Bolton Abbey is in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales on the banks of the River Wharfe. With just under 30,000 acres of beautiful countryside, over 80 miles of footpaths and ample space to run around and enjoy the fresh air, there is something for...

The Schoolroom Museum in Great Ayton is housed in a building once used as a charity school which was founded in 1704 by Michael Postgate, a local landowner. It was here, between 1736 and 1740, that Captain James Cook received his early education....

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Hambleton's Herriot Country takes its name from the Hambleton Hills as well as from one of the world's best-loved writers, James Herriot. James Herriot,...

27th April to 30th September

Events for all the family brought to you from the creators of JORVIK Viking Centre!

Mother Shipton is England's most famous Prophetess.

She lived some 500 years ago during the reigns of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. Her Prophetic visions became known and feared throughout England, with...

Luxury Dayboats Airedale & Bedale, available for day hire for up to 10 people. Fitted out to a high standard, including cooking facilities, toilet, and seating inside and out. Enjoy the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, take a picnic, or stop off at...

Thirsk Museum was established in 1975 with the aim of preserving objects that were disappearing from everyday use, but which told something of the history and customs of past generations who had lived and worked in Thirsk and the surrounding district....

We’ve got over 400 years of York’s past in one place, from Elizabethan soldiers to Victorian debtors and from Georgian dolls’ houses to the Swinging Sixties. Come and spend a day in the past – see, hear and feel yesterday’s...