days out near Selby/North yorks

NoahsPennilessMummy

hi

we will be staying in a farm cottage in Selby for a week in Oct.
me,OH and son aged 6.
anyone any ideas/recommendations for trips/days out.......DS especially fond of animal parks/working farms etc

many thanks

BargainGalore

Here you go its at Driffeld

http://www.cruckley.co.uk/

Cruckley is a traditional family run farm, set in the heart of rural East Yorkshire, close to the Wolds. For the last 20 years our doors have been open to the public, educating school parties and providing families with hours of fun and a countryside experience which is hard to match. If you want a fun filled day of animal antics, or just a relaxing stroll in a beautiful setting then Cruckley is the place for you. - Sorry, Guide Dogs only -

BargainGalore

Its 38 miles from Selby also Hull theres the Deep at Hull and transport museum for free near it you can walk to it from the deep car park and next door wilberforce museum
http://www.thedeep.co.uk/

Brooke33

We live near Selby. Here's some places we like to visit with our boys (2, 7, and 9):

Temple Newsam, Colton, Leeds (has a farm)
Lotherton Hall (good play area and bird garden)
Leeds - Royal Armouries, Leeds City Museum, Thackray Museum
York - (you can get the train from Selby, or park and ride at Macarthur Glen, Macarthur Glen has a good undercover playarea), National Railway Museum, DIG, Castle museum, Cliffords Tower, Bus sightseeing tour, Jorvik,
Diggerland Castleford
Eureka
Cannon Hall Farm
Nostel Priory
Forbidden Corner, Leyburn (make a stop at Brymore ice-cream farm if you visit here!)
Harewood House
Castle Howard
Flamingoland
Sundown Adventure Land
Yorkshire Museum of farming (haven't been here yet)
Xscape Castleford - tobogganing, cinema etc
Stockheld park (open from 23 Oct)

There's loads to do round here! Hope this helps!

NoahsPennilessMummy

thanks very much everyone:D
I will have a look at them and see if DS would enjoy them.....he is autistic so some places can be a problem.

Mark_Hewitt

Brooke33 wrote: »

Temple Newsam, Colton, Leeds (has a farm)

Really? Any information on this? I stay at Leeds Colton travelodge all the flamin' time and I've never seen that.

Mark-W_2

We stumbled on a place called Fairburn ings the other week, its a nature reserve with a few other facities.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/fairburnings/index.asp

Mark, yep Temple Newsam has a farm and lovely grounds to walk in.
My Gf lives just 5 minutes walk from the grounds, its free to access the gounds but there is a small fee for the house and farm, there is also a nice little coffee shop.
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam/

Its only a 2 min drive from the Travelodge.