The snowdrops in our gardens are just tipping past their best in our gardens, but let rewind the clock to two weeks ago when we made this little video. Every year the snowdrops come to the gardens at Cliff House Holiday Cottages and every year they never cease to...
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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. Here’s our holiday inspiration of things to as solo traveller when visiting Ryedale (and of course staying with us at Cliff House Holiday Cottages!)...
Made in Ebberston
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...
Helmsley Walled Garden wins award
Local attractions Helmsley Walled Garden and Scampston Walled Gardens have both recently won ‘hidden gem’ awards in VisitEngland’s Visitor Attraction Accolades 2020-21. Congratulations to them both! Helmsley Walled Garden, which could be inspiration for The Secret...
Scampston Hall Gardens and Jackson’s Wold Garden
Why visit one country garden, when you can visit two? With Scampston Hall Gardens and Jackson's Wold Garden so close to each other, a visit was in order. Scampston Hall Gardens Scampston Hall Gardens, as the name implies is a part of the larger Scampston Hall Estate....
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. The posts have a great magnifying glass in the top allowing kids of all ages to see the world up close...
Garden Round Up
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...
Jackson’s Wold Garden
A short drive away (about 9 miles and 30 minutes down country lanes) from our cottages and just up on the edge of the rolling Yorkshire Wolds is this beautiful private garden with views across the Vale of Pickering. The gardens are only open on Tuesday's and the...
Scampston Hall and Walled Gardens
Not far from our holiday cottages or from the foodie market town of Malton is Scampston Hall and Walled Gardens. Scampston Hall is a family home, so access is only by guided tour and you may be lucky to be taken around by the owner's father! Please check on their...
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A walk to the Blacksmiths Arms in Lastingham
We love exploring, its one of the reason we moved up to this beautiful part of the world. On Friday we went on a five mile circular walk, starting in Hutton-le-Hole to one of our favourite pubs the Blacksmith's Arms in the village of Lastingham for lunch. North...
Tortoise Trail at Cliff House Holiday Cottages
We been busy and have created a tortoise trail in our gardens for everyone to find. The perfect way to burn off excess energy after a long trip in the car and to explore our 2 acres of gardens! Can you find all ten? #FamilyAdventures #TravelWithKids #OutdoorFamily...
A Day Trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to Whitby
Lots of our guests take a trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. A fantastic volunteer led railway that winds through the heart of the picturesque North York Moors National Park. Depending on what service you take, you can go all the way from Pickering, just 15...