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14 Best Sports & Activity Venues In East Yorkshire

14 family-friendly sports & activity venues in East Yorkshire, ranked by rating

This county keeps two separate lists under one heading. One belongs to Hull, where the venues are commercial, roofed and built for a rainy Saturday: Rock Up Hull, TeamSport Indoor Karting Hull and Hull Adventure. The other belongs to the Wolds and the ground around them, where the activity is horses — Howden Equestrian Centre and Woldgate Trekking and Livery Centre both rate at the very top of the fourteen listings here.

The coast supplies the third and smallest strand. Sewerby Hall and Gardens sits above the sea and is filed under farms rather than sport, which tells you something about how these categories overlap, and Dacre Park Adventure Golf is the sort of open-air hour that works best on a bright day. Nine listings are indoor and seven outdoor, so which half of the county you are in matters as much as what the weather does.

Top sports & activity venues in East Yorkshire

One listing to treat with caution: Federation of sport gives almost nothing away in its name and is worth a look at the entry itself before you build a day around it. That aside, the split between the city and the Wolds is the clearest guide this county offers.

Sports & Activity Venues in East Yorkshire: FAQs

Where do we take a child who is mad about horses?

Woldgate Trekking and Livery Centre and Howden Equestrian Centre are the two strongest names here and they offer subtly different things. Trekking means going somewhere on a horse, which suits a child who wants the countryside as much as the animal. A livery and equestrian centre leans towards lessons in a school, which suits one who wants to learn properly. Both are outdoor listings, so check what happens to a booking in bad weather before you drive out.

What is there to do in Hull when it is pouring?

Rock Up Hull is indoor climbing and the sort of place where an hour disappears without anyone noticing the weather. TeamSport Indoor Karting Hull is the other reliable roofed option and comes with height rules to check for younger children. Nine of the county's fourteen listings have indoor space, and most of those sit in or near the city, so a wet day pushes you towards Hull whether you started there or not.

Is any of this suitable for a mixed-age group?

Dacre Park Adventure Golf handles a spread of ages better than anything else on the list, because a round works for a six-year-old and a sixteen-year-old at the same time and neither has to wait for the other. Sewerby Hall and Gardens is the other multi-age option, with grounds, animals and space to separate for a while. Both are largely outdoor, so a settled forecast is what makes either of them work.