People and places we know and like...

Eating and drinking in Lastingham...

Blacksmiths Arms at Lastingham, a great pub run by Pete and Hils

Lastingham Grange, a truly unique country house hotel belonging to the Wood family

Within walking distance...

Ryedale Folk Museum, a collection of buildings and artefacts from this part of North Yorkshire

St Mary Church, originaly founded as a Celtic monastery by St Cedd of Lindisfarne

A few miles to the East...

North York Moors Railway  the heritage line featured in Heartbeat, which runs steam trains between Pickering and Grosmont

Pickering Castle excellent example of the castle enhanced by Naitonal Trust storyboards explaining its history

Eden Camp  a WWII prisoner of war camp, converted into a museum

Flamingo Land  combination of a zoo and white knuckle theme park

Pickering Traction Engine Rally  one of the biggest and best in the country

War Weekend  two days of play acting, led by NYMR but with everyone getting into the spirit of life during WWII

Pickering Sixties Festival free festival, celebrating the music and fashion of the swinging sixties

A few miles to the West...

Ryedale Show  the very traditonal annual agricultural show, well worth a look 

Nunnington Hall a National Trust property with fine gardens and a great tearoom

Helmsley Castle ruined castle operated by the National Trust

Duncombe Park, country pile of the Duncombe family. The gardens, but not usualy the house, are open to the public

Rievaulx Abbey a vicim of the Tudor Dissolution, close to Helmsley and sun by the National Trust