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...
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Books by the Beach 2020
The 2020 Books by the Beach 2020 literature festivalย will take place in nearby Scarborough from theย Friday 24 April through to Sunday 26 April 2020. From the press release... "2020 brings a feast of personal stories from a life-saving paramedic to a lone hiker whose...
Kaiser Chiefs play Dalby Forest
With Will Young and James Morrison set to play in nearby Dalby Forest on Saturday the 27th June, Forestry England have announced that the Leeds band The Kaiser Chiefs are going to play the same woodland venue on Friday the 26th of June.ย Tickets go on sale on Friday...
Fish and Ships Festival 2020, Whitby
The community “Fish and Ships Festival” returns to Whitby on the 16th and 17th of May 2020 – celebrating the Yorkshire Coast’s maritime heritage.
Malton Food Lovers Festival 2020
The Malton Food Lovers Festival returns to the market town ofย Malton in 2020 for the May Spring Bank Holiday. Stay with us and book direct #nobookingfees
Tour de Yorkshire 2020
The route of the Tour de Yorkshire cycling road race has been announced.ย With Stage One of le Tour starting on Thursday the 30th of April 2020 in Beverley and finishing 176km away in Redcar in the far north of the county.ย The route will take competitors along the...
Dracula and Whitby
In the UK, the BBCโs adaptation of Bram Stokerโs โDraculaโ is just the most recent in a long line of TV programmes either filmed or set in or around North Yorkshire (and of course our self catering holiday cottages in the Vale of Pickering).ย โEmmerdaleโ, a soap...
Malton at the Weekend
A brief article all about Malton and its fabulous food! The Weekender If you're thinking of visiting Malton to experience its foodie delights, why not stay with us?ย We are only 20 minutes away and offer a good central location for visiting the best of the Yorkshire...
The Worst or Best Kept Secret
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...
Flamborough Head
Lighthouses and history Flamborough Head is an interesting place to visit (ideal for photography with sea caves and sea stacks), with its historic landmarks and two lighthouses. At the โmodernโ lighthouse there is a giftshop and cafรฉ. The older lighthouse, which is...
Whitby Abbey at Night
Couldn't resist proping the camera on top of a woolly hat (to keep it stable) on the wall and taking this photograph of Whitby Abbey lit up at night.ย Around Halloween the Abbey is lit up and is open to visitorsย - for more informaiton visit the English Heritage...
James Morrison and Will Young play Dalby Forest
Dalby Forest, is very near our holiday cottages - in fact its only five miles away if you cycle! Aside from being a great place for mountain biking, Dalby Forest also plays host to a number of concerts throughout the summer months at its concert grounds in the middle...
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Fossil Hunting in Robin Hoods Bay
Step in to Yorkshireโs Jurassic past and visit Robin Hoodโs Bay on the Yorkshire Coast and go on a fossil hunt! Robin Hoodโs Bay is a fantastic seaside village steeped in history and tales of smuggling, but it is also great for a walk out along the beach and...
A walk to Jerry Noddle in Dalby Forest
At any time of year a walk out to Jerry Noddle in Dalby Forest (aka the Great Yorkshire Forest) is a nice relaxing and gentle walk. A circular walk from Bickley Gate Car Park takes you along forestry access roads to the promontory of Jerry Noddle which sounds like the...
A stroll along Filey Bay
A short drive from our cottages at Cliff House Holiday Cottages takes you to Hunmanby Gap, and from there out on to Filey Bay - a massive expanse of sand which is dog friendly (save for the beach immediately in front of Filey town) stretching from Filey Rigg all the...