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Experience is Free

Stay at a Cedar Court Hotel and you'll be on the doorstep of some fabulous free days out. From walking routes and heritage trails to galleries, gardens, great places for views and hot spot picnic areas - you'll find it all nearby.

Harrogate
Huddersfield/Halifax
Leeds/Bradford
Wakefield

Harrogate

Yorkshire Dales National Park
A national park boasting an abundance of scenery, wildlife and rich cultural heritage.

Ripon Cathedral
This stunning cathedral that has been a place of worship for over 1300 years.

Brimham Rocks
Escape to awe-inspiring views, over 40 miles of untouched countryside, woods, moorland and rock climbing.

Nidderdale
An area of outstanding natural beauty in the Yorkshire Dales.

Huddersfield/Halifax

Holmfirth
A picturesque village deep within the Holme Valley, best known for its connections to the TV series ‘Last of the Summer Wine’.

Ramsden Reservoir
Take a stroll, go horse riding or try a spot of angling, whilst also taking in the views of the adjoining views of the Peak District.

Bronte Country
The village of Haworth was the home of the Bronte sisters. See the streets and landscapes that inspired novels such as Wuthering Heights and Emma.

Huddersfield Art Gallery
Changing permanent collection of British paintings, drawings, sculpture and graphics from mid-C19th to date.

Red House Museum
Delightful merchant clothier's house portraying the 1830s middle-class home of the Taylor family.

Marsden Moor
6,000 acres of open moorland, unspoilt valleys, reservoirs, peaks and crags.

Kirklees Way
Explore the natural beauty of the Yorkshire countryside on the Kirklees Way, a 72-mile long circular walking route around Kirklees.

Leeds/Bradford

Saltaire
This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a perfectly preserved Victorian Mill and village, created by the philanthropist Sir Titus Salt. The Mill has shops, restaurants and an extensive collection of original artworks by Bradford boy David Hockney.

Bradford Industrial Museum
Built in 1975, Moorside Mills is now a museum full of equipment, machinery and tools from the Industrial Age.

National Media Museum
Museum of photography, film, television, radio and the web, with excellent exhibitions and a five storey Imax screen – not forgetting four annual film festivals.

Royal Armouries Museum
Stunning museum that includes some of the world’s rarest arms and armour. Try and catch one of the live falconry, horse and jousting shows.

Wakefield

Yorkshire Sculpture Park
40 sculptures dotted over 500 acres of 18th century parkland as well as indoor galleries with special exhibitions.

National Coal Mining Museum
Go underground and experience the working life of a miner. Or visit Hope Pit for science, exhibitions, pit ponies and the nature trail.

The Hepworth
World class art gallery opening on the waterfront in 2010.

Pontefract
Famous for Liquorice Pontefract Cakes, also known as Pomfret, Pomfrey Cakes or Yorkshire Penny, each year in Pontefract there is an annual Liquorice Festival.

Food, Drink & Rhubarb
Wakefield's annual celebration of rhubarb! Learn how to make rhubarb wine or see where the rhubarb is grown.

Clarke Hall
17th century gentleman’s farmers house with exhibits and displays relating to the history of the house.

Fitzwilliam Country Park
Sits on the former site of Hemsworth Colliery and is now a open green space for all to enjoy and explore.