Why visit York ? – Hollicarrs Holiday Park

The historic city of York is only a short 25 minute drive from Hollicarrs Holiday Park and offers a wide range of activities and restaurants whether you would be visiting as a family or a couple.

Take a look at this list and you might get some new ideas for your next day out or potential visit to our lovely park here at Hollicarrs, Escrick.

Places to Eat in York

Enoteca by L’UVA – Italian

ENOTECA by L’UVA is a an authentic Italian Wine Bar and Pizzeria based in the centre of York. Our passion is to serve exclusive Italian wines and fresh, authentic Italian food in an atmosphere that is comfortable, stylish and welcoming.

Customer Review – Its a small and cosy place, doing a great job in challenging times. Wine list was excellent (especially if you like reds).
Lovely choice of daily specials but the pizza looked too good to miss.
Stunning light dough with just the right amount of super tasty toppings. Finished off with an affogato and liqueur. Service was friendly and welcoming.

Skosh

A bespoke dining room with an open concept kitchen designed specifically to create a unique experience, in which to enjoy uncomplicated, yet refined dishes in a comfortable and informal manner.

Customer Review – Fresh ingredients, beautifully cooked and presented, innovative menu served to an excellent standard. There is nothing to dislike about this place, unlike a lot of similar modern restaurant, it is unpretentious, friendly and welcoming. Try it and see for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.

The Rattle Owl

The Rattle Owl is an independent, casual-dining restaurant housed in a restored Grade II* listed building. Led by Head Chef Tom Heywood, our seasonal menu draws from Yorkshire’s abundance of produce. Our wine list has been developed to complement our dishes. 

Customer Review – What a great little place. The food was fantastic, just a few choices on the menu, but still left you pondering the decision of what to have. The food was excellent, and I feel great value.

TAAS Restaurant

Taas is a Nepalese and Indian cuisine in York that offers a wealth of different delicious dishes from Himalayan Range. Taas is inspired by Oriental and Indian dishes and combines the best of both dishes.Taas has something for everyone. Guest are sure to find something tantalizing at Taas ,with classical Indian and Nepalese dishes.

Customer Review – What a find. The food had such depth of flavour. Being a group of asians we are not easily impressed by indian food. However, the Nepalese flavours at Taas were amazing and when we are back in York will definitely return to this restaurant. Service was 5* as well

Bamboo Thai

Bamboo Thai offers authentic Thai cuisine prepared from fresh ingredients for you to enjoy at home or in our restaurant. A wide range of tasty Thai dishes; Appetizers, soups, curries, noodle and rice boxes, stir fried, Thai salads and some kid’s dishes. Most dishes are offered with a choice of meats, king prawn or a vegetarian option. Some only lightly spiced with others more so!!! We have an Authentic Thai beach style bar offering Thai Beers and spirits as well as a large wine list.

Customer Review – We have been ordering food from Bamboo Thai since it opened. So happy to have this little gem near our house. Food is always fresh and delicious. Does get very busy at times (because it is so good) but it is always worth the wait.
I have always found the staff to be polite and friendly – even when they are rushed off their feet.

Things To Do In York

The Bloody Tour of York – Tourism Award Winner

Skip the standard group tours and enjoy an alternative history of York during this award-winning, immersive guided tour of the city. Pass by top attractions—such as the Shambles and Jorvik Viking Centre—as you listen to your guide tell tales of witches, queens, and murderers that you wouldn’t hear on most other tours.

Customer Review – Great evening out exploring York after dark with Mad Alice as our guide. Really interesting learning about the gruesome history of York. Mad Alice was an excellent guide, very entertaining and knowledgable. The tour was more focused on the history of York compared to a classic ‘ghost tour’ however definitely recommend doing for a fun and informative evening!

York’s Chocolate Story Guided Tour

Secure your entry to one of York’s sweetest attractions by booking your admission ticket to York’s Chocolate Story in advance. As well as granting you access to interactive exhibits and a chocolate workshop, your ticket includes a guided tour of the museum, which is guaranteed to heighten your knowledge of chocolate and its roots.

Customer Review – Visited the chocolate tour on a wet day in York, very interesting, Pedro our guide was lovely very knowlegable, only a small group of us due to covid made it a lot better, try it you wont be disappointed

Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park – Great For Kids

Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park is a visitor attraction in the beautiful historic arboretum at Askham Bryan College. Our mission is to inspire and educate future generations to respect and conserve animals and plants.

Customer Review – We visited here whilst on a short break in the area. We arrived just as the reptile experience was beginning, and then simply followed one of the members of staff around as he fed the various animals over the course of the next couple of hours. Jake was therefore essentially our tour guide and he proved to be an excellent one, endlessly patient as our 11 year old daughter and her friend asked loads of questions and a seemingly never ending font of knowledge! We saw marmosets, wallabies and meerkats who are all in separate areas but the distances involved are very manageable for younger children, who also have a pretty good play area to entertain them should their interest in wildlife wane. There is also an indoor area with fish, frogs etc. All in all an extremely positive experience at a very reasonable price!

Yorkshire Balloon Flights

Yorkshire Balloon Flights is an independent, family run business offering Hot Air Balloon Rides from York, with unrivalled views of the historic city and it’s surrounding landscape.

Customer Review – Ollie and Neil made the whole trip a never to forget event – from lifting the basket off the trailer on a sunny mist strewn Knavesmire to packing the balloon away on a stubble corn field outside Riccall.
We were up up and away in every sense of the word – there is nothing more to say other than if you do it you will not regret it.

National Railway Museum

FREE ENTRY Home to iconic locomotives and an unrivalled collection of engineering brilliance, we celebrate the past, present and future of innovation on the railways. Dedicated to igniting our visitors’ curiosity about the people, places and engineering marvels behind the railways, we put our passion for amazing stories into everything we do.

Customer Review – Going back after 12 years was a shock, so much has changed and certainly will do for the future, saw the Stratford to Moreton tramway and it’s history, we see a little which still remains in Stratford upon Avon, an amazing place to go around and to be able to see the Mallard experience, for myself was great, shame at present the Flying Scotsman is not there, she makes my day, as I can remember her passing us many times when younger on regular service, what is going to be done with all the artefacts you hold as due to Covid-19 this are not being seen, which is such a shame as so much is there, hopefully they will be on display in the future, wish you well for the future with all the plans we saw.