At Vane House, we offer visitors a high standard of bed and breakfast accommodation, right at the heart of the charming, picturesque village of Osmotherley, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park
| Mount Grace Priory (English Heritage & National Trust) | | 15 minutes walk or 3 miles by road; Tel: 01609 883494 | | English Heritage Web Site | | Remains of a 14th century Carthusian monastery with reconstructed | | monks cell, set in peaceful, award winning gardens | | |
| The World of James Herriot | | Thirsk - 10 Miles; Tel: 01845 524234 | | www.worldofjamesherriot.org | | Housed in the original surgery of Alf Wight, author of the James Herriot books, the centre offers a unique insight into the life of a 1940's North Yorkshire veterinary practice | | |
| Falconry UK Bird of Prey Centre | | Kirby Wiske - 13 Miles; Tel: 01845 587522 | | Falcons, hawks, buzzards, eagles and owls feature in regular flying displays within the Victorian | | walled garden of Sion Hill Hall. Visitors may also hold the various birds of prey | | |
| Rievaulx Abbey, Terrace & Temples (English Heritage) | | Helmsley – 13 Miles; Tel: 01439 798228 | | English Heritage Web Site | | Cistercian abbey founded c.1132 in a beautiful secluded valley | | |
| The Big Sheep & The Little Cow | | Bedale - 15 Miles; Tel: 01677 422125 | | www.farmattraction.co.uk | | Small scale dairy farm on Bedale’s water meadows. Learn about rare breads of cows, feed lambs | | and wash Dotty the pig! The ice cream made on the farm is also highly recommended | | |
| Duncombe Park | | Helmsley - 15 Miles; Tel: 01439 771115 | | www.duncombepark.com | | Extensive restoration since 1986 has created a superb family home with grand interiors. | | 35 acres of landscaped 18th century gardens are surrounded by 400 acres of Arcadian parkland | | |
| Kiplin Hall | | Near Scorton - 15 Miles; Tel: 01748 818178 | | www.kiplinhall.co.uk | | Built in 1620 by George Calvert, First Lord Baltimore and sounder of the State of Maryland. | | Houses a collection of objects amassed by various branches of the family |
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| Thorp Perrow Arboretum & The Falcons of Thorp Perrow | | Bedale - 17 Miles; Tel: 01677 425323 | | www.thorpperrow.com | | 85 acre arboretum with more than 1000 species of trees including some of the largest and rarest in Britain. Also contains a falconry centre, with displays at 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm |
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| Nunnington Hall (National Trust) | | Nunnington, near Helmsley - 19 Miles; Tel: 01439 748283 | | National Trust Web Site | | 17th century manor house on the banks of the Rye, furnished in period style | | |
| Lightwater Valley | | North Stainley, near Ripon - 25 Miles; Tel: 01765 635368 | | www.lightwatervalley.co.uk | | Family theme park including the worlds longest rollercoaster, ‘The Ultimate’ | | |
| Castle Howard | | Near Malton – 27 Miles; Tel: 01653 648333 | | www.castlehoward.co.uk | | Magnificent stately home with inspired architecture, richly furnished and filled with family treasures. | | Set in 1000 acres of gardens & natural parkland. Famous as the setting for Brideshead Revisited | | |
| North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway | | Pickering to Grosmont – 27 Miles; Tel: 01751 472508 | | www.nymr.demon.co.uk | | 18 mile line through the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors National Park | | |
| Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal (National Trust) | | Ripon - 30 Miles; Tel: 01765 608888 | | www.fountainsabbey.org.uk | | Designated a World Heritage Site. Combines Britain’s largest Cistercian ruin with the | | ornamental lakes and medieval deer park of the Studley estate | | |
| Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo | | Kirby Misperton – 30 Miles; Tel: 01653 668287 | | More than 100 slides and rides, plus the North's largest privately owned zoo | | www.flamingoland.co.uk | | |
| York – 32 Miles | | www.york-tourism.co.uk | | More than 2000 years of history are crammed into the city. Highlights include the | | spectacular Minster, Jorvik Viking Centre & the National Railway Museum |
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