Rosedale Holiday Ideas

Rosedale Abbey makes a fantastic destination base for visiting the sights and sounds of the North York Moors and near-by Yorkshire Heritage Coast.

Here are ten super holiday experiences to enjoy this summer.

1.  See chocolate being made at the Chocolate Factory in Hutton-le-Hole.  It's just five miles from Rosedale Abbey and you can even try samples!  

2.  Visit Wharram Percy on the Yorkshire Wolds - Britain's most famous deserted medieval village.  

3.  Catch a real steam train from the Station in Pickering town centre to Grosmont in the Esk Valley.  

4.  Watch the surfers catch the waves at Cayton Bay in Scarborough.  You can even get a lesson or try for yourself.

5.  Visit the North York Moors National Park Centre in Danby to learn all about the social and geographical story of life on the Moors.  

6.  Go rock-pooling for mysterious marine creatures at Robin Hood's Bay.  

7.  Take a walk at the Bridestones, or cycle tour through 8,000 acres of woodland in Dalby Forest.  

8.  Climb the 199 steps to Whitby Abbey from the historic East side of the old town.  

9.  Pay a visit to Gillies Jones Glass Studio in Rosedale Abbey and watch the hand-made glass making process in action.  

10. Enjoy the majestic splendour of Castle Howard in the Howardian Hills.