East Yorkshire Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do in East Yorkshire


  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • seasonal opening
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  • café
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  • guided tours
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • architecture
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  • art
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  • cycling
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  • furniture
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  • geology
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  • history
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

with a wealth of artefacts, objets d'art and paintings dating mostly from the 18th and 19th century. Walkers and cyclists welcomed in the grounds

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • virtual tours
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • history
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  • transport
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  • buses

experience 200 years of transport history walking down a 1940’s high street, board a tram or enjoy the pleasures of the carriage ride

  • aquarium
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • nature
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  • wildlife

set in a dramatic building with over 3,500 fish, sharks and rays with a glass lift through a 10m tank - Europe's deepest viewing tunnel -

  • place of worship
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • architecture
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  • art
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  • history
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  • religion

one of the great glories of English religious architecture, this most impressive church boasts 14th Century stone carvings, notably of musicians

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • seasonal opening
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • toys & models

delightful miniature village with railways, lakes and a wonderful marina

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • archeology
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  • history

set in a medieval building and retaining many original features, this museum concentrates on artefacts and local history