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.Β  But our challenge in writing this is which ones to choose. There are so many lovely places to visit...

What’s on in October?

Discover a variety of festive events in North York Moors this October, from harvest festivals to spooky Halloween fun for the whole family. Here are some of our favourite things to do this October.Β  Malton Harvest Festival 5th – 6th October is the autumn version of...

Christmas and New Year at the Long Barn

Spending Christmas or New year self-catering away from home is a great solution to organising a family gathering. Especially at this festive time of year. The North York Moors is a wonderful wintery backdrop to a Christmas holiday. We can’t promise snow (although we...