5 Fun Days Out In Beautiful Yorkshire In England For Locals And Tourists

Yorkshire is in the north of England and the biggest county. It's that friendly place where Yorkshire puddings come from and where there is a lot of beautiful countryside and interesting places to visit. I've lived in Yorkshire most of my life and the following five places are the ones that my family and myself have enjoyed the most and I know are of interest to tourists.

Bradford National Media Museum

I love this place, 7 floors of interesting displays and activities and it's free to go in. My family and I went there recently and the youngest was 5 and oldest mid fifties yet we were all entertained and could have stayed longer than the 3 hours we had allocated to the place.

Next door to the media museum is the ice skating rink and close by you will find the Alhambra theatre where we have enjoyed plays and pantomimes.

Leeds/Castleford Xscape Entertainment Centre

We have happily spent all day in Xscape when the weather hasn't been too good and still we could go away leaving something to do that we haven't had time for. Apart from shops, bars, cafes and many different types of restaurants the activities include a soft play gym, cinema, indoor snow slope for skiing and snowboarding, fake rock climbing slope, adventure golf, ice skating, bowling, laser games and much more.

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Line

This heritage railway line for steam trains is 5 miles long and runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. Stops on the way include Ingrow, where you will find the Museum of Rail Travel and also at certain times in the year Thomas the Tank Engine. At Haworth you will find the Bronte Parsonage museum and items owned by the famous Bronte literary family. Haworth is very popular with tourists and in the summer we love to take a walk on the moors and picnic at Bronte Waterfall.

York City Walls

It's good exercise for all of the family walking around York city walls and interesting what you can see and do within those walls. York Minster is magnificent but you have to be fit to climb all of those steps to the top of the tower. The other extreme is the York dungeons though the exhibits are a bit scary for youngsters. The York Castle Museum is an interesting place to visit and right next door you will find the York model railway. You can walk through the Shambles and check out those quaint looking shops, or take a ghost cruise down the river Ouse. Go to the races or visit the Jorvik Viking centre.

Hairy Bob's Cave Scarborough

On the north Yorkshire coast Scarborough is a picturesque seaside town offering plenty to do for many days out. Hairy Bob's cave is actually a metre deep man made hole in a rock at the foot of Scarborough castle, the only real thing of interest is guessing why it was made because nobody knows. When the weather is good there are lovely beaches to sunbathe and build sandcastles on, or you can go out on boat trips for fishing or leisure. There is a miniature railway and a sealife centre. The nighlife is great, we've had a lot of good times there and spent more than one day at a time in Scarborough.

There are a lot more interesting and fun to visit places in Yorkshire. For those who are taking a Yorkshire holiday, wherever you stay you will find easy to drive to days out in almost any direction. Or you might enjoy using our excellent rail and bus services.