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14/09/2024

If you fancy an autumn 🍁 walk around 🌲 or the 🐏 and want a super comfortable bedroom to relax in afterwards, then check out our

With a king size bed, wooden shutters and a window seat, it's a cozy space to spend some time 💤

13/09/2024

And it's Friday night again 🙌 Been a busy day:

Changeover done ✅
Gas safety check ✅
Window sill painted ✅

Then home cooked dinner ✅

[Managed to sneak in a yoga class 🙏 and a dog walk 🐕 too 🤣]

11/09/2024

One of the bike trails at

There are great tracks of different lengths and abilities, with some lovely views. And you can have refreshments afterwards in the visitor centre!

07/09/2024

Shadows in the garden

06/09/2024

And it's Friiiiiiiiiday 🙌🙌 hope the first week back at school has gone well for kids and parents alike 🤞

Decided to make the most of the lovely weather again and had lunch in the sunny courtyard

Had this gorgeous feta and filo pie with beautiful coleslaw and salad 🥗

Now I just need to power through the rest of the afternoon 💪

05/09/2024

The lovely Pickering railway station all lit up.

We love the Light Spectacular Express event run in October half term where the trains are decorated with thousands of lights. It's great fun and brightens up those autumnal nights! Highly recommend booking a trip if you can from the

03/09/2024

Looking forward to the festive season? Don't miss out on our enchanting Christmas Pullman Services.

🚂 Christmas Pullman - 26-29 Nov, 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 28-30 Dec & 02-05 Jan
🥂 Christmas Charters - 26, 27, 29 Nov, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 28-30 Dec & 02-05 Jan
🍰 Christmas Afternoon Tea - 28 Nov, 5, 12 & 19 Dec

These return services are scheduled to be steam-hauled and will depart from Grosmont Station (YO22 5QE) and travel to Pickering Station and back with a total visit time of approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Tickets are now available for booking via www.nymr.co.uk/christmas Secure your seats early to ensure you don’t miss out on these festive experiences.

📸 John Hunt

31/08/2024

How nice has this weather been?? 👌 Keeping everything crossed we get a glorious sunny September 🤞🤞🤞🤞

We're fully booked throughout September 🙏 and October is now half booked, so if you want an autumn 🍁 break get booking!

30/08/2024

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29/08/2024

It's such a beautiful time to visit the

The heather is absolutely stunning 😍

28/08/2024

This will be an amazing event to watch 🚲🚲

One week to go until The Tour Of Britain returns to the North York Moors.

This year’s race is full of the biggest cycling talent, including Tom Pidcock, the Olympic mountain bike champion who’s Yorkshire born and bred.

Read the below for the best tips on watching, getting to the race and places to cycle in the North York Moors.

https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/blog-listing-page/tour-of-britain-2024

26/08/2024

Gorgeous Helmsley Castle

Stopped for a coffee and a wander in beautiful Helmsley today. As always, it was full of flowers and people. It's a lovely place for a visit 👌

01/08/2024

Happy Yorkshire Day 😁

If you want some inspiration for some of what North Yorkshire has to offer, visit they have a great little video highlighting some of the epic places in this great county

https://youtu.be/JR7f02tyoMo?si=6jbyaLJqxnYVcPuG

26/07/2024

Throwback to this day in 2021. A cracking walk around Dalby Forest 🙌

19/07/2024

Some beautiful sweet peas for our guests.

Such a lovely cerise colour 😍

17/07/2024

Lovely lunch from Russell's of Pickering

Cheese and onion quiche with chips. Good value and dog friendly 🐕🐶

16/07/2024

Pretty Pickering. You'll often find a knitted or crochet topped letter box in town, completed by our town's talented crew of yarm bombers 🧶 🧵

13/07/2024

It's been a wet old week. Plants are getting plenty of rain 🌧️ but not enough sun 🌞

Luckily our allium sphaerocephalon are providing some garden colour near our covered seating area

13/07/2024

We are season ticket holders at Yorkshire Cricket Club. No trip to Headingley is complete without an amazing homemade samosa from the corner shop opposite the ground. They're vegetarian, have a slight kick and are a bargain at £1. They're huuuuuge!!!

10/07/2024

Day trip ideas from Pickering with no car

🤩 Shhhhhhh, don’t tell everyone!

🤩 But our thoughtful friends at Moorsbus have put together a list of fabulous day-trips that you can enjoy leaving from PICKERING…

🤩 Click here to find out more:

https://www.moorsbus.org/documents/2023-Days-Out-Pickering.pdf

❤️ No driving, enjoy the scenery and perhaps the lovely little pubs on your way across our beautiful Moors?

09/07/2024

Our cosy front room.

Perfect for chilling if it happens to RAIN ALL DAY 🤣🤣🌧️☔

Swipe to see photos of the room over the last few years!

06/07/2024

One of our favourite beaches

📍 Marske Sands, Tees Valley - North east coast!

Unwind at Marske Beach, one of the Tees Valley’s best-kept secrets! ✨ https://buff.ly/3L8tLLS

Marske is nestled between Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea and is perfect for a peaceful walk, a family day out, or a quiet day out by the sea 🏖️

Visit Tees Valley Enjoy Redcar & Cleveland

06/07/2024

Lovely brunch in

29/06/2024

We're loving the long summer days. But because we're early to bed, we often miss the solar lights switching on as we go to bed whilst it is still light 😁. Are you a night owl 🦉 or early bird 🐦?

13/06/2024

Some days you just need a big breakfast and this from was great. Fuelled up now for the rest of a busy day 💪

12/06/2024

The wonderful . One of our faves. We like to park at and walk to Saltburn, have fish and chips and a walk on the pier before heading back. It's a very scenic drive through the Moors from our cottage. Great day out!

09/06/2024

Nice mention for Wine Bar from our last guests. There's a great selection of places to go and things to do in walking distance of our cottage. Most people also mention how friendly people in Pickering are 😁

05/06/2024

Fresh flowers from the garden for our guests 🌹🌺