THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS 

• Best way to lose a couple of hours: getting lost in the higgledy-piggledy rooms, staircases and corridors of York House antique & gift shop in Richmond

• Best secret cup of tea and slice of cake: The Old Curiosity Shop in Barnard Castle.  There's only one table, hidden at the back.

• Our favourite bike ride: along Stang Lane to Reeth via the CB Inn - it's a proper leg warmer!

• Best picnic spot: Amongst the purple heather on Barningham moor, near the little bridge and stream

• Our favourite thing to do for fun: Wetheriggs Animal Rescue Centre - get your fix of feeding everything from lamas & goats to peacocks & guineapigs.

• Our favourite dog walk: Barnard Castle to Cotherstone along the River Tees (& back after lunch at the Fox & Hounds)

• Best place to watch the sun set: Sitting on the bench at the top of our field

• Best place to get a really good steak: Stoneygate Farm Shop - amazing steak night every Friday

• Best dog friendly pub: Milbank Arms - cosy up in front of the open fire with your four-legged friend

• Our favourite mushroom spotting location: Hamsterley Forest

• Best rainy-day activity: a good book in front of the log fire in your cottage.  Or boots on and hit those puddles...!

• Our favourite waterfalls: sorry, we can't narrow this down to less than 2 - High Force and Aysgarth Falls

• Best way to reach the stars: on a clear, dark night there is nowhere better to lose yourself amongst the stars and galaxies than Grassholme Observatory!

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USEFUL LINKS

Richmond, North Yorkshire: places to stay, where to eat and things to do | Countryfile.com - this is a lovely Countryfile article on Richmond and surrounding area
Barningham - BBC Weather - Check out what the weather is doing here this week
Essential Foraging Guide - we love this Woodland Trust guide to foraging in our local area!
Liz Zorab - Byther Farm - YouTube - I spend a lot of time watching Liz' videos; loads of useful information!
HOME - Charles Dowding - everything you will ever need to know about no-dig gardening...
Things to do in North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire County Council - this is a useful site for some general information about the area
Top things to do and see in County Durham | VisitEngland - and a wonderful site for County Durham!