Keepers Cottage

Keepers Cottage suits families and larger groups after a genuine escape from the city. This converted barn on the edge of moorland in North Yorkshire has four bedrooms, each with a king bed, and three bathrooms spread across two floors—enough space that everyone can retreat comfortably. One dog can stay free, so long as it's kept on a lead. The whole property is yours alone, with private parking for five cars and an enclosed garden where you can sit out, even light a fire.

The ground floor centres on a kitchen and dining room where you can cook properly, with space to eat together or gather. There's a living room with a woodburner and smart TV. Upstairs, two of the bedrooms have their own en suite or shower room, which helps with bathroom traffic in a larger group. Heating, electricity, Wi-Fi, bed linen and towels are all included. The working farm setting means the garden is fenced but you're genuinely in countryside, surrounded by moorland rather than within a village.

This location opens onto serious walking terrain: Roseberry Topping is walkable from the door, the Cleveland Way National Trail runs nearby, and the North York Moors spread in all directions. Great Ayton village, a fifteen-minute walk away, has pubs and cafés. The setting suits people who came to move, not to sit still.