Out & About
Historic York

Historic York:

Acorn Glade is only 11 miles from the historic Roman, Norman & Medieval City of York (with the Minster, Castle, National Railway Museum, Yorvik Centre & the Shambles).

York races

York & Beverley Races:

We are approx 30 mins away from York Racecourse, the UKs third largest horse racing venue. For York please click <here> and for Beverley click <here> to be redirected to a full list of 2017 race meeting events.

Welcome to Melbourne

Melbourne: We are located on the fringes of the Vale of York and the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds. The site is only a short walk from the village of Melbourne (0.5 miles away) with the Village Store and our local pub called The Melbourne Arms serving good beer & food.

Pocklington Market

Pocklington: Acorn Glade is ideally located only 6 miles from historic market town of Pocklington; if you visit the town on a Tuesday you can enjoy the market or visit at any time to enjoy a range of unique shops, pubs and good restaurants. Near to Sainsburys & Aldi is Burnby Hall Gardens with Victorian secret garden and its national collection of water lilies.

Yorkshire Air Museum

Elvington: The Yorkshire Air Museum and the York Maze are located only located only 6 miles from Acorn Glade and both well worth a visit, together with the quintessential and picturesque villages of Elvington and Sutton-upon-Derwent.

Allerthorpe Lakes

Allerthorpe Lakes & Woods: For outdoor persuits head for Allerthorpe Lakes set in 53 acres is only 2 miles from us. Alternatively stroll through the nearby Allerthorpe Woods and Country Park to discover its bridleway and nature reserve, which is a SSSI.

Hull City of Culture 2017

Hull (City of Culture 2017):

We are less than an hour from Hull (2017 UK City of Culture) with 365 days of events . Please click <here> to be redirected to Hull2017 events page.

Our Surrounding Area: Why not take a bike ride around the easy to navigate country roads or walk down the nearby Pocklington Canal, which is only 0.6 miles away (narrow boat rides available Sun & Bank Hols). Please click <here> for more info.

Pocklington Canal
The Wolds Gliding Club

The Wolds Gliding Club: Only 5 miles from Acorn Glade and is regarded as not only being one of the premier gliding clubs in the North, but also one of the top sites in the UK. Visitor flying is available all year round . Click <here> for more info.

Beverley Minster

Beverley: is a real hidden gem (sometimes being described as a mini-York) and a firm favourite with guests. Beverley is ideally located 30 minutes from Acorn Glade with its Minster, Saturday market, plus great array of shops & restaurants.

Beautiful Bridlington

East Yorkshire Coastal Towns: Historic English seaside towns are within easy reach of Acorn Glade. Beautiful Bridlington, fabulous Filey, Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough are less than an hour away. Whilst further afield you can visit Castle Howard or travel to elegant Scarborough in North Yorkshire & pictureque Whitby (1.5hrs way).

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