Entertainment & Activities
Unmissable with children and pretty fun as an adult - I'd say it's unique in the UK, a product of its owner's quirky imagination. Difficult to describe. Look it up! 4.5/5 on TripAdvisor.
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I-Forbidden Corner
Unmissable with children and pretty fun as an adult - I'd say it's unique in the UK, a product of its owner's quirky imagination. Difficult to describe. Look it up! 4.5/5 on TripAdvisor.
Erm... Is pretty dated if compared with anywhere 'proper' but a fun day out if you like that kind of thing. Still a few scary rides!
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I-Lightwater Valley Theme Park
Water LaneErm... Is pretty dated if compared with anywhere 'proper' but a fun day out if you like that kind of thing. Still a few scary rides!
Clay pigeon shooting with instruction. Nearby activity - needs arranging in advance, although I'm not sure how much notice they need.
E.J. Churchill At The Swinton Estate
Crook LaneClay pigeon shooting with instruction. Nearby activity - needs arranging in advance, although I'm not sure how much notice they need.
Masham Town Hall
Market PlaceWorth checking if there's any events on - sometimes cinema, comedy, bands...
Good rainy day activity with little people. In Bedale, 10 mins away. Indoor play (plus outside big sandpit and other bits to play on). Farm to visit, with feeding animals etc.
Big Sheep & Little Cow
Good rainy day activity with little people. In Bedale, 10 mins away. Indoor play (plus outside big sandpit and other bits to play on). Farm to visit, with feeding animals etc.
Two brewery tours available in Masham - Black Sheep or Theakston. Black Sheep is a 10 minute walk across the fields. You can also visit the Bistro or just have a drink. Sitting outside is lovely in summer.
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The Black Sheep Brewery
Wellgarth CourtTwo brewery tours available in Masham - Black Sheep or Theakston. Black Sheep is a 10 minute walk across the fields. You can also visit the Bistro or just have a drink. Sitting outside is lovely in summer.
Make your own gin! (Must be booked in advance)
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Spirit of Masham Distillery & Gin Experience
Fearby RoadMake your own gin! (Must be booked in advance)
Drinks and pub food
Friendly welcome, local Theakston's beers, massive beer garden. Also good food (home cooked pub food) at reasonable price.
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The Bruce Arms
3 Market PlFriendly welcome, local Theakston's beers, massive beer garden. Also good food (home cooked pub food) at reasonable price.
Nice pub and very popular. Food is pub standard (not hugely recommended but OK)
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Kings Head Hotel
Market PlaceNice pub and very popular. Food is pub standard (not hugely recommended but OK)
Nearest pub to our house over the fields. Quirky 'snug' with comfy bench seating. Restaurant serves decent pub food and if you're a big party they have a nice big table in a private (ish) area...
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The White Bear Hotel
6 Gun BankNearest pub to our house over the fields. Quirky 'snug' with comfy bench seating. Restaurant serves decent pub food and if you're a big party they have a nice big table in a private (ish) area...
Essentials
Nearest supermarket - pretty well stocked and friendly staff. Lots of wine in refrigerated section (although Corks and Cases best for something special!)
Co-op Food - Masham
7 Leyburn RdNearest supermarket - pretty well stocked and friendly staff. Lots of wine in refrigerated section (although Corks and Cases best for something special!)
Beavers Butchers
11 Silver StAward winning sausages - Chorizo and Welsh Dragon are favourites if you like spicy.
We're not short of butchers in Masham - both are equally good. Locally sourced meat.
W S Rogers & Son
14 Church StWe're not short of butchers in Masham - both are equally good. Locally sourced meat.
Fab fish in Snape. Also veg and deli items - call in if on your way from Northallerton or Thorpe Perrow. About 15-20 mins from Masham.
Carrick's Fish Ltd
Fab fish in Snape. Also veg and deli items - call in if on your way from Northallerton or Thorpe Perrow. About 15-20 mins from Masham.
Shopping
Local wine supplier, family business. Excellent choice of wine with knowledgeable and friendly service.
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Corks & Cases
17A Silver StLocal wine supplier, family business. Excellent choice of wine with knowledgeable and friendly service.
Bah Humbugs Retro Sweets Shop
2 Market PlIt's a sweet shop! Old fashioned and retro. Good gifts.
Joneva
7 Market PlBelgian chocolates, good cheeses, sweets, ice cream
A beautifully curated store selling art and craft, a lot of which is from our very talented local makers.
The Gallery
A beautifully curated store selling art and craft, a lot of which is from our very talented local makers.
Really beautifully displayed gifts and homeware. Next to The Gallery. May not be open on Sundays if no special events on, so if you'd like to go, make it Fri or Sat!
The Curious Merchant
Really beautifully displayed gifts and homeware. Next to The Gallery. May not be open on Sundays if no special events on, so if you'd like to go, make it Fri or Sat!
Parks & Nature
Jervaulx Abbey - small and beautiful and very photogenic. Can combine with a trip to Brymor Ice Cream or Jervaulx tea rooms.
Jervaulx
Jervaulx Abbey - small and beautiful and very photogenic. Can combine with a trip to Brymor Ice Cream or Jervaulx tea rooms.
Beautiful place for a walk around. Has falconry displays where kids (and adults) can hold a bird of prey on a big glove. Also now meerkats and other furry things (ferrets and wallabies I think!)
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Thorp Perrow - Arboretum ne-Centre ye-Bird of Prey & Mammal
Beautiful place for a walk around. Has falconry displays where kids (and adults) can hold a bird of prey on a big glove. Also now meerkats and other furry things (ferrets and wallabies I think!)
Beautiful National Trust property. Lots of stunning grounds and a tea room. Near Ripon
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Fountains Abbey
Beautiful National Trust property. Lots of stunning grounds and a tea room. Near Ripon
It's a really cool and quirky place. I think originally built as a 'pleasure garden' it's good for a long or a short walk, and with follies and photo opportunities along the way. Five minute drive from Masham next to Grewelthorpe.
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Hackfall
It's a really cool and quirky place. I think originally built as a 'pleasure garden' it's good for a long or a short walk, and with follies and photo opportunities along the way. Five minute drive from Masham next to Grewelthorpe.
Opens just a few months each year (Rhododendron time - Mayish?) and is a fascinating few hour trip - sculpture, water, pretty things...
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I-Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park - Ivaliwe kusuka kuLwesihlanu, 5th October 2019
Opens just a few months each year (Rhododendron time - Mayish?) and is a fascinating few hour trip - sculpture, water, pretty things...
A lovely local charity-run garden, on the way to Ripon. Also sells very well-priced plants and does have a cafe on site.
Ripon Walled Garden
A lovely local charity-run garden, on the way to Ripon. Also sells very well-priced plants and does have a cafe on site.
Right outside the door! Depending on the season look out for:
Deer - you just need to be first up and out the door, before the dog walkers. Winter months quite often see them, and they sometimes make it as far as the garden. Barn owls, tufted ducks, Grebe, Canada geese, Orchids...
Check out Steve's book - the green one marked 'An Ordinary Place', usually a copy in the kitchen. Anything photographed in there was on the nature reserve.
Marfield Wetlands Nature Reserve
Right outside the door! Depending on the season look out for:
Deer - you just need to be first up and out the door, before the dog walkers. Winter months quite often see them, and they sometimes make it as far as the garden. Barn owls, tufted ducks, Grebe, Canada geese, Orchids...
Check out Steve's book - the green one marked 'An Ordinary Place', usually a copy in the kitchen. Anything photographed in there was on the nature reserve.
Cafes and Restaurants
Excellent reviews for this place - a really high quality restaurant for a small town. They also have a private room downstairs to be booked for around 10 guests. Great with food intolerances but do book WELL in advance.
Where There's Smoke Restaurant
Excellent reviews for this place - a really high quality restaurant for a small town. They also have a private room downstairs to be booked for around 10 guests. Great with food intolerances but do book WELL in advance.
Formerly 'Suncatchers'. Near the church. Lovely atmosphere, excellent lunches, or a great place for coffee and cake. Log fires on a cold day.ops. (Could combine with trip to Forbidden Corner or carry on to Leyburn
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Johnny Baghdad's Cafe on the Square
52 Market PlFormerly 'Suncatchers'. Near the church. Lovely atmosphere, excellent lunches, or a great place for coffee and cake. Log fires on a cold day.ops. (Could combine with trip to Forbidden Corner or carry on to Leyburn
Really quirky place for a quick walk and a long coffee/cocoa. Beautiful surroundings both outdoor and indoors. Nice story about the 'druid's temple' - ask me or google it!! 5-10 mins drive from Masham.
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Swinton Bivouac
Knowle LaneReally quirky place for a quick walk and a long coffee/cocoa. Beautiful surroundings both outdoor and indoors. Nice story about the 'druid's temple' - ask me or google it!! 5-10 mins drive from Masham.
5 minutes up the road towards Leyburn. Very popular with tourists, so can be very busy. Lots of choice of ice cream, and indoor seating. Drinks available but don't plan on lunch..
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Brymor Ice Cream
5 minutes up the road towards Leyburn. Very popular with tourists, so can be very busy. Lots of choice of ice cream, and indoor seating. Drinks available but don't plan on lunch..
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Some places book up fast
Places to book up in advance:
Anywhere you'd like to eat out - most of them will get booked up in advance.
The brewery tours - both are bookable in advance on line.
Iindlela zokonga
Be aware - Masham doesn't have a takeaway
Masham has a sad lack of take away options.
I believe 'Belly Busters' in Bedale deliver, but no idea what they sell! (pizza?)
Other options we would try if we've left it too late to book somewhere, and had hoped to get a take out:
Make a huge curry with any of the spices from the drawer to the left of the cooker. Our favourites: Dishoom's 'Ruby Murray' (best cookery books are in the corner cupboard)
Lazy version: Spice Tailor packet from the Co-Op and choose your ingredients.
Other lazy options: Booths in Ripon sells 'Cook' meals to heat at home, or pizzas from Co-op (nicer ones from Booths)