stuff to do in N.Yorks???

[CharlotteBronteSaurus]

we've booked a holiday cottage for May, on the North Yorks Moors, and wondered if you clever MNers have good ideas of things to do. we have 2 dds who will be 4years, and 7mo by then. Also good places to eat??

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Thy this place!
www.theforbiddencorner.co.uk/

How far away from York? there are tonnes of things to do in York. MY 4 year old loved the jorvik centre and the castle museum.
there is the railway museum and yorkshire wheel.
on the moors, you have gothlands if the leather is dry, lovely village to have a walk through and see the set of heartbeat, there is also a steam railway that runs through.
Whitby is lovely too, again if a dry day no harm in taking a bucket and spade and mkaing sand castles, mine alwasy loved that even in the rain if i'd let them.
If you go to Whitby book for the magpie cafe to avoid the queues, fabulous fish and chips.
Harrogate is lovely to visit as well.

Hi, whereabouts exactly are you staying?

There are some lovely lovely places. The waterfalls at Aysgarth falls and High Force are well worth seeing. Fountains Abbey (national trust) is fab and loads of stuff to do for kids- they always have events on.

Chhesemaking near wensleydale and Im sure theres a chocolate making place near Leyburn.

Stacks of farmers markets- google farmers market plus 'name of toen you are staying near'

The black sheep Brewery at Masham is a good trourist attraction but the DDs may not appreciate the beer!

The Forbidden corner at Leybrun may be a bit scary for the younger ones- maybe start separate thread asking if anyone's been?

Would Beamish (nr Newcastle) be too far from wwhere yua re staying?

Forbidden corner is excellent!!!
But you need to book in advance

Where abouts are you staying in NYM Charlotte? Its a big place :)

x-post with BodyofEeyore!

are you staying in howarth charlottebrontesaurus? your namesakes museum/house is there. a few little tea shops that are pleasant as well. not much else from what i can remember though.

Pickering is lovely for a walk along the stream and as a PP said there is a steam railway which goes through it- www.nymr.co.uk I think.

Pickering is nice, there is a steam train there (I think it's the other end of the one mentioned above), there's also places like dalby forest, Flamingoland, Eden Camp museum, Castle Howard, Filey & other seaside placfes there's loads to do.

Oh Eden camp!!!!!!!!!! i haven't been there since i was a kid myself! Is it still around?! ,runs to Google>

Cross post with Aworrying agree all those places are good. Though Chocolate place in Leyburn was a bit rubbish the last time I was there (as was the "Teapot factory"

Hawes is the place for your Wensleydale :D YUM, Masham, Reeth, Richmond, all worth a trip too.

On the NY coast side, Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay, are lovely too.

Goathland,Helmsley, Pickering, (STEAM TRAINS and ice cream :) )

It's a big area, can you let us know vaguely where you will be?

The Dales are a long way from the NYM, so stick to the east of the Vale of York.
Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, all the ruined castles (Rievaulx) & abbeys around, walk along the old railway tracks above Rosedale, the steam trains between Pickering & Goathland are a must, RHB and Boggle Hole. Osmotherley is lovely.
As a child I loved just playing in the becks, damming them and seeing what lived under stones.

In May go up Farndale for the remains of the daffodils and eat at the Feversham Arms.

ooh, great! thanks everyone, i'll get googling all these suggestions. we'll be in Kirkbymoorside, near pickering.

Take some rope & torches & go into the caves at Kirkdale, only about 5 miles from you, if that. The church is lovely, too. Then walk up the river valley - Sleightholmdale can be magical, especially once you've passed the few houses.

Oops, your little one is 7 months, not years. Perhaps the caves aren't for her, then.

Pickering Castle and Rievaux are good for a run around. Go to the beach as well - kids love that whatever the weather. We always enjoy walking along near Sutton Bank too - great views and the tea shop at the visitor centre is nice.

Robin Hoods Bay used to be our weekend "holiday" destination as children :o Scarborough is a lovely traditional beachy place for kids - as is Bridlington but that is further away.

They are probably a bit young for Eden Camp imo, we waited until dd1 had "done" ww2 at school. Flamingoland - family fun for everyone - and you used to be able to use Tesco vouchers

thanks guys
eden camp looks right up DH's street, so the DC will have to endure it for a bit

Thanks for this thread! We will be going to Whitby this year, so some useful info here.

I think you can get a bus to the Eden Camp from Whitby, so we'll maybe do that. If anybody else knows anything that is okay for teens and do-able by public transport, that would be great, if Charlotte doesn't mind a slight hijack?!

hijack away

Flamingo land has great rides for teens as well as a really good zoo.
Forbidden corner is great, I would have thought a four year old would be fine, as someone said, you do need to book in advance.
Eden Camp is fantastic.
We loved the Jorvik museum and the Castle Museum in York.
You can ride on the steam railway from Pickering to Grosmont, a beautiful ride and you can get on/off the train as many times as you want on the way.
Brimham rocks are good for climbing. Aysgarth falls are lovely as well.
I am very envious of you - I love N Yorkshire and it's a while since we've been.

Playdale Farm Park is about 40 minutes drive away near Scarborough. If you like children's farms this is one of the best I've been to.

I liked the Sea Life Centre at Scarborough too.

North York moors visitor centre is fabulous with great outdoor park, gardens, stuff for kids to do and the best coffee shop ever! I think it's at dandy.

I recommend robins hoods bay and whitby, also try sandsend. Nice, safe inlet on the beach near the river where your four old can play safe from the wilds of a winter north sea.

Be careful of the seagulls on the coast though - they are huge and have been known to attack small children who are holding food.