Atkinson Grimshaw
Yorkshire, United Kingdom
North Star Club
- Cabin for 4 from £106 per night (read our low price promise)
- One king-size bed and one sofa bed for two
Suitable for children of all ages
Not suitable for pets
Overview
The calm space of Atkinson Grimshaw feels like an extension of the woods around you, with the colours of the trees echoed in the furnishings, linen and natural tones and textures of the cabin. Owners, the Van Outersterps, have drawn on Christian’s North American roots and Carolyn’s illustrious design career to create a beautiful balance of frontier feel and chic style. You’re living wild, but with a king-sized bed and modern bathroom alongside the wood-burner and the tree trunk veranda. You can pass days and nights in the peaceful space, wandering out to tend the BBQ on the deck dining with the sounds of the forest all around you, then heading in to stretch out on the sofas as the night draws in.
Atkinson Grimshaw is one of several spaces dotted around in private forest clearings at the North Star Club. Inspired by Christian’s grandmother’s tales of incredible wilderness camps, and honed by Carolyn’s designer eye, the site draws you into its calming outdoor lifestyle. You won’t meet guests of the seven other cabins unless you head down to one of the shared areas, which are great spaces in themselves. At the Woodshed you can curl up by the fire and sample the tea selection, at the the campfire you can swap stories and toast marshmallows as you watch the incredibly unspoilt starlit skies of this remote area.
There are miles of trails through the North Star Club’s 500 acres of English woodland, with a tiny fraction occasionally unusable in shooting season. Half an hour away are the imposing chalk cliffs of Flamborough head, the most northerly outcrop in England and the two National Parks nearby hold limitless potential for adventure. Cap off days of exploration by dropping into one of Yorkshire’s numerous Michelin-starred restaurants or making the 20-minute walk through the forest to The Star at Sancton for award-winning pub food and a pint of local ale.
Essentials
The important stuff
- Check in: 4 - 6:30 pm
- Check out: 10:30 am
- Please bring torches and wellies for exploring!
- Limited mobile phone signal but reception available in certain parts of the site. No WiFi
- All wood and tealights provided
- Sleeping arrangements
- One king-size bed and one sofa bed for two
Extra space available
Space for 1 baby no charge. . High chair available. Cot may be available – please request upon booking
Cooking
- Large gas cooker style BBQ on the veranda of the cabin
- Fridge
- Kitchen sink
- Electric kettle
- Pans available to borrow but limited amount
Washing
- Shower room inside cabin
- Flushing toilet
Heating, lighting & bedding
- Bed linen and towels provided
- Wood-burner and small radiators
- Outside lighting, spotlights and exposed decorative bulbs throughout the cabin
- Plug sockets in the cabin
Entertainment
- Board games and magazines available in communal Woodshed
Getting there
North Star Club, Sancton, Yorkshire, YO43 4RE
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By public transport:
The nearest stations are either Beverley or Brough – if travelling from London change at Doncaster and take the Hull train. You will then need to take a 10 minute taxi ride from either station to the site.
From Brough station use Riverside Travel Taxi 01482 666525
From Beverley station use Beverley Westholme Cars 01482 888999
By car:
The postcode for the site is YO43 4RE, but please be aware this covers a large area and sat navs will not take you to the correct entrance!
FROM THE NORTH
Along the Hull road A1079. Whether travelling east or west on the dual carriageway Market Weighton little by-pass, there will be a sign to North Cliffe, South Cliffe and polo clubs (it will be to your right if travelling east towards Hull and on your left if travelling towards York). Take this and go about 1 mile and take the first left to Sancton. Go down this single road for about a mile and you will see the North Star Club on your right leading into woods. If you end up in Sancton you’ve gone too far as the entrance is about 400 metres before the village.
FROM THE SOUTH
Take the M62 heading east, which turns into the A63. Come off at Junction 38 and keep left towards North Cave just a mile away. Take the first left which is variously marked for North Cliffe, South Cliffe, North Cave Wetlands Nature reserve, and Market Weighton.
Continue north along this road for about 4.5 miles and take the right (the only right after you’ve left North Cave) to Sancton. Go down this single road for about a mile and you will see the North Star Club on your right leading into woods. If you end up in Sancton you’ve gone too far as the entrance is about 400 metres before the village.
Food & Drink
At North Star Club:
Tea and coffee is provided in the suite and the communal woodshed - as are marshmallows for toasting on the campfire. North Star have teamed up with local pub The Star at Sancton, and you can order supper or breakfast baskets directly with them.
Local shops:
In Sancton - 20 minutes by foot, or a few minutes by car
Pubs & restaurants:
The Star @ Sancton: award winning local gastro pub with its own allotment, orchard and microbrewery - 20 minutes by foot, or a few minutes by car
The Pipe & Glass: Michelin starred restaurant - around 30 minutes by car
The Star Inn The City: bistro in the middle of the city - around 50 minutes by car
Drewtons Farm Shop: serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon teas - only 5 minutes from North Star
Activities
At North Star Club:
Walking in the woodlands
You can wonder the beautiful woodland trails at Northwood for free during your stay, if staying for 2 nights or more.
Relaxing in The Woodshed
Try out the pampering treatments on offer!
- Mini manicure
- Mini pedicure
- Back massage
- Scalp massage
- Leg & foot Massage
- Express facial
Places to Visit:
Flamborough head - a romantic wild coastline
York and Beverley for shopping
Sledmore & Burton Agnes Hall country houses
Outdoor & Active:
Polo
Gliding
Golf
Allerthorpe Park Water Sports
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Go to the races at York or Beverley
Walking in Hockney country - the Yorkshire Wolds
Meet your hosts
Meet Christian & Carolyn:
Both Christian and Carolyn Van Outersterp are multi award winning designers, (Christian a former landscape architect and Carolyn trained in Fashion). They’re best known for having revolutionized the contemporary fireplace market, (their iconic Firebowl was exhibited at the V&A) and creating CVO Firevault, a unique restaurant bar in central London. They escaped urban life 12 years ago and have since become passionate advocates of country life – they live on the edge of the North York Moors with their 4 children, two dozen hens and Binny the Border terrier.
The North Star Club is the culmination of their 15 year dream to create the quintessential woodland retreat. The Club is inspired by Christian’s North American heritage and his Canadian grandmother’s tales of the American Great Camps – rustic, wilderness retreats, more akin to woodland hotels, they built for wealthy industrialists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The couple were keen to recreate the magic of these camps, in a rugged Yorkshire setting and the result is a serene and indulgent escape from the pressures of 21st century life. The couple have been profiled in a wide range of press, including a stint on the BBCs Dragons' Den in 2013.
Our guests say...
The best couple of days away ever. So relaxing a lovely location the cabin was beautiful with a lovely log burner which kept us warm in the winter weather. We even got to throw some knives at targets which was fun and therapeutic even if I missed the target most of the time.
29/01/2020Bev
What a fantastic week at North Star Club. Myself, my partner and our 6 year old spent to most memorable Christmas hunkered down in this glorious cabin. It’s quiet a basic getaway with non on the usual ‘luxuries’ - no TV, limited phone reception and basic cooking equipment but who needs those things when surrounded by nature. Such a stunning place with friendly and helpful (unobtrusive) staff. Would highly recommend and will visit again, for sure.
23/12/2019Garry
A dreamy and peaceful 48 hours in a beautiful cabin in the middle of the woods!
18/12/2019Suzanne
We would just like to thank North Star Club for our wonderful stay, the cabin was beautiful and extremely well kept, we are looking forward to returning very soon.
30/10/2019Ben
it was for my husbands surprise 50th birthday gift He really enjoyed the stay and would definitely go back We loved the bespoke feel to it
16/10/2019Cathryn
Love this place? Tell everyone!
Booking Terms
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Except where otherwise specified, we Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Ltd Company No 09088366 of Merchants House, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RW act only as an Agent in respect of all bookings we take and/or make on your behalf. Sawday’s Canopy & Stars is part of the Alastair Sawday’s Group of Companies. We accept no liability in relation to any contract you enter into or for any services or arrangements you purchase (“Booking(s)”) or for the acts or omissions of any supplier(s) or other person(s) or party(ies) connected with any Booking. For all Bookings, your contract will be with the supplier of the Booking in question, and in most cases this will be the owner of the property you’ll be staying at (“Owner(s)”). When making your Booking we will arrange for you to enter into a contract with the Owner of the Booking. Your Booking with us is subject to these Agency Terms & Conditions and any specific booking conditions of the relevant Owner(s) you contract with. The Owner’s booking conditions may limit and/or exclude the Owner’s liability to you.
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1.3 Where a deposit has been paid, full balance payment will be due 10 weeks in advance of your check in date and a reminder will be sent to you two weeks prior to this date, where applicable, by email. We automatically take the balance payment using the same card as used to make the deposit payment. It is your reponsibility to advise us if we should use a different card and to contact us by telephone (0117 204 7830) to arrange for alternative payment method. If the balance payment does not successfully go through as there is a problem with your card, such as it expiring, then we will contact you to try and take alternative payment. If we have been unable to take payment after two weeks of the balance due date, then with regret, we will notify the Owner who may cancel your Booking.
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2. Cancellation and Amendment by You
2.1 Any cancellation or amendment request must be sent to us by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk) and will be considered and responded to within one working day of receipt. You are also advised to confirm all changes to our Customer Services Department by calling 0117 204 7830. Please ensure that you have received written confirmation of any changes to your Booking prior to travel. Whilst we will always try to help, we cannot guarantee that such requests will be met.
2.2 Amendments and cancellations can only be accepted in accordance with the booking conditions of the Owner of your Arrangements. The Owner may charge the cancellation or amendment charges shown in their booking conditions (which may be as much as 100% of the cost of the Arrangements and will normally increase closer to the date of departure). The Owner may charge cancellation or amendment charges in accordance with its own booking conditions, however for the sake of convenience only, we have outlined the Owner’s charges at clause 2.3 and 2.4 below. Please note that these are the Owner’s own cancellation and amendments charges, not Canopy & Stars’, and therefore the Owner may vary their charges as they wish, without notice to us. The correct charges will be notified to you at the time of your cancellation or amendments.
2.3 Owner’s General Cancellation Charges:
2.3.1 Cancellation by you at any time will result in your deposit being forfeited, as all deposits are non-refundable.
2.3.2 All monies paid for a holiday (deposit and balance) are non-refundable within 10 weeks before check in date.
2.3.3 Cancellation of any holiday after it has been paid in full and at a date 10 weeks or more in advance of your check in date, will result in forfeiture of your deposit (or an amount equivalent where one was not paid as the holiday was paid in full) and the balance being returned to you.
2.3.4 Cancellation insurance is available but will be a third party arrangement and not involve Canopy & Stars or the Owner in any way.
2.4 Owner’s General Amendment Charges:
2.4.1 Alterations to your Booking can only be made more than 10 weeks prior to the check in date, after which time alterations will be treated as cancellation. All alterations are subject to availability and may incur a £30 adminstration fee.
2.4.2 Differences in the total amount payable resulting from alterations will be refunded to you in the case of a decrease in price and paid by you in the case of increases in price.
Special note: Generally Owners will charge the above cancellation and amendment charges, however we must stress that these are a guide only and charges may differ from those shown here depending on the Owner. The exact charges will be notified to you by the Owner at the time of cancellation and/or can be found in the Owner’s own booking conditions which are available from the Owner on request.
3. Changes and Cancellations by the Owner
We will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if the Owner needs to make a significant change to your confirmed Arrangements or to cancel them. We will also liaise between you and the Owner in relation to any alternative Booking offered by the Owner but we will have no further liability to you.
4. Complaints
Because the contract for your Booking is between you and the Owner, any queries or concerns should be addressed to them. In the event that you have any complaint about your stay, please notify the Owner as soon as possible. If you don’t follow this procedure there will be less opportunity for the Owner to investigate and resolve your complaint and so make your stay as enjoyable as possible. Delays may also mean that amount of compensation you may be entitled to may be reduced. Whether or not your complaint is dealt with satisfactorily, please also contact us as we appreciate all feedback. It’s important to us and the Owner to know that you’ve enjoyed your stay or if anything could have been improved.
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Canopy & Stars reserve the right to amend advertised prices at any time on behalf of the Owner. We also reserve the right to correct errors in both advertised and confirmed prices.Special note: changes and errors sometimes occur.
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(1) proceed with the Booking based on the correct information and/or pricing, which may require the payment of an additional amount by you;
OR
(2) subject to availability, change your booking dates to dates when the pricing can be honoured ad so no additional charge to you. In the event that a lower price can be offered for alternative dates then the difference would be refunded;
OR
(3) cancel the Booking. If we do not receive your instructions within 5 days of contacting you, we reserve the right to cancel your Booking without liability to you.
7. Our Responsibility for your Booking
Your contract is with the Owner and its booking conditions apply. As Agent, we accept no responsibility for the actual provision of the Booking. Our responsibilities are limited to making the Booking in accordance with your instructions and acting properly in accordance with our legal duties as an Agent. We accept no responsibility for any information about the Booking that we pass on to you in good faith. However, in the event that we are found liable to you on any basis whatsoever, our maximum liability to you is limited to twice the cost of your Booking (or the appropriate proportion of this if not everyone on the Booking is affected). We do not exclude or limit any liability for death or personal injury that arises as a result of our negligence or that of any of our employees whilst acting in the course of their employment.
8. Pets
Not all properties accept pets. If you wish to take your pet on holiday, please advise us before booking and we can check whether pets are accepted at the property. You must obtain the prior consent of the Owner before taking any pets to the property. A nightly charge may be made by the Owner for each pet and additional terms may apply.
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Many of the Owners of properties in the Canopy & Stars portfolio are not registered for VAT in which case no tax is payable. Where VAT is payable, the tax is included in the advertised holiday rental price.
10. Visa, passport and health requirements.
Unless you tell us otherwise, we assume that all members of your party are British citizens who hold or will hold full British passports valid for the entire duration of the Arrangements you chose to purchase. Information on visa, passport and health requirements, where given and applicable, is so given on this basis. Requirements may change and you are therefore strongly recommended to check the up to date position with the Owner of the Booking, Passport Office, appropriate embassy or consulate or your doctor as applicable in good time before the commencement of your holiday.
11. Insurance
You are strongly recommended to take out personal travel insurance for all members of your party. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance you purchase is adequate and appropriate for your particular needs. Please read your policy details and take them with you on holiday.
12. Special requests
If you have any special requests (for example dietary requirements, cots or room location), please let us know at the time of booking. We will pass on all such requests to the Owner, but unfortunately, we can't guarantee that they will be met and we will have no liability to you if they are not.
13. Group Bookings
Not all Owners accept Bookings for a single sex group (for example, a stag or hen party). Guests wanting to make such a Booking should check with us beforehand to enable us to check whether the Owner is prepared to accept the Booking. We will then advise you accordingly. In event that an Owner does not accept this type of Booking then it is with regret, that the Booking may be cancelled and cancellation fees may apply. It is the Guest’s responsibility to enquire with Canopy & Stars and/or check on our website beforehand to make sure that this type of booking is permitted.
14. Maximum Numbers
Please note that except by prior arrangement confirmed in writing, only the number of persons specified on a booking confirmation may occupy a property. Most owners reserve the right to refuse admittance or revoke a booking if this condition is not observed and you are unlikely to receive any refund.
15. Your Responsibilities
Please note that you have a contract with the Owner of the property. As such you are under a responsibility to behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner whilst staying at the property with due respect to the Owner, the Property and other guests and their property. You are responsible for informing the Owner of any losses or damage to the property as soon as possible. Please note that you will be liable to pay the Owner for any losses or damage to the property caused by you or a member of your party (except reasonable wear and tear). Some Owners will also require damage deposits. You must also leave the property by the check-out time specified on your booking. If any guest behaves inappropriately or improperly (of which the Owner will be the final judge on their Property), or illegally, the Owner reserves the right to ask the guest and their party (at their discretion) to leave the Property before the end of the holiday period and/or refuse any future bookings from you. Any refund for so doing will be at the entire discretion of the Owner. In addition, the Owner reserves the right to sue the guest for any loss, damage or injury caused to the Owner, the Property or to other guests and/or their property. As agent, we will have no liability to you in these circumstances.
16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions have been drafted in accordance with and are governed by English law and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any and all disputes arising out of these Agency Terms & Conditions.
17. Discrepancies
In case of a discrepancy between these Agency Terms & Conditions and any other Canopy & Stars literature, these Agency Terms & Conditions shall prevail.
18. Validity clause
In the event that a court finds that a condition in these Agency Terms & Conditions is illegal or void, the illegal or void provision will be severed from the remainder of the Agency Terms & Conditions, which will continue to be valid and have full force and effect.
The best couple of days away ever. So relaxing a lovely location the cabin was beautiful with a lovely log burner which kept us warm in the winter weather. We even got to throw some knives at targets which was fun and therapeutic even if I missed the target most of the time.
29/01/2020