The JORVIK Viking Festival is back for 2024! Running from 12th to 18th February, you can enjoy plenty of events and activities for kids, from Poo Day to the Best Beard Contest (now incorporated into a Best Dressed Competition). Read our guide to the best of the JORVIK Viking Festival for kids here. To celebrate […]

The Little Vikings Awards 2024 winners announced! What better way to kick off the new year than celebrating the very best that York has to offer for families? Once again, you voted in your thousands (thank you!) and now we’re delighted to reveal the winners of the Little Vikings Awards 2024, sponsored by The Yorkshire […]

York’s coolest annual event, York Ice Trail, returns for 2024 with a new theme – City of Dreams – and we couldn’t be more excited. Playing host to lots of amazing sculptures, this popular free event is taking place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th February 2024. You can see a list of all of […]

Moorlands Nature Reserve might not be as well known as other green spaces in York, but it has a large and loyal fan base among Yorkshire families. Those who are lucky enough to live in nearby villages use it as their second garden, and it’s not hard to see why. This little woodland punches above […]

Bad news: with the river levels rising, City Cruises has had to cancel their planned free river cruises for York residents as part of York Residents’ Festival 2024. Good news: there’s the chance to claim free tickets to enjoy a cruise later in the year! Here’s what you need to know. City Cruises is extending […]

Beat the New Year blues by planning some things to look forward to. We’re happy to say that there are lots of things to do in York with kids during 2024, from York Ice Trail to the new Snooks Trail and the return of York Maze. For the latest news throughout the year, sign up […]

There are lots of great offers during this year’s York Residents’ Festival, including free admission at some of the top attractions, from Clifford’s Tower to the York Castle Museum. You might think that the Railway Museum won’t be taking part as it already offers free admission to all, all year round, but we’re delighted to […]

When it comes to things to do in York with kids, it can be hard to choo-choo-choose, but the National Railway Museum has long been one of our top recommendations. Not only is it home to an impressive collection of awe-inspiring engines, but in recent years they’ve added a variety of hands-on exhibits that encourage […]

There’s a point in the festive season when it’s a good idea to down Christmas tools and head outdoors. While nothing will stop the to-do list from growing or the school WhatsApp messages from multiplying, a day away from it all is sometimes all you need to get some perspective and recharge your batteries so […]

York’s well known as an amazing place to visit for families with young children, but there’s plenty for teenagers to enjoy too. From immersive historical sites to outdoor adventures and cultural experiences, even the most hard-to-please older kids will find something to enjoy. Here’s our guide to the best things to do in York with […]

York Residents Festival is the annual opportunity for York residents to explore their city for free (or a lot less) and it’s back for 2024! Taking place on 27th and 28th January, it’s just what we need to look forward to at the end of the bleakest time of the year. As usual, there’s plenty […]

Exploring family-friendly attractions and scoping them out for our followers is what we do, so you might imagine that the young members of the Little Vikings brood are easy, breezy daytrippers. Sadly not.  We meet the same resistance to leaving the house as everyone else, from the hour it takes to get everyone’s coats and […]

York’s a great place to visit with kids, and it’s bursting with fun things to do that are free or cheap. Children are easily pleased, so you really don’t need to spend a fortune in York to have a good time – in fact there are lots of things to do that are free or […]

Do you wanna build a snowman? Then we’ve got just the place: the beautiful North York Moors. Whether or not we’re lucky enough to get a flurry of snow, the Moors is the perfect place for memorable family experiences this Christmastime. Just a short drive from York, there’s so much to do in the national […]

Welcome to York, Mama Doreen’s! Since the announcement of this new arrival to York’s Vangarde Shopping Park, we’ve been peering through the window and fielding questions from our eager children about when it will open. The transformation from cookie-cutter chain restaurant to a sumptuous, welcoming independent emporium was surprisingly swift, and we jumped at the […]

All aboard Santa’s Sleigh Ride! We were invited to check out Piglets Adventure Farm’s Christmas experience at the start of York’s festive season and had the most joyful couple of hours with our two girls. Despite a nail-biting drive across York – the traffic is likely to be bad from now until Christmas, so allow […]

Ten minutes into this year’s York Theatre Royal and we’d already called it: Jack and the Beanstalk is five-star family entertainment, and one of the best pantos we’ve seen there for years. From the pared-down opening scene, it was clear that this show is doing things differently and better than ever. The York Theatre Royal […]

If you’re looking for an awfully big festive adventure this Christmas, we’ve got just the thing: Christmas in Neverland at Castle Howard. As long-time devotees of Castle Howard’s Christmas experience, we were excited to head along to the preview of this year’s offering to see whether it would live up to our festive expectations (which, […]

The Little Vikings Christmas Countdown is back and it’s a festive giveaway like no other. We’re sprinkling a little festive fairy dust across York this Christmas, giving away an amazing prize every day to one lucky follower. To be in with the best chance of winning: – Keep an eye on our website every day […]

The Little Vikings Christmas Countdown is back and it’s a festive giveaway like no other. We’re sprinkling a little festive fairy dust across York this Christmas, giving away an amazing prize every day to one lucky follower. To be in with the best chance of winning: – Keep an eye on our website every day […]