Guidebook for Ampleforth,York
Food Scene
Well run inn with large menu and local ales Open 7 days a week. Friendly staff and efficient service whether you eat in the bar,lounge bar or dining room . Run by local family for over 12 years
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White Swan
Well run inn with large menu and local ales Open 7 days a week. Friendly staff and efficient service whether you eat in the bar,lounge bar or dining room . Run by local family for over 12 years
Michelin starred restaurant .Head chef /owner 24 year old Tommy Banks and his brother James run a very special place here. Only 3 miles from us .We get a lot of guests staying just to go there
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The Black Swan at Oldstead
Michelin starred restaurant .Head chef /owner 24 year old Tommy Banks and his brother James run a very special place here. Only 3 miles from us .We get a lot of guests staying just to go there
Everything Else
Only 2 minles from us -Famous Benedictian Abbey and school. Now have their own tearoom and visitors centre. A place of peace and tranquility . Home brewed cider and beer. Tours available
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Ampleforth Abbey
Only 2 minles from us -Famous Benedictian Abbey and school. Now have their own tearoom and visitors centre. A place of peace and tranquility . Home brewed cider and beer. Tours available
Walled garden in the shadows of Helmsley Castle. Beautiful gardens and friendly staff . Only 6 miles from us
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Helmsley Walled Garden
Walled garden in the shadows of Helmsley Castle. Beautiful gardens and friendly staff . Only 6 miles from us
Sightseeing
Beautiful Castle Howard , grandest of stately homes built by Vanburgh and gardens by Capability Brown . Only 11 miles from us
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Kasteel Howard
Beautiful Castle Howard , grandest of stately homes built by Vanburgh and gardens by Capability Brown . Only 11 miles from us
Said to be the Best Viewing of Yorkshire . Information Centre and Cleveland Way footpath here too .Only 7 miles from us .Overlooking Lake Gormire said to be bottomless. Gliding Club on opposite side
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Sutton Bank
Said to be the Best Viewing of Yorkshire . Information Centre and Cleveland Way footpath here too .Only 7 miles from us .Overlooking Lake Gormire said to be bottomless. Gliding Club on opposite side
Cisterian ruin flood lit at night .Just over 1 mile from here. Run by English Heritage . Less well known than Rievaulx and Fountains Abbeys but equally impressive with its rose window
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Byland Abbey
65Cisterian ruin flood lit at night .Just over 1 mile from here. Run by English Heritage . Less well known than Rievaulx and Fountains Abbeys but equally impressive with its rose window
Shopping
A big array of wools from Yorkshire and beyond. Helpful friendly staff who have a lot of knowledge. Once you have been you will want to go again and never leave empty handed .A knitters paradise.
Castle Stores
27 Church StA big array of wools from Yorkshire and beyond. Helpful friendly staff who have a lot of knowledge. Once you have been you will want to go again and never leave empty handed .A knitters paradise.
Entertainment & Activities
Open most days of the year. A Museum which has won many awards and dedicated to James Herriot, our local vet who wrote many books and All Creatures Great and Small became a famous TV series
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Wereld van James Herriot
23 KirkgateOpen most days of the year. A Museum which has won many awards and dedicated to James Herriot, our local vet who wrote many books and All Creatures Great and Small became a famous TV series
14 miles from us runs the NYMR .Some steam trains others diesel across the North York Moors. Some link to train running to Whitby
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North Yorkshire Moors Historical Railway Trust Ltd
12 Park St14 miles from us runs the NYMR .Some steam trains others diesel across the North York Moors. Some link to train running to Whitby
Essentials
Voted Best Independant shop in 2015. They make the best sandwiches ever. [Rare roast beef are our favourite] Well supported by locals and tourists alike .Friendly staff
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Hunters of Helmsley
13 Market PlVoted Best Independant shop in 2015. They make the best sandwiches ever. [Rare roast beef are our favourite] Well supported by locals and tourists alike .Friendly staff