York Designer Outlet

Creative Tourist Last Updated 25 November 2023

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York Designer Outlet

Alice in VR Wonderland at York Designer Outlet, York

St Nicholas Ave, York, YO19 4TA

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Monday9:30am - 8:00pm
Tuesday9:30am - 8:00pm
Wednesday9:30am - 8:00pm
Thursday9:30am - 8:00pm
Friday9:30am - 8:00pm
Saturday9:30am - 8:00pm
Sunday10:00am - 6:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

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Set within a beautifully landscaped garden setting, McArthurGlen York Designer Outlet is a must visit fashion and shopping destination. There’s also a selection of chain cafes and restaurants, relaxing outdoor areas and a covered children’s play area.

What's on near York Designer Outlet

An image of Vessel, an immersive sculpture at Thackray Museum's Blood exhibition

Until 29 Jun

ExhibitionsLeeds

Blood: Ties and Tensions at Thackray Museum of Medicine

Thackray Museum of Medicine’s new exhibition explores the medical uses and symbolic meanings of blood in science, culture and wider society.

From £8.95

30 May

LiteratureLeeds

Chemistry at The Chemic

Leeds live literature regular Chemistry offers an exciting mix of open mic acts and invited poets – this month the headliners are Helen Ivory and Luke Samuel Yates.

Free entry

A black woman sat down looking to the left.

Until 15 Jun

MusicLeeds

Sound Out Leeds 2024/25

Leeds International Concert Season is on a mission to push boundaries, expand horizons, and ask the question: ‘What haven’t we heard?’ as it presents its city-spanning Sound Out Leeds series.

From £10.00

Until 30 Aug 2026

Food and Drink

Leeds Heritage Pub & Brewery Tour

Take a journey through 300 years of pub and brewing history in Leeds, with a heritage Pub and brewery tour.

From £35.00

A pastel green hospital food tray on a pastel green table. In the left half of the tray are brown and purple spotted balls on sticks. In the right side of the tray is a wire basket filled with colourful pills.

Until 19 Jul

ExhibitionsLeeds

Sarah Roberts: SICK at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

Sarah Roberts: SICK explores environments of care in her signature style of brightly coloured installations, spread across two galleries.

Free entry

Until 22 Jun

ExhibitionsLeeds

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling at the Henry Moore Institute

See Roger Ackling’s sun-marked wooden artefacts in the artist’s more comprehensive exhibition to date, at Leeds’ Henry Moore Institute.

Free entry

A small circular glass disc etched with a drawing of a mountain on it in black and white. It is attached to a wall and gives a shadow underneath.

Until 22 Jun

ExhibitionsLeeds

Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance at the Henry Moore Institute

This new display by artist Sarah Casey, explores the fragile state of glacial archaeology through delicate, atmospheric work inspired by objects emerging from ice in the Swiss Alps. Taking its title

Free entry

Pile of poetry books with gold, blue and white covers.

30 Jun

ActivityLeeds

Out Loud: Poetry and LGBTQ+ Workshop

Join Natalie McKiddie for a Out Loud, a relaxed and informative poetry workshop focused on queer narratives and writing.

From £5.00

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With these lighter, brighter days and warmer temperatures, it's really starting to feel like summer here in the North West!

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Food and Drink in the North

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Literature Events in the North

We've got laughs and we've got leftfield on the live literature radar this month. Something for everyone, from poets playing with form to short story writers looking long.

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