Places of Interest
- Dalby Forest, Thornton le Dale
- Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton le Hole
- North Yorkshire Moors National Park
- Ampleforth College, Ampleforth
- Castle Howard, York
- Duncombe Park, Helmsley
Local Places to visit
We are blessed with so many places to visit so here is just a taster!
Castle Howard, of Brideshead Revisited fame, with its grand rooms, vistas and walks, is only 20 minutes away. It also has enough things to do to make a whole day out attraction for all the family. We have a great choice of National Trust and English Heritage properties including Nunnington Hall, Rievaulx Terrace, Pickering and Helmsley Castles as well as Rievaulx and Byland Abbeys. For garden devotees, there are the Walled Gardens at Helmsley and Scampston Hall, near Malton.
For families, Hutton-le-Hole – about 2 miles from Gillamoor – is a picture postcard moors village with free-ranging sheep mingling with some very nice tea shops and ice creams. It also houses Ryedale Folk Museum which is a fun place to visit and has many activity days. From Pickering you can join the North York Moors railway for a picturesque trip on an old train. While over the moors in less than 35 minutes one can be sitting on the beach, hunting for fossils, rock pooling or just sun bathing!
One of my special places to visit is St. Mary’s Church, Lastingham that has a Norman crypt built above St. Cedd’s grave, and some say set on an important ley line. P.S. The pub opposite is my Dad’s favourite for a walker’s lunch.
Kirkbymoorside
Kirkbymoorside is a lovely market town less than a mile and a half from the farm. It has a active market on a Wednesday. There are a couple of pubs as well as cafes.
Health
The Kirkybymoorside Surgery
Tinley Garth, Kirkbymoorside, York, YO62 6AR
Phone: 01751 431 254
Alpha Dental Studio
37 West End, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6AD
Towler’s Chemist
10 Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6DB
Towler’s Chemist is a family run business and have been providing healthcare to the people of Kirkbymoorside and district since 1978. They offer a comprehensive range of services to customers on medicine and general health related issues.
Essential Health and Beauty
3 Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6AB
Pubs, Restaurants, Cafe’s, Take-aways and More
The George and Dragon Hotel
17 Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6AA
The Penny Bank Cafe
19 Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6AA
Scrumptious Deli
14 Piercy End, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6DF
The Lemon Tree Fish and Chips Takeaway
8 Piercy End, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6DF
Waind & Sons Butchers
2 Piercy End, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6DF
Thomas the Baker
15 Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6AA
For the Pets
Grace Lane Vets
Halfway Barn, Hutton-le-Hole, YO62 6UQ
BATA
New Road, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6DT
Scallywags
5 West End, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6AD
Eating out. We are spoilt for lovely Pubs and here are a few of the close ones.
The Royal Oak, Gillamoor.
The Blacksmith Arms,Lastington
The Crown, Hutton Le Hole
The Star, Harome