Yorkshire Visitor Farms, Wildlife, Walks and Trails

Big Sheep, Little Cow makes a great day out for all the family in Bedale. Enjoy the Wooly Jumpers Play Barn, go outside on the go-karts or in our large sandpit play area. We offer school visits and educational farm visits as well as childrens birthday parties and cafe

Yorkshire Dales Icecream Farm makes a great family day out, near Skipton and Bolton Abbey, with breathtaking scenery, super free wooden play area for children and new undercover play area. There is great food on offer in American style diner with delicious icecream, made on the farm.

Blacktoft Sands is on the south bank of the River Ouse, where the waterway widens to become the Humber Estuary. The reserve is full of waders, warblers and raptors, easily spotted from accessible trails and hides.

Boston Park Farm with indoor and outdoor play areas is open all year round and is a fantastic place to take toddlers and young children to play. There are lots of animals to see and feed. The Maize Maze is open from mid July to end Oct with 5km of paths.

Brimham Rocks near Pateley Bridge Nidderdale offers beautiful walks and rock climbing amongst dramatic moorland rock formations. This is a precious wildlife habitat where you will find changes from season to season, with overwintering birds and bilberry season in autumn.

This popular visitors farm is situated at High Jervaulx Farm, Masham. You can visit its parlour with delicious ice-cream, the cafe and 2 children's play areas, outdoor with climbing frames or bouncy castles in their heated indoor barn. Open weekdays 10-5pm & weekends 10-6pm (October) and consecutively 10-4pm & 10-5pm (November)

Cannon Hall Farm is an award winning working farm set in the rolling Pennine hills in a landscape full of undiscovered charm; home to hundreds of creatures, great and small waiting to welcome you to a world of animal magic.

Our aims are to increase your enjoyment of Chevin Forest Park and to help you understand more about the evolution of this landscape that is the result of many thousands of years of interaction between people and nature.

Have fun discovering York and Yorkshire towns and cities with unique, self-guided heritage walks, with optional treasure hunt. Suitable for all ages, the walks take 1-2 hours each and are wheelchair and buggy friendly. Booklet of two walks available to buy or download from just £3.99

Fewston Reservoir was built in 1879 in the Washburn Valley, north of Otley and west of Harrogate. The overflow from the reservoir feeds directly into the adjoining Swinsty Reservoir.

This is one of the most famous caves in the Dales and one of the largest underground chambers in Britain. Gaping Gill is a 98 metre (322ft) deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it, before draining through to Ingleborough Cave.

Gouthwaite Reservoir and its site of Special Scientific Interest attracts a wonderfully wide range of wetland birds, raptors and waders such as Oyster Catchers, Willow Warblers, Black Caps and spotted Flycatchers. Free carpark.

Visit this beautiful wooded valley with National Trust 19th-century Gibson Mill Visitor Centre at its heart. There is a choice of walks through the 400 acres of unspoilt woodland with something to enjoy in every season, from bluebells in spring to autumn colours.

Bring your little ones to enjoy a great family day out at Hesketh Farm Park at Bolton Abbey near Skipton. There are plenty of farm animals to enjoy, pigs to brush, guinea pigs to groom, eggs to gather, tractors and go karts to ride.

Prepare for adventure at the How Stean Gorge Outdoor Centre in Nidderdale, Yorkshire! How Stean Gorge is a spectacular limestone gorge in the stunning Yorkshire Dales. Open each day 9am - 5pm to the public and for group activities, team building, stag and hen dos.

Visit the Yorkshire Wolds and follow the trail of David Hockney's Art Locations from the setting for 'Bigger Trees near Warter' to 'Late Spring Tunnel May' near Kilham. ‘Hockney Country' is one of the most beautiful parts of the UK countryside, with much to explore among rolling hills, hidden dales and coast.

The famous Ingleton Waterfalls Trail in Yorkshire offers some of the most spectacular waterfall and woodland scenery in the North of England. The trail follows a well-defined footpath which runs as close to the edge of the two rivers as possible.

Welcome to Larks Edge, just south of Thirsk in North Yorkshire, where we offer the fascinating experience of walking with alpacas. The alpaca experience includes introductions, 'any questions' and about an hour's accompanied walk.

Malham Cove is a huge curving amphitheatre of limestone rock near Malham. It is popular for walkers, rock climbers and bird watchers with the RSPB manning a Peregrine viewpoint for part of the year. Nearby is Malham Tarn, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

This popular, family friendly farm park is host to hundreds of friendly, cute animals to meet and great farm-based activities. It is based in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

Kiln Farm, idyllically positioned with fantastic views, is a family run trekking centre in the heart of Nidderdale. You can even hold a hen party there ! Opportunity to adopt a Llama or Alpaca.

The Lower Ure Conservation Trust is a charity dedicated t restoring once productive sand and gravel quarries to habitats with rich wildlife. It is 150 acres of wet grassland and open water between the Rivers Ure and Swale.

This is run by volunteers Friends of Oakhill's who all work to protect this important green space. They fund-raise, manage the surrounding habitats, conduct surveys and lead free guided walks and educational events

In the centre of Whitby, this beautifully maintained park has a sunken pond and themed gardens. There has been regeneration to Pannett Park through Lottery funds, creating a fun, family friendly place for all ages. The Friends of Pannett Park hold regular events and activities.

This historic and uniquely beautiful park is one of the UK's top parks. Peasholm Park has a tranquil lake and in the summer months people can hire boats of all sorts to enjoy the water. The park has been designed with an oriental theme and there is much evidence of this as you wander through its pathways.

Oink Oink! Piglets Adventure Farm offers a fantastic family day out, packed with exciting attractions and buckets of fun. There's animal cuties to get up close to, special events programme, delicious snacks, sweet treats and refreshments.

Playdale Farm Park is situated near Scarborough on the Yorkshire Coast on the outskirts of the village of Cayton. Keep the children entertained with the huge indoor play area, tractor zone, adventure trail and the Animal Barn and Interactive Paddocks which allow the children can see animals in a natural farm environment.

Bempton Cliffs offer a great place to see, hear and smell seabirds. Between mid-Apr to mid-Jul the much-loved puffin makes its home here. From Feb to Oct thousands of gannets nest on the cliffs of the only mainland gannetry in England.

A nature reserve set in 250 acres of wetland, RSPB Old Moor is a great place to see exciting birds and other wildlife from 7 hides along the trail.

An intriguing fun filled adventure in stunning countryside for children and their grown ups! Find a great range of events from bushcraft and craft days to den building and interactive sculptures. Close to Pateley Bridge and convenient for York and Leeds.

This Sutton Bank Visitors' Centre hosts exhibitions and displays about wildlife and there is a gift shop and tea room. The surrounding scenery is breathtaking. There is a bird feeding station with an interactive camera set up to view owls and other birds of prey.

The Deep, one of the most spectacular aquariums in the world is located in Hull, East Yorkshire. This award-winning visitor attraction is home to over 3,500 fish including spectacular sharks and rays making it the perfect family day out.

A fabulous day out for all the family. Wonkey Donkey Visitors Centre is now open. Weds-Fri 10.30am-3pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm. They are a non-profitable organisation based in Cridling Stubbs, Yorkshire.

Discover exciting new worlds, alien landscapes and exotic plant life all in Yorkshire. The Roundhay Park attraction is home to the largest collection of tropical plants outside Kew Gardens. Exciting new plans include a new crocodile enclosure, children's education zone and aquarium.

This is UK's leading open-air gallery, showcasing British & International artists, including Henry Moore & Barbara Hepworth. 'Celebrating 40 years of art without walls'. Open daily except Christmas Eve & Day 10am - 5pm

Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster offers a wonderful day out for all ages. On offer is the Wildlife Park, Lion Country, Lemur Woods, African Plains and Endangered Africa, Wallaby Walkabout, Land of Tigers, South America Viva, Talks, Feeding Times and Play Grounds.