🌱 From Compost to Cottage Garden: Growing Sustainably at Cliff House We often say you don’t need to go far to find something special here at Cliff House Holiday Cottages — and that includes what’s growing just outside our door. Over the past few months, we’ve been...
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Sustainable Enhancements in Wishing Well Wood
Sustainable Enhancements in Wishing Well Wood: Replanting, Pathways, and Repurposing at Cliff House Holiday Cottages At Cliff House Holiday Cottages, we continuously strive to enhance our grounds while promoting sustainable practices. Today, we focused our efforts on...
Behind the Scenes at Cliff House Holiday Cottages: Hosting a North York Moors Photo Shoot
Behind the Scenes at Cliff House Holiday Cottages: Hosting a North York Moors Photo Shoot At Cliff House Holiday Cottages, we’ve always celebrated our stunning location on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, an area rich in natural beauty, history, and...
Electric Vehicle Charging Point at Cliff House Holiday Cottages
Following our installation of solar panels, we are now pleased to announce that we have just installed an electric vehicle charging point at our cottages. Guests staying in Orchard House, Apple Cottage or The Pear Loft (and if they have a long enough cable) will be...
New Photography for The Coach House
We had fun over the weekend taking new photographs of our Coach House self catering cottage. We've added a few new things to the cottage and wanted to show them off... Prints of local scenes by the artist Ian Mitchell Our new bike rack - a useful addition to our...
Holiday Cottages with a Conscience
At Cliff House we try to be as environmentally and as socially responsible as possible. Whether that is by trying to use local trades people when renovating our own home and our cottages, supporting local crafts people (more on that very soon!) or by trying to source...
Lavender at Cliff House Holiday Cottages
We are particularly proud of our lavender lined path up to our Orangery. It was one of the first things that we did when we took on Cliff House Holiday Cottages back in the dark days of the first lock down was to remove the cypress trees that lined the path and...
Scampston Hall Gardens and Jackson’s Wold Garden
Why visit one country garden, when you can visit two? With Scampston Hall Gardens and Jackson's Wold Garden so close to each other, a visit was in order. Scampston Hall Gardens Scampston Hall Gardens, as the name implies is a part of the larger Scampston Hall Estate....
Award Winning Self Catering Cottages
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...
Yorkshire Air Museum
During the school holidays we had a day out to the Yorkshire Air Museum. Being just 50 minutes or so away from our self catering holiday cottages the Yorkshire Air Museum makes an ideal destination for a part or full day trip. In August 2020, due to Covid, there...
Walking Friendly
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"...
We’re Good to Go!
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...
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British Gravel Cycling Championships 2025 at Dalby Forest
The British Gravel Cycling Championships are set to return to Dalby Forest this September, promising an exciting weekend of racing and camaraderie in the heart of North Yorkshire. Whether you’re gearing up to compete or simply want to soak up the atmosphere as a...
A Short(ish) Walk from Goathland – Curlews, Cuckoos & Wild Swimming
A Short(ish) Walk from Goathland – Curlews, Cuckoos & Wild Swimming There’s something grounding about heading out early with no particular goal beyond a good walk, a few birdsong encounters, and the promise of a quiet pint. On Saturday, Alastair laced up his boots...
A Day on Safari in the North York Moors with Yorkshire Coast Nature
🐦 A Day on Safari in the North York Moors with Yorkshire Coast Nature At Cliff House Holiday Cottages, we’re lucky to live and work in one of the most naturally rich areas in the country. And every now and then, it’s good to step outside our own gardens and see the...