Activities

Scarthingwell Golf Club ½ mile Towton Battlefield 1- 1/2 miles Yorkshire Dales – Walking, Bronte Parsonage, Malham Tarn. North Yorkshire Moors, Walking, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, James Heriot country between at Thirsk with Sutton Bank visitor centre above Yorkshire Coast with famous places Bridlington, Filey Scarborough
Local Food

Boot & Shoe https://www.facebook.com/bootandshoebarkstonash Rockingham Arms, https://www.therockinghamarms.com/ Crooked Billet, http://www.crooked-billet.co.uk/ White Horse https://www.facebook.com/thewhitehorsechurchfenton/ Sherburn in Elmet and Tadcaster also have a selection Restaurants and takeaways
Hiking

There are good walks close to The Presbytery Guest House Towton battlefield, https://www.towton.org.uk/ Tadcaster http://tadwalks.org.uk/ Then further afield (We ourselves use Pocket Mountain books which are exhalent safe walking books with lots of info) North Yorkshire Moors https://pocketmountains.com/shop/england/north-of-england/north-york-moors/ Yorkshire Dales https://pocketmountains.com/shop/england/north-of-england/yorkshire-dales/
Shopping

We are 14 miles to York York City is old world with Snickets and Lanes to explore https://www.visityork.org/explore/attractions 14 miles to Leeds Great Shopping choice of shopping centres or cultural quality shopping to the famous Open Market not forgetting the Corn Exchange https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/