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Every place in York

Family days out in and around York, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.

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Fish and Forest

Fish and Forest

York · ages 12+

This is a restaurant that only admits over-12s, so leave the younger ones at home and book a proper sit-down meal instead.

Booking required

Flares - York

Flares - York

York

An 18+ nightclub in York spinning decades of party anthems until 3am, with VIP packages for birthdays, hens and stags.

Flip Out London E6from £5.95

Flip Out Leeds

Leeds

Wall-to-wall trampolines, nine slides and a laser quest arena under one roof, with sessions timed to the minute.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredCard only+8 more

Flip Out London E6from £3

Flip Out York (Previously Point Zero Trampoline Park York)

York · ages 1+

A big trampoline arena with a ninja course, foam pits and an inflatable sports pitch, sold in one or two hour slots.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingGroup bookings+3 more

Cooked prawns and vegetables artfully plated on a blue-grey dish with fork and garnish visible.

Forest

York

A restaurant with a hotel dog on reception, breakfast through to an evening à la carte, and afternoon tea you book ahead for.

Booking requiredDog friendlyRestaurant

FortyFive Vinyl CaféFree

FortyFive Vinyl Café

York

A record store, café and bar rolled into one, with a jukebox to play, vinyl to flick through and live music some nights.

Dog friendlyIndoor seatingFood on siteParty rooms

Autumn landscape with tree-lined river, manicured lawns, and historic ruins visible in the distance.from £10.50

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Ripon

Abbey ruins and water garden near Ripon - lakes, lawns and a proper half-day wander.

ToiletsParkingCaféPicnic area+2 more

Busy sandy beach with dozens of visitors, colourful windbreaks and tents, swimmers in the sea, and grassy dunes along the shoreline.

Fraisthorpe Beach

Driffield

Miles of flat sand for walking, kite flying and windsurfing, with dogs allowed off the lead all along the beach.

Dog friendly

Multiple rows of fruit plants growing in raised beds across a flat agricultural field with hedges and farm buildings in the distance.

Fruity Berry Fruit Farm

Thirsk

Strawberries off raised guttering and gooseberries or blackcurrants from the field, with a grass spot to picnic afterwards.

Food on sitePicnic areaPushchair friendlyWheelchair accessible

Fun Parkfrom £1

Fun Park

Rotherham · ages 2-18

A pay-as-you-go ride park with coasters, dodgems and mini golf, plus a Christmas Adventure with Santa in season.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingCafé+6 more

GR8escape York

GR8escape York

York · ages 10+

An hour locked in a puzzle room in the middle of York, hunting codes and clues as a team of two to six.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings

Woman walking across a suspended rope bridge through a wooded canopy course.from £20.95

Go Ape Temple Newsam

Leeds · ages 4-10

Zip lines and rope bridges strung through the trees at Temple Newsam, with a Nets Adventure for the bouncier option.

ParkingToiletsPicnic areaFood on site+4 more

Golden Fleece York

Golden Fleece York

York · up to age 18

A proper working pub in York where teenagers can join a Sunday roast or afternoon tea, with a kids menu for the rest.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsKids menu+2 more

Multiple glasses of beer with cream heads held in hands at a brewery.

Golden Lion

York

A pub restaurant with a beer garden, dog-friendly seating and a menu running from steaks to Sunday roasts.

Dog friendlyFood on sitePicnic areaWheelchair accessible+1 more

Directional signpost with multiple arms in front of a Gothic stone cathedral under blue sky with white clouds.from £5

Golden Tours York

York

One ticket bundle covers an open-top bus, a river cruise, Clifford's Tower and a live-actor dungeon walk around York.

Rolling green countryside with stone-walled field divisions, scattered farm buildings, and hills in the background under blue sky.from £80

Grand Yorkshire - Day Trips and Tours

York · ages 5+

A full day out from York on a minibus tour taking in a steam train ride, the Herriot museum and Wensleydale Creamery.

Booking required

Indoor play centre with colourful soft play structures, seating areas and tables for families.

Grass Hoppers Indoor & Outdoor Play (Tingley Garden Centre)

Leeds · ages 0-10

A giant indoor and outdoor play sprawl with zip wires, bouncing pillows and a giant sandpit, booked in timed sessions.

Baby changeBirthday partiesBooking requiredBreastfeeding friendly+8 more

Two goats with ear tags at a farm enclosure, eating hay.from £8

Great Harwood Showground

Blackburn

A one-day country show with sheepdogs, birds of prey and a sheep race, all in a single Bank Holiday Monday.

Blue badge parkingCard onlyCash onlyFree parking+1 more

Bench on a tree-lined path overlooking a calm pond with an island, autumn foliage and visitors in a park.Free

Greenhead Park

Huddersfield

A free park with a double zip wire and a miniature steam railway that only runs on Saturday afternoons.

Changing PlacesOutdoor playToiletsWheelchair accessible

Hillside resort overview at Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bathfrom £20

Gulliver's Kingdom

Matlock Bath · ages 2-13

Hillside theme park near Matlock Bath with a log flume 300ft up and rides scaled for younger kids.

Free parkingToiletsAccessible toiletBaby change+5 more

Gulliver's Valley Rotherham resort overviewfrom £26

Gulliver's Valley

Rotherham · ages 2-13

Family theme park near Rotherham for ages 2-13, with Lost World dinos and Western World rides, from £26 online.

Free parkingToiletsAccessible toiletBaby change+6 more

Family theme park rides

Gulliver's Valley Rotherham

Rotherham

Family theme park near Rotherham - rides for Sheffield day-trips. Soft Play N.

ParkingToiletsCaféGift shop+1 more

Hales Hill Park

Hales Hill Park

York

A campsite playground with swings and a climbing frame, plus a riverbank walk to stretch legs before or after pitching up.

Accessible toiletOutdoor playToiletsWi-Fi

Grand stately home with formal gardens, manicured lawns and tree-lined grounds stretching into the distance.

Harewood Castle

Leeds

A medieval castle ruin in the grounds with three adventure play areas outside and hands-on activities inside the house.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+13 more

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