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Looking for a reason to stay one of our 5 self catering holiday cottages on the edge of the North York Moors National Park and just 20 minutes from the beaches of Yorkshire? Look no further.... 1. Cliff House is fun Not only do we have an indoor heated pool, we also...
THE RESULTS ARE IN AND WE ARE "AWARD WINNING"! With less than a year under our belts at Cliff House Holiday Cottages, we have a picked up a number of awards from online travel agents such as Booking.com and AirBnB. All of these awards are based on genuine guest...
With the 2nd season of the popular Netflix show Bridgerton now announced, many of you will be doing a happy dance. Bridgerton is based on a series of 8 novels set in the Regency period by the historical romantic novelist Julia Quinn. The series revolves the eight...
On the 8th of December 2020 the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks were designated as International Dark Sky Reserves, joining an exclusive global family of Dark Sky Places. The Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors are home to some of the darkest...
The annual charity Scarborough Gold Wing Light Parade and Firework display will be held on Saturday the 11th of September 2021. Cancelled in 2020, the all day event, which finishes with a fireworks display on the beach at South Bay in Scarborough, is organised...
As Covid lockdown restrictions lifted at the start of July 2020 we were pleased and proud to be awarded "Walking Friendly" status by the North York Moors National Park. With so much else going on, we decided to not announce it until now. What does "Walking Friendly"...
If you're considering relocating to Yorkshire as a part of your own personal escape to the country, why not consider staying with us at Cliff House? We are well located, situated in the Vale of Pickering between the North York Moors to the North, the Yorkshire Wolds...
Fantastic news that the North York Moors Railway is to reopen on the 1st of August, operating 4 services in each direction between Pickering and Grosmont. Please check on their website as you need to book in advance and they are releasing them in 2 weekly blocks...
A couple of days after the announcement by our Prime Minister that lockdown restrictions were being lifted for the tourism sector we finally received guidance from Visit Britain as to what they expect from holiday accommodation providers in England. The marque that...
Probably by the time I hit send on this things will have changed again regarding the situation over lock down and accommodation providers. We have adopted the Safe Travels guidelines put forth by the World Travel and Tourism Council on providing hospitality in a...
When we were first looking at Cliff House, we did a survey that had quite a far reach in terms of the numbers of people that kindly responded. As a part of that survey we asked what people look for when searching for a holiday cottage to rent. Some of the results we...
Calling all lovers of nature! Today we have installing the first of our magnifying posts in the garden next to where we will be installing our new play equipment. The posts have a great magnifying glass in the top allowing kids of all ages to see the world up close...
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Farndale Dale is know as the Daffodil Valley because of its abundant displays of daffodils at the start of Spring in this area of North Yorkshire. That said with everything else that appears to be growing along the path it could also be called the Wild Garlic Valley...
With such great weather this Easter Sunday, we made an impromptu visit to the National Trust's Rievaulx Terrace - a garden with two follys in it. The garden used to be a part of the Duncombe Estate, but was handed over to the National Trust as payment for death...
Did you know today is National Gumdrop day in the USA ? (what ever next ?) Still it’s a good excuse to pop out to the fabulous Helmsley Traditional Sweet Shop - https://www.helmsleysweets.co.uk/ They sell sweets the old-fashioned way, straight from big jars into paper...
When you book direct with Cliff House Holiday Cottages, you book with the confidence that if there is a National lockdown or the Tiers change we will refund you.
What the guarantee does NOT cover you (or members of your party) for is being unable to travel because you (or a member of your party) fall ill with Covid, or are required to quarantine or self-isolate. These events can be covered by you taking out travel insurance.
