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...
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Circular walk to Lastingham from Hutton-le-Hole
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
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
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...
Walking Breaks at Cliff House
Take advantage of the quiet times between the school holidays and book a walking break at Cliff House Holiday Cottages to go and explore North Yorkshire on foot! We have a number of walks direct from the front door of our cottages that take you in to nearby Dalby...
Armed Forces Day 2022
Armed Forces Day 2022 After being cancelled in 2020 and 2021, Scarborough finally gets to host Armed Forces Day on the 25th of June. The day will host a series of events led by the Royal Navy, but the Royal Air Force will be present too with a Red Arrows display, a...
Easter Egg Hunt 2022
Easter at Cliff House The Easter Holidays are upon us here at Cliff House in North Yorkshire, to celebrate we invited all of our younger guests to join us for an Easter Egg Hunt around our 2 acres of grounds. Can you spot any of the eggs that we have hidden? Our young...
Malton Monthly Food Market
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
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
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...
North York Moors National Park at 69
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...
A walk to Jerry Noddle
Went for a short (6 kilometres) easy walk along forest roads out to Jerry Noddle (yes it is a place but does sound like a band member from Slade!) from Bickley Gate Car Park (Grid reference - SE 91079 91035)- our nearest car park in Dalby Forest. You can get to...
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway Pub Walk
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...
Circular walk to Lastingham from Hutton-le-Hole
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
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...