Rowntree Park

Rowntree Park is one of York’s best proper reset spots, sitting by the River Ouse just south of the city centre and mixing green space with plenty to do. It has that rare balance of peaceful and useful, with an ornamental lake, tennis courts, a skate park, reading café and level paths that make it easy for a slower stroll or a longer mooch. The history gives it extra weight too, as a 1921 gift to the city and a memorial space, but day to day it simply works as a generous patch of breathing room in the middle of York.