Sewerby Hall:
Sewerby hall is situated in a dramatic cliff-top location forming the gateway to the Flamborough Heritage Coast.
With magnificent views over Bridlington Bay, the Grade-I listed hall is set in 50 acres of early 19th Century landscaped parkland with delightful walled gardens. Once the home of the Lloyd Greame family, the hall contains the historic interiors of the Oak Room, the impressive bow-fronted Halifax Room, the unique collection of Amy Johnson memorabilia, the history of East Yorkshire displays and a frequently changing programme of history exhibitions in the East Wing Gallery. Fine art exhibitions are held in the West Wing Gallery.
Across the open season – from Easter to October – there are a host of major events, indoors and outdoors, to entertain the whole family.
For more information, call: (01262) 677874/673769, or visit: www.sewerby-hall.co.uk

Queen’s Gardens:
Queens’s Gardens is a park set right in the heart of Hull.
The five-acre green oasis right in the middle of the city is the perfect place for weary shoppers, office workers or visitors to stop off and enjoy a sandwich and a spot of sunshine. And with large ponds and water fountains, the park is one of the city’s most picturesque and most colourful, as the large flower beds are always packed with bright plants.

East Park:
East Park is the largest public park in Hull and is often used for open-air venues such as the annual Hull Show.
It lies about two miles northeast of the city centre and can be accessed from Holderness Road or James Reckitt Avenue. Among the attractions is a pavilion containing a café, community room and public toilets. And if your children love their wildlife and animals, the park also has an animal education centre with a walk-through aviary so visitors can see the park’s animals close up.

Pearson Park:
Pearson Park is one of the most historical parks in the city.
The land for the park was provided in 1860 by Zachariah Charles Pearson (1821-91) to mark his first term as mayor of Hull. Based between Beverley Road and Princes Avenue, it is home to an impressive Victorian conservatory with two aviaries containing foreign finches and small parrots and 16 tanks for other animals.

Pickering Park:
There’S a definite watery theme at this west Hull park, named after local trawler owner, one Christopher Pickering.
The large fishing lake is a magnet for anglers attracted by its fine stocks of pike and tench. There are also two bowling greens, which are open between April and September, and four football pitches.

Peasholme Park:
This is one of Scarborough’s most famous parks.
Located near the North Bay, it has boats, canoes, pedalos and the famous swan motor. Mini golf and putting is also available.

West Park:
This park may date from Victorian times, but there is nothing old-fashioned about its facilities.
As the first municipal park in the city, it was originally a large wooded area with public bridleways. The 35-acre park, off Anlaby Road, has seen many changes over the years, the most notable being the construction of the massive KC Stadium at its eastern end, home to Hull City football club and Hull FC rugby league club.
But the park also has a large, modern children’s playground and paddling pool, which are supervised and inspected daily and open during the summer holidays – normally last week in July until second week in September. An aviary and wildlife area, is also popular with visitors.

Burton Agnes Hall:
Burton Agnes Hall, in East Yorkshire is a magnificent Elizabethan mansion, near Driffield.
Filled with treasures, art, furniture and porcelain collected by the Cunliffe-Lister family, the hall is also reputedly haunted by Katherine Griffin, who died there in 1620 and whose skull is believed to still be in the house. The problem is, nobody knows where. . .
For more information on opening times, call: (01262) 490324.

Burton Constable Hall:
Sir John Constable began building Burton Constable Hall in the mid-16th Century and it, even today, is still the home to his family.
During the 18th century, William Constable made extensive alterations to the building and was also responsible for redesigning interiors and bringing together many of the collections. With unrivalled access to more than 30 rooms, visitors are offered a unique insight into the patronage of successive generations of the Constable family.
The historic collections include fine furniture, paintings and sculpture, prints and drawings, sporting guns and a library of more than 5,000 books. William Constable’s 18th century “Cabinet of Curiosities” is the most important scientific collection from the period surviving in any country house and includes scientific instruments, shells, fossils and minerals, together with extraordinary objects and rare specimens from around the globe.
The house and grounds are open from Saturday, March 22 to Sunday, October 26. Christmas opening times are Sunday, November 22 to Sunday, December 7.
Events this year include a classic car rally on Sunday, June 1, a country fair on Sunday, July 13 and Halloween ghost tours on Friday, October 31.
For more information on Burton Constable, call: (01964) 562400.

Normandy Hall Country Park:
Step back in time in the award-winning Normanby Hall Country Park, in Lincolnshire.
Return to the elegance of a more leisurely era in the beautiful regency hall and learn about Lincolnshire’s rich rural heritage in the fascinating farm museum.
For more details, call (01724) 720588.

Botanical Museum Gardens:
THE ten-acre Botanical Museum Gardens, around the Yorkshire Museum, in York, stretch from the River Ouse to the back of York Art Galley and from Marygate on one side to Museum Street on the other.
They were planted in the 1830s, but many of the historic buildings within them date back to Medieval and Roman times. A conservatory was constructed to house tropical plants such as sugar cane, coffee, tea, ginger and cotton as well as orchids and epiphytes. A pond was then built to contain a large rare waterlily, the Victoria Amazonica.
Buildings within the gardens include St Mary’s Abbey, Abbey Walls and Gateway, Hospitium, St Leonard’s Hospital, Roman Fortress and the York Observatory.
These gardens are ideal for a stroll and you can learn a little bit of York’s history along the way.

BURTON AGNES HALL

Our family has lived in Burton Agnes Hall since it was built four hundred years ago.

Fifteen generations have filled the Hall with treasures, from magnificent carvings commissioned when the Hall was built to French impressionist paintings, contemporary furniture, tapestries and other modern artwork in recent years.

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Rated by Simon Jenkins as one of the top twenty English houses alongside Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, Chatsworth and Blenheim Palace: ‘It is the perfect English house’.

With over four thousand species of plants, a maze, jungle garden and giant board games, our award winning walled garden has something for everyone.

Winner of The Historic Houses Association and Christies' Garden of the Year Award 2005

You’ll find imaginative gifts, plants and dried flowers from the walled garden, and a children’s play area in our fun filled courtyard.

Our Farmers' Food Store is packed with seasonal Yorkshire produce including our own game and fruit and vegetables from our garden.

Enjoy freshly prepared meals in our Impressionists’ Café and indulgent treats in the ice cream parlour.

Entrance to the courtyard is free to all.

Dogs on leads are welcome

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Contact Us

For more information on any aspect of your visit to Burton Agnes, please contact:

The Estate Office
Burton Agnes
Driffield
East Yorkshire
YO25 4NB

Telephone: 01262 490 324
Fax: 01262 490 513
Email: burton.agnes@farmline.com