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Bird watching and photography at RSPB Bempton Cliffs
A couple of weeks ago we got up early and headed to RSPB Bempton CliffsΒ to join Steve from Yorkshire Coast Nature for a morning's introduction to sea bird photography.Β Conditions were more or less perfect, but we did start the day with a sighting of a weasel working...
Holiday Inspiration for Solo Travellers
Holiday Inspiration for Solo Travellers Ryedale has been voted on of the best places for the solo traveller to visit.Β Hereβs our holiday inspiration of things to as solo traveller when visiting Ryedale (and of course staying with us at Cliff House Holiday Cottages!)...
Kids go free in 2023 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway!
New Unlimited Annual Pass New for 2023 the North Yorkshire Moors Railway has introduced an Unlimited Annual pass for travel on their services for just Β£40.Β This means that holders can return to travel on timetabled standard services at any time for a 12 month period...
Things to do in the Great Yorkshire Forest
You may have seen our "back garden" on TV recently in the "Secret Life of the Forest" on Channel 5.Β To say that the Great Yorkshire Forest is our back garden isn't an over statement.Β Turn right as you leave our cottages and in just over a mile you are in the back of...
Birdwatching in Wishing Well Wood
We have just added some new bird feeders in to Wishing Well Wood.Β Set up so that from the comfort of a bench overlooking our big pond you can quietly watch the visitors that come to the feeding station.Β Over the course of an hour we watched, Great Tits, Willow Tits...
The Great Yorkshire Forest
The Great Yorkshire Forest in the "Secret Life of the Forest" Starting this Wednesday at 8pm, you'll get to discover a little bit about our back garden - The Great Yorkshire Forest. Made up of Dalby Forest, Cropton Forest and Langdale Forest, the Great Yorkshire...
Secret Life of the Forest
Discover the Secret Life of the Forest in the Great Yorkshire Forest In 2020 you may have watched the Channel 5 programme βSecret Life of the Forestβ, which focused on the natural history and nature of the Kielder Forest.Β Now in 2023 itβs the turn of our local forest...
Visit Beverley
We headed for a day trip to Beverley, which is just under an hours drive away from the cottages here at Cliff House Holiday Cottages. Beverley is a fantastic market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire (never call it East Yorkshire!). The town has a collection of many...
Visit Hull
Last week we took a trip to Hull. Now Hull is a long way from anywhere being as its just on the eastern edge of the East Riding of Yorkshire, but...hear us out - it is fantastic place to visit. With a thriving pub, cafe and restaurant scene near the marina to a...
Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes in North Yorkshire
Robson Greenβs Weekend Escapes in North Yorkshire Robson Green's Weekend Escapes - you may have missed it lurking in the schedules of BBC 2.Β But there is a very gentle and entertaining programme with Robson Green (of Solider Soldier fame (amongst other things))...
10 things to do in North Yorkshire
Looking for inspiration as to what to do on holiday.Β Then look no further than our very own "Insider's Guide to North Yorkshire - 10 Things to do in North Yorkshire" - its packed with our very own recommendations as to where to go and what to do when on holiday in...
Coming Soon! The Insider’s Guide to North Yorkshire
We spent some of our Christmas holidays putting the finishing touches on our own unique digital guide to what we think are some of the best things to see and do in North Yorkshire. Be one of the first to see it when its finished by signing up to our newsletter. Sign...
Bird Watching and Photography with Yorkshire Coast Nature
Back in early December AlastairΒ joined Steve from Yorkshire Coast Nature for a bird watching photography workshop. Whilst the weather wasn't great and the birds proved elusive, Steve's knowledge of birds, their habits and their behaviours easily filled the hours....
Cliff House Holiday Cottages for Cycling!
????????ββοΈ????ββοΈ????????ββοΈ Cycling from Cliff House ????????ββοΈ????ββοΈ????????ββοΈ Β Cliff House Holiday Cottages is a great place to base your holidays with so much to see and do nearby. If you enjoy your cycling then its a fantastic place! Β We have just completed...
Photography Breaks at Cliff House
Autumn Photography? Why not make Cliff House Holiday Cottages your base for an autumnal photography break? We are just on the edge of the fantastic and varied North York Moors as well as a short drive from the Discover Yorkshire Coast andβ¦.just across the Vale of...
Land of Iron
The Land of Iron Went for a walk in the "Land of Iron" - Rosedale in the North York Moors National Park. To look at it now you wouldn't think that it was once a thriving iron ore community, with the hill sides dotted with mines as well as the giant furnaces used for...
Ryedale Tour de Abbey
Ryedale Tour de Abbey We went on an impromptu tour around Ryedale today visiting its great Abbey's and Priory. Before any great trip, one must first get sustenance, so we first headed to the market town of Helmsley where we had breakfast at Mannions of Helmsley. Can't...
Made in Ebberston
Made in Ebberston Since moving to our home in Ebberston despite lockdown, weβve been able to meet so many other people who call Ebberston home.Β Many of those people are fantastic crafters and artisanal makers.Β To celebrate Ebberston and its makers, weβve created a...