What's nearby at Keldy, North Yorkshire

While at Keldy, take the opportunity to spend a day in York, where the kids will love the exciting Jorvik Viking Centre, the scary York Dungeons and a thrilling walk along the city walls. York Maze has enough attractions for a family day out and, for some forest adventures, take the tribe to Go Ape at Dalby Forest.

Yorkshire’s history can be discovered throughout the county, from the Bronze Age burial mounds in Dalby Forest to the Jorvik Viking Centre in York where the story of the Viking invasions is told; from the haunting Medieval ruins of Rievaulx Abbey at Helmsley to the 18th century splendour of Castle Howard. For more recent history, detailing life in wartime Britain, visit the Eden Camp Museum.

Take to the great outdoors in Yorkshire. Explore Dalby Forest, for woodland walks, children’s play areas and some history along with your coffee and cakes at the Visitor Centre. Discover the natural havens protected by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust or wander through RHS Gardens Harlow Carr, where the 68 acres include mixed woodlands and wildflower meadows. Go up a gear with some off-road adventures at Yorkshire Outdoors, enjoy a swing in the trees with your tribe at Go Ape or drop to ground level for York Maze, the largest maize maze in the UK.

If the Yorkshire weather is proving less than predictable, take a journey through time with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway on a steam train that stops at Goathland – or Aidensfield in TV’s Heartbeat. If it rains at the seaside, head for Scarborough’s Sealife Centre. Whatever the weather Castle Howard, one of Britain’s finest stately homes, has lots to enjoy, or head out for a day in York, where the rain won’t stop you at the Jorvik Centre and the York Dungeons. If you love adventure, you'll love Alpmare UK. A waterpark like no other, Alpamare Scarborough offers some of the best waterpark rides in the UK.