Here are 12 of the best places to see daffodils in Yorkshire

We have picked some of the best places in Yorkshire for you to dance with daffodils.

Farndale

The beautiful valley of Farndale lies at the heart of the North York Moors. Each spring, its daffodils put on one of nature's most spectacular shows – a dazzling display of colour that carpets the meadows and river banks along a seven-mile stretch of the River Dove.

York

At this time of year, the city is positively carpeted with yellow trumpet-headed flowers. From the length of York's city walls near Walmgate Bar and every roundabout to Clifford’s Tower and Museum Gardens, they stretch in never-ending lines.

The first bulbs in York were planted in 1949 when youth organisations donated 18,000 bulbs to the city.

Castle Howard, Malton

If Castle Howard was not already a spectacular sight, it is even more impressive during the spring season when the gardens are transformed by the brilliant yellow of daffodils.

Pocklington, near York

Burnby Hall Gardens are bursting with the bright harbingers of spring as are the roundabouts and the canal banks.

Burnby Hall Gardens also holds an annual Tulip Festival with more than 15,000 tulips – 130 varieties – on display. There’s also a walled garden and café.

Temple Newsam, Leeds

Temple Newsam is one of the finest historic houses in the region, with a rich history of links to royalty through plots and intrigue.

Explore more than 40 rooms. You can also roam more than 1,500 acres of woodland, parkland and gardens landscaped by the 18th-century gardener Capability Brown.

Brompton-by-Sawdon, Scarborough

William Wordsworth did his courting in the village and was married to his childhood friend Mary at All Saints’ Church there. Evidence of his life and achievements are celebrated and recorded in the church and its environs.

Lobularis variety of daffodils, which inspired Wordsworth’s poem I Wandered Lonely

as a Cloud, have been planted in the churchyard.

Valley Bridge Gardens, Scarborough

Valley gardens were originally known as the People’s Park, built in 1860 before Valley Bridge was erected. The park connecting Scarborough town centre to the South Bay beach offers a pleasant alternative to urban pedestrian routes.

Hosting some of the most impressive patches of daffodils in the town, Valley Gardens are part of the Scarborough Daffodil Trail around the town.

Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire

The ruins of the priory sit surrounded by daffodils when spring arrives and its location in the woodland makes it a superb spot for enjoying some outdoor pursuits, including walking and cycling.

Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Bedale

Boasting around 110 different varieties of daffodil around the 100-acre estate, the arboretum is guaranteed to give you that spring-like feeling with its striking collection of flowers and shrubs.

Found lining the estate and meandering through the woodland floor, some of the varieties include Narcissus pseudonarcissus, Narcissus barrii conspicuu and Narcissus obvallaris.

Parcevall Hall and Gardens

The formal gardens and woodlands at Parcevall Hall in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are something of a hidden treasure.

Laid out by Sir William Milner, the gardens include an extensive variety of flowers and plants from around the world.

Many of the blooms hail from Western China and the Himalayas. The daffodil display in springtime creates a stunning display against the backdrop of the Dales.

Thornes Park, Wakefield

The park hosts a model railway, formal gardens, lake, indoor leisure centre and athletics track.

The site also has 60 hectares of open spaces and a two-mile circular walkway around the park. It is the perfect place to​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ see daffodils.

RHS Harlow Carr, Harrogate

The garden team have planted 22,000 daffodil bulbs on the approach to the garden, creating a golden mile. Within the garden, bask in the colour and scent of more than 70,000 daffodils across 70 different Narcissus species.