The Little House at Fairlawn

18/01/2025

Out of the darkness into the light - Spring is on its way!

05/01/2025

Snowy Sunday ☃️

02/01/2025

2025 in Buckden was greeted with nature’s own light display 🥰. As solar activity is forecast to be good this year, as the sun reaches solar maximum in its 11 year cycle in July, why not book some time away to a recognised international dark sky reserve and hopefully see it for yourself…..

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23/11/2024

There’s a Christmassy feel at The Little House 🎄

12/08/2024

Sunset 🌅

27/07/2024

Sunset 😎

20/07/2024

Always a great day out - plenty of parking, just follow the trail

08/07/2024

28/06/2024

Congratulations to our guests Adriaan and Michaela who got engaged during their stay this week - we hope you will both be very happy 💍💕🥂

09/06/2024

Beautiful rhododendrons in Redmire Wood this morning

11/05/2024

If you are looking for a last minute short break in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales The Little House is available for 4 nights bank holiday weekend 24-27 May. Check out our website or find us on or .co.uk

11/05/2024

A spectacular show from Mother Nature 🩷💚🩵

21/04/2024

Spring has finally come to the Dales ☀️

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05/04/2024

Sunshine and showers

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27/03/2024

Lots of ideas of things to do for the day when staying in the Yorkshire Dales

If you're planning time in the Yorkshire Dales with children (or without...) here are a months' worth of suggestions (30 ideas) for places to visit whether you love history, nature, or some gentle adventure. Let me know if there are extra places you'd add?

- - Be King of a Yorkshire Dales Castle - -
We all love castles, especially if they have a dungeon, a moat, a maze or a stick-your-bottom-out-of-the-window toilet!
* Pretend to be King Richard III at Middleham Castle
* Imagine being a Norman invader at Richmond Castle and look out for the prisoners of conscience's graffiti.
* Take gruesome delight in the dungeons at Bolton Castle, explore the maze, watch archery displays, spot the wild boar and climb to the top of the tower for stunning views.
* Look out for the Long Drop Be king of the castle at SKIPTON CASTLE
* Just outside the Dales between Ripon and Harrogate, you'll find the stunningly beautiful Markenfield Hall, a perfect medieval manor house complete with moat.
* Ripley Castle between Pateley Bridge and Harrogate even has a hidden priest hole, as well as extensive gardens and some impressive armour.

- - Get closer to nature and enjoy being outdoors --
* Fish for your supper at Kilnsey Park Kilnsey Park. There's also a nature trail, animals to see and great cafe
* Have an adventure at How Stean Gorge where you can discover the thrills of the Via Ferrata and then reward your bravery in the glass-bottomed cafe!
* Younger children love to spot fairy houses and enjoy Studfold Adventure Trail
* Solve riddles, marvel at the madness, and laugh at The Forbidden Corner - Official near Middleham - a wonderful attraction that's almost impossible to describe (book in advance). ​
* Meet (and sometimes feed) the animals Hesketh Farm Park
* Call into the small but perfectly formed Keld Resource Centre to learn more about the surrounding countryside.
* Scramble, climb and play hide and seek at NT Brimham Rocks, where there are all kinds of curious rock formations and shapes.
* Marvel at some of our fantastic waterfalls, maybe follow the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
* Enjoy the excitement of a short trip on a heritage railway, maybe even steam-powered: choose from Settle Carlisle Railway CRP, Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, Wensleydale Railway

- - Be a time traveller - -

* Go back in time at the Dales Countryside Museum and see what makes the Yorkshire Dales special.
* Marvel at some of the quirky exhibits and historical curiosities on display at Nidderdale Museum, Richmondshire Museum, Grassington Museum, and Craven Museum.
* Follow in the footsteps of the monks at Jervaulx Abbey or Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, National Trust
* Explore the miles of paths, stepping stones and trails on Bolton Abbey Estate
* Tell tales! Enjoy the ancient art of storyteller - see what's on at Settle Stories
* ​Take a fascinating backstage tour of Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, North Yorkshire, to find out how people lived and were entertained in Georgian times. Step on the historic stage and try on costumes.
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- - Go underground --

Explore a secret underground world at Ingleborough Cave, White Scar Cave and Stump Cross Caverns looking out for stalactites, stalagmites, hidden tunnels and caverns.
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What are your favourite things to do in the Yorkshire Dales? Which places and activities have I forgotten to mention?

Image by Guy Carpenter

27/03/2024

Summer bus service to the dales starts when the clocks go forward

24/03/2024

Enjoying the dark skies of Buckden again

03/03/2024

Fabulous clear night in Buckden - wistfully wishing for a better camera but managed to capture the Aurora nonetheless