The community “Fish and Ships Festival” returns to Whitby on the 16th and 17th of May 2020 – celebrating the Yorkshire Coast’s maritime heritage.
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Talbot Yard, Malton
The Talbot Yard is a part of Malton in North Yorkshire's food revolution. With 6 artisan food producers situated in one courtyard (a former coaching inn court yard) with easy access to the rest of Malton, you are spoilt for choice - more so as its all made and...
Dracula and Whitby
In the UK, the BBC’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” 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). “Emmerdale”, a soap...
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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? We are only 20 minutes away and offer a good central location for visiting the best of the Yorkshire...
Wharram Percy Medieval Village
Wharram Percy is an abandoned medieval village south of Malton situated in the Yorkshire Wolds – its about 15 miles from our holiday cottages. It is one of the best examples of a medieval village that there is. Despite that there isn’t an awful lot to see, save for...
Yorkshire Mountain Bike Marathon
Hosted entirely on the private Birdsall Estate, the Yorkshire Mountain Bike Marathon is organised by the Birdsall Estate and the Northern Ride bicycle shop in Malton. This offroad mountain biking event is run for one day a year (in 2020 on the 7th of June) and is a...
Coffee Cups and Christmas
Here's a story that caught our eye. North Yorkshire coffee shop Baltzersen's, based in Harrogate, has since 2018 stopped using disposable paper cups. By their own admission in this Facebook post they have lost out financially because of that decision, but still stand...
Yorkshire Tea – the number 1 tea in the UK
According to the Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Tea, has become the number 1 tea in the UK - congratulations! Not only is it the number one tea in the UK, but it is made by local company Taylors of Harrogate who have really strong community, environment and sustainability...
Malton Dickensian Festival
Malton holds its annual Dickensian Festival, celebrating the association between Malton and the writer Charles Dickens. Stay in our self catering cottages.
Visiting Whitby
Historic Whitby is less than 50 minutes away from our self catering cottages. When visting be sure to visit the harbour, Abbey and have fish and chips!
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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