The Old Back Kitchen At Bonfield Ghyll Farm Fangdale Beck

The Old Back Kitchen is on our farm, Bonfield Ghyll, near Helmsley. It's high up on the moors. The track up here is rough, it's a proper farm track. We're off-grid, no mains electric. The nearest neighbour is a fair walk away. It's quiet.

It sleeps two. One bedroom, but it's a mezzanine up in the rafters. You get up there by a ladder staircase. It's steep, like a ship's ladder. Mind your head on the beams. The bed's comfy though. One bathroom with a shower.

The place is old, 1707. The floors are original quarry tiles, so they slope a bit. There's a wood burning stove in the old fireplace, and a Victorian cooking range that's just for show now. Heating and hot water mostly come from our wood-fired Rayburn and some solar panels. We generate our own electricity from the sun and the stream. You can charge phones and laptops, but please don't bring things like hair straighteners or your own heaters. The power isn't meant for that.

There's a basic kitchen with a gas cooker, a small fridge, and a microwave. The WiFi works, but it's patchy sometimes. The TV signal comes and goes. There are books and games instead. We've left some binoculars and bird books too.

Outside, there's a private deck. There's also a wood-fired hot tub. It's not a jacuzzi, it's a tub you heat with the fire underneath. It has a grill on top so you can barbecue. The view from it is good, straight down the valley. At night, you can see the stars properly up here.

You can walk straight out from the door onto the moors. We're part of the National Trust Bransdale Estate. Helmsley is about seven miles down the road. It's a nice market town with shops, pubs, and a castle. For a bigger day out, York is under an hour's drive one way, and Whitby is about the same the other way. The North York Moors National Park site has ideas for routes.

Facilities: wood burner, on-site parking, garden deck, bedding and towels included. It's a working sheep and beef farm. You can bring up to two dogs. We've got bike storage if you need it.