About The North Star Club

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North Star Club is the culmination of a 15 year dream from husband and wife team Christian and Carolyn Van Outersterp, who set up Jollydays Glamping in North Yorkshire, eight years ago.

They have created the quintessential woodland retreat, inspired by the American Great Camps – rustic, wilderness retreats, more akin to woodland hotels, built for wealthy industrialists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This unique retreat, near the village of Sancton in East Yorkshire is set in 500 acres of native English woodland.

It takes ‘glamping’ to the next level, offering ruggedly cosy woodland suites each with their own unique interior design inspired by people and places of Yorkshire. Close by is the Woodshed, a communal chill out area with an outdoor fire pit.

This isn’t a self-catering experience as there are too many delicious places to eat nearby and food hampers or BBQ packs can be delivered straight to your door.

North Star Club offers Rough Luxe in a rugged Yorkshire setting to provide a serene and indulgent escape from the pressures of 21st century life.

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Polo

North Star Club are blessed to have the White Rose Polo Club on their doorstep and Polo is our number one activity. The club runs a range of courses and lessons ideal for complete beginners (no riding experience needed) as well as those who want to brush up on the finer points of their technique – Can’t recommend this highly enough!

Website: www.whiterosepolo.co.uk

Wolds Gliding Club

If you’d like to see the Yorkshire Wolds from the air then try your hand at gliding – the Wolds Gliding Club is less than 15 minutes from the North Star. They offer lessons for a range of abilities and can even organise evening flying parties for groups.

Website: www.wolds-gliding.org

Golf – KP Club

The KP Club is a short drive away and has an 18 hole championship course with fabulous views across the Wolds, if golf’s too strenuous for you it also has a great restaurant bar!

Website: www.kpclub.co.uk

Allerthorpe Park – Watersports

If water sports are more your thing, then why not pop up the road to Allerthorpe Lake Park? They have 53 acres of grounds and lakes, you can go sailing, windsurfing, fishing or try your hand at paddlesports.

Website: www.allerthorpelakelandpark.co.uk

Clay Pigeon Shooting

Set in 35 acres of the rolling Wolds, Monckton Shooting Ground is a stunning setting for clay pigeon shooting, at over 160 feet high it boasts one of the highest towers in the country and best of all its just 10 minutes from the woodland!

Website: www.moncktonshoot.co.uk

Yorkshire Food Finder

This fabulous company can organise gourmet tours around this stunning region. Companies visited include Shepherds Purse Cheeses, Ampleforth Abbey cider, Great Yorkshire Brewery, Ryedale Vineyards amongst many others. Sue and Aidan have a vast body of knowledge about Yorkshire food and they make delightful companions. This is a not to be missed treat for foodies.

Website: www.yorkshirefoodfinder.org

Country Houses – Sledmore and Burton Agnes Hall

If this all sounds a bit too physical there are more gentile country pursuits! We have a couple of lovely country houses close by, where you can while away the time and appreciate the gorgeous gardens and interiors – if you’re planning a visit in June look out for the fabulous Burton Agnes Jazz Festival!

Website: www.sledmerehouse.com
Website: www.burtonagnes.com

The Races – York or Beverley

Yorkshire does love its racing and we are incredibly well located for a trip to the races, York and Beverley both have superb racecourses and the added benefit of great towns to visit too!

Website: www.yorkracecourse.co.uk
Website: www.beverley-racecourse.co.uk

Flamborough Head

You simply can’t visit Yorkshire without a trip to our wildly romantic coastline, Flamborough Head is about 30 minutes away and the dramatic chalk cliffs are the most northerly outcrop in England.

Website: www.flamboroughhead.co.uk

Shopping! – York and Beverley

York is less than half an hour away and is consistently picked as one of the best tourist cities in Europe, it has fabulous shops, restaurants and is bursting with history – not to be missed!

Website: www.visityork.org

If you want to experience a typical Yorkshire market town then Norht Star Club is only 15 minutes from Beverley, it’s a lovely town and worth the trip just to see the stunning Minster…

Website: www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com