Ings Park Alpacas

You'll find yourself walking through fields near Everthorpe to meet a herd of alpacas that are genuinely friendly and far more entertaining than you'd expect. These aren't animals locked behind barriers - they'll come right up to you, curious and often quite funny about it. The whole experience feels less like a traditional zoo and more like visiting someone's farm who happens to have the most handsome livestock in Yorkshire.

It's brilliant for families with young children, though older kids and adults will get something out of it too. The animals are clearly well looked after, and there's something rather therapeutic about spending an hour in their company. Expect to pay an admission fee, though I'd ring ahead to confirm current prices and opening times before you drive over.

Allow a couple of hours if you're bringing kids who want to photograph every single alpaca - and they will. Solo travellers will be done in forty minutes, easily. The real charm here is that it's unpretentious. No gift shop tat, no forced activities. Just alpacas being alpacas.

Based near Little Wold Away Glamping and Willow Pond Caravan Site, this fits perfectly into a quieter East Yorkshire break. It's the sort of thing that fills a rainy afternoon without feeling like a compromise. Not essential, but if you've got little ones, they'll talk about the alpacas long after you've left.