The Botanist York
Tours & Activities in York
Discover Yorkshire with Greg – Your Personal Guide to the Heart of the Moors. Step aboard a truly personal, private tour of North Yorkshire with Greg, your guide for the day. Follow the itinerary or change it to your own. For between 1-7 guests, Greg offers a relaxed, friendly experience that you won’t find with larger tour operators, Greg brings the region's history and culture to life with fascinating stories and insider knowledge. The highlight of the day is a scenic heritage steam train ride from the village of Goathland—best known as Hogsmeade Station from the Harry Potter films. (included). Your day will be filled with stunning landscapes, charming villages and, of course, the breathtaking Whitby where you will enjoy some free time. Whether you're snapping photos of the rolling moors, or simply chatting with Greg about local life, you'll find this tour is as much about the journey as it is about the destination – a relaxed and engaging experience for your private group.
For group sizes of up to 4, 8 or 16 passengers, this Private Day Trip from York, just for your party, provides the opportunity to explore the scenic and picturesque North York Moors National Park, enjoy two hours in the seaside town of Whitby and take a Steam Train ride on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (optional extra payable in cash on the day and no need to book ahead). You will also experience the traditional English moorland villages of Hutton-le-Hole and Goathland (Heartbeat and Harry Potter filming location). In Whitby, you will be able to see Whitby Abbey (inspiration for the Dracula books), visit the Captain Cook Attractions, shop for some Whitby Jet or Gothic Fashion, sample Fish & Chips from the famous Magpie Café or just enjoy the bustling port and waterfront – the choice is yours!
This Private Tour provides the opportunity for you to get out into the countryside to enjoy the fresh air and stunning landscape of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. We will pick you up from your hotel (or other location of your choice) at 10.00am and head out of town for a circular tour of Wharfedale and Nidderdale, with alternative potential stops at Bolton Abbey, Burnsall, Pateley Bridge and Fountains Abbey to suit your preferences. There will also be scenic photo stops along the way. You will be able to buy food and drinks en route, but feel free to bring your own food along and we will stop somewhere suitable for you to have a picnic away from any crowds. The itinerary for this tour is flexible, talk to your Driver when you set off to decide how you want to spend your time, based upon your personal preferences. Departs 10.00am and drops off 2.30pm.
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We had dinner at the botanist York, Tuesday evening the place was empty when we arrived followed by two more tables during our meal, really quiet so had fast service. A lovely place however, we had the hanging kebab sharer and the lamb was full of gristle. Really off putting and we coul not at it, we let our server know and she couldn’t really care less and just said she’ll let the chef know after we leave, no apology or discount considering we literally couldn’t eat this, so a bit of a shame considering it is £42 for this meal. Overall a nice place and location and would visit again to try a different meal if ever in York.
We had a really great experience at the Botanist in York over the Christmas period. The staff were warm and attentive. We did have to wait long before we were served even in the busy period. The hanging kebabs were amazing, deserts were fantastic. The kids loved their kebabs too Overall a lovely family meal. We will return 🙂
Fabulous cocktails and great atmosphere, will definitely visit again! I had the Cantaloupe spritz as I'd not heard of or had one of these before but it was delicious 😋. My husband had a couple or porn star martinis and with these being hand made they are gorgeous! Definitely worth a visit.
we had an amazing time at the botanist for our xmas party. the 3 course xmas meal was delightful. Aaron ross was extremely helpful with the whole process. He gave us a look around before we came and helped us with the booking of the whole event. on the day he was our server , he was amazing. really big thank you to him as he made our night so much better and less stressful!!!
Prebooked and ordered for a group of twenty, didn’t have enough staff to cover the full restaurant plus a large prebooked group, food was ok, a few burgers were overcooked and dry, service was slow and patchy for the above reason. Condiments didn’t arrive until mains were mostly finished. Mid way through our meal the music was turned up in the upstairs area to the point we couldn’t hear one another whilst shouting and a big deal was made about having to turn down a disco in a seated restaurant setting. Overall the service took 2 and a half hours, no loo rolls in the ladies toilets which were requested twice before having to stand and wait until someone retrieved them.