PARKING:
Please note it is essential that all prospective clients are aware when making a booking that we offer parking for a maximum of 4 cars. Due to the size and the lay out of the village no other convenient parking is available.
01947 881080
Activities
Here are some suggestions of what there is to do in the area.
Markets:
Guisborough - Thursday & Saturday
Helmsley - Friday
Kirbymoorside - Wednesday
Pickering - Monday
Outdoor activities:
Cycling
The area around Hawsker is excellent cycle terrain. The new "Moor to Sea" cycle route passes through the village. Trailways cycle hire centre is only a few minutes walk from the house. For information on bike hire call 01947 820207 or visit their website www.trailways.info.
Golf
Whitby golf course (18 holes) Tel. 01947 600660, visitors are welcome
Ruswarp (9 hole) Tel. 01947 820550, open March - End October
Scarborough South Cliff golf course (18 holes) Tel. 01723 374737
Scarborough North Cliff golf course (18 holes) Tel. 01723 360786, visitors must be members of another club.
Fishing
River Esk at Ruswarp. Permits from Mr. Simms, Tel.01947 604658
River Esk at Egton Bridge. Tickets from Egton Estates Company (9am - 1pm) Tel. 01947 895466
River Esk at Danby. Permits and licences available at Danby P.O. tel. 01287 660220 or Duke of Wellington Inn Tel. 01287 660351 or Permits from Mr. R. Payne, Tel. 01287 660351.
Boat Fishing
Whitby - contact secretary of the Whitby Chartered Skippers Association: Mr. J. Witton Tel. 01287 660118
Lakes & Reservoirs
Lockwood Beck Reservoir - (Rainbow and Brown Trout) Tickets available form fishing lodge. Tel. 01287 660501
Castle Howard Lake - (Tench, Pike, Perch, Bream, Roach and Rudd) Day tickets available on site from the Bailiff. Tel. 01653 648316
Pickering Trout Lake - Open daily from April to October, November to March weekends only. Tel. 01751 474219
Scaling Dam Reservoir - Tickets from the on site dispensers. Tel. 01287 640214
Wykeham Lakes, Scarborough - (Coarse fishing - Carp. Lake - Pike) Tel. 01723 863148
Rowing & Canoeing
River Esk at Ruswarp. Tel. 01947 604658
Fossil Hunting
The coast in between Saltburn and Scarborough is famous for its geology and fossils. You can try and find fossils yourself on the coast. Runswick Bay is a good place to start. Scalby is also a good place for fossil hunting. In "Jackons Bay" in Scalby you can see actual dinosaur footprints. For more information go to www.dinocoast.org.uk.
Riding
There is a riding centre in Robin Hood's Bay, Tel. 01947 880249 for more information.
Off Road Centres
The North Yorkshire Off Road Centre in Robin Hood's Bay. Tel. 01947 88037
Langdale Quest in Langdale End, Scarborough, Tel. 01723 882375, www.langdalequest.co.uk
Museums
Whitby Abbey - A new visitor centre opened in 2003. For more information and opening times call 01947 603568, or click here.
Whitby Museum and Pannet Art Gallery - Cover the history of Whitby. Lots of interesting displays, giant fossils, model ships, jewellery collections. Information about Captain Cook and Scoresby. Tel. 01947 602908.
Whitby Archives - Tel. 01947 600170
Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby - Tel. 01947 601900
The Old Coastguard Station in Robin Hood's Bay - Tel. 01947 885900
Scarborough Castle - Tel. 01723 373333
Eden Camp near Malton - Modern History museum, located in former P.O.W. camp. Lots of information about the WW II. Tel. 01653 697777 - www.edencamp.co.uk.
Helmsley Castle - Tel. 01439 770442.
York Castle Museum - Tel. 01904 687687, www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk
Yorvik, The Viking Centre in York - Tel.01904 643211, www.vikingjorvik.com
Other attractions / theme-parks
Ghost Walks in Whitby - Experience it yourself!!! Tel. 01947 602138.
Steam train of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Runs in between Grosmont and Pickering. Tel. 01751 472508, www.northyorkshiremoorsrailway.com.
Sea Life & Marine Centre in Scarborough - Experience marine wildlife from all around the world., Tel. 01723 376125, www.sealifeeurope.com.
Castle Howard & Gardens near Malton - Stately Home which has been used for various TV programs and films. The beautiful gardens are certainly worth a visit. A restaurant and garden centre also on site. Tel. 01653 648333, www.castlehoward.co.uk
Flamingoland near Malton & Pickering - Theme park & Zoo. Tel. 01653 668287, www.flamingoland.co.uk.
Cruckley Animal Farm in Foston-on-the-Wolds near Driffield - Tel. 01262 488337, www.cruckley.co.uk.
Dalby Forest in between Scarborough & Pickering. For more information visit www.forestry.gov.uk/dalbyforest.
Other Links
- If you are thinking about visiting the Netherlands, and wonder where to go, the popular sea-side resort of Egmond aan Zee, about 40 minutes north from Amsterdam is a good place to start. The village has a fantastic clean beach, a number of interesting shops, plenty of restaurants and pubs. It is a good base to explore northern Holland. The Holiday Cottage of the Elsinga family is very clean and comfortable and only a minute walk from the town-centre and about 5 minutes walk to the beach.
- Winery / Farm holidays in Italy, near the wonderful town of Cividale del Friuli, in the area of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
- For the best hand made chocolates and fudge in North Yorkshire, visit www.justinchocolate.com.
- www.bestwalks.com "The most comprehensive resource on the web for books on walking on The North Yorkshire Moors and throughout Britain"
- For more information on walks in the North York Moors National Park visit Frank's Walking Pages.
- For web hosting reviews: http://www.webhosting-reviews.org/
- Robin Hoods Bay Hotels, iknow-yorkshire.co.uk
- A very useful website is www.walkingworld.com, Britain largest online walking guide.
