10 Fun Filled Gift Experiences For Families in Yorkshire
Spending time together as a family can be tricky in the hustle and bustle of work, after school activities and play dates so we have rounded up a list of our 10 fun filled gift experiences for families in Yorkshire. Our family gift experiences in Yorkshire allow you to spend quality time together and make memories that will last a lifetime.
1. WEST YORKSHIRE FAMILY ALPACA EXPERIENCE
£60.00 for 2 adults & 2 children walking 2 alpacas
Calling all animal lovers! In this alpaca experience for a family of four you will discover the sheer joy of spending time with the characterful alpacas at West Yorkshire Alpacas. You will have plenty of time to get to know them and interact with them in this peaceful farm location not far from Hebden Bridge.
2. PADDLE BOARDING AT RIPLEY CASTLE
Your Stand Up Paddle Boarding experience will take place on the beautiful lake at Ripley Castle near Harrogate and Ripon.
After some fun introductions and warm ups on the bank, you will be equipped with a paddle, leash, and of course the all important Paddle Board. It’s then onto the water and time for some serious fun!
3. PRIVATE GHOST TOUR OF YORK FOR FAMILIES
Be transported back in time to York’s haunted and murky past where you will be introduced to some of York’s most infamous characters. Every street and alley has seen bloodshed and as for what lurks beneath the city streets, well that’s something else….
Dare you follow your guide down the narrow streets and alleyways of old York?
4. CHOCOLATE MANUFACTORY TASTING JOURNEY IN YORK
Join the expert chocolate makers at York Cocoa Works and discover how they source their cocoa and turn it into delicious chocolate. You will learn all about the rich history of chocolate making in York and gain insight into the manufacturing process watching the chocolate being made.
Your session will conclude with a chocolate tasting where you sample the different chocolates being made at York Cocoa Works using beans from all around the world.
5. ESCAPE ROOM BY POST FOR KIDS – THE SECRET SERVICE
Agent Jones needs help! She’s the chief spy in the Secret Service and she’s discovered a series of clues to unlock a secret message, but she can’t crack the code on her own. The perfect gift for the mini puzzler. A fantastic gift to get through the post!
6. GELATO ICE CREAM MAKING EXPERIENCE IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES
Calling all budding Willy Wonkas… let your imaginations go wild on this family gelato making experience. You will create your very own signature gelato ice cream at the ‘Udder One’ in the beautiful market town of Reeth in the Yorkshire Dales.
7. MEERKAT EXPERIENCE IN YORKSHIRE
£35.00 per person for 30 minutes
Meerkat Experience at Bridlington Animal Park is the perfect gift for an animal enthusiast. Find out more about these adorable creatures from the animal keepers at the park. You’ll get up close and personal in the meerkat enclosure and have the opportunity to ask any questions you might have.
The experience price includes entry to the award-winning wildlife park where you can take part in daily flying demonstrations, feeding and animal handling and visit the other animals and birds.
8. SUPERHERO PHOTOSHOOT FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE
Millions of us – kids and adults alike – love dreaming that we have superpowers. So if you’re a secret superhero, or have a passion for cosplay, you turn that fantasy into reality and capture it forever with the cinematic CAPOW Superhero Portrait Experience.
Heroes can grapple and flex with a range of props, from boulders to girders and chains to shields. All in front of a range of realistic movie backgrounds, including a death-defying skyscraper drop.
9. AFTERNOON TEA IN A THEMED CAFÉ IN YORK
Enjoy a decadent afternoon tea in the sumptuous surroundings of York’s most instagrammable cafe! Choose to enjoy your afternoon tea in one of three themed rooms at Plush cafe on Stonegate – pick the garden room complete with swing seats, or the art-deco inspired neon room or languish in the floor-cushion filled bohemian room.
10. FAMILY COOKERY WORKSHOP
After donning your Penistone Pie aprons you will all get involved in a morning of making either sausage rolls or bread depending on what your family would most enjoy. This is a really lovely way to spend quality family time together learning new skills in Jacqui’s delightful country kitchen.
