Activities

Castle Howard is a beautiful 18th century palace sitting in 1,000 acres of gardens. It is well known for its towering dome, the first of its kind on a private House in Britain. Castle Howard's interiors are dramatic and intimate, from the grandeur of the Great Hall, with the Pellegrini frescos under the dome, to the vivid Turquoise Drawing Room. www.castlehoward.co.uk

Yorkshire Lavender Yorkshire's Premier Triple Award-Winning Lavender Farm, Lavender Gardens and Specialist Plant Nursery set in a spectacular hillside farm of nearly 60 acres, within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. http://www.yorkshirelavender.com

Duncombe Park is amongst Yorkshire’s most amazing historic houses and estates, offering something for everyone to enjoy, from elegant rooms and the spectacular gardens to the finest shopping, food and drink and many miles of walks in the parkland. The home of Lord and Lady Feversham is set in the magnificent landscape of North Yorkshire just a stone throw away from the North York Moors. www.duncombepark.com

Wolds Way Lavender first opened in 2003, our dream has been to create a Lavender and Herb Farm that people can walk round and enjoy the vast variety of plants that are growing on the site. We have built our own distillery and distil the oil producing plants to extract their essential oils on site. We welcome visitors to enjoy the gardens, learn about lavenders, visit our gift and plant shop, and have a snack in our Tea Room. Good access for disabled visitors. www.woldswaylavender.co.uk

Wytherstone gardens are broken down into smaller feature gardens. Located only 2 miles from the popular market town of Helmsley, this friendly plantsman's garden set in 8 acres of rolling countryside on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors is perfect for gardening enthusiasts and novices alike. www.wytherstonegardens.com

Helmsley Walled Garden is a beautiful five acre walled garden in the heart of North Yorkshire, England. Dating from 1758, and set against the spectacular backdrop of Helmsley Castle in the grounds of Duncombe Park, the garden is gradually being restored to its former glory. Originally built to supply the Duncombe estate with fruit, vegetables and cut flowers, it was abandoned in the 1970's until, in 1994 extensive restoration was started to bring it back to life as a fully working kitchen garden. www.helmsleywalledgarden.org.uk

Hunmanby Grange lies 12.5 miles SE of Scarborough, on the road from Burton Fleming to Fordon, midway between Hunmanby and Wold Newton. A working farm situated on top of the Yorkshire Wolds, 110m above sea level, 4 miles inland from the southern end of Filey Bay. It occupies an exposed open site with prevailing winds from the West, the soil is a grade 2/3 clay loam over chalk, at a depth of only 20 - 30cm. Gardening here with this exposure to wind and the chalk soil were highlighted in a recent feature about the garden on the BBC2 programme 'Gardeners World'. www.hunmanbygrange.co.uk

Jacksons Wold, A 3 acre garden sits on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds with stunning views over the Vale of Pickering. The garden is located 1 mile south of Sherburn, and 480 feet above sea level. This family garden has been created over the last twenty years by enthusiastic and knowledgeable owners Richard and Sarah Cundall. They have designed the garden to sit in harmony with the surrounding countryside. www.jacksonswoldgarden.com

Scampston Hall is a family home and there are no ropes or other barriers to be seen, and Sir Charles, assisted by a friendly team of guides, enjoys taking people round his home in small groups. The House dates from 1690 but was extensively remodeled between 1795 and 1800 by the architect Thomas Leverton. It was redecorated internally in 1860 and again in 1910, so we faced quite a major task in 1995 when, having re-roofed and re-wired the house in the mid 1990s, there was a great deal to do. www.scampston.co.uk