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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"...
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...
It's Earth Day today. Here at our home in North Yorkshire we are trying to do our little bit for the environment. These aren't drastic changes, but they are small changes that will hopefully add up to something bigger. Washing up liquid - we have started to buy in...
Some shots from around our garden as we work on improving it. Whilst the lock down is great in principle, you do still need tradesmen to come and do a lot of the improvements you want to do, so we are cracking on with the garden. In the left hand walled garden where...
As we are now in "lockdown" with no guests for the foreseeable, we thought it would be an opportunity to get tradesmen to make good our new home and make improvements as well - of course they are in lock down too and in isolation themselves! I guess we didn't think...
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Secrets? What Secrets? Depending on who you know, this may be the worst (Alastair) or the best (Jacqueline) kept secret that we have. Since about May of 2019 we have been in the process of buying a self-catering cottage business in North Yorkshire between Pickering...
According to the Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Tea, has become the number 1 tea in the UK - congratulations! Not only is it the number one tea in the UK, but it is made by local company Taylors of Harrogate who have really strong community, environment and sustainability...
Great article on the BBC website about what the Honey Pot Cafe in Penzance is doing to do its bit for the environment. We want to do our bit too, it will be difficult at first, but as we grow with the business we hope it all becomes second nature. This is what we...
One of the things that attracted us and our family to the Vale of Pickering was the small town of Malton, a lovely market town that like many places in the Vale of Pickering wouldn't be out of place in the Cotswolds. Malton, now famed for its good food, whether that...
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Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen – Exploring the North York Moors The new season of Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen has begun, and Episode 1 took viewers across some fascinating locations in and around the North York Moors National Park. It’s...
🚢 Guns, Boats and Brass Bands: Peasholm Park's Naval Battle in Scarborough Not far from the peaceful gardens of Cliff House Holiday Cottages is a rather different sort of spectacle — one of mini warships, and occasional loud explosions. It’s called Naval Warfare and...
Steam, Smoke and the Sound of the Moors: Tornado Returns to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Today, Alastair took a short drive out from Cliff House Holiday Cottages to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to try and catch a glimpse of one of the UK’s most beloved...