Why you should move to Thornton-le-Dale

By Yorkshire Life on October 31st 2011

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It’s the ambition of many a home-owner to one day live in a village as lovely as Thornton-le-Dale, near Pickering and at least one developer is helping families realise that hope.
M & E F Backhouse Developers have created Thornton View a bespoke development of eight mellow stone built family homes in a cul-de-sac on the edge of the North Yorkshire village. Built under red clay pantile roofs, the facades reflect the style and traditions of typical Ryedale farmhouses and outbuildings.
This design ethos, which includes differing roof levels, has resulted in visually appealing architectural variations and nuances between all of the houses and created distinctive, individual homes of immense character and intrigue.
These new homes are set against an idyllic countryside background. Thornton-le-Dale is a gateway to the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and it is the surrounding moorland landscape which attracts so much appreciation and enjoyment both nationally and internationally.
The stretch of coastline partly bordered by the Moors includes the resorts and fishing ports of Scarborough, Filey and Whitby, all of which are located within a particularly pleasant drive of 20 miles or so.
Dalby Forest with its rigg and dale, densely wooded landscape, is known locally as the Great Yorkshire Forest and is a mountain bikers paradise with a series of sculpted green to black cycle trails ranging from surfaced runs to steep rocky climbs and descents. The forest is a renowned venue for summer open air concerts.
The nearby market town of Pickering sees the start of the 18 mile railway heritage line which runs across the Moors to Grosmont via Goatland through villages and countryside, all familiar territory to followers of the Heartbeat TV series.
Trains are mostly steam hauled – hard to imagine something more nostalgic than the site of a chugging locomotive bellowing out a steam trail against the backdrop of some of the most stunningly beautiful countryside.
The ancient and walled city of York lies approximately 23 miles south west of Thornton-le-Dale with good access via the A64. Rich in heritage, York offers a wealth of historic, tourist and shopping attractions along with its famous racecourse. George Husdon brought the railway to the city and to this day, York boasts fast rail links to London and Edinburgh.
Contact
Edward Knock, R M English,
7 New Street, York YO1 8RA
01904 697900

 

It’s the ambition of many a home-owner to one day live in a village as lovely as Thornton-le-Dale, near Pickering and at least one developer is helping families realise that hope.M & E F Backhouse Developers have created Thornton View a bespoke development of eight mellow stone built family homes in a cul-de-sac on the edge of the North Yorkshire village.

 

Built under red clay pantile roofs, the facades reflect the style and traditions of typical Ryedale farmhouses and outbuildings.

 

This design ethos, which includes differing roof levels, has resulted in visually appealing architectural variations and nuances between all of the houses and created distinctive, individual homes of immense character and intrigue.

 

These new homes are set against an idyllic countryside background. Thornton-le-Dale is a gateway to the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and it is the surrounding moorland landscape which attracts so much appreciation and enjoyment both nationally and internationally.

 

The stretch of coastline partly bordered by the Moors includes the resorts and fishing ports of Scarborough, Filey and Whitby, all of which are located within a particularly pleasant drive of 20 miles or so.Dalby Forest with its rigg and dale, densely wooded landscape, is known locally as the Great Yorkshire Forest and is a mountain bikers paradise with a series of sculpted green to black cycle trails ranging from surfaced runs to steep rocky climbs and descents.

 

The forest is a renowned venue for summer open air concerts.The nearby market town of Pickering sees the start of the 18 mile railway heritage line which runs across the Moors to Grosmont via Goatland through villages and countryside, all familiar territory to followers of the Heartbeat TV series.

 

Trains are mostly steam hauled – hard to imagine something more nostalgic than the site of a chugging locomotive bellowing out a steam trail against the backdrop of some of the most stunningly beautiful countryside.

 

The ancient and walled city of York lies approximately 23 miles south west of Thornton-le-Dale with good access via the A64. Rich in heritage, York offers a wealth of historic, tourist and shopping attractions along with its famous racecourse. George Husdon brought the railway to the city and to this day, York boasts fast rail links to London and Edinburgh.

 

Contact Edward Knock, R M English,7 New Street, York YO1 8RA

01904 697900

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