Lawnsgate Farm

20/08/2026

Amazing the difference a couple of days can make!

18/08/2026

Now Booked! Thanks!

🚨Last Minute Availability – Curlew View Yurt

We’ve had a cancellation for this coming weekend, so there’s a rare chance to book our secluded Curlew View Yurt in the heart of the North York Moors in the middle of August!

Just £125 a night.

Can be Friday - Sunday (2 nights)

Saturday - Monday (2 nights)

Or Friday - Monday (3 nights)

Your stay includes:
🔥 Wood-fired hot tub
🍖 BBQ
🔥 Fire pit
🌅 Completely private setting with beautiful countryside views

Perfect for a peaceful couples’ getaway. Sleeps 2 people (one double bed).

🐶 Well-behaved dogs are very welcome too.

If you’ve been thinking about a last-minute escape, this is a great opportunity.

📞 To book or ask any questions, give me a call or message on 07887 401023.

Feel free to share!

18/08/2026

My sister Becky has just released an album of folk songs inspired by the North York Moors and the places and stories around here.

We might be slightly biased, but it’s definitely worth a listen! Please give it a go and share it if you enjoy it 🎶

My album Soft Lights is now officially out and available to purchase at https://beckyfoord.bandcamp.com/album/soft-lights

Thanks to Adam at Deadline Studios for guiding me through the creative process. Thanks to my musical friends for lending their various skills to the record - Chris Conway, Lynn Simmonds and my son Levi❤️ Thanks to Hannah Jefferies for the beautiful artwork.

https://beckyfoord.bandcamp.com/album/soft-lights

15/08/2026

Not an easy post to write this one.

On Wednesday, we unfortunately had a fire down at our 120-year-old Crumbleclive Cabin.

We think it started from the barbecue and, due to the fact that everything is tinder-box dry, it became pretty serious, pretty quickly.

A camper fortunately raised the alarm and the hero that is my dad was first on the scene to try and get it under control. Without them, we would have no doubt lost the complete cabin.

Two fire engines came, but by that time we had managed to put out the worst of it and stop the spread.

We have lost the whole of one end of the cabin, the hot tub and all of the decking. The entire inside is smoke damaged too.

Our fantastic joiner friend has dropped everything and is beginning work next week, and we have set an ambitious target of being back up and running in a month.

We can only apologise to those who have booked and whose holidays have been disrupted. We must thank Ness and Alistair for putting up our guests at the very last minute, and Will and Katy for helping to give our other cancelled guests an alternative place to stay.

I’m under no illusions that this will be an easy job — after all, I’ve already rebuilt it once! I’m also aware it will be expensive due to its age and the bespoke nature of the boarding we will need, but Crumbleclive means a hell of a lot to us and it’s the least it deserves.

So she will rise again from the ashes, bigger and better than before!

Thanks,

Aidan and Ella

08/08/2026

Back in 2021, FiPL (Farming in Protected Landscapes) funded its first meat vending machine in the National Park, at Wild Slack Farm in Lealholm. Selling produce straight from farm to customer, it’s proved popular with campsite and holiday let guests, plus a steady stream of local regulars who call in for their meat.

Because the pigs, cows and sheep are right there on the farm, you can see exactly where your food comes from. One regular guest, staying in the farm’s holiday cottages, put it simply: “it makes you feel invested in the area.”

FiPL is open for applications until March 2029. If you've got an idea for a project visit our website for more information, link in comments.

03/08/2026

🚨Last Minute Availability – Curlew View Yurt

We’ve had a cancellation next week, so there’s a rare chance to book our secluded Curlew View Yurt in the heart of the North York Moors at a reduced price.

Just £110 per night

Available:
• Monday – Wednesday (10th Aug - 12th Aug)
or
• Wednesday – Friday (12th Aug - 14th Aug)

Your stay includes:
🔥 Wood-fired hot tub
🍖 BBQ
🔥 Fire pit
🌅 Completely private setting with beautiful countryside views

Perfect for a peaceful couples’ getaway. Sleeps 2 people (one double bed).

🐶 Well-behaved dogs are very welcome too.

If you’ve been thinking about a last-minute escape, this is a great opportunity.

📞 To book or ask any questions, give me a call or message on 07887 401023.

Feel free to share!

10/07/2026

🐑 NEW IN THE VENDING MACHINE – SCOTTISH BLACKFACE HOGGET 🐑

We’ve just stocked our vending machine with our home-reared Scottish Blackface hogget.

Hogget comes from sheep in their second year, giving it a richer, deeper flavour than lamb while remaining wonderfully tender. If you’ve only ever tried lamb, now’s the perfect time to discover why so many people prefer hogget.

Now available in the vending machine:

🥩 Minted hogget burgers
🍖 Barnsley chops
🥩 Loin chops
🍗 Large roasting legs
🍗 Smaller roasting legs
🍖 Hogget shoulders
🦴 Hogget shanks
🫀 Liver

Our Scottish Blackface sheep are born and raised on the North York Moors, grazing the hills naturally to produce meat that’s full of flavour and character.

🛒 Simply visit the Wild Slack Farm vending machine, choose your cuts and pay by card local meat available whenever it suits.

Wild Slack Farm Vending Machine
📍 Open 24/7
🌿 Home-reared • Grass-fed • Local produce

24/06/2026

We’ve had a cancellation for this weekend, so our beautiful Curlew View Yurt is available for a 2-night stay (Friday & Saturday) for just £200.

Escape to the North York Moors, enjoy peaceful countryside views, starry skies, and a relaxing weekend away from it all.

Sleeps 2 guests.

Message us directly on 07887401023 if you’re interested!

First come, first served.

19/06/2026

☀️ The forecast is looking hot this weekend! ☀️

That can only mean one thing… BBQ season is back! 🔥

Whether you’re a steak lover or prefer a sausage straight off the grill, we’ve got you covered. Our 24/7 vending machine is stocked with:

🥩 Pedigree Beef Shorthorn beef from our own cattle
🐷 Oxford Sandy & Black pork from our own outdoor reared pigs

From steaks and burgers to sausages and more, it’s all locally reared here on the farm and ready whenever you are.

So skip the supermarket, fire up the BBQ, and enjoy some proper local produce this weekend.

📍 Wild Slack Farm, Lealholm
🕒 Vending machine open 24/7

Who’s dusting off the BBQ this weekend? 🔥🍔🌭

21/05/2026

☀️ Bank holiday BBQ weather is on the way… and the steaks are back in the Wild Slack vending machine 🥩🔥

We’ve restocked with our grass reared pedigree Beef Shorthorn beef, born and reared here on the farm in the heart of the North York Moors.

Back in stock this week:

• Fillet steaks
• Ribeye steaks
• Sirloin steaks
• Rump steaks
• Roasting joints

Plus plenty of other BBQ favourites including pork and burgers 🍔

Proper local beef, slowly reared on grass and packed full of flavour. Perfect excuse to fire up the BBQ this weekend 🌿☀️

📍 Wild Slack Farm Vending Machine
Lealholm, Whitby
YO21 2AT
(Not at Lawnsgate Farm)