The market town of Helmsley, just 3.5 miles from Foxholme, has long been a popular tourist destination, and rightly so with its market square and Friday market. 

Recently voted Britain’s best market town, not only does it have a fascinating selection of independent shops but also boasts a magnificent ruined castle, a bird of prey centre and the Helmsley walled garden rescued from dereliction, offering a café, shop, plant sales or just a stroll through the grounds.

Harome is a small agricultural village a mile from Foxholme, renowned for its fine dining establishments. Both the Michelin starred, Star Inn, and the Pheasant Hotel with its idyllic setting overlooking the village pond, are justly famous and well worth a visit. 

A stroll round the village will reveal a number of cruck framed, thatched, cottages once a common site throughout the vale, and also St. Saviour’s, the imposing Victorian Parish Church.

A bustling town, market day, Wednesday, very useful shops, two small supermarkets and filling stations.

Monday is market day, with an additional Farmers’ market on the first Thursday of the month. Pickering is very much the ‘Gateway to the Moors’ and the National Park not only by road but also by rail, as the town is the southern terminus of the world famous North York Moors Railway, offering steam hauled travel to the coast at Whitby. The town also boasts an impressive medieval castle, a church with ancient wall paintings and an array of shops and supermarkets.

Administrative capital of Ryedale district, ancient Roman town, famous for race horse training and brewing. Now proclaimed as ‘the food capital of Yorkshire’ with regular food festivals. Home of Eden Camp war museum housed in an old POW camp.

Fishing port and former whaling town where Cpt. Cook set sail for Australia. Miles of golden sands, heritage rail connection to Pickering and wonderful fish restaurants. A town steeped in history and dominated by the ruined abbey.

‘The Queen of Watering places’ and often described as England’s first seaside

resort. The town’s setting on the two bays is breath taking, wonderful beaches, a bustling harbour, entertainment for all tastes.

A smaller, quieter family resort, yet the sweep of the bay reaching from Filey Brigg towards Flamborough Head provides a magnificent vista.

The walled city of York is a must for any visitor, interesting bars and restaurants

squeeze into the narrow medieval streets, see the magnificent Minster- the largest gothic cathedral north of the Alps or visit the National Railway Museum – home to the Flying Scotsman, Mallard –the world’s fastest steam loco and Queen Victoria’s Royal Saloon. The city boasts a fine collection of in and out of town shopping.