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Hidden Staithes

Hidden Staithes Staithes is a wonderful village to visit and because of that, in peak season it can often get very busy. We love visiting early in the morning. This morning, we were in the village by 8.30 am and watching the village wake up. There was virtually no body out and about except a few local people walking dogs or getting ready to take their boats out.  If you keep your eyes open, there...[More]

Farndale daffodil valley walk

We have done the Farndale daffodil walk on many occasions. If you love spring flowers then you will enjoy this easy walk, just half an hour from Hinderwell. Every spring, usually mid-March to mid-April, the walk is full of thousands of wild native daffodils nodding their heads in the breeze, forming a sea of yellow along a stretch of the pretty meandering river Dove. As you walk, the gentle babble...[More]

Wildlife Spotting near Sealark Cottage

Photo of a lapwing taken at Scaling Dam. Credit Colin Carter - NYMNP From moorland birds to  minke whales, there is a wealth of wildlife to be discovered in the North York Moors. We provide binoculars for you to borrow to help with your viewing.  At Sealark Cottage we often hear owls whilst sitting out on the terrace or giving our dogs their evening walk  There is so much birdsong in the hedges a...[More]

Messing about on a river

When the weather is fine, you know it's the time For messin' about on the river If you take my advice, there's nothing so nice As messin' about on the river - Josh MacRae 1961.  There really is something special about being out of the water in a boat - watching the swans glide past, listening to the chorus of melodies of the birds on the riverbank, watching the elegant herons standing along th...[More]