Barmoors was built in 1783 as a 'Shooting Box', (grade 2 listed) and lies half a mile north of the picturesque village of Hutton-le-Hole in the National Park. Both rooms face south with wonderful views towards the moors and across the fields to the village, views which haven't changed greatly in 300 years. The lodge retains much of its 18th century charm, open fires, window seats, beams and so on but has brand new plumbing and central heating (2015). Each room has its own bathroom across the landing - from which the views are equally good. Breakfast is served in the dining room and a fire lit in the winter. There is a small sittingroom, also with an open fire, where you are welcome to read, play cards, write, talk, etc. There are lots of books and pictures, excellent (free) Wifi, and no Television. We are perfectly situated for the Ryedale Festival, last two weeks of July, The North York Moors Chamber Music Festival, last two weeks of August. Birds and wild life abound. Barmoors offers front row seats for the spring chorus, dawn and dusk; cuckoos, swallows, martins, swifts, song birds of every hue and variety. Waking to the call of the curlew is an experience you don't forget.

When I'm not baking bread, hoeing the veg beds or making the real beds I walk with my lovely dogs, read, listen to music (all sorts) or decorate the house....my father calls Barmoors 'Little Charleston', after the house in Sussex where Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant lived. We have 'swapped' the children who have left home to seek their fortunes, for a small flock of sheep, some geese and two terriers.

Without doubt this is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Plenty of very well travelled people say so....not just me! You can walk in any direction straight from the front door.....over the hills, through green pastureland, along rivers, in the shade of the woods, among the wild flowers and accompanyed by the sounds of all sorts of moorland and farmland bird song. It is bicycling paradise. The sea is 45 minutes away, a view of the sea only 6 miles away at Blakey Ridge. We are not just a rural idyll. Rievaulx and Byland Abbeys are a few miles to the west, the steam railway at Pickering a few miles to the east, Castle Howard half an hour south. The market towns of Helmsley and Malton are full of antique and bric-a-brac shops and of course lots of lovely, cosy pubs with good food, beer and a warm welcome. The Star at Harome (5 miles away) has a Michelin Star, is the perfect place to celebrate something special. My own favourite day out is to follow the Sykes Church Trail. 21 (at least) village Churches on the edge of the Wolds, restored and redecorated between about 1870 and 1914 by the best architects and craftsmen of the day; Pugin, Morris, Webb etc. Unexpected treasures.