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Whitby Golf Club is the perfect 18 hole holiday course with excellent cliff top views. The clubhouse is only a few minutes drive from Holmleigh. We can book tee times for guests staying with us and you may also benefit from reduced green fees. Play 18 holes for a quarter of the cost of regular green fees after 4pm. Clubs and trolleys may be loaned from the guest house free of charge.

 

 

 

Moderate to easy moorland walking around the villages and hamlets of Goathland, Darnholme, Grosmont and Beck Hole can be found a little way inland.

 

Set against the backdrop of the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway the footpaths and waymarked Rail Trail routes provide ample opportunities to visit the engine sheds and observe the steam trains along the line especially at gala events and festivals.

 

Click on the highlighted links & logos for further details of linear walks and timetable information.

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Text Box: You may begin your exploration of Whitby and the surrounding area on foot, by bike, car, train or bus. The area is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts: the North Yorks Moors National Park and Heritage Coast are literally on our doorstep. Within a few hundred yards of Holmleigh you can begin to explore this magnificent landscape via the pannier ways, ancient stone trods and stone crosses built many centuries ago. Holmleigh provides a good base from which to explore sections of the Cleveland Way coastal path.

 

The Cleveland Way traverses the town passing historic Whitby Abbey via the199 Steps. Walk along the cliff top route towards the smuggler’s cove of Robin Hood’s Bay

 

 

By Bike

 

Why not bring your bikes with you to Holmleigh?

 

We can store your bikes securely although there is cycle hire available locally at Hawsker, Whitby and Egton. 

 

You may also take your bikes with you on the  Esk Valley Railway free of charge.  The railway offers both walkers and cyclists great opportunities for linear walks and rides along the scenic Esk Valley from station to station. There are tea rooms and cosy country inns serving excellent food and beverages in peaceful village settings and riverside locations at Beck Hole, Lealholm, Egton Bridge and Glaisdale.

By Train

 

Why not leave your car behind on the Holmleigh car park and travel along the Esk Valley route to visit the villages along the line?

 

The Esk Valley Railway Development Company provide excellent  leaflets about the Esk Valley Line.  Real ale buffs will be interested to learn of the The Rail Ale Trail which lists the real ale pubs in the Cleveland CAMRA area.

 

A great idea for many of the pubs are in Whitby and within walking distance of the stations.

 

Many visitors arrive by heritage steam train at Whitby Station from Pickering when the Esk Valley line is interlinked with the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway via Grosmont Station.

Stroll around Whitby to learn about its rich and varied history.

 

Town Trails and Dracula Walk booklets are available from the Tourist Information Centre.

 

Pannett Park  is home to Whitby Museum and Art Gallery.

By Bus

 

Situated on the main bus route served by the Yorkshire Coastliner and National Express services there are bus stops outside the guest house. The Moorsbus operates in summer offering great value day rover tickets in conjunction with both the Esk Valley and NYMR.

By Car

 

There are scenic drives on quiet roads through the moors taking visitors to the outlying villages.

There are many viewing points and quiet spots to enjoy the tranquillity of the moors.  Take a picnic or a book or simply sit a while.

Further Afield

Ryedale

In the heart of Yorkshire lie the many visitor attractions of Ryedale.

 

Eden Camp museum, and Flamingo Land theme park, near Pickering are great days out and well worth a visit.

 

A little bit further a field are the two fine jewels in the Yorkshire crown; Castle Howard, and Rievaulx Abbey. 

 

The attractive towns of Pickering, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside and Malton are bustling with traditional street markets on Market Days.

 

The Dalby Forest and its facilities which are accessed from the 9 mile Dalby Forest Drive toll road with free admission for Moorsbus users, walkers and cyclists, comes into its own during autumn when it is resplendent with seasonal colour. 

 

Nearby is the attractive award winning village of Thornton-le-dale. Centred  around a green with an ancient stone cross and village stocks, the village has a crystal clear trout stream meandering through, crossed by a number of small bridges. 

 

Hutton-le-Hole is another attractive village which lies on the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park. Set around sheep grazed greens bisected by Hutton Beck, Hutton-le Hole is the home of the Ryedale Folk Museum

 

Between the two huge wooded areas of Cropton and Dalby Forests lies an immense natural amphitheatre called the Hole of Horcum. A popular visitor attraction in it’s own right, there is a viewing point with car parking, picnic areas and access to many way marked footpaths.

 

Farndale is resplendent with daffodils each spring and is a tourist attraction in its own right, capturing the interest of thousands of visitors to the North York Moors.  The Daffodil Walk follows a carpet of gold stretching seven miles of the dale and visitors come to saunter the dale from Low Mill to Church Houses.

 

The historic city of York is less than an hour’s drive away across the moors with its famous visitor attractions. York is well served by excellent award winning Park and Ride facilities. Must sees include York Minster the largest Gothic building in northern Europe which took 252 years to complete, and the National Railway Museum and the City Walls.

Holmleigh Guest House

Traditional Bed & Breakfast In Whitby