About us

I grew up on a dairy farm just outside Skipton, with a background of agriculture, farm diversification and outdoor events shaping family life.

That sounds like the start of a running race, doesn’t it? Running is something that I have enjoyed re-discovering in the past twelve months, including taking part in a couple of running races. That moment before the race begins is so full of anticipation and preparation – making sure that your shoe laces are well […]

We strive to look after our holiday cottages as if they were our own home, keeping standards up and presenting beautifully clean cottages. Our guests often comment how they could relax straightaway after they arrive and settle in to their sparklingly clean holiday home.

What’s it like at Newton Grange Cottages in Bank Newton? Well, we love it! These are the things that make it a really special place and a beautiful setting. There are gorgeous, stone built, listed buildings, and they are surrounded by rolling green pastures (the drumlin hills) where our sheep flock graze. The Grade II […]

I wrote a poem today that I’d love to share with you. It’s called “There’s a buzz about Bank Newton”.

Here in Bank Newton we are lucky enough to have an abundance of space, plenty of green fields to play out in and patios to sit on. From the doorstep of the holiday cottages you can enjoy peaceful, canalside walks to see historic canal bridges and swans gliding along the water. In springtime we love […]

Newton Grange Farm is a 240 acre working sheep farm that has been in our family since the 1980s. The farm is a mixture of grassland for grazing our sheep flock and woodland copses and shelter belts which support a range of bird life. The farm came back in hand in 2000 when a period […]

Five years ago, a team of Australian trail runners stayed at Newton Grange to take part in the first ever Oxfam Trailtrekker –   a 100km route on foot from Skipton through the Yorkshire Dales, to be completed in teams of four in less than 30 hours.  They won.  In a time of 13 hours […]