The Emmerdale Village Tour
ENTRY
from £42
SETTING
Outdoors
BUGGY FRIENDLY
Yes
What it’s like
A 90 minute walk round the real outdoor sets from Emmerdale, with The Woolpack and David's Shop to spot along the way.
This isn't a theme park, it's a working film set, and you walk it with a guide for 90 minutes, past The Woolpack, David's Shop and the other spots you'll recognise from the telly. On the Star Tour you also get a meet and greet with a cast member, which is the obvious reason to pay the extra if you've got a fan in the car who won't stop asking. What you don't get is a look inside any of the buildings, since the interiors are filmed elsewhere entirely, so don't build that up beforehand.
Budget the whole afternoon rather than just the 90 minutes. They say allow up to three hours once you count parking, walking to the meeting point and the tour itself, and that's around 5,000 steps over grass, slopes and kerbs. It isn't a pushchair-and-pram problem exactly, both are allowed, but a double buggy will struggle in the narrower bits, and there's nowhere to leave one anyway. No food or drink on the tour beyond a bottle of water, though there are hot drinks and grab-and-go snacks on site if you need a top-up before or after.
At £42 a head for the Guided Tour, or £59.95 for the Star Tour with the cast meet and greet, this is a proper day-out spend rather than a spontaneous Saturday plan. Groups are capped at 50, tours run on selected weekends and bank holidays only, and they're upfront that tickets sell out, so booking ahead isn't optional if you actually want to go. The one bit of good news on cost is parking, which is free at Harewood House for the whole visit, and your ticket also gets you into the Cecil Beaton exhibition there when it's running.
Wheelchair users can do the tour, but honestly it sounds like hard work: uneven ground throughout, a standard doorway to get through, and staff who can't help with manoeuvring, so a manual user really needs someone with them. Weather-wise they carry on through most conditions and only stop for genuinely bad snow or ice, so pack for rain rather than hope for sun.
Facilities
Need to know
- Last entry
- 3:00pm
- Booking
- Pre-booking recommended to avoid disappointment
- Parking
- Free parking at Harewood House throughout tour duration (approx 3 hours)
- How long to allow
- Allow up to 3 hours
- Food
- Hot and cold drinks plus grab-and-go snacks on site
- Pushchairs
- Prams and pushchairs allowed. Double-sized buggies may not fit narrower sections
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair access available with limitations
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only
- Getting there by bus or train
- Bus 36 from Leeds/Harrogate every 15 mins weekdays/Sat, 30 mins Sun
- Worth knowing
- Free access to Cecil Beaton: Staging Icons exhibition at Harewood House (13 June - 4 Oct 2026)
- Tours run on selected weekends and bank holidays only, not every day.
- Wear proper footwear, the ground is grass, slopes and kerbs the whole way round.
- Your ticket doubles up as free entry to the Cecil Beaton exhibition at Harewood House when it's on.
- Rescheduling is possible more than 48 hours out for a £10 admin fee, but not within 48 hours of your visit.
- Grass gets cut on site, so take antihistamines if hay fever is a problem for anyone in your group.
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
£42 a person for the Guided Tour, £59.95 for the Star Tour with a cast meet and greet, or £73.80 for the bundle ticket.
Do we need to book ahead?
Booking is recommended and tickets do sell out, so it's worth sorting in advance rather than turning up on the day.
How long does it actually take?
The guided walk itself is 90 minutes, but they say allow up to three hours once you include parking and getting to the meeting point.
Will we see inside The Woolpack or David's Shop?
No interior sets on this tour, since filming for those happens somewhere else entirely. They sometimes get inside the church interior, but that's not guaranteed.
Is it OK to bring a pushchair?
Prams and pushchairs are fine, but a double buggy might not fit through some of the narrower parts, and there's nowhere to store one.
What if someone's in a wheelchair?
Wheelchair access is possible but limited: the ground is uneven throughout, there's a standard door to pass through, and staff can't help with pushing or manoeuvring. Wheelchair spaces need booking at the time of purchase.
Can we eat during the tour?
Food or drink on the tour itself apart from bottled water. There are hot and cold drinks and grab-and-go snacks on site, with proper meals available up at Harewood House.
Where do we park?
Parking at Harewood House is free for the whole visit, which takes some of the sting out of the ticket price.
What happens if it rains?
The tour goes ahead in most weather. It's only heavy snow or ice that leads to a postponement or cancellation, and they'll let you know about alternatives if that happens.
Can we bring the dog?
Assistance dogs only, so leave the family dog at home.
Is there a gift shop?
With official Emmerdale merchandise, though they can't post items out to you.
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