Places to visit nearby

Danby Moors centre – Tourist Information Centre with disabled access. Walks, café, local history of the area on exhibition and summer events.

Botton Hall – A self-sufficient village run by Camp Hill Trust, which sells their home-made produce of dairy and crafts.

Lealholm – Nearby village with stone cottages, village green next to the river and stepping stones providing the perfect picnic spot. Facilities include public house, restaurant, local shop and post office

Robin Hoods Bay - Picturesque fishing village 6 miles out of Whitby, in the past a hideaway for smugglers.

Whitby – Old fishing port with popular attractions, such as St Hilda’s Abbey, 199 steps, Lifeboat museum, Captain Cook Museum. Famous for Whitby Jet and Captain Cook’s Endeavour.

North York Moors railway – 18 mile journey from Pickering to Grosmont with views of forest, countryside and open moor.

Goathland – Famous for the TV series ‘Heartbeat’ and is well known as ‘Aidensfield’.

Hutton le hole – A moorland village supporting cafes, gift shops and Ryedale Folk Museum

Castle Howard – 18th century Stately Home built by Vanbrugh, with extensive collections, parkland and lake. Famous for the setting of the TV series ‘Brideshead Revisited’

York – An historic medieval city which offers many museums and attractions, including Jorvik Viking Centre, The Shambles, York Minster, National Railway Museum

Eden camp – Modern history theme museum, 6 acres of living history