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Local Attractions and Activities

The local area is abundant with beautiful countryside, walks, and cycle routes, and has many wonderful tourist attractions, as well as quality and award winning Inns and restaurants.
We have listed a sample few below to give you a small taste of beautiful North Yorkshire!

York with it's Roman city walls, Minster, National Railway Museum, Jorvik Viking centre, and many exclusive and unique shops & boutiques is an excellent place to spend the day.

A visit to North Yorkshire would be incomplete without a trip to the stately and majestic Castle Howard which was the setting for the film "Brideshead Revisited". Castle Howard also has beuatiful grounds and an award winning farm shop.

The Yorkshire Coast is not far away...

Scarborough, Whitby, Filey and Bridlington can be reached by car in just over an hour and for those who enjoy rock pooling and fossiing Robin Hoods Bay and Runswick Bay provide the perfect environment.

There are many pretty villages and market towns to visit including Harrogate with it's green Strays and Roman Spa baths, Northallerton, Thirsk and Helmsley with its castle and open air swimming pool!.

Gliding

Gliding in Yorkshire is something special. Whether you're a trainee pilot, a gliding pundit, or a member of the public wanting to try something new, the Yorkshire Gliding Club is a great place to be. They are open 364 days a year, offer full-time professional instruction and maintain a fleet of modern gliders. For further information click here

Cycling / Walking

For the more energetic, the Sustrans National Cycle Route 65 is close by and for walkers you have a choice of two National Trails, The Cleveland Way and The Wolds Way and a wide selection of local footpaths and longer routes including The Howardian Way, The Foss Way, The Ebor Way, The Centenary Way and the The Minster Way. The Lyke Wake Walk and Wainwright's Coast to Coast across the North York Moors are also within easy access.

You can hire cycles form york cycle hire and they will deliver them to you

Golf

With many excellent 18 hole courses open to visitors close by Hazelwood Farm is an ideal base from which to sample their delights.

Enjoy!