Visit Stunning Landmarks

Friluftsliv can be a Sunday hike with your family, a walk through Valley Gardens Harrogate in your lunch hour. It can be a weekend trip to Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal to explore the expansive grounds. Or a walk around Knaresborough’s medieval streets before visiting the Castle and the beautiful Nidd Gorge.

There’s also eight acres of beautiful gardens to explore at Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens. You can stretch your legs around the park or wander through the breath-taking formal gardens, walled kitchen garden, herbaceous borders and wildlife areas. There’s beauty in these gardens no matter what the season is.

For a woodland walk visit Washburn Valley, home to countless species of birds in a beautiful ancient woodland or complete the Curlew Trail at Pateley Bridge alongside the River Nidd where you can spot kingfishers, dippers and curlew.

Swinsty Reservoir is great for families with an easy-to-follow and accessible route tracing the circumference of the Swinsty Reservoir in the Washburn Valley.

You can delve deep into North Yorkshire’s history with walks like Ripon’s Sanctuary Way Walking Trail, Pateley Bridge’s Prosperous Lead Mines or heritage plaque trails around Harrogate – there are 92 of them marking sites that have played an important role in Harrogate’s history.