Rainy-day ideas
Yorkshire when it rains
27 indoor places from our Yorkshire guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay (8)
- Captain Cook Memorial MuseumMuseum
- Pannett Art GalleryGallery
- Robin Hood's Bay MuseumMuseum
- St Hilda's ChurchChurch
- St Mary's ChurchChurch
- Whitby Lifeboat MuseumMuseum
- Whitby MuseumMuseum
- Whitby PavilionTheatre
Harrogate & Knaresborough (7)
- Chapel of Our Lady of the CragChapel
- Harrogate TheatreTheatre
- Mercer Art GalleryGallery
- Royal Baths and Turkish BathsHistoric bath
- Royal HallTheatre
- Royal Pump Room MuseumMuseum
- St Wilfrid's ChurchChurch
Scarborough (5)
- Rotunda MuseumMuseum
- Scarborough Art GalleryGallery
- Scarborough Fair CollectionMuseum
- Scarborough Open Air TheatreTheatre
- Stephen Joseph TheatreTheatre
Yorkshire Dales (4)
- Bolton PrioryAbbey church
- Craven MuseumMuseum
- Dales Countryside MuseumMuseum
- Holy Trinity ChurchChurch
North York Moors (3)
- Beck Isle MuseumMuseum
- Captain Cook Schoolroom MuseumMuseum
- Ryedale Folk MuseumMuseum
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 28 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
North York Moors (10)
- Byland AbbeyRuined abbey
- Dalby ForestNature reserve
- Gisborough PrioryRuined abbey
- Hole of HorcumViewpoint
- Hutton-le-HoleVillage
- Mount Grace PrioryRuined abbey
- Rievaulx AbbeyRuined abbey
- Rievaulx TerraceGarden
- Roseberry ToppingHill
- Sutton BankViewpoint
Yorkshire Dales (6)
- Bolton Abbey EstateWalk
- GrassingtonVillage
- Ingleton Waterfalls TrailWalk
- Jervaulx AbbeyRuined abbey
- Malham CoveViewpoint
- Ribblehead ViaductBridge
Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay (5)
- Captain Cook StatueStatue
- Robin Hood's BayVillage
- SandsendVillage
- Whitby AbbeyRuined abbey
- Whitby Swing BridgeBridge
Harrogate & Knaresborough (4)
- Knaresborough ViaductBridge
- RHS Garden Harlow CarrGarden
- The StrayPark
- Valley GardensPark
Scarborough (3)
- Oliver's MountHill
- Peasholm ParkPark
- Scarborough HarbourHarbour
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.