Plan Your Visit
Opening Hours
The Yorkshire Arboretum and Arboretum Café
Open daily from February to the end of November. The Café and Shop are currently closed due to building work.
TIMES: 9-12.30pm members only due to building work.
Red Squirrel Enclosure is open daily from 10am - 12.30pm
There is no extra charge to visit the enclosure.
Admission Prices
Adult £13.50**
Junior (age 12-16) £8.00**
Family (2 Adults + 2 Juniors) £39.00**
Under 12 years FREE
** Includes a 10% voluntary Gift Aid donation - please see notes below for more details. Making a Gift Aid donation adds 25% to the value of your admission, which makes a great difference to us.
Entry prices without a donation are
Adult £12.20
Junior (age 12-16) £7.20
Family (2 Adults + 2 Juniors) £35.40
Under 12 years FREE
Please note: RHS membership arrangement for free admission runs till the end of August 2025. One member (Member 1) from a Joint Membership (indicated by an asterisk * on the membership card). All other persons on the membership policy will need to pay the normal entry fee.
FREE Drop-In Guided Tours
Arboretum tours - Every Thursday from March to the end of November one of our friendly, expert guides will be on hand to introduce you to the collection, explain the arboretum's history, and show you the very best of our seasonal treasures.
Tours start from the Visitor Centre at 1.30 pm and last between 1 and 2 hours (depending on the season, the weather, how much we chat and how slowly we walk!) Tours are free of charge. Standard arboretum admission charges apply. Well-behaved dogs on leads welcome. No need to book - just turn up and join in!
Squirrel Talks - Every Tuesday morning & Saturday morning from March at 10:30am with one of our dedicated team. Talks are free of charge. Standard arboretum admission charges apply. Strictly no dogs permitted in the squirrel enclosure. No need to book - just turn up and meet inside the squirrel enclosure.
Bespoke, private tours may also be booked in advance for your party. Please contact us on visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or phone 01653 648598.
Car-free Travel
We have partnered with Good Journey to offer 50% off admission to car-free visitors - come by bike or show a valid Castleline bus ticket at the admissions desk for your 50% off admission.
Cycle parking is available next to the Visitor Centre. For the safety of others, please don’t lean your bike against surfaces around the building. Please take your bike through the visitor centre turning to the left and secure parking is available at the end of the building. There is an e-bike charger available and bike locks can be borrowed if needed. We are part of the North York Moors Cycle Friendly scheme, click Cycling friendly | NYMNP to find out more.
Parking
Ample, free parking is available on site.
Two parking spaces for disabled visitors are provided adjacent to the Visitor Centre (please ensure you display your blue badge). In the event that both disabled parking spaces are taken, additional vehicles displaying a disabled badge may drop-off passengers at the Visitor Centre, but must then be parked in the main car park. Regrettably, no more than 2 disabled badge holders are permitted to park in the vicinity of the Visitor Centre at any time.
Coach parking is available by prior arrangement.
Accessibility
The arboretum grounds are generally unsuitable for wheelchairs. All-terrain mobility buggies and an all-terrain wheelchair are available to borrow (subject to suitable weather and ground conditions). Our buggies are popular so please book in advance to guarantee availability. A voluntary donation is welcomed to enable us to maintain the buggies. Please book with the Visitor Services Team on 01653 648598 or email visit@yorkshirearboretum.org. Mechanical problems or unsuitable ground conditions may make it impossible for us to allow buggy use at any time and at short notice. Please note: hoist facilities are not available and our staff cannot assist with manual transfers.
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Please note there are 2 disabled parking spaces are available adjacent to the Visitor Centre. (Please see details above)
Toilets
Visitor toilets (including baby changing and accessible facilities) are located in the Visitor Centre.
Dogs
We love dogs at the Yorkshire Arboretum and they are very welcome in the grounds. They must be kept on a lead except in the designated area in Gatehouse Field , and under close control at all other times. This still gives your four-legged friends 11 acres of space to run around. We also ask that owners clean up after their pets and to follow our Visiting with your Dog code.
Biodiversity
Please help us to maximise the arboretum's value to wildlife by keeping dogs on a lead except in the designated Gatehouse Field area, and under control at all other times, to avoid disturbing birds and animals. Please also stay on the paths to avoid trampling wildflowers or recently planted areas.
Internet Access
Free WiFi is available throughout the Visitor Centre.
Smoking
The Yorkshire Arboretum is a no-smoking venue and visitors are requested to refrain from smoking anywhere on site. This includes the use of e-cigarettes. Thank you for your kind co-operation.
* Any entry to the arboretum made outside the hours shown above is entirely at your own risk. The Yorkshire Arboretum will not accept any responsibility for death, injury, disease or loss caused to any person, animal or vehicle in the arboretum outside of opening hours, howsoever caused.
** These prices include a 10% voluntary donation that supports the work of the Yorkshire Arboretum (Registered Charity 1044931). Your donation also enables us to claim Gift Aid on your entire payment if you pay sufficient UK tax to cover the amount we, and other charities you donate to, will claim. If you would prefer not to make this donation please tell the ticket desk staff. Entry prices without donation are: Adult £12.20; Family (2 Adults + 2 Juniors) £35.40; Junior (aged 12-16) £7.20.
