Bed and Breakfast Yorkshire  

"Anyone visiting Low Penhowe Bed and Breakfast can be assured of a warm welcome and a truly comfortable stay."

Low Penhowe is old Yorkshire dialect for ‘the sheep pen on a hill’. Today, the house has been described as “a very elegant home” by the English Tourist Council, which has awarded owners Philippa and Christopher Turner the Council’s 5 Stars and the Gold award for their outstanding Yorkshire B&B. For the last two years we have been awarded “Yorkshire Finalist for Guest Accommodation of the Year”.

A traditional Yorkshire stone-built farmhouse, with stunning views overlooking the Howardian Hills, Yorkshire Wolds and across to the North Yorkshire Moors, the house makes an idyllic spot for a quiet few nights away.

Low Penhowe is also the perfect location for anyone wishing to enter into the hustle and bustle of York, while enjoying the peace and tranquillity of rural England.

Low Penhowe - 2005 Finalist for Yorkshire Tourist Board's 'White Rose Awards' for 'Guest Accommodation of the Year' and 'Tourism Website of the Year' YTB Finalist 2006!We pride ourselves on the excellence of our Aga cooked breakfasts, offering a variety of local and homemade produce. Enjoy a selection of our own free-range eggs, and from our butcher, locally cured bacon, black pudding and sausages. Even the tomatoes and mushrooms are all sourced locally. As an alternative our guests are able to enjoy kippers from Bridlington and home roasted York ham. To finish off your breakfast we offer homemade marmalade and jams, home baked bread and honey from village farms. We are proud to have been awarded our “Deliciously Yorkshire Breakfast” seal of approval; more recently have been Deliciouslyorkshire annual awards winner 2006awarded “2006 Breakfast Champion’s of the UK and “Taste of Yorkshire Finalist” for our commitment to the promotion of delicious, healthy breakfasts using regional produce!

Our Bed and Breakfast guests are spoilt for choice when it comes to eating out within easy reach of Low Penhowe. There are 4 excellent pubs, all within 3 miles! The Stone Trough Inn at Kirkham, recommended in “The Good Pub Guide”, is a country inn that offers the ideal combination of a traditional pub and elegant restaurant, over the years has won many awards for its food. The Blacksmiths Inn at Westow, “Yorkshire Dining Pub of the Year” as awarded by “The Good Pub Guide” has been completely renovated and again offers a combination of a village pub and restaurant. The Jolly Farmers at Leavening, also mentioned in The Good Pub Guide is a good local pub situated in the heart of the village and offers a good selection of local home cooked dishes combined with a friendly welcoming atmosphere typical to North Yorkshire. The Bay Horse Inn at Burythorpe has been recently renovated throughout and is now a warm and welcoming local pub and restaurant.

North Yorkshire has recently been crowned Garden of England. The county was praised for "breathtaking countryside" like the Yorkshire Dales and the quality of its stately homes, such as Castle Howard near York.

From Low Penhowe our bed and breakfast guests are within easy reach of some of Yorkshire’s finest attractions which include Market towns of Malton, Pickering, Helmsley, Pocklington, Driffield and Beverley; Stately homes and houses of Castle Howard, Duncombe Park, Hovingham Hall, Sledmere House, Fairfax House, Burton Constable Hall, Newby Hall, Sutton Park and Burton Agnes Hall; National Trust properties of Nunnington Hall, Beningbrough Hall, Treasurer’s House, and Rievaulx Terrace; Seaside towns of Whitby, Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington and Robins Hood Bay; the RSPB nature reserve at Bempton; English Heritage Castles of Pickering, Scarborough, Helmsley and Clifford’s Tower, and Abbeys of Rievaulx, Byland, Whitby and Kirkham; Cathedrals, known as Minsters in Yorkshire, including York Minster, Beverley Minster and St Gregory’s Minster; Gardens of Burton Agnes Hall which recently won ‘Garden of the Year Award’, RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Helmsley Walled Garden, The Walled Garden at Scampston, Wytherstone Gardens, Jackson Wold Garden and Burnby Hall Gardens; Museums including Eden Camp, National Railway Museum, Yorkshire Air Museum, Jorvick Museum, Ryedale Folk Museum, Beck Isle Museum, Malton Museum, York Castle Museum and Captain Cook Memorial Museum; North Yorkshire Moors National Park, including Goathland, better known as Aidensfield for those who watch the TV series Heartbeat and the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway; Horse Racing, York, Thirsk, Ripon and Beverley Racecourses; Newest attraction, The Norwich Union Yorkshire Wheel located at the national Railway Museum in York.

Amenities: Wood Fireplace, Coffee Maker, Washer, Dryer , TV, Satellite TV, DVD Player, Telephone , Wireless Internet, Shared deck(s), View of mountain hill, View of area attraction, and more...

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We have pets. Please ask about children.

Breakfast: A full breakfast is served At Low Penhowe we pride ourselves on the excellence of our Aga cooked breakfasts, offering a variety of local and homemade produce. Enjoy a selection of our own free-range eggs, and from our butcher, locally cured bacon, black pudding and sausages.

Driving Directions: Directions to Low Penhowe from the South * M1 * A1/A1M (North) * A64 - marked YORK * A64, become single carriageway * Continue on A64, until it becomes Dual Carriageway again * **You need to watch for signs at this stage** * A64, WHITWELL ON THE HILL * Move to right hand lane and turn right - marked WESTOW, CRAMBE & KIRKHAM * Head down the hill, over the level crossing * Over the River Derwent * Pass the ruins of Kirkham Priory on your right * Pass the Stone Trough Inn on your left Heading towards WESTOW * At T junction turn right, past the Blacksmiths Arms on your left * Turn left, marked BURYTHORPE * **Watch out - Narrow Lane** * At cross roads - straight across marked BURYTHORPE * 700 yards, turn right * Up the drive to Low Penhowe If heading from any other part of the country, make your way to the A64 and pick up the directions from there!

Local Area Attractions: From Low Penhowe our bed and breakfast guests are within easy reach of some of Yorkshire’s finest attractions which include Market towns of Malton, Pickering, Helmsley, Pocklington, Driffield and Beverley; Stately homes and houses of Castle Howard, Duncombe Park, Hovingham Hall, Sledmere House, Fairfax House, Burton Constable Hall, Newby Hall, Sutton Park and Burton Agnes Hall; National Trust properties of Nunnington Hall, Beningbrough Hall, Treasurer’s House, and Rievaulx Terrace; Seaside towns of Whitby, Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington and Robins Hood Bay; the RSPB nature reserve at Bempton; English Heritage Castles of Pickering, Scarborough, Helmsley and Clifford’s Tower, and Abbeys of Rievaulx, Byland, Whitby and Kirkham; Cathedrals, known as Minsters in Yorkshire, including York Minster, Beverley Minster and St Gregory’s Minster; Gardens of Burton Agnes Hall which recently won ‘Garden of the Year Award’, RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Helmsley Walled Garden, The Walled Garden at Scampston, Wytherstone Gardens, Jackson Wold Garden and Burnby Hall Gardens; Museums including Eden Camp, National Railway Museum, Yorkshire Air Museum, Jorvick Museum, Ryedale Folk Museum, Beck Isle Museum, Malton Museum, York Castle Museum and Captain Cook Memorial Museum; North Yorkshire Moors National Park, including Goathland, better known as Aidensfield for those who watch the TV series Heartbeat and the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway; Horse Racing, York, Thirsk, Ripon and Beverley Racecourses; Newest attraction, The Norwich Union Yorkshire Wheel located at the national Railway Museum in York.

Onsite Activities: You are situated in the heart of the country with walks that starts at Low Penhowe. From our guest rooms you will be able to see all sorts of birds feeding from the feeders. We have Highland cattle, you might be lucky to see a calf being born You can collect the eggs and feed our free range chickens each morning.

Seasonal Info: We are normally closed for Christmas and the New Year