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Surrounded by 400 years’ worth of history visitors can celebrate Yorkshire Day at a special evening opening of Kiplin Hall & Gardens this Saturday 1st August.

And it’s completely free for YGHC&G Family Pass Members. All you need to do is book a slot either from 11am-1.30pm or 2pm-4.30pm along with your ticket.

Bolton Castle will be re-opening on Saturday 11 July. Changes have been made to visitor admission and flow around the castle to ensure everybody can socially distance during their time at the castle.

Castle Howard gears up to reopen Skelf Island, the ingenious tree-top adventure playground on Saturday 4th July, following the latest government guidance.

The team at Thorp Perrow are delighted to announce that from Monday 15th June, the Bird of Prey & Mammal Centre will open again to visitors alongside the Arboretum which has been open for the past week.

Opening its gates for the first time since the lockdown Kiplin Hall welcomed visitors back last weekend and with social distancing and one-way routes in place visitors were free to enjoy a walk and picnic in the rural estate.

Burnby Hall Gardens re-open to the public from Monday 15th June and to YGHC&G Family Pass holders from 22nd June – Entry is by pre-booking only and for customer safety, numbers will be restricted.

Yorkshire Arboretum announce that, subject to any changes in Government advice, the site will open again on Monday 8th June 2020. More information will be issued next week about how visits will be managed.

Sledmere has been carefully considering how they might re-open and now that the Government guidelines state that they are able to do so, subject to final checks, they are going to restart their season on Tuesday 2nd June.

Bolton Abbey have announced that their car parks will reopen on 28th May. Please note only Bolton Abbey Car Park and Riverside Car Park will open to begin with. Strid Wood Car Park will reopen in the coming weeks.