We moved to Flamborough Rigg in July 2007 after a number of years in a beautiful part of Derbyshire and for us both returning to Yorkshire was coming home. As soon as we saw Flamborough Rigg we knew it was a place our dogs (Labradors Phoebe and Meg) would be happy – wonderful walks and great dog friendly pubs.

We have at least 6 walks from the front door ranging from 1 to 6 miles through every type of countryside  from thick forest to the heather clad moors. It’s rare when one of the dogs isn’t startled by a deer which make it even more interesting. We have also found quite a few pubs where the dogs are welcome to sit under our table while we have a meal. Also it is only a short drive from here over the moors to Whitby and to the wonderful beach at Sandsend.

Between us we have quite a few years experience managing some lovely hotels, interesting restaurants and even places as diverse as the Royal College of Surgeons and the Headquarters of the Scout Association. Our idea of fun is finding new places to eat both locally and around the world and we hope our recommendations will be of some help. This brings us to another reason we fell for the cottage. We have room to grow our own vegetables, a small orchard provides us with a variety of fruit and our newly arrived ex battery hens have just started laying for England! There is even a vine producing grapes in abundance – who knows? perhaps Chateau Flamborough Rigg one day!