Local places to visit

Castle Howard

The Yorkshire Arboretum

The Yorkshire Lavender Fields

The Flower Belt

Kirkham Priory

Helmsley Castle

Rievaulx Terrace

Rievaulx Castle

Nunnington Hall

Scampston Hall & Gardens

Sledmere House & Gardens

Burton Agnes Manor House

Ryedale Folk Museum

Shandy Hall

Thirsk Hall Sculpture Park

Local places to eat

The Yorkshire Arboretum cafe

Castle Howard Courtyard cafe

Dogh, Welburn

The Crown & Cushion, Welburn 

The Grapes Inn, Slingsby

The Talbot, Malton

The Purple Carrot cafe, Malton

La Trattoria, Malton & Helmsley

Mannion Cafe, Helmsley

More high end eating 

The Star Inn at Harome, Harome

The Pheasant, Harome

The Abbey Inn, Byland Abbey

The Owl at Hawnby, great food and good walks

Mysee, Hovingham, tasting menu

Pignut, Helmsley, tasting menu

Pizza West, Whitby

Fish Cottage, Sandsend & Robin Hood’s Bay

Skosh, York

Roots, York

Brancusi, York

Local food shopping

Terrington Village Stores

Castle Howard Farm shop

Malton is a 15 minute drive with Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Lidle, M & S and lots of independent shops listed in our guide in the cottage.