A week in Farrier Cottage

Roseberry Topping from the bottom.

AS some of you may know, in October TeamFell took a short break and headed up to the North York Moors. Since returning my writing and uploading routine has gone out the window, but take it as a good sign that I am sat here with a pen once again in hand. That’s not a false claim either, I write everything out initially on paper. 

In the three weeks of being back at home, we have a dog, Viggo to be precise, a three-year-old Smooth Collie, on Twitter be sure to follow: @ViggoTheSmooth. Other than that, we have had family and friends coming to stay for the other two weekends so time to get stuck into some writing has been some what hard to come by. 

Great Ayton bathed in autumnal sunshine.

But change settles into routine and all is returning to normal with the addition of a fantastic dog. Back to our break anyway! As some of you may know from a previous post we stayed near a village called Great Ayton, in the tiny village of Ingleby Greenhow.

After setting out on the friday night after work we flew up the A1 and A19 in pitch black conditions. An hour and half after leaving home we were greeted by the warm light glowing out from the glass door of Farrier Cottage.

Part of the family had arrived earlier in the evening and good old mum had got a curry on. The building is a converted farm structure and is renovated beautifully within. The stone flag floor was kept toasty by the brilliant underfloor heating which was powered by the biomass boiler on the farm. 

The exposed stone of the walls and the earthy colours of the wooden trim ooze cozy country cottage but the mezzanine upper floor gave this place a modern edge too. It was kitted out with a kitchen dining room, lounge, level access shower room, two bathrooms and three bedrooms as well as a double sofa bed. This accommodation was perfect for us and ideal for you if you have plenty of family to share this lovely place with.

If you want to have a look at the prices and availability for this place here’s the link for Farrier Cottage via the Sykes website: http://www.sykescottages.co.uk/cottage/North-York-Moors-Coast-Ingleby-Greenhow/Farrier-Cottage-18059.html.

Falling Foss 

Whilst away we visited Whitby on 3 occasions. The first of these was part of a beach walk from Sandsend , just north of Whitby and at this time of year the beach is dog friendly, so Jasper had a great time doing the three mile each way wander. What we enjoyed was a cracking portion of award winning fish and chips from the Magpie Cafe.

We were also lucky enough to catch the seaside town preparing for is infamous halloween weekend, the streets were full of eccentric fancy dress so even a quick look round the shops packed some fantastic atmosphere. 

And the charming Falling Foss tea garden.

There was a nice short walk that we discovered at a spot called Littlebeck where a path followed a woodland stream and eventually ends up at the Falling Foss tea garden and its namesake waterfall.

On a beautiful day we had a pop at the area’s dramatic looking peak Roseberry Topping. The 1,050 foot hill took only thirty five minutes to scale but admittedly we did take the simple route from the main road. Other routes from Great Ayton via Captain Cook’s monument or from Guisborough forest looked to provide a better more fulfilling climb. Nonetheless the view over the surrounding valley was lovely, punctuated with towns, moors and the sea. 

All in all we had a fantastic rest and spent the rest of the time together as a family, so who can complain.

Last thing, if you haven't followed our dog Viggo, do it now! @ViggoTheSmooth

Cheers,

#TeamFell