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Cemetery opened in 1854 which was designed by William Gay, and considered to be his finest work. The core of the site contains many grand C19 monuments.

University campus landscape of 1963-1980 incorporating a late-C17/early-C18 formal landscape and an early-C19 fishpond belonging to Heslington Hall.

Upsall Park was once the site of a large (c. 600 acre) medieval deer park that was adjacent to a 14th century castle. Created between 1244 and 1255 by Geoffrey de Upsall, its boundaries can still be identified today and parts of its pale dike (boundary) remain.

Burial Board Cemetery of 1857.

A public park with early to mid C19 origins which was laid out in the 1880s with additions of the 1930s.

Late C19 public pleasure grounds begun in 1861 by the Saltburn Improvement Company.

Walkington Lodge (later Hall) was built by John Lockwood in 1802. The designer, Adam Mickle, was asked to prepare an improvement plan in 1803.

Modest Georgian landscaped park incorporating a large picturesque natural lake, Hornsea Mere.

Park laid out in late C18 and enclosed by Charles Waterton (1782-1865) to form nature reserve in 1821 to 1826 with early- to mid-C19 additions by him.

The house known as Watton Abbey is the remnant of an important Gilbertine priory. After the Reformation it became a private house and the grounds, including the site of other monastic buildings, were laid out as gardens, adding another layer of history to the landscape. A formal avenue linking the Beverley-Driffield Road to the gardens was planted in the 19th century.