Autumn Adventures for all the family
Autumn Sun, Outdoor Fun
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- Autumn Adventures For All The Family
Autumn has arrived
So now is the perfect time to explore the great outdoors with all the family. Think leaves on the ground just waiting to be crunched by little ones, warm autumn sun on your face and pumpkin patches.
From exciting outdoor attractions and gardens to beaches, walks and cycle rides, you can find the best way to have lots of fun in the autumn sun and make the most of this wonderful time of year.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden near Ripon is beautiful at any time of the year, but especially in autumn. The many trees in the water garden and deer park turn stunning hues of yellow, orange and red as the leaves change. Pick up fallen leaves to take home and make an autumn collage.
Walk through the deer park and listen to the sound of the deer rut. Take in the vista from Surprise View and as you walk back to the abbey, see the ruins bathed in autumn sunlight.
Children will enjoy running in the magnificent grounds and making leaf angels before having fun in the playground.
Humble Bee Farm near the beautiful Yorkshire coast is a family-fun working farm. Visit this autumn for their annual Pumpkin Festival on selected dates in October. Children can pick their own pumpkin before carving it out in the spooky barn. Visit for the day or stay for longer and book one of their lovely cabins or lodges.
The Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail is a great walking trail through beautiful woodland towards Ingleborough Cave.
As you follow the paths you pass a pretty lake and walk along a high river valley. Visit Ingleborough Cave and explore the underground caverns or walk by the cave entrance to continue your walk.
You can decide how far you want to walk, whether you just want to circle back round to Clapham, or enjoy a challenging walk up Ingleborough, one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
You can fuel up at The Sawmill Cafe at the start of the nature trail.
Head to the Yorkshire coast this autumn and explore the many beautiful beaches. Visit picturesque coastal villages Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay and enjoy looking in rockpools or hunting for fossils before eating fish and chips.
Or enjoy a day out at Whitby, Scarborough or Filey with sandy beaches – perfect for a game of bat and ball or frisbee.
Wrap up and walk out to Filey Brigg and look out for the wildlife that live there.
There are many pretty parks, gardens and public spaces in North Yorkshire with areas for ball games and picnics, exciting play parks.
Play pitch and putt golf in the Valley Gardens in Harrogate or Peasholm Park in Scarborough. Be rad on the skateboard park at Aireville Park in Skipton and spot autumn colours at Bebra Gardens in Knaresborough.
The Stray in Harrogate is a great place to fly a kite in the autumn wind and find lots of conkers as they fall to the ground.
Find out more about great family attractions to visit this autumn on our family pages and tag us in all your autumn snaps.
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