Hornsea Lakeside Lodges - Fun Days Out

The Deep is a public aquarium in Hull, overlooking the Humber Estuary where the River Hull meets it. Its Endless Ocean tank holds sharks, rays and northern Europe's only pair of green sawfish, and you can walk through Europe's deepest viewing tunnel or ride a glass lift through the water. Elsewhere you'll find the Lagoon of Light with colourful tropical fish, plus turtles, jellyfish, coral, fish that glow in the dark and penguins.

There are hands-on displays and an interactive area where you learn to control an underwater diving vessel, and a chronological journey through the story of the oceans. Daily talks cover sharks, penguins and artefact handling. It was voted the best family place to visit in Hull, so it suits families, and anyone curious about marine life. The Deep is a charity, so your visit supports its conservation work.

Tip: Check the daily talk times when you arrive and plan your visit around the shark and penguin talks. Use HU1 4DP or HU9 1TU for sat nav, which takes you to Tower Street.

Beverley Minster is the parish church of Saint John and Saint Martin in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, bigger than a third of English cathedrals, and is regarded as a Gothic masterpiece. A holy place for around 1300 years, it grew up around the monastery founded by Saint John of Beverley, whose remains still lie in a vault beneath the nave.

Inside, visitors praise the Gothic architecture and the skilful medieval stone and wood carvings. The west front, with its two great towers, is a superb example of the Perpendicular style and inspired the west towers of Westminster Abbey. You can explore on your own, or join an 'Exploring Beverley Minster' tour or a Roof Tour. There is also a shop inside.

Tip: Tours, including the Roof Tour, can be booked through the Minster's website. On Sunday mornings access is limited to the west end until services finish.

Burton Agnes Hall is an Elizabethan manor house near Driffield, built in the early 1600s. Inside, the Long Gallery has a richly plastered ceiling, and many 17th-century fittings survive, including carved woodwork, plaster ceilings and an alabaster overmantel. Next door stands the Norman Manor House, first built in 1173. Both are Grade I listed, and the Hall is still a lived-in family home.

The grounds are a big part of the day. The walled garden has a games theme, with a chess board of black and white paving stones, plus draughts, snakes and ladders and hoop toss. It also holds the National Collection of Campanulas. There is a woodland walk with an adventure playground, which is well known locally for its snowdrops in February. The Carriage House has a shop and café, and the walled garden nursery sells plants.

Tip: Book tickets online ahead if you can. Card payments only, as cash isn't accepted on site.

The Ferens is one of the UK's finest art collections, housed in a Grade II listed building in Queen Victoria Square. The collection runs from late medieval painting through to sculpture and new media, with highlights from Lorenzetti, Frans Hals, Canaletto, Leighton, Stanley Spencer, Helen Chadwick and Gillian Wearing. Alongside the permanent displays there are changing exhibitions.

It suits art lovers, but families are catered for too, with museum trails, a children's gallery and activities for under 5s. There is a café and a gift shop selling postcards, prints and art books, plus a lift, baby change and wheelchair hire. The gallery is a short walk from the Maritime Museum and Hull City Hall, so it fits easily into a wider day in the city.

Tip: No need to book for a normal visit, but last admission is 30 minutes before closing and the café shuts an hour before the gallery.

Scarborough Castle crowns a headland between the town's two bays. Climb to the viewing platforms in the Inner Bailey and the Great Tower for views over the town, the harbour and the bay. An exhibition tells the story of the site, including a Bronze Age sword on display, and there's a World Builder trail for younger visitors.

The headland is part of the appeal. It's a huge grassy area, bigger than 12 football pitches, and acts as a wildflower meadow. On the cliff edge you'll find the remains of a Roman signal station and an Anglo-Saxon church, plus a modern sculpture about climate change. A coffee shed and ice cream van serve drinks, cakes and treats for dogs. It suits history fans, walkers and families who like fresh air and big views.

Tip: Leave plenty of time to wander the wide grassy headland as well as the castle itself.

Sledmere House is a Grade I listed Georgian country house between Driffield and Malton, and the ancestral home of the Sykes family. It is known for its Chippendale and Sheraton furnishings, fine plasterwork and the Long Library, which is described as one of the most beautiful rooms in England. The Turkish Room, with its Kutahya tiles, is another highlight. The house was rebuilt after a fire in 1911, and tours tell the family story through its art, furniture and antiques.

Outside, the house sits in parkland designed by Capability Brown, with an 18th-century walled garden and a rose garden. There is also a farm shop, a coffee shop, an adventure play area and a farm where children can meet the animals. It suits families, garden lovers and anyone who enjoys history and architecture. Parking is free.

Tip: The farm shop, adventure play area and farm do not need a ticket and parking is free, but check the website for current opening times before you set off.

The Rotunda is the Museum of Coastal Heritage and Geology, opened in 1829 and among the world's first purpose-built museums. It was built to a design suggested by William Smith, the "Father of English Geology", and looks out over Scarborough's South Bay. Inside, a Georgian gallery has a frieze of the local coastline's geology, drawn by Smith's nephew John Phillips.

You can learn about fossils, see the 11,000-year-old artefacts of the Star Carr Collection, and meet the creatures that once lived in Yorkshire in the Ancient Seas Gallery. It suits families, fossil fans and anyone curious about the Yorkshire coast's Jurassic past. The museum is on three floors with a lift, and the ground floor is fully accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. Part of the building is currently affected: the West Wing is closed because of water leaks, so some spaces may not be open during your visit.

Tip: There's no car park on site, so use the nearby South Bay underground car park or Palm Court multi-storey. Check which galleries are open, as the West Wing is closed.