Forest bathing at Burnby Hall Gardens

Burnby Hall Gardens is a nine-acre garden in the middle of Pocklington, laid out around two lakes that hold a National Collection of hardy water lilies. Alongside the lakes are woodland walks, a rock garden, a stumpery and a walled garden. It is not a big woodland, but it is a calm, well-kept place to walk slowly under trees and sit by water, and it is easy to reach from the town centre.

The gardens are open all year, seven days a week, with an admission charge. Summer is the time for the water lilies, while the stumpery and woodland walks are good on a quiet weekday in spring or autumn. The Lilypad Café is on site. Only registered assistance dogs are allowed. On event days the car park gets busy, so plan ahead or arrive early.