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North Yorkshire Moors Railway and Levisham Pub Walk There's nothing better than a walk that involves a stop at a pub. We went out for a 10 mile hike from nearby Saltergate over to Newton Dale to see the trains running on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. After...
To Lastingham! We went on a lovely 6 mile circular walk that took in the area around Hutton-le-Hole in the North York Moors National Park. Starting in Hutton-Le Hole we headed to the small and very picturesque village of Lastingham, which dates back to at least the...
North Yorkshire Water Park We visited the nearby North Yorkshire Water Park to have a go on their zip line, which was quite fun 😊 The Water Park also offers a range of other activities to make a day of it, from climbing on the climbing wall, paddle boarding, wake...
Ryedale Folk Museum On Good Friday we visited the Ryedale Folk Museum in the picturesque village of Hutton-le-Hole. The museum hosts a fantastic collection of relocated and preserved building from around the district of Ryedale. From re-creations of cobblers...
Saturday was nearby Malton's monthly food market. So we got up early to visit and got some supplies from in before coming back to do change overs at the cottages. At Malton's monthly food market there are lots of artisanal food and drink producers at the market...
SLEDMERE HOUSE AND GARDENS It's lambing time and at Sledmere House and Gardens, which is just 13 miles away from Cliff House, you can get hands on with the lambs. A perfect way to turn a grumpy teenager's brain to a sloppy mush on a Sunday morning 🙂 Sledmere is a...
Whitby is officially the most popular UK holiday destination for 2022 followed closely by Scarborough, according to an article in the Daily Mirror. Nearby Filey also makes it in to the top 10. So that makes 3 of the top 10 holiday destinations in the UK all within...
The North York Moors National Park turned 69 years old today (29th November 2021) - congratulations! National Parks were first considered as far back as the 1930's but didn't start to become a thing until The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 with...
Local attractions Helmsley Walled Garden and Scampston Walled Gardens have both recently won ‘hidden gem’ awards in VisitEngland’s Visitor Attraction Accolades 2020-21. Congratulations to them both! Helmsley Walled Garden, which could be inspiration for The Secret...
Had a great day out yesterday (7th November) learning how to prepare and cook game at The Cooks Place in nearby Malton. At the cookery school we worked with a variety of fresh local game including wild duck and pheasant to create some fantastic dishes. A great day...
What to do on a rainy day. As we live in the UK, the chances are that when you are on holiday there is a good chance that there will be a rainy day or two when you are away. Here we suggest a number of places in North Yorkshire that you can visit when the heavens...
Went for a quick walk from the cottages up through Chafer Wood and then across and down through Kirkdale. Passing the local church and stopping to take photographs of Ebberston Hall - apparently the UK's smallest stately home. But before we made it back to Cliff...
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway and Levisham Pub Walk There's nothing better than a walk that involves a stop at a pub. We went out for a 10 mile hike from nearby Saltergate over to Newton Dale to see the trains running on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. After...
To Lastingham! We went on a lovely 6 mile circular walk that took in the area around Hutton-le-Hole in the North York Moors National Park. Starting in Hutton-Le Hole we headed to the small and very picturesque village of Lastingham, which dates back to at least the...
North Yorkshire Water Park We visited the nearby North Yorkshire Water Park to have a go on their zip line, which was quite fun 😊 The Water Park also offers a range of other activities to make a day of it, from climbing on the climbing wall, paddle boarding, wake...
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