News from around the Parks
December news from the Old Barn Coffee Shop
It’s been a busy and eventful month at the Old Barn Coffee Shop after it re-opened on December 3rd following the second national lockdown. It was wonderful to welcome back our lovely customers, both to eat in at the café and for our takeaway service. Thanks again to...
Things we love about Abbots Green Luxury Lodges
With the fantastic news last week that our holiday parks across North Yorkshire have re-opened following the second national lockdown, we thought it was time for another blog in our series looking at the things we love about our parks. This time, we turn the spotlight...
Delighted to re-open after second national lockdown
It was brilliant to re-open all our sites this week following the month-long second national lockdown. Our five North Yorkshire holiday parks – York House, Abbots Green, Monk Park, Swaleside and Old Hall – as well as the Old Barn Coffee Shop all fall within the...
Impressive scores from Visit England
Just before the second national lockdown, we were delighted to hear that York House had maintained its Five Star Holiday Park rating from the national tourism body, Visit England. The park, situated near Thirsk, was assessed in October 2020, and we have now received...
New winter menu, breakfast and afternoon tea at our on-site café
A new winter menu and the return of breakfast and afternoon tea are among the latest additions to our offering at the Old Barn Coffee Shop. New Winter Menu Our new Winter Menu is now on offer at the Old Barn, including a selection of vegetarian, dairy and gluten free...
Holiday park excellence recognised once again
Our staff and visitors know how fantastic our YHL parks are, but it’s always great to receive recognition from others. So we are delighted and proud to have received a variety of accolades recently that recognise excellence in a number of areas. As always, thanks go...
Eight things we love about York House Holiday Park
Our blog series on the things we love about our holiday parks continues with a look at what makes York House Holiday Park so special. With the help of York House park managers Sam and John, we’ve compiled a list of the things that make this holiday park near Thirsk so...
Sunday lunch returns – and other news from the Old Barn Coffee Shop
It’s been so lovely to see the Old Barn Coffee Shop busy again since re-opening in July. We’d like to say a huge thank you to all our customers, old and new, who have paid us a visit and shown patience and support while we adapted to the new way of operating. It’s...
The Old Barn Coffee Shop wins Tripadvisor award
The Old Barn Coffee Shop has been named a 2020 Travellers’ Choice award winner by the Tripadvisor website. The prestigious award is given only to the top 10 per cent of hospitality businesses around the world who receive consistently glowing feedback from their...
Eat Out to Help Out at The Old Barn Coffee Shop
The Old Barn Coffee Shop is offering half-price food and drink on selected days throughout August as part of the national Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Visitors to the cafe on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays this month can get 50% off their food and drink bill, up to a...
Ten things we love about our holiday parks
Our five holiday parks in North Yorkshire each have their own unique character as well as having many things in common. In our new blog series, we’ll be taking a closer look at each one to find out what makes them so special in their own way. But here, we’ll be...
The Old Barn Coffee Shop is re-opening
The Old Barn Coffee Shop at York House Holiday Park is to re-open on Saturday, 18th July. Our award-winning team can’t wait to welcome back our lovely customers, and they have been working hard to ensure everyone can enjoy our delicious food in a safe environment. A...
Wonderful atmosphere as our holiday parks re-open
It was brilliant to welcome our home owners back to our holiday parks in North Yorkshire as we re-opened after lockdown. From early on Saturday, July 4th, there was a steady flow of vehicles as owners returned to their happy place at York House Holiday Park, Monk...
We are re-opening our holiday parks!
It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for: We are re-opening our holiday parks on Saturday, July 4th! After what seems like an eternity, we are delighted to be opening our parks to holiday home owners following the easing of restrictions announced recently by the...
Statement from YHL Parks about coronavirus
Update on March 24th: Due to the new government guidelines we are sad to announce that all our holiday parks will close today at 4.00pm until further notice. We thank all our holiday home owners for their support and understanding during these difficult times. We look...
Sue wins gold at European Championships!
Abbots Green lodge owner Sue Watson has been crowned the European champion in the sprint duathlon after competing in Spain at the weekend. Sue took the gold medal for Great Britain in the ETU Duathlon European Championships for the women’s age group 65-69. The...
Painting workshops at The Old Barn Coffee Shop
The first of a series of four painting workshops has been held at The Old Barn Coffee Shop, situated at the entrance to York House Holiday Park near Thirsk. Eleven adults and children attended the session on January 26th with local artist Rebecca, who passed on her...
Bagby and Balk Village Society Christmas dinner
We were delighted to host Christmas dinner for the Bagby and Balk Village Society at York House after discovering that they were unable to use their regular venue. A registered charity, the society usually holds its Christmas dinner in Bagby Village Hall, with...
Visit us at the Caravan & Motorhome Show 2020
If you’re visiting the Caravan & Motorhome Show 2020, pop by our stand and find out more about our holiday parks in North Yorkshire and our brand new residential park in the beautiful Vale of York. York House Leisure will be on Stand 3-218 of the event, which is...
The Old Barn Coffee Shop wins a Herriot Award!
The Old Barn Coffee Shop has been named a winner in the Flavours of Herriot Country Awards 2019, scooping the Customer Service Team of the Year accolade. The announcement came during the awards ceremony on December 2nd, and our coffee shop team including supervisor...
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York House Leisure
Head Office, Wetherby Road
Boroughbridge
North Yorkshire
YO51 9HS
Tel 01423 323190
Visit us at the entrance to York House Holiday Park in Balk, nr Thirsk. Call 01845 597 495 for our opening hours