Is a village in between the Yorkshire town of Harrogate and the Historic City of York . Mayfield B&B offers excellent accommodation in this pleasant village with easy access to the station (3 mins walk). Harrogate, York and Knaresborough are all close by.

MAYFIELD - Bed & Breakfast in a rural setting :

Over 1 1/4 acres of  landscaped garden with water features and  small orchard area.  Guests are invited to enjoy the garden and its facilities'

Situated in  the small village of Kirk Hammerton, with its ancient church (built in 950AD) visitors will find an undisturbed way of life that has remained unspoilt for over a thousand years.

With easy access from the A1 or by train, having the village station just 3 minutes walk from the house. It is ideally situated for exploring the cities of York, Harrogate, Ripon and the Yorkshire Dales and Moors.

KIRK HAMMERTON  is derived from ‘tun’ and ‘hamor’, meaning ‘the homestead by a hill’. Kirk Hammerton therefore is “Hammerton with a church”. The Roman road from York to Boroughbridge ran just north of the village. 

 

The village was included in the Domesday survey as ‘Hanbretone’or ‘Ambretone’ under the lands of Osbernde Arches. His land included the mill and fishery and was considered to have a high value.

 

The Church is of Saxon origin. The exact date of its construction is uncertain but was probably around AD 950. The Saxons did not normally build in stone but some of the enormous stones at the base of the tower show signs of Roman tooling. The church was greatly extended on its north side in the nineteenth century. Its situation on a high knoll is evidence of an early settlement. The register dates from 1714.
 

THE CIVIL WAR  - The village must have been involved in the Battle of Marston Moor (1644), which took place only a few miles away. Tradition has it that many of those slain were interred in pits in the churchyard and many skeletons, which were unearthed in 1926 are believed to be contemporary with the Battle.

FILM LOCATIONS The village has changed little over the years and its charm and quaintness has led to many television programmes being filmed here - Darling buds of May  is just one example. For those interested in film locations, you can visit Castle Howard (Brideshead revisited) - Goathland (Heartbeat) - Fountains Abbey (Omen III The Final Conflict) Thirsk : Herriot Country (All Creatures Great and Small) - Hardraw Falls ( Robin Hood, Prince of Theives :Kevin Costner) - Harrogate + Brimham Rocks ( Chariots of Fire / Agatha) Ripley Castle ( Zefferellis Jayne Ere / Disney's Escape from the Dark  / BBC's Duchess of Duke street) - Knaresborough ( The Secret Garden) - Kettlewell (Calendar Girls !!) - You are also close to Emmerdale  and Last of the Summer Wine Country..........

YORK - Needs no introduction, being one of the most popular places to visit in England. It is steeped in history and is a fascinating city to visit. York is central to Britain's colourful history. Visit the stunning York Minster, enjoy Stonegate and Shambles shopping and live the York history at the JORVIK Viking Centre, National Railway Museum and York Castle Museum. The minster is said to have the longest nave in any cathedral in Northern Europe ........

Steam Trains can often be seen as they stop and pass through the small Victorian station at Kirk Hammerton on their way to Harrogate and York..........