gift shop and delicatessen.Cost: Mar ‐ Sept ‐ Adult £1.50, Child freeOct ‐ Feb ‐ FreeOpen: Daily…

A triumphal arch sits admirably in the market town of Guisborough. The east end of the priory church is an outstanding example of gothic architecture and a reminder that this was once a very wealthy monastery. A sanctuary from busy market day shopping.Open: 1 April…

The sheltered walled garden on the bank of the River Rye, with its delightful mixed borders, orchards of traditional fruit varieties and spring‐flowering meadows, complements this mellow 17th‐century manor house.Nunnington is also noted for its changing programme of temporary exhibitions and 100 per cent organic management of the…

Situated in the scenic Yorkshire Dales National Park, the sixteen acres of formal and woodland gardens of Parcevall Hall Gardens rise up the hillside and command impressive views of Simons Seat and Wharfedale. The Hall itself is let to the Bradford Diocese as a retreat house. It…

Built in the 13th century, its soaring height is a reminder of Rievaulx's original splendour. The abbey was founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux, as part of the missionary effort to reform Christianity in western Europe. Just 12 Clairvaux monks came to Rievaulx in 1131. From these modest…

Welcome to the Sewerby Hall & Gardens.Experience what this historic country house has to offer. Set in acres of beautiful countryside, with breathtaking views of the Yorkshire coast, the hall and gardens have something for everyone. Just come and see.…

As one of the most important cities in England, and an important base for holding and administering the north, York was the site for two of the castles William the Conqueror built in the years immediately following his conquest. The principal castle was begun in 1068, as…

Helmsley Castle is situated amid an elaborately and purposefully designed landscape on the edge of the medieval market town of Helmsley. The massive earthworks and spectacular ruins of the castle can still be seen and are now more appealing than ever.The castle is accessed by gravel paths and…

Before the present castle was built in the 12th century, a Norman motte‐and‐bailey fortification existed at Middleham. The earthworks of this fortification survive to the south west of the existing castle. The principal building on the new site was a formidable stone keep, one of the largest in…

Winkies Castle in Marske‐by‐the‐Sea, contain a treasure trove of regional and local artefacts collected by local cobbler Jack Anderson, and bequested to Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. Winkies will become one of the biggest tourist attractions in Tees Valley in terms of 'prestige' if not physical size.Open:…

Cannon Hall was the home of the Spencer‐Stanhope family for over two hundred years and was remodelled by the architect John Carr from the 1760's. In 1957 it opened it's doors as a museum.Step inside and you will find a treasure house of paintings, furniture, glassware and…

WELCOME TO THE NEW FACE OF COAL MININGAt the National Coal Mining Museum we have developed the essential mining experience ‐ telling the story of one of our oldest industries. THE UNDERGROUND TOURThe tour takes visitors 140 metres underground and traces mining techniques and conditions through time.It starts…

Harewood is a great family day out. Visit the Adventure Playground, explore the Gardens and Bird Gardens, take a boat trip across the lake or marvel at the collections in the House. With an extensive programme of events and exhibitions, Harewood offers something for all./pp/ppThe garden landscape at…

The National Railway Museum in York, England is the largest railway museum in the world, responsible for the conservation and interpretation of the British national collection of historically significant railway vehicles and other artefacts. The Museum contains an unrivalled collection of locomotives, rolling stock, railway equipment, documents and…

The Deep is an environmental and educational charity dedicated to understanding and protecting the world's oceans./pp/ppThe Deep is the world's only submarium telling the story of the world's oceans from the beginning of time and into the future. Featuring interactive games and live aquaria, The Deep has…