Guidebook for Gilling East
Food Scene
The breads are wonderful and the apple slices are so worth the short bike ride out to enjoy.
6 locals recommend
Hovingham Bakery & Rolling Pin Cafe
BrooksideThe breads are wonderful and the apple slices are so worth the short bike ride out to enjoy.
Feted as the best restaurant in the world, the Black Swan is just a short drive away in Oldstead.
31 locals recommend
The Black Swan at Oldstead
Feted as the best restaurant in the world, the Black Swan is just a short drive away in Oldstead.
The Grapes Inn
Railway StreetHearts of Ampleforth
Malton Relish
58 Market PlHunters of Helmsley
13 Market PlThe Talbot Malton
YorkersgateDrinks & Nightlife
Just a couple of hundred yards away, the Fairfax Arms manages to be a traditional local pub while also serving fab food in its orangery.
13 locals recommend
The Fairfax Arms
Main StreetJust a couple of hundred yards away, the Fairfax Arms manages to be a traditional local pub while also serving fab food in its orangery.
The Star Inn
Main StreetMuch acclaimed restaurant near Helmsley.
Arts & Culture
Castle Howard is just one of many amazing places nearby - including Nunnington Hall, Rievaulx Abbey, Helmsley, the Yorkshire coast and, of course, York.
220 locals recommend
Castle Howard
Castle Howard is just one of many amazing places nearby - including Nunnington Hall, Rievaulx Abbey, Helmsley, the Yorkshire coast and, of course, York.
Iconic tower in the centre of York surrounded by lots of historic places to visit including the Castle Museum, Jorvik and the Shambles.
126 locals recommend
York Castle Museum
Tower StreetIconic tower in the centre of York surrounded by lots of historic places to visit including the Castle Museum, Jorvik and the Shambles.
The Helmsley Arts Centre
Has a cinema once a week or so and other productions.
Nunnington Hall
Shandy Hall
World of James Herriot
23 KirkgateAmpleforth Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx BankHutton-le-Hole
Shopping
Lots of individual little shops to browse for an hour or two and some really nice coffee shops too.
104 locals recommend
Helmsley
Lots of individual little shops to browse for an hour or two and some really nice coffee shops too.
Harrogate is a really accessible shopping destination and just seems easy to get around. Combine it with tea at the town's Betty's if you fancy a treat.
221 locals recommend
Harrogate
Harrogate is a really accessible shopping destination and just seems easy to get around. Combine it with tea at the town's Betty's if you fancy a treat.
York is a great shopping destination, either Monks Cross on the outskirts with its John Lewis and Marks and Spencer or head into the centre.
409 locals recommend
York
York is a great shopping destination, either Monks Cross on the outskirts with its John Lewis and Marks and Spencer or head into the centre.
Hovingham bakery and village stores is the nearest place to get essentials - otherwise head to Helmsley or Ampleforth (where there's a post office) or Easingwold.
8 locals recommend
Hovingham
Hovingham bakery and village stores is the nearest place to get essentials - otherwise head to Helmsley or Ampleforth (where there's a post office) or Easingwold.
Parks & Nature
Right on the doorstep, Yearsley (or Gilling) Woods is just over the road and has lots of nice pathways to follow. Popular among mountain bikers and dog walkers, it has a couple of lovely lakes and skirts the Ampleforth Estate.
Yearsley Woods
North Moor LaneRight on the doorstep, Yearsley (or Gilling) Woods is just over the road and has lots of nice pathways to follow. Popular among mountain bikers and dog walkers, it has a couple of lovely lakes and skirts the Ampleforth Estate.
Sutton Bank National Park Centre
Sutton BankWhitby
Gormire Lake
Essentials
Helmsley is your nearest place for petrol. There is another petrol station in Easingwold but it isn't always open. Otherwise, there's Thirsk or York.
BATA Petrol Station Helmsley
Helmsley is your nearest place for petrol. There is another petrol station in Easingwold but it isn't always open. Otherwise, there's Thirsk or York.
Entertainment & Activities
The Vue in York is the nearest 'normal' type of cinema with all the usual stuff on. There's also a really cute cinema in Malton which is worth going to just because it's so vintage.
17 locals recommend
Vue Cinema
Stirling RoadThe Vue in York is the nearest 'normal' type of cinema with all the usual stuff on. There's also a really cute cinema in Malton which is worth going to just because it's so vintage.
Open in the summer and lovely on a sunny, warm day.
12 locals recommend
Helmsley Open Air Swimming Pool
Open in the summer and lovely on a sunny, warm day.