This Cistercian monastery was founded in 1131 as part of a missionary effort to reform Christianity in western Europe. A founding community of 12 grew...

Stroll and picnic on the elegant half-mile grass terrace and enjoy the superb views over Rievaulx Abbey to Ryedale and the Hambleton Hils. Visit...

Today’s ruins date from the turn of the 13th Century. After consolidation by the de Roos family, the castle briefly passed to Richard III until...

It was between 1760 and 1767 that the eccentric parson Laurence Sterne wrote his famous tale Tristian Shandy. The early 15th Century house is...

The Ryedale Folk Museum invites visitors to go on a trip through time, back to an age when life was very different from today, and...

The World of James Herriot offers a unique tribute one of the most famous vets and authors from Yorkshire. Based in his original surgery...

This museum is based in the house where Thomas Lord, founder of Lord’s Cricket Ground, was born in 1755. There are eight rooms of...

Mount Grace Priory is England’s most important Carthusian ruin - the remains of a 14th Century priory. It has a small herb garden, nature...

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...

A distinctive dorsal fin-like promontory on the Cleveland Hills, part of the North York Moors National Park, Roseberry Topping can be seen for miles around....

Nunnington Hall is a mellow 17th Century manor house surrounded by a sheltered, walled garden on the banks of the River Rye, stocked with scented...

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....

This museum is located on the site of a farm, and is a real treat for those interested in learning more about agriculture and the...

The Big Sheep & Little Cow Farm is a small family run, family friendly attraction. It is home to many interesting farm animals. Under the...

Step back in time at this 18th Century family home with its Victorian laundry and kitchen. Find out about the ’wicked’ Sir James Pennyman...