This is a part of the world where one can still enjoy uncluttered roads and quiet walks in glorious unspoilt countryside with space to enjoy the amenities. There are walks directly from your cabin through Forestry Commission woodland and gentle farmland.

Local Activities
There is the famous Ampleforth College and Abbey within minutes of the chalet. Temporary membership of the Ampleforth Sports Centre (Squash, Badminton, Tennis and Swimming) is available and the Yorkshire Gliding Club is only three miles away with gliding and flying. The delightful market town of Helmsley with its ancient castle and market is only four miles away.

Nearby Historic Interest
The area abounds in the most beautiful remains of ancient Abbeys, Byland Abbey being only a mile and a half from Carr Lodge.

Newburgh Priory in the nearby village of Coxwold claims to be the resting place of the skull of Oliver Cromwell. Literary historians should also visit Tristam Shandy Hall in Coxwold, the home of Isaac Sterne.
Only a short car drive away is Castle Howard, the famous Van Brugh country house used as the location for Brideshead Revisited.

General Interest
The superb medieval walled city of York is a short drive where a visit to the National Railway Museum would be highly recommended, as well as a whole host of other family attractions.

There is a wealth of nearby attractions including woodcarvers (the most famous being Thompson the "Mouseman" of Kilburn), potteries, museums, Flamingo Amusement Park and the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway.

The Yorkshire East Coast with its quaint fishing villages and beautiful scenery is well placed for a day out.