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Happy New Year from Cottage Escapes: 2025 Improvements & 2026 Plans

Happy New Year from All of Us at Cottage Escapes As we welcome 2026, we’d like to take a moment to thank you for being part of our journe...

2 October 2025

29 April 2025

26 October 2023

The North York Moors, with its misty landscapes and mystifying myths and legends, are a haunting backdrop for an atmospheric adventure - but...

6 September 2023

A holiday when the weather is wet doesn’t mean a washout, as there are still plenty of things to see and do in the Lake District when it rai...

28 August 2023

The "Moor to Sea" cycle network connects Scarborough, Whitby, Dalby Forest, Great Ayton and Pickering across a series of moorland, forest an...

11 July 2023

Summer has arrived and full-leaf oaks, ashes and beeches are supporting hundreds of birds across our Thirley Cotes Farm estate and beyond, w...

25 April 2023

Lambing season is in full swing here in North Yorkshire and Thirley Cotes Farm is bustling with new life. The weather is warming, hedgerows...

13 March 2023

One of the most popular walks in the Lake District takes you to Skiddaw from Keswick and offers fantastic views of the surrounding scenery a...

26 February 2023

2023 is the Year of the Coast, and, with 26 miles of marvellous shoreline set here in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park - sandwiched b...

27 January 2023

If you’re planning a stay in one of our Yorkshire cottages, you won’t be stuck for things to do, with an abundance of outdoor activities on ...

17 December 2022

What better way to stretch off the festive season than with a wrapped-up wander? If you’re looking to burn off the mince pies, we have mapp...