What To Do This Weekend
Here's how to start your October right
What’s New
In Northumberland
Opening on Hexham’s Battle Hill on Saturday, El Bakes is a cosy sit-in café filled with delicious home-baked goods, including brownies cakes, cookies and more, to enjoy with coffee or tea.
In Newcastle
Jungli, an all-day Indian-inspired café-bar, has officially arrived in Newcastle. From the team behind Chakh Dhoom, it serves a dynamic menu of innovative small plates, aromatic spices and tandoori grills designed to tingle your taste buds.
In Skipton
66 Sheep Street is a café and bistro offering everything from pastries and sandwiches to Sunday roasts and sweet treats. If you’re looking to takeaway, The Hatch is filled with freshly-made savouries and sweets to grab and go.
In Leeds
Rassam’s Creamery has officially opened in Leeds White Rose Shopping Centre. With the same obsession for quality as its original Sheffield outpost, the sweet tooth-satisfying menu has more than 50 gelato flavours, stacked waffles, warm cookie dough, and luxury milkshakes.
In Ilkley
Opening this weekend, Ajé is a gorgeous, multi-functional wellness studio and neighbourhood café based serving a range of nutritious breakfasts and lunches. At night it seamlessly transforms into an enticing restaurant and cocktail bar – featuring seasonal dishes and a carefully curated drinks menu.
No Hangover, No Problem
Kickstart your Friday with huge tunes, coffee, connection and a whole lot of joy as Rant & Ramble take over Fodder in Harrogate this Friday from 7am with their viral coffee rave, giving people the chance to start their day in a completely different way! Special breakfast dishes will be served from 8am, so you can refuel for the day ahead.
Beat the October Chill
As the autumn air chills, find your escape in these tempting thermal experiences
In Northumberland
Bamburgh Wyld Wellness offers a restorative retreat near beautiful Bamburgh. It has everything from outdoor yoga and social wood-fired saunas to an invigorating cold plunge.
In Tynemouth
Step into the Nordic-inspired, beach-front saunas at Steam & Salt in Tynemouth, and unwind while you watch the waves.
In Sheffield
Experience traditional therapist-guided Saunagus herbal infusion ceremonies alongside cold plunges and free-flow sauna sessions at Gus.
In Leeds
Urban Dip allows you to immerse yourself in rejuvenating sauna and cold plunge experiences to bring your body back to life after a long week at work.
Trick or Treat? Definitely Treat
Stock up those sweet bowls ready for Halloween with a visit to these fabulously traditional sweet shops
In Amble
Stock up your trick or treat bowls at Coquet Confectioners and turn a Halloween chore into a delightful day out in the seaside town of Amble.
In South Shields
Full of seasonal, hand-packed sweet bags and ghoulish gummies – Mr Swainstons sweet emporium is full of treats that are perfect for scary movie nights and trick-or-treaters.
In Pateley Bridge
The Oldest Sweet Shop in England opened in 1827 and has been delivering sweets for nearly two centuries. Find old–fashioned favourites, retro sweet jars and luxury chocolates for you to choose from.
In York
The Shambles Sweet Shop serves more than 300 traditional and modern sweets, and is the ultimate way to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Spooky Season
Kick off the Halloween season at Raby Castle
This weekend, explore the enchanted woodland trail in The Plotters Forest. Follow the clues and uncover the forest’s spooky secrets while trying to escape the witches, werewolves, spiders and skeletons hidden around every corner.
Looking for a Cosy Retreat?
Book a weekend escape at Woodland Chase
Hidden away in the Northumberland countryside, Woodland Chase offers exactly that: an award-winning, adults-only collection of luxury cabins created for slowing down, switching off and spending time together. Surrounded by woodland and within easy reach of some of Northumberland’s most beautiful countryside and coastline, Woodland Chase is wonderfully removed from everyday life. With just four individually-designed cabins, the emphasis here is firmly on relaxing and recharging.
As autumn arrives, bringing golden landscapes and quieter days across Northumberland, Woodland Chase really comes into its own. A day spent discovering Northumberland can be followed by something altogether slower: returning to your cabin, closing the door on the outside world and climbing into your private hot tub, or cosying up by the fire pit with a chunky blanket, a hot chocolate and a good book. And, of course, there is absolutely no requirement to explore at all. Sometimes the best luxury is having nowhere else you need to be.
Discover York’s best-kept secrets
Experience familiar places through fresh eyes
The York Unlocked 2026 Autumn Festival returns this weekend. Whether you want to explore ancient medieval spaces or stunning modern architecture, this event will introduce you to a side of York you’ve never seen before!
