Holiday Cottages In Howardian Hills
Howardian Hills, located in North Yorkshire has 24 self catering properties listed.
The Cart House is a beautiful stone property, with all the character and charm you could wish for. Located in the beautiful town of Helmsley in the North York Moors National Park.
Lily Pad is a charming retreat in Helmsley, offering modern comforts with a cosy ambiance. Perfectly located, it provides easy access to scenic walks, historic sites, and the town’s delightful shops, pubs, and restaurants.
Toad Hall is a Grade II listed cottage yards from the main square in the heart of Helmsley, with private parking and enclosed patio.
Cottage in Helmsley, North Yorkshire sleeping six guests in three bedrooms.
Two bedrooms: 1 x double with TV, 1 x twin. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Ground floor basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area.
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Located in the town of Helmsley, this Grade II listed house is great for visiting Helmsley Castle and Duncombe Park.
The Helmsley Retreat is a beautifully presented cottage, just a short stroll from the main market square of Helmsley within the North York Moors National Park.
A delightful haven on the fringes of the incredible North York Moors, offering friends and family a dreamy escape from the rhythm of everyday life.
A delightful, bijou holiday cottage tucked away in a quiet location in Helmsley, one of the prettiest and most visited market towns in Yorkshire. Perfect for small families
Experience history and comfort in this stunning 1887 Victorian railway carriage in Helmsley. Explore local charm, and create lasting memories. Book now!
A perfect base for couples to have a memorable Yorkshire staycation, locations don’t get much more perfect than The Nest! Just 50 metres from the market place.
Welcome to our much-loved private holiday home in the charming market town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire. Set within a peaceful, gated courtyard which is just a 90 second stroll to Helmsley’s picturesque market square.
This holiday home boasts delightful walks, a cosy interior and many places to enjoy an evening out with friends - truly something for everyone to enjoy.
Beautifully finished throughout, this modern townhouse is the perfect venue for special celebrations with friends or family in popular Helmsley.
With four spacious, sunny bedrooms – able to sleep a total of eleven people – this property is best suited to larger groups and families.
This end-terrace cottage is located in Helmsley and can sleep five people in three bedrooms.
Escape to this charming Helmsley cottage, perfect for couples and small families. Enjoy two en-suite bedrooms, open-plan living, a patio, and proximity to Yorkshire’s stunning countryside.
This beautiful holiday property couldn’t be in a better location for exploring both the Yorkshire Coast and North York Moors National Park.
Escape to the picturesque charm of Helmsley, where a cosy holiday home awaits, offering tranquillity and easy access to the North York Moors.
We love the character of the property and the location is spot on for that perfect family holiday.
One bedroom: 1 x twin with en-suite bathroom with a shower over bath, basin and WC. Open-plan living area with a kitchen, dining area and sitting area with electric fire.
Six bedrooms: 1 x four poster king-size double with single sofa bed and en-suite roll-top bath, basin and WC, 1 x four poster king-size double, 1 x four poster double with single day bed and en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x super king-size double with single day bed and en-suite bath, hand-held shower, basin and WC, 2 x twin (one zip/link, can be king-size double on request). Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Fitted kitchen with utility room. Dining room with open fire and comfy seating. Sitting room (seats 11) with open fire.
Three bedrooms: 2 x king-size, 1 x double. Bathroom with bath, walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC. Kitchen. Utility. Ground floor cloakroom with basin and WC. Dining room with woodburning stove. Sitting room with woodburning stove
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Explore the gems of North Yorkshire and its stunning beaches and coastline walks, an ideal base for Family or friends wishing to explore the Yorkshire countryside.
About Howardian Hills
The Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a quiet band of low wooded hills in North Yorkshire, set between the moorland of the North York Moors and the flat farmland of the Vale of Pickering. It takes its name from Castle Howard, the grand 18th-century house and estate at its heart, and the landscape around it is one of estate woodland, arable fields and small villages of warm local stone. Designated in 1987 and covering about 204 square kilometres, it holds the cottages on this page.
The Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Designated in 1987 and now also branded as the Howardian Hills National Landscape, this is one of the smaller protected landscapes in England, covering about 204 square kilometres in North Yorkshire. It is a band of low, well-wooded hills that links the high ground of the North York Moors in the north with the broad, level Vale of Pickering. Much of its character comes from the great estates that shaped it, above all the Castle Howard estate, so it is a designed as well as a farmed landscape, a patchwork of mature estate woodland, arable fields, parkland and stone villages. It stays a working countryside of farms and small communities rather than a busy visitor honeypot, looked after through a partnership of local councils and landowners.
Where to stay in the Howardian Hills AONB
The cottages are scattered through the villages and the surrounding farmland, and most of the small stone settlements of the hills sit inside or beside the AONB:
- Helmsley: the handsome market town on the northern edge, with a castle, a market square and walks up into the hills
- Hovingham: an estate village of honey-coloured stone, home to Hovingham Hall
- Ampleforth: a long village on a south-facing slope, known for its abbey and college
- Slingsby: a quiet village with a ruined hall and a maypole on the green
- Crayke: a hilltop village with a castle and long views south towards York
- Terrington: a small village in the wooded country near Castle Howard
- Nunnington: a peaceful village on the River Rye, beside Nunnington Hall
Landscape and landmarks
The centrepiece is Castle Howard, the vast baroque house begun in 1699 to designs by Sir John Vanbrugh, set in a landscape park of lakes, temples and a great mausoleum that gives the whole area its name. Around it spread the wooded hills themselves, a gentle, rolling country of estate plantations and beech hangers that feels enclosed and intimate after the open Moors to the north. The stone villages, places like Hovingham, Slingsby and Terrington, are built from the warm local limestone and sandstone and sit easily in this farmed parkland. To the east, near the village of Nunnington, Nunnington Hall is a mellow 17th-century manor house in the care of the National Trust, with walled gardens running down to the River Rye. The hills hold a clear position between the Moors and the Wolds, a low ridge of farmland and woodland bridging the two ranges of higher ground.
Walking the Howardian Hills AONB
Two long-distance routes cross the area, so a cottage almost anywhere in the hills puts you a short walk from a waymarked trail. The Centenary Way runs through on its route from York to Filey, threading past Castle Howard and over the wooded ridges, while the Ebor Way links York with Helmsley along the western side of the hills. Between them they make this gentle, sheltered country easy to explore on foot, on quiet lanes, field paths and woodland tracks, with regular views out to the Moors in the north and the Vale of Pickering below.