Pumping hearts and pampering
Set kids on course for Equity cards at The Little Play Company, get their hearts pumping in Dalby Forest on the Gruffalo Trail, or ride the rollercoasters at Flamingo Land. Grown-ups can snaffle a tipple at Filey Distillery, walk the Yorkshire Wolds Way, surf in Scarborough, and get pampered on site.
Country kids
Get in the swim and hit the gym at Scarborough Sports Village. Get them on course for their Equity cards with roleplay at The Little Play Company. Or get their lungs working in Dalby Forest on the Gruffalo Trail, Airsoft, mountain bikes and the high ropes and segues of Go Ape. Stick around till sundown and see the Milky Way emerge.
Get stuck into paddleboarding, wakeboarding, kayaking, open-water swimming and more at North Yorkshire Water Park, plus land-based activities such as the escape room, puzzle rooms, archery, axe throwing and cycling trails. Or discover an amazing underwater world at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough.
At Ryedale Folk Museum, explore the stories and heritage of the region over six beautiful acres that are home to 40,000 objects in more than 20 heritage buildings in the open-air museum. Catch new flicks at The Palace Cinema in Malton, or live action at Stephen Joseph Theatre. Try Scarborough Open Air Theatre for something different.
Ride Velocity, Cliffhanger and more at Flamingo Land, then see the Sea Lion show, meet Peter Rabbit and eat at the Muddy Duck Café. Enjoy the soft-play area, tractor zone, adventure trail and animal feeding at Playdale Farm. Ride the North York Moors Railway. And discover great beaches at Filey, Cayton Bay and Hunmanby Gap.
For the grown ups
What would your holiday be without a tipple? On a tour of Filey Distillery, you can enjoy a Filey Signature gin and Franklin’s tonic and take home a branded glass. Still sober? Hack the Wolds with Sinnington Riding Centre or shoot clay from the sky with Cottondale Shooting Ground.
Pick from a bunch of beautiful golf courses, including Ganton, Snainton, Wolds Way and South Cliff. Or enjoy a bacon sandwich before playing the 27 holes of Malton and Norton Golf Club. And keep the blood pumping with a walk along the Yorkshire Wolds Way, running just south of Granary Grove Farm through the farmland.
Surfing in Scarborough? Why not? Ride the waves at Scarborough Surf School, or consider stand-up paddleboarding or coasteering. Get your toes wet on a bunch of water-based activities at Yorkshire Water Park. Or fish in perfect tranquility for carp, bream, perch, rudd, and tench at Wykeham Lakes.
Treat yourself to reflexology, massage, facials or the pop-up spa on site with Jo Middleton’s Professional Beauty Treatments. Or head to The Shed for more massages and facials, eyebrow tints and much more. See history at Scarborough Castle, Castle Howard and York Minster. And shop for curiosities at York, Malton, and Beverley.
