Holiday Cottages, Cawton
The Courtyard boasts three holiday cottages: The Cake House, The Wheelhouse and The Millhouse - which can be rented separately or, for larger groups of friends and families, the houses can be booked as a group.
The Cake House is a cosy yet spacious three bedroom cottage situated in the picturesque village of Cawton, North Yorkshire. Adjoined to the property is The Wheelhouse, a stone barn conversion with four bedrooms, and The Millhouse (the perfect balance of space, comfort, and accessibility) which has three bedrooms.
Our family friendly cottages are located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in one of the beautiful valleys of the Howardian Hills. Just a stone's throw from the Ebor Way, it is a perfect place for a quiet getaway with stunning rural walks and scenery from your doorstep.
Our Surroundings
With York city centre and beautiful coastal towns like Whitby, Runswick Bay and Filey less than an hours drive there is plenty for all to see and do.
Helmsley, our historic market town is just seven miles away and is not to be missed, offering lovely cafes, restaurants and shopping. It's a great day out all year round.
Our neighbouring villages Hovingham and Gilling East are both a thirty minute walk away. Our local pub in Gilling is the perfect country public house offering delicious food and a lovely friendly atmosphere.
Hovingham, a thirty minute walk down spa road bridleway, has a lot to offer for such a small village. Great childrens playpark, a pub, local store, hotel bar, cafe, village markets once a month, a beauty salon and the popular bakery by the stream.
July 2021
The Cake House was like a home from home for us. It's well equipped, very clean and comfortable. The larger than normal lounge/dining room was particularly appreciated being a family of five. Host Jenni was excellent and always on hand if required. We thought we knew Yorkshire well but Cawton wasn't on our radar before this week. It's a lovely village and a great place to be based and from which to explore. Most days we left the car at the house because direct from your door you can get onto wonderful footpaths or cycle routes. Every day we walked to the neighbouring picture postcard village of Hoveringham (30m) which has a well equipped general store and two delicious tea/coffee shops. In the other direction is Gilling (20m walk), another picturesque village with superb food in The Fairfax Arms. The area is surrounded by pubs, inns and hotels all serving high quality food. For the two mid-week Euro semi finals we had an excellent takeaway from La Trattoria in Helmsley who will deliver or you can go collect (15m drive). Our daughter Katie is training to be a vet and enjoyed being close to the farm. We didn't know sunsets were also included and a perfect end to a days walking/cycling was to sit outside the house and watch the sun go down. The Keeble family are delighted to have discovered Cawton, Jenni and The Cake House and we hope to return many times in the years ahead!
Jonathon
