Local Area Information

Pickering is the gateway town to the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. The area is a popular destination all year round for walkers and cyclists.

Pickering is famous for its medieval castle and the home of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. A trip to Whitby in a vintage carriage pulled by a steam engine through the dramatic moors countryside is not to be missed. 

You will find plenty of places to eat and drink, with a fine selection of independent pubs, cafes, restaurants and bistros to choose from.  The Sun Inn, Pickering, has won CAMRA's Rural Pub of the Year numerous times along with Rural Cider Pub of the Year and has been a runner up to Yorkshire Regional Pub of the Year.  There are numerous other pubs in Pickering in easy walking distance some of which serve great food and some have live music.  

Dalby Forest (6 miles) in the North York Moors National Park, has walking and cycling trails, play areas, BBQ and picnic sites, bike hire and the Go Ape tree top adventure attraction. 

It is a short drive to spectacular coastline, with its beaches and coastal destinations of Whitby, Scarborough, Filey, Staithes, Robin Hood's Bay and Saltburn. 

We are also close to historic York, with its Minster, Roman Wall and cobbled streets. 

Food lovers will want to visit Malton - Yorkshire's food capital, just a 15 minute drive away. It hosts traditional food shops, artisan producers, restaurants a cookery school, food tours, markets and festivals. 

Pickering - 

The cottage is ideally located within walking distance of everything you need in Pickering.

You can walk to the following within 5 minutes:

Pickering Castle / Pickering Beck / North Yorks Moors Railway / Numerous restaurants, pubs and takeaways /  Kirk theatre /  Supermarkets / Shops and cafes

Visit https://www.nymr.co.uk/ to plan a railway journey

North York Moors National Park - 

The North Yorks Moors National Park has it all:  Moors, coast, forest and dales.

In our opinion, it cannot be beaten for so many activities:

walking / cycling / dark sky gazing / market towns / bird watching / rugged coastline / historic houses and abbeys / coastal villages and towns

Visit https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/ for more information and ideas

York - 

A trip to York is a must.  There's so much to do:

walk the Roman walls / discover the Viking past / take a trip along the river / visit the Minster / explore any of the 30 world-class museums /  shop in the independent and national brand shops  / enjoy food and drink in the vibrant restaurant scene, including visiting the great street food market / take some time to watch the street entertainers

Visit

https://www.visityork.org/  for more information

York is half an hour drive from Pickering.

Yorkshire Coast - 

You'll be spoilt for choice if you want to visit the splendid Yorkshire coast.  Great traditional seaside towns of Scarborough and Whitby are 30 minutes drive across the beautiful moors or why not discover Sandsend, Robin Hood's Bay or Runswick Bay?

visit https://www.yorkshire.com/places/yorkshire-coast for inspiration. You won't regret it!