Get to know the other Gold Course participants and some of the staff over a glass of traditional Mulled Wine.

Explore the rich history of Christmas themed poetry over a drink (or two) with one of our senior staff.

York Minster dominates the skyline in York and has done for nearly 1000 years! The Minster is the focal point of the Christmas season for the City and one of the most visited sites in the UK!

Have a go at making the most famous English Christmas treat!

See York from a different angle as we glide down the beautiful river Ouse. After the cruise we will go for a drink to warm up at Walmgate Ale House

Visit some of the UK's finest Victorian Arcades, and do a little shopping! Also, a chance to visit the amazing Royal Armouries Museum!

York's wonderful Christmas Market runs throughout the festive season! Explore the stands and stall with your teachers and perhaps try something to eat or drink!

Yorkshire's own Gervase Phinn writes hilariously about his time as a school inspector in The Yorkshire Dales, including a never to be forgotten description of a typical Nativity Play

A chance to see one of Britain's most famous houses decorated for the festive season. Also home to a bird garden and beautiful ornamental grounds

York's finest Georgian Town House is open and decorated for the season! Some amazing furniture and a fascinating glimpse of a past era.

The largest Railway Museum in the World is on our doors step, tracing the history of the train from Rocket to Eurostar! Also, a chance to see the beautiful Royal Carriages.

The picturesque Yorkshire coast and the gorgeous North York Moors provide a bleak but beautiful backdrop to our day out. Also a chance to see "Aidenfield" home of Heartbeat and "Hogsmeade" station, where a young Harry Potter arrived on his first day at Wizard School!

The best beer in Britain comes from Yorkshire! Try a wide range of styles (and strengths!) at our tutored beer tasting.

Dylan Thomas wrote with affectionate humour about Christmas during his childhood. Come and meet some of his amazing characters over a drink with a senior member of staff

Perhaps the most famous stately home in the whole county, Castle Howard knows how to celebrate Christmas! See an awesome display of festive decorations whilst visiting this iconic Yorkshire landmark.

Yorkshire's most famous food is delicious and easy to make! Come and try for yourself!

Sample the evening atmosphere of Britain's most beautiful city and visit one or two of our amazing, traditional pubs!

The spa town of Harrogate is part of a fun day out which also features the Ripley, a village built in the French style

Arguably the first museum in the world to present exhibits in a reconstruction of their environment. Kirkgate, in The Castle Museum, looks fabulous for Christmas!

Think of Christmas writing and you think of Dickens! Tiny Tim, Marley, Scrooge and, of course, the three ghosts! Come and meet them all and find out some of other places they have appeared!

Barley Hall is a reconstructed medieval Town House and every year throws open its doors to show us what Christmas would have been like in the Middle Ages!

Everyone knows Wensleydale thanks to Wallace and Gromit but Yorkshire is home to an array of mouth-watering Cows', Sheeps' and Ewes' milk cheeses. Come and try some along with some fruit cake and beer, a great Yorkshire tradition!

Our course is nearing the end but we can't finish without a traditional Christmas lunch!

Our final trip takes in the beautiful Cathedral in Durham and the the chance to visit the riverside area in vibrant Newcastle, home of some great restaurants, bars and shopping!