Ampleforth Orchard By his own admission Tim Saxby is an apple obsessive, which is no bad thing for an Orchard Manager looking after the serried rows of 2,500 apple trees bearing 80 different varieties. Ampleforth Abbey, set splendidly in the…
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The chocolatiers
Park House Barns Any visit to Ampleforth Abbey, the magnificent Benedictine monastery and college in the heart of the Howardian Hills should include not only the extraordinary apple orchard, but also the elegant tea room which is bristling with Robert…
The Michelin Star country pub
The Star Inn at Harome It fits the bill perfectly, truly everyone’s dream of the ideal English country pub: an ancient thatched longhouse, with cottage windows and low beams, polished wood, old settles and a clock ticking away the time…