December at the Long Barn

December is a lovely month to stay at the Long Barn and enjoy the Christmas build up in the North York Moors. It’s a great time to escape the at times “manic” nature of the countdown to Christmas and enjoy the simpler things in life. Our five favourite things to do in...

North York Moors Champion

We love living in the North York Moors National Park and want all our guests to experience this wonderful place to its full. Staying self-catering in the Long Barn, means that you can chose exactly where you want to explore and spend your time. But with so much...

In the shoes of a self-catering guest

Recently, we’ve stayed in several very different self-catering cottages in Croatia and the UK. Being self-catering guests ourselves, really made us appraise what it’s like to be in the shoes of our guests. Here are three things that have struck us: Finding the perfect...

Our 5 Favourite Villages

We thought we’d feature our 5 favourite villages in this week’s blog. Obviously our very favourite village is Appleton Le Moors, which we’ve blogged about previously.  But our challenge in writing this is which ones to choose. There are so many lovely places to visit...