Where just "outside" of YORK should we visit

[dontdillydally]

We will be there for a few days and after weve done the usual Train Museum, boat trip, Castle Museum etc... just thinking about driving "somewhere" - are there any parks, or a theme park etc...

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Flamingoland is a themepark not far away. There's also Eden Camp, a WW2 place nearby, or Dalby forest for outdoorsy stuff. There's a steam railway at Pickering that goes to Whitby, or you can go and see the Heartbeat village at Goathland. Or take a trip to the coast - Bridlington, Scarborough and Filey are about an hour's drive and nice old-fashioned seaside places.

Monk Park Farm. Castle Howard. Beningborough Hall. Eden Camp. Elvington Air Museum.
Day trip to Harrogate (Get the train - its an easy and lovely 40 min journey through Knaresborough).
Day trip to Knaresborough (again ,get train. Lots to do here such as Mother Shipton's Cave and rowingboats)