Rawcliffe House Farm

We had a wonderful week staying in Hindburn cottage at Jan and Duncan's converted farmyard. You're surrounded by greenery and nature and can even say hello to goats, ducks and sheep in the grounds. The accommodation had everything we needed, a full kitchen, decent bed, and instant hot water for the shower. The online guide from Jan and Duncan covered all our questions and had several great ideas for places to eat, visit, and for country walks. Even better, they're truly one of the nicest couples you'll ever meet: warm, welcoming, friendly, and kind. The perfect hosts. We wouldn't hesitate to stay with them again.

We have just spent 2 nights in the Gowland Studio room on a short trip to the north Yorkshire Moors and would highly recommend staying here. Jan and Duncan are extremely friendly and welcoming hosts making you feel right at home from the get go. The location is perfect, beautifully quiet surrounded by farmland that affords a lovely start to the day with some great walks from the accomadation itself. The moors are just a short drive away as is the towm of pickering (10 mins) that has everything you need. Gowland studio itself was beautifully clean, lovely and warm and just right for tired legs at the end of the day. We would definately recommend for a quiet get away.

Booked on the spur of the moment; Jan and Duncan are the perfect hosts - polite, friendly, helpful and the accommodation was impeccable. The farm is situated in a stunning, peaceful setting with beautiful views and within easy reach of the coast and other beautiful inland locations.

What a wonderful find - this perfectly peaceful place offering cottage and holiday lets was ideally located for Pickering, the North York Moors and on to Scarborough and Whitby. We'd selected a one bedroom cottage - Hindburn - which was fully equipped with a great kitchen - fridge/freezer, microwave, toaster, some lovely crockery - dining table and chairs plus two cosy armchairs in front of the fire in the main room. The bedroom next door was bright and airy with plenty of storage and led directly to the ensuite. Both the main room and the bedroom had vaulted, beamed ceilings and the cottage had lots of nods to its more traditional past. The ensuite was great, with ample towels and a really good shower. The surrounding land is farmland with sheep and cows in neighbouring fields and ducks and chickens on the farm around the pond. Each holiday cottage has furniture to the front and rear of the properties to make the most of outside space - when weather allows. We were unlucky to visit when a wet weather system had been dominant across the north of the country for some time which meant everywhere about was quite wet, and we had cloudy skies so couldn't experience the night skies we'd hoped to with the stars and planets on show. Our hosts, Duncan and Jan, were great to chat to, full of helpful advice as to places to visit, local pubs, shops etc and in the cottage was a pack containing lots of walks or drives for those wanting to explore. They were also really accommodating in the lead up to our stay. Lovely people. We definitely hope to come back, maybe more Spring time next time though!

Had a wonderful stay in the Walcott studio for two nights. Good location for Whitby/Scarborough and the Yorkshire Moors. Would recommend visiting The Blacksmiths Inn Pub, about a 15 min drive away. The hosts provided local walk suggestions, with directions and maps, we completed two walks which we would never had located otherwise. Such a peaceful and quiet location, with all the amenities you could need. Lidl/Coop are about a 15 min drive away in Pickering. Will definitely be visiting again.

The cleanest holiday cottage I've ever stayed in Beautiful location, Jan and Duncan are wonderful people can't do enough for you will definitely be returning Well done guys 5 stars + Internet speed great also