NEWS AND EVENTS
Award Winning Self Catering Cottages
THE RESULTS ARE IN AND WE ARE "AWARD WINNING"!Β 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.Β Β All of these awards are based on genuine guest...
North York Moors Dark Skies Festival
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...
Scarborough Gold Wing Light Parade 2021
Unfortunately the Gold Wing Light Parade 2021 has had to be cancelled.Β For more details, please follow the link below. The annual charity Scarborough Gold Wing Light Parade and Firework display will be held on Saturday the 11th of September 2021.Β Cancelled in 2020,...
North York Moors National Parkβs Mindful Month
September is Mindful Month in the North York Moors National Park. Mindful Month is an opportunity to find time for you, time to stop, time to be still, time to reflect.Β It has been an odd year, so take the opportunity to take stock and reflect.Β Sometimes, we just...
Yorkshire Air Museum
During the school holidays we had a day out to the Yorkshire Air Museum.Β 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.Β 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"...
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
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?Β We are well located, situated in the Vale of Pickering between the North York Moors to the North, the Yorkshire Wolds...
North York Moors Railway to Reopen
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.Β Please check on their website as you need to book in advance and they are releasing them in 2 weekly blocks...
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.Β The marque that...
Safe Travels
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...
Self Catering Cottages – now with added WiFi!
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.Β As a part of that survey we asked what people look for when searching for a holiday cottage to rent.Β Some of the results we...
Magnificent Magnification
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.Β The posts have a great magnifying glass in the top allowing kids of all ages to see the world up close...
Book with Confidence
A bit of exciting news.Β You can now book with more confidence when staying at Cliff House. Before we even took over Cliff House we had been considering a special type of newly introduced insurance that allows us to offer possibly one of the most flexible cancellation...
Earth Day 2020
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...
The Orangery
One of the many things that attracted us to Cliff House Holiday Cottages was the Orangery, so much so, we've made it our logo.Β It is a rather fine 20 odd year old structure just full of potential that hadn't been realised. On one side is the greenhouse bit that has...
Garden Round Up
Some shots from around our garden as we work on improving it.Β 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.Β In the left hand walled garden where...
In Isolation
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!Β I guess we didn't think...
Covid-19 and all that…
Not the best of weeks to be taking over a business with Covid-19 landing on these shores. We are still open, with our 2 acres of grounds and easy access to the North York Moors and Dalby Forest. However, with COVID-19 we are taking all reasonable precautions to ensure...
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A Day on Safari in the North York Moors with Yorkshire Coast Nature
π¦ A Day on Safari in the North York Moors with Yorkshire Coast Nature At Cliff House Holiday Cottages, weβre lucky to live and work in one of the most naturally rich areas in the country. And every now and then, itβs good to step outside our own gardens and see the...
Following in the Footsteps of History: A Walk Through the Battle of Byland
A Walk Through the Battle of Byland Thereβs something truly grounding about walking through a landscape where the past has left its mark. That sense of connection β of treading the same paths that soldiers and monarchs once marched β brings history alive in a way that...
From Compost to Cottage Garden: Growing Sustainably at Cliff House
π± From Compost to Cottage Garden: Growing Sustainably at Cliff House We often say you donβt need to go far to find something special here at Cliff House Holiday Cottages β and that includes whatβs growing just outside our door. Over the past few months, weβve been...