Selby Christmas Market When: Sunday 3rd December Where: Market Place Presented by York Mix Radio in association with the town council, Selby Christmas Market is a free event for all the family running from 10 am to 5 pm on just one day. Live entertainment, hot food and drink and speciality bars can be found, […]

The York Christmas Market  When: Thursday 16th November to Friday 22nd December Where: Parliament Street, St Sampson’s Square, Coppergate and Lendal Trademark alpine chalets line the streets close to the famed Shambles and Visitor Centre, at York Christmas Market. Last year the event — also known as St Nicholas’ Fair — celebrated three decades of […]

Places to eat in York city centre The Star Inn the City Located along the picturesque River Ouse, The Star Inn the City is an AA Rosette-awarded brasserie with a seasonal menu and views of the passing boats. Sit outside on the expansive terrace (where dogs are welcome) and soak up some northern sunshine, or […]

Things to do in York for adults  Brewery Tours Learn about the production of England’s favourite tipple, via a Brew York tour. These run on Fridays and Saturdays, last 60 to 75 minutes and include four 1/3 pint samples, for a taste of Yorkshire. Brew York began life in 2016, inspired by its surroundings, and […]

The seaside destination of Whitby becomes a haven for alternative subculture twice a year, as it hosts Whitby Goth Weekend. This unique event transforms the sleepy town into a mesmerising world of dark, artistic expression, music and camaraderie, as thousands flock to the English home of Dracula.  WGW origins Conceived in 1994 by Jo Hampshire […]

Remote holiday cottages in Yorkshire If you’re craving distance from others, a self-catered break is the solution. Even the most intimate boutique hotel cannot replicate the experience of solitude and the exclusivity found in your own private space. Whether playing vinyl and mixing cocktails in a modern rural retreat or hunkering down with a book […]

Yorkshire walks on the BBC Kate’s route begins just after sunrise at the ruins of the early medieval Abbey of Jervaulx, bathed in the golden dawn sunshine, as she crunches the light dusting of freshly fallen snow underfoot. She follows alongside the majestic River Ure under a clear blue sky, to the picture-perfect village of […]

Our top picks in and around Helmsley: Helmsley Castle: this English Heritage site can be glimpsed as you meander around the market square but we’d highly recommend getting up close and discovering the 900 years of stories told in the exhibitions in the visitor centre before taking a walk across the moat and up the […]

Prestigious period accommodation The concept of high-end accommodation sets a variety of expectations. It may be the kind of traditional grandeur found in a historic renovated listed building. This is instantly impressive. Where period features combine with opulent furnishings, soaring ceilings and original paintings, there’s always a sense of high-end heritage. And a stroll through […]

  Can you tell us a little bit about yourselves and your journey to At The Mill? As a family we bought Stillington Mill six years ago, and the intention was always that we’d move somewhere that could be a home and had the potential to be a family business. My parents both retired from […]