Well, this was a rather lovely surprise! We’ve officially been awarded Airbnb Superhost status, and we're absolutely delighted. We only started welcoming Airbnb guests to The Green towards the end of April, so receiving this recognition just a few months later makes it all the more special. With 10 stays, a perfect 5-star rating, a 100% response rate and not a single cancellation, it seems all that cushion plumping, checking everything twice and making sure every little detai

Spooky Season is coming to the Green

I left this afternoon knowing The Green is deep cleaned, fully restocked, everything is back in its rightful place and, somehow, I actually feel like I’ve had a holiday - all in less than 48 hours! Having arrived at about 10.30pm on Friday evening, I promptly set about several loads through the dishwasher. Yes, I had everything out of the kitchen cupboards and gave it a mini refresh too. Because apparently that’s what you do when you arrive late on a Friday night! Saturday mo

So yes, I’ve officially had tea towels made with pictures of our cottage on them...

Our Choc affair order arrived today from York, so the guest treat cupboard at The Green, Lastingham. North York Moors. is looking very healthy again. Our usual milk chocolate with honey is safely restocked, but we’ve got a new one this time - oat milk chocolate with a twist of lime. I have to admit, I’m rather curious about this one- one thing I can tell you is that the moment I opened the box there was a gorgeous smell of lime- so I'm guessing it's going to be zesty! We’ve s

We hope you’ve all had a good one. I have to say, I think we had one of the best summers, which somehow makes that first step back to normality just a little bit harder. But then… there’s autumn. The darker, cosier evenings. That faint smell of autumn in the air. The feeling that perhaps it’s time to slow down a little and settle into a new rhythm. There’s a lovely line in You’ve Got Mail where Tom Hanks talks about autumn in New York making him want to buy school supplies an

The summer holidays are almost within sniffing distance, and we are so excited about all the adventures ahead. Beach days, river days, farm days, and those wonderful days where you wake up with no real plan and simply see where the day takes you. The long summer evenings seem to stretch on forever – you really can fit three winter days into one glorious summer day! The children are beyond excited, and I’ve decided that this year I’m determined to have just as much fun as they

If you've stayed with us before, you'll probably remember the two little jars of honey in your welcome basket. They're one of those small touches that we love, but after catching up with Chris from Westfields Honey in Fadmoor, I was reminded just how special they really are. Chris has been keeping bees for more than 65 years and told us that this is one of the toughest periods he can remember. A very wet winter meant bees couldn't get out and forage properly, and beekeepers a

One of my favourite jobs at the cottage comes around just once a year – replacing all the dried flower arrangements. I'd love to have fresh flowers throughout the cottage all year round, but that's not always practical in a holiday cottage. Instead, I have a wonderful friend who dries flowers for me, and every year she creates the most beautiful arrangements. This weekend it was time to swap them all over, and what a lovely afternoon it was. Standing in the garden with the su

Who needs a relaxing weekend at the cottage when you can try to cram an entire week's worth of jobs into one day? Saturday was a complete whirlwind, but I loved every minute of it. Give me a shopping list, a car boot and a few Yorkshire market towns and I'm perfectly happy. It was also a great excuse to play tourist while picking up supplies for the cottage. We started in Thirsk getting new keys cut, with just enough time for a wander around the market and a quick stop at the

One of the best parts of welcoming guests to The Green, Lastingham is discovering new ways to help them make the most of this incredible landscape. So when I came across the new North York Moors Outdoors app, I immediately thought, “That needs to go in the guest guide!” The app has been developed by the North York Moors National Park and looks like a fantastic resource for anyone planning to explore the area. From what I’ve seen so far, it’s packed with walking routes, cyclin

We now have a lovely new digital guest guide- you can even download it as an app!

With the longest day of the year almost upon us, how would you spend a weekend at The Green?

Kevin McCloud has described cottage living as "living with just enough", and that perfectly sums up what we've always tried to create at The Green.

The Green gardens in their late spring glory

One of our favourite seasonal spots at this time of year.

A guest staying with us this week mentioned what a lovely surprise it was to discover that we’d left £50 behind the bar for them at the Blacksmiths Arms

One of our firm family favourite walks — Lastingham to Hutton-le-Hole and back again

Why do we love Lastingham so much? A heart felt article on why we feel in love with this place and our holiday cottage.

I’ve been saying for ages that I was going to sit down and create a Google Map of all our favourite local farm shops, bakeries, honesty boxes and little village stores around the North York Moors… and thankfully the North York Moors National Park has gone and done a far better and much more professional job of it than I ever would have. Their new “Food on the Go” map includes over 60 independent farm shops, delis, bakeries, village shops, zero waste stores and even vending ma