The ash tree at Barkston Ash was the centre of the old Yorkshire Ridings. We are 350 metres from the present tree
Area centre of these Old Ridings was then Barkston’s ASH TREE.
Our Logo of a Rose is significant as the White Rose of Yorkshire.
At Towton (1.5 miles away) the bloodiest battle on English soil was fought between The Houses of York and Lancashire in the war of the Roses
Lotherton hall https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/lotherton/
Towton battlefield, https://www.towton.org.uk/
York https://www.visityork.org/explore/attractions
Leeds https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/
North Yorkshire https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/see-and-do
Yorkshire Dales https://www.yorkshire.com/places/yorkshire-dales
Yorkshire Coast https://www.yorkshire.com/places/yorkshire-coast
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
Scarthingwell Golf Club ½ mile.
Fishing, https://www.facebook.com/Scarthingwellfishponds/
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
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
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/