Following the Government's Coronavirus recovery road map announcement on 22nd February, we have been able to bring forward our plans for gradually re-opening the Gardens of Castle Howard.
The Gardens are open for members only. The Gardens will reopen to the public on Saturday 20th March. Pre-booking is essential.
The Government guidance allows for people to access their local Heritage Gardens for daily exercise with people from their household or support bubble. We ask all visitors to follow these restrictions when making decisions about travelling.
The Farm Shop and Garden Centre remain open daily from 10am and continue to offer local delivery and click and collect services.
The House remains closed until further notice.
We feel we need to act responsibly, and we have a duty of care to ensure the safety of our staff, visitors and local community in Ryedale at this critical time in trying to control the virus, we therefore thank you for patience whilst we implement our gradual reopening plan.
Thank you for your continued support at this challenging time.
Open Today
The Gardens and Skelf Island are open to Friends of Castle Howard only, from 9am with last admission at 4pm. Pre-booking is essential. Please note that the Kelly Car land train and Boat 'The Dame' will not be operating.
The Coffee Shop is open daily 9am - 5pm and the Boathouse Café is open daily from 10am - 4pm, both offering a grab-and-go takeaway offer.
The Castle Howard Farm Shop and Garden Centre are open daily from 10am with social distancing measures in place. Both the Farm Shop and Garden Centre continue to offer a local delivery service too.
The main toilets in the Courtyard are open, including the accessible toilet, and the baby changing facility. You will see additional hand wash and hand sanitiser stations around the site which we encourage you to use.
From Saturday 20th March 2021
The Gardens and Skelf Island will re-open to the public from Saturday 20th March. The Gardens will be open from 10am (9am for Friends of Castle Howard) with last admission at 4pm. Pre-booking is essential and tickets will go on sale at 9am on Tuesday 2nd March. Please note that the Kelly Car land train and Boat 'The Dame' will not be operating.
We have moved to an entirely online booking function so that we can manage the capacity of visitors coming through the Courtyard and therefore maintain social distancing.
Book an arrival slot and then enjoy the Gardens for the rest of the day. The Gardens close at 5pm.
If you happen to be running late or early, your booking will still be valid so there is no need to re-book.
You will receive a 6 digit booking reference at the end of the booking process, this is all you need when you arrive at the Ticket Office.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak all Friends of Castle Howard must pre-book an arrival time slot to visit us.
Visits to Castle Howard are included within your membership, please enter your full membership number as it appears on your membership card when prompted (including 'MEM' if applicable).
The Gardens are open daily from 9am, last admission is at 4pm with the Gardens closing at 5pm.
Tickets will go on sale from 9am on Tuesday 2nd March 2021.
For all visitors of Castle Howard excluding Friends of Castle Howard. Yorkshire's Great Houses, Castles and Gardens members and MAX card holders should select this ticket to book their visit.
The Gardens are open daily from 10am (9am for Friends of Castle Howard), last admission is 4pm with the Gardens closing at 5pm.
This ticket is valid for one specified date from Saturday 20th March 2021.
Castle Howard regrets to say that following discussions with Historic Houses, and given the exceptional current circumstances, it has not proved possible to continue the membership access scheme for the gardens and house.
Government COVID 19 guidance states that all attractions must keep a record for 21 days of who is on site. This is in case it is needed for NHS Track and Trace purposes. This record will be held confidentially then securely disposed of. We are committed to keeping your personal information secure. We will never use it for any other purpose without your permission or share it with other organisations for marketing purposes.
Please click on the links below if you would like to read our COVID-19 Risk Assessment or Visitor Code of Conduct
Visitor Code of Conduct
COVID-19 Risk Assessment