DISCOVER educationalvisitsuk.com SUMMER 2021 YORKSHIRE DAYS OUT WHAT TO DO WHAT’S ON HISTORY ATTRACTIONS ACTIVITIES Welcome Contents LEARNING AND FUN GO HAND IN HAND TOGETHER COP 26 - Together for our Planet 3 Welcome to the Educational Visits Yorkshire Summer digital magazine that will help Harrogate 4 you plan your stay or day out this Summer and make the most of what Yorkshire has The Yorkshire Dales 5 to offer. Our aim is to inform families of the very best places in Yorkshire to visit that Harrogate and Dales Kids Days Out 6 are fun and educational for children of all ages. Being the largest county in the United North York Moors and East Coast 7 Kingdom, Yorkshire has plenty of wide-open spaces to explore and whether you live in North Yorkshire Moors Railway 8 the countryside, town or city you will discover nearby places to escape to and enjoy. Now Eden Camp Modern History Museum 9 more than ever our mental health is being challenged and what better way than to get North York Moors Kids Days Out 10 outside, enjoy ‘God’s own country’ and connect with nature. West and South Yorkshire 11 Education helps fuel a child’s imagination and is a key component to the development South Yorkshire Kids Days Out 12 of children in society. We live in a time of ‘Lifelong Learning’ and studies already show Visit Doncaster 13 that 65% of a child’s personality development is between the ages of 0-6 years. Parents, West Yorkshire Kids Days Out 14 guardians, friends and extended family therefore have a crucial part to play in the York 15 development of their children. Learning and fun should go hand in hand and hopefully Jorvik Viking Centre 16 you will find inspiration to experience both in this ezine. York Kids Days Out 17 KEEPING SAFE TOGETHER Summer Walks 18-19 Yorkshire is as beautiful as ever, but some things are different. Most crucially, we all must Activities 20-21 abide by the Government guidelines to ensure we are all safe and able to enjoy all that What’s On 22-23 Yorkshire has to offer. We hope that you enjoy your Summer and have fun. 2 GO YORKSHIRE DAYS OUT EDUCATIONALVISITSUK.COM SUMMER 2021 COP 26 - Together For Our Planet 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference Glasgow Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is hosting the 26th Conference of the Parties, known as COP26, from Sunday 31st October – Friday November 12th 2021. With delegates from all over the world expected to attend, COP26 is designed to produce an international response to the climate emergency. Glasgow is a perfect host with a carbon neutral target of 2030 and a city rating of 4th in the world in the Global Destination Sustainability Index. We think that now, more than ever, is a vital time to be talking about this all important issue. Our advertisers agree and they will be contributing to an online discussion throughout 2021 about how global warming is affecting them but just as importantly, the positive things they are doing to help eradicate it. We would love to hear from you and how your school is helping. Do send us information that we can post on social media as the more schools that join in the debate the better. As well as discussing global issues, we will also be promoting what is happening near you. So make sure that you are following us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Tell us what articles you like and what you want to hear about, feedback is always welcome whether it be positive or negative. We share events, competitions, offers and the latest news from all our favourite places so make sure you are in the know by following us on social media and on www.educationalvisitsuk.com. 3 GO YORKSHIRE DAYS OUT BACK TO CONTENTS EDUCATIONALVISITSUK.COM SUMMER 2021 Harrogate The elegant Victorian spa-town of Harrogate has been enticing visitors since the 17th century. The The Harrogate Treasure Hunt Trail – download the trail and explore the streets and gardens of Harrogate town is a popular venue for families and has a wide range of superb restaurants and accommodation looking for treasure clues that could be on landmarks, buildings or signs to eventually find the booty. and also boasts three entertainment venues the Royal Hall, Harrogate Convention Centre and Takes approx. 1hr 30mins. www.treasuretrails.co.uk/things-to-do-with-kids/north-yorkshire/harrogate Harrogate Theatre. A firm favourite for the children every Summer are the Valley Gardens, 17 acres Pots2Go Ceramic Café – a fun of beautiful parkland with a huge Children’s Play Area, paddling pool, crazy golf/pitch and putt, ceramic café on Montpellier Parade skateboard and bmx park and even a model boating pond. suitable for kids of all ages where the kids can get creative making bears and painting pottery. www.pots2go.co.uk/ Royal Pump Museum – a family friendly museum where you can discover the spa history of Harrogate. See the old treatments including electric therapy (that will keep the kids quiet!). Family backpacks are available at reception if you want to attempt the mystery object game and complete the Spa trail. 4 GO YORKSHIRE DAYS OUT BACK TO CONTENTS EDUCATIONALVISITSUK.COM SUMMER 2021 The Yorkshire Dales Xxxxxxxxx The Yorkshire Dales is a unique region of contrasts and beauty, diverse wildlife habitats and DON’T MISS a rich cultural heritage. Straddling the Pennines, they feature some of the finest limestone The Forbidden Corner, Middeham - an unusual and unique attraction popular with families, scenery in Britain with limestone pavements, craggy outcrops and a labyrinth of underground with fun filled gardens created by a local landowner for the amusement of his family and friends. caves. The countryside is so spectacular that large parts of it lie in the Yorkshire Dales National Park spanning North Yorkshire, the southern fringes of rural Cumbria and urban Skipton Town Hall – home to the Craven Museum, Visitor Centre, Gift shop and exhibition outskirts of West Yorkshire. gallery, this is now the hub for culture and heritage in Craven having reopened in June 2021 after a major redevelopment project. There are twenty main Dales, all very different for you to discover. Studded with picture post card villages surrounding village greens they have a timeless beauty. Appreciated by families Georgian Theatre, Richmond – among the oldest of Britain’s theatres, this intimate theatre’s visiting and locals alike, the Yorkshire Dales provide the most breath-taking setting for long Christmas pantomime is always a sight to behold (oh yes it is!). walks and amazing scenery. Richmond - the largest market town in Britain with lovely riverside walks and a magnificent castle. Bolton Castle - a stunning Grade I listed castle with Scheduled Ancient Monument status. Aysgarth Falls - a triple flight of waterfalls surrounded by farmland and woodland. Brymor Ice Cream Parlour – real dairy ice cream, made on the farm at High Jervaulx. Skipton Castle – one of the finest and only roofed medieval castles in England. Malham Cove – a large natural curved limestone beauty spot formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers more than 12,000 years ago. 5 GO YORKSHIRE DAYS OUT BACK TO CONTENTS EDUCATIONALVISITSUK.COM SUMMER 2021 Harrogate and Dales Kids Days Out Want to keep the children entertained over the Summer holidays? Look no further than our list below of the best that Harrogate and the Yorkshire Dales has to offer: Bolton Abbey The Himalayan Gardens & Sculpture Park Mother Shipton’s Cave Treetop Nets Skipton, BD23 6EX Hutts Lane, Ripon HG4 3DA High Bridge, Knaresborough HG5 8DD Lightwater Valley, Ripon, HG4 3HT 01756 718000 01765 658009 01423 864600 01539 447186 https://boltonabbey.com/ https://www.himalayangarden.com/ https://www.mothershipton.co.uk/ https://www.treetoptrek.co.uk/ripon Bolton Castle Ingleborough Cave RHS Garden Harlow Carr White Scar Cave near Leyburn, DL8 4ET Clapham, LA2 8EE Crag Lane, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate HG3 1QB Carnforth LA6 3AW 01969 623981 01524 251 242 01423 565418 01524 241244 https://www.boltoncastle.co.uk/ www.ingleboroughcave.co.uk https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr https://whitescarcave.co.uk/ Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway Ingleton Waterfalls Trail Ripon Museums Bolton Abbey Station, Bolton Abbey, Ingleton, Carnforth LA6 3ET Sharow View , Allhallowgate, Ripon, HG4 1LE Skipton, BD23 6AF 01524 241930 01765 690799 01756 710614 https://www.ingletonwaterfallstrail.co.uk/ https://riponmuseums.co.uk/ https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/ www.saltburn-surf.co.ukcustomerservice@puttstars. Kiplin Hall Skipton Castle Forbidden Corner Near Scorton, Richmond,co.uk DL10 6AT The Bailey, Skipton BD23 1AW Tupgill Park Estate, Middleham, Leyburn, DL8 4TJ 01748 818178 01756 792442 01969 640638 https://kiplinhall.co.uk/ https://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/ https://www.theforbiddencorner.co.uk/ Lightwater Valley Theme Park Thorp Perrow Arboretum and Bird of Prey Fountains Abbey North Stainley, Ripon HG4 3HT and Mammal Centre Ripon, HG4 3DY 01765 635321 Bedale DL8 2PS 01765 608888 https://www.lightwatervalley.co.uk/ 01677 425323 https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fountains- https://www.thorpperrow.com/ abbey-and-studley-royal-water-garden TOP LEFT Skipton Castle RIGHT Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal BOTTOM: The Forbidden Corner, Mark Walsh 6 GO YORKSHIRE DAYS OUT BACK TO CONTENTS EDUCATIONALVISITSUK.COM SUMMER 2021 North York Moors East Coast & Wolds The North York Moors and the Wolds have long been the playground for the With 45 miles of dynamic coastline stretching from Saltburn down to Spurn Head, the East adventurous with cyclists, horse riders and walkers the major beneficiary. If you Coast is always worth visiting even if it is just for the best fish and chips in the country! and your family enjoy strolls amongst the atmospheric ruins of castles and abbeys or DON’T MISS walking beneath the shady canopies of the great forests, the North York Moors and the Whitby - The inspiration for Dracula and steeped in maritime heritage, Whitby embraces its past Wolds are for you.