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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...
Last year we ran a brief survey asking what do people prefer in a bathroom if space was tight - a shower, a shower over bath or a bath. The vast majority of people who were kind enough to respond said that they preferred a shower. So when it came to redoing the...
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 Green's Weekend Escapes - you may have missed it lurking in the schedules of BBC 2. But there is a very gentle and entertaining programme with Robson Green (of Solider Soldier fame (amongst other things))...
It is never to early to think about booking your Christmas or New Year get away. We've just updated our website with our prices for the 2023 festive season. Choose between 4 days away at Christmas or 3 days at New Year. For 2023 we've introduced a pre-Christmas get...
Back in early December Alastair 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....
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 and….just across the Vale of...
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 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 Since moving to our home in Ebberston despite lockdown, we’ve been able to meet so many other people who call Ebberston home. Many of those people are fantastic crafters and artisanal makers. To celebrate Ebberston and its makers, we’ve created a...
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...
To Lastingham! We went on a lovely 6 mile circular walk that took in the area around Hutton-le-Hole in the North York Moors National Park. Starting in Hutton-Le Hole we headed to the small and very picturesque village of Lastingham, which dates back to at least the...
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From Steam Trains to Fossil Shores: A North York Moors Weekend Inspired by Robson Green We have just finished watching Episode 11 of Season 4 of Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes on the BBC, and it felt very close to home. In this episode, Robson Green spent time with...
Dusking at Cliff House in Early Spring You may have seen the word dusking appearing recently, particularly around the North York Moors Dark Skies Festival and coverage in The Guardian. At its heart, dusking is straightforward. It means sitting together at twilight and...
Planting Sweet Peas at Cliff House: Small Sustainable Choices in Our Gardens Up in our greenhouse at Cliff House Holiday Cottages, spring always starts in a practical way. This week it was sweet peas. Planted into saved toilet roll tubes to encourage deep, strong...