“York house is a 5* sympathetically modernised spacious terrace cottage in Thorntondale, the property has been recently modernised to a very high and comfortable standard.”
There is a large and very comfortable sitting room with a very large smart tv (looks a good 65” !).
The kitchen is full functional, fridge freezer, coffee machine (bring some proper beans!), oven, microwave etc.
Three very comfortable large bedrooms, we stayed downstairs with the dog. And this was a beautiful room, however it’s fair to say the premier room is most likely upstairs by the toilet/bathroom. However there is also a perfectly functional outdoor toilet which does as it says ...
There is a large and very comfortable sitting room with a very large smart tv (looks a good 65” !).
The kitchen is full functional, fridge freezer, coffee machine (bring some proper beans!), oven, microwave etc.
Three very comfortable large bedrooms, we stayed downstairs with the dog. And this was a beautiful room, however it’s fair to say the premier room is most likely upstairs by the toilet/bathroom. However there is also a perfectly functional outdoor toilet which does as it says on the tin if you’re not too posh/soft to flush outdoors!
The shower in the bathroom is a large walk in, and was excellent, it’s made my shower at home appear a little inferior!
Private and secure court yard out the back, however no rear access. You park and enter via the front door only, personally we never struggled to park at the front, and even had grandparents visiting who always managed to get parked up at the first time of asking too. It’s a relatively busy road yes, however it’s perfectly safe to park and cross. You could most likely find rear parking however this would require a 2-3 minute walk back to the front of the property.
Ian is a fantastic host, always on hand to help and answer questions, which generally makes a big difference in my experience (good communication). Leading up to arrival and once we were in the property he always on hand to answer queries.
Make sure you seek out the Ellerburn river walk, about 2.4 miles in total from the house, head right down towards the village church on your right hand side, stay right down to the river (river on your left hand side) walk approximately 4/500 metres to the large Burgess animal feed building, here you will see a private gated long high hedged drive way, keep this to your right and use the path between the hedge and the little wooden bridge, this will take you on a river walk out to Ellerburn, then when you get to the farm/campsite take a left back on to the very quiet road to Thorntondale. This is a circular walk and is suitable for all ages and great for dogs too. Also another lovely walk via the woods in the village, have a look on google maps, there a nicer ways to cut down to the woods from York House via the ThorntonDale Show ground. Lots of lovely dog walks if you have a good look and work it out. I grew up in the village so know it like the back of my hand.
In the village there are two pubs, The Buck, where we just had decent enough meal (Easter 2026) , and very good fresh fried cod, The New Inn, new owners, who I’m yet to try out, excellent bakery in Baldersons, (superb ice creams too), a few cafes, bakeries, newsagents, fish and chip shop, pizza takeaway, mini-mart, (expensive avocados!!) even a decent MTB shop, which of course if this is your thing you will know all about Dalby Forest which is approximately 3/4 miles away and not to be missed having excellent trails.
If you’re after something a bit more fancy food wise head over on the Scarborough road over to Allerston, (3 miles away) the Cayley Arms is a decent upgrade on the offerings in ThorntonDale.
Thank Mark for your review. Very glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you again.
Property Owner
