Whether you’re in York for a day, a weekend, a week or a lifetime, it’s no secret that there’s plenty of things to do with kids. As locals ourselves, we’ve gone beyond the guidebooks to pick some of the most interesting and inspiring things to do and places to go, whatever the age of your […]

Little Paws, the anchorite’s cat, invites you to head to All Saints North Street for a morning of free family fun to celebrate the launch of our brand new Children’s Trail. What’s an anchorite, and why did they have a cat? Come along to find out more! Between 10.30am and 12.30pm, be one of the […]

You know that summer’s here when York Maze opens its doors for the season, corn-plete with terrible corn-based puns, attractions, live entertainment and much more. For the last two decades, York Maze has won countless awards for the quality of its family day out and we were excited to go along and see what to […]

There’s a new attraction opening in York this spring that will bring history to life. The City Walls Experience at Micklegate Bar opens to the public this Easter! Take your children s to visit one of the historic gateways into the city and discover 2,000-year-old stories involving battles, imprisonment and near destruction! Explore the history […]

Who doesn’t love a bank holiday? Especially the August one, with its promise of sunshine and extra time to hang out as a family before the term starts again. There are lots of lovely things to do in and around York with kids over this August bank holiday – here’s our pick of the best […]

It really says something about the year we’ve had when a 10-minute car ride from home to the village of Copmanthorpe has an air of excitement about it. But there was a definite sense of excitement as we packed up the car with blankets, snacks and the odd emergency wet-weather item and headed to the […]

If there’s one family-friendly business that’s emerged bolder and brighter in spite of everything, it’s The Web Adventure Park (locally known as Creepy Crawlies). It’s long been one of the best places to take children in York, but they received very little support during the pandemic and their future was very much in the balance. […]

York Maze is one of Yorkshire’s most popular summer days out, so it certainly wasn’t just our children who missed being able to visit in 2020. One year on and York Maze is back, bigger and better than ever, and we were invited along to see if it’s still a day out that we’d recommend. […]

Just when we thought the choice of things to do in York with kids couldn’t get any better – Viking villages! Amazing trains! Victorian sweet shops! A whole attraction dedicated to chocolate! – it has. The whole country went into lockdown at the start of the year, and by the time we were allowed out […]

You’ve probably seen the pretty pictures of York Minster and you might even have visited the JORVIK Viking Centre on a school trip, but there’s a lot more to York than just heritage and tourism. If you’d like to know more, click here to read the new Little Vikings Guide to Moving to York for […]

Bootham Junior School is for children aged 3 to 11. It aims to get the very best - intellectually, personally, spiritually – from the young people it cares for

Bootham Junior School is for children aged 3 to 11. It aims to get the very best - intellectually, personally, spiritually – from the young people it cares for

See York from the water with City Cruises York

See York from the water with City Cruises York

Day trip, weekend break or holiday, York is a city that’s ideal for children. It’s full of fantastic attractions, family-friendly places to eat, hotels that welcome children and things to do for free. Here’s our 50 top things to do with kids in York and just beyond (CLICK HERE to take a look at our […]

Beetle Bank Farm is a lovely family-run working farm. Meet the animals and play to your heart's content