Three of the rescued donkeys at Inglenook, in the paddock
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Three of our 80 rescued residents, saying hello
A working animal sanctuary rescue & farm stay

Inglenook Farmhouse

Rooms, a jacuzzi cottage, a glamping lodge and a camping paddock — all set on a real Yorkshire animal sanctuary rescue and farm stay, home to 80 rescued animals. Come and stay with the herd and flocks.

50guests at once
4ways to stay
80rescued animals
Our Story

Not your average farmhouse stay

Just 6 miles from York, in the rural and quiet farming village of Huby, Inglenook is one of the quirkiest and most private animal sanctuary rescues and farm stays in Yorkshire.

Available for your short stay break:

  • A jacuzzi cottage, sleeping families of up to four
  • The Glamping Lodge, perfect for a romantic couple or a family of up to four
  • The Value Family Bedsit, sleeping up to four
  • Campra Aire Camping Paddock, for self-contained vehicles up to 7.5m (no toilet/showers)

What makes Inglenook House different is who else lives here: around 80 rescued animals, from horses and donkeys to pygmy goats, sheep, our dog and cat, bunnies, guinea pigs, tortoises, quail, ducks and ducklings, chickens and chicks — and yes, a dinosaur. Guests are welcome to wander the grounds under supervision, say hello to the residents, and help with feeding time.

Inglenook resident with a rescued baby donkey
Where to Stay

Four ways to stay at Inglenook

From a cosy room in the farmhouse to your own field for the camper van — every stay comes with full run of the grounds and the animals. (Animal petting & feeding times under supervision.)

Inside the Farmhouse — 4 Rooms
Alfie's Room

Alfie's Room

Double bedroom · garden & sanctuary views · sleeps 2

A double bedroom for a couple, looking out over the garden and the animal sanctuary. A quiet, comfortable base for two.

Billy's Room

Billy's Room

Double + single bed · sleeps 3

A popular family room with a double bed plus a single bed, comfortably sleeping three.

Value Family Bedsit

Value Family Bedsit

3 single beds + double sofa bed · sleeps up to 4

A large family room with three single beds plus a double sofa bed, sleeping up to four. Has its own refreshment area with a mini fridge.

Dani's Room

Dani's Room

3 single beds · sleeps 3

Perfect for a friendship group of three travelling together — two separate single beds, plus an additional single guest bed suited to smaller adults or children.

Shared dining and communal area

Shared Inglenook House Facilities

Included with every farmhouse room

Inglenook House is a shared traditional farmhouse offering four separate letting rooms on Airbnb. Guests share the toilet and shower facilities, plus a family games room with a pool table, a jukebox and an original arcade machine. The kitchenette has a snack preparation area, a fridge, freezer, microwave, kettle, toaster, omelette maker and pizza hot plate, with free refreshments included. The games room opens directly onto the sheltered decking, the gardens and the animal sanctuary beyond — and a fabulous gallery-style dining hall table seats eight.

  • Pool Table
  • Jukebox
  • Arcade Machine
  • Kitchenette
  • Dining Hall (seats 8)
  • Free Refreshments
  • Bathroom(s)
  • Garden Access
  • WiFi
  • Parking
Lounge with pool tableLounge & games room
Vintage jukeboxThe jukebox
Shared bathroomBathroom
Farmhouse kitchenKitchen
More Ways to Stay
Cheeky Chicken Cottage bedroom

Cheeky Chicken Cottage 🔥 Most Popular

2 bedrooms · private jacuzzi · sleeps up to 4

Our most popular property — a detached, ground-level, self-catering cottage with two bedrooms, open-plan and modern throughout, popular with families of up to four. Its own private decked garden with a jacuzzi.

Cheeky Chicken Cottage second bedroomSecond bedroom
The Cheeky Chicken Cottage jacuzzi at nightThe jacuzzi
The Glamping Lodge bedroom

The Glamping Lodge

Four-poster king-size, modern bed + futon · centrally heated

African safari-style glamping — when was the last time you slept in a four-poster king-size bed? The perfect romantic couples' escape, with an additional futon-style bed available. A private toilet and shower block sits just steps outside the door, and the lodge is fully centrally heated with its own primitive, rustic-style mini kitchenette. All bedding & towels included.

The Glamping Lodge kitchenKitchen
The Glamping Lodge loungeLounge
Campervan pitch at dusk with guests relaxing

Campra Aire Camping Paddock ✨ Premium Pitch

Accepting self-contained vehicles up to 7.5m

Our premium camping paddock — we offer both hard standing and paddock pitches, some with electric hook-ups, for self-contained camper vans and motorhomes up to 7.5m. We also supply an Elsan disposal point and can top up your water bottles. Most importantly, you'll be surrounded by our rescued animals. No toilet or shower facilities on site — all camping must be pre-booked.

  • Hard Standing & Grass Pitches
  • Electric Hook-ups
  • Elsan Point
  • Water Refills
  • Picnic Benches
  • Hammocks
  • Fire Pits
  • Chimoneers
  • Dinette Dining Furniture
Campfire gathering on the campsiteEvenings by the fire
Guests feeding the goats and chickens by their camper vanThe animals come to visit
A pony next to a parked camper vanMeet the pony
The horse wandering past the campervan pitchesEven the horse says hello
The campsite lit up with fairy lights at duskLit up at dusk
A girl in the hammock with a donkeyHammocks & new friends
Sunny day on the camping paddockSunny days too
A Home From Home

Popular with family & friendship groups

Across the farmhouse, the jacuzzi cottage, the glamping lodge and Campra Aire Camping Paddock, Inglenook is a favourite for family gatherings, reunions, and groups of friends who all want to wake up next to a donkey.

The Real Residents

Meet (some of) the 80 animals

Inglenook is a genuine private animal sanctuary rescue and farm stay. Here's a flavour of who you might meet on the grounds (under supervision) — replace the icons below with real photos of each resident.

The horse and donkeys grazing together
The horse enjoying a cuddle

Horse

1 resident
One of the rescued baby donkeys

Donkeys

3 residents
Kids walking the pygmy goats

Pygmy Goats

2 residents
A rescued lamb

Sheep

2 residents
The farm dog, always on duty

The Dog

1 resident, on duty
The cat, stretching out on the rug

The Cat

1 resident, in charge
One of the rescued bunnies

Bunnies

lots of them
The guinea pigs and rabbits sharing a veggie tray

Guinea Pigs

lots of them
One of the tortoises, on the move

Tortoises

a few, slowly
One of the quail, nesting with chicks

Quail

a flock of their own
A handful of rescued ducklings

Ducks & Ducklings

waddling about
Two of the flock

Chickens & Chicks

a whole flock
Yes, really, our resident inflatable dinosaur

The Dinosaur

yes, really — ask us!
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...and more

80 in total
One of the goats saying hello to a tortoise

Even the goats and the tortoises are friends here.

A rescued lamb, the cat and the dog sharing the sofa

The lamb, the cat and the dog all share the sofa here too.

Even the donkeys have opinions about the chickens.

Reviews

What guests say

Kind words from guests who've stayed with the herd and flocks.

★★★★★

"We stayed in the Chicken Cottage with the jacuzzi and honestly didn't want to leave. The kids spent the whole weekend with the donkeys."

— A Recent Guest, Farmhouse Room
★★★★★

"Booked the whole of Campra Aire Camping Paddock for a family reunion — eight vans, fifty of us, and somehow still room to breathe. Unreal setting."

— A Recent Guest, Campra Aire Camping Paddock
★★★★★

"The glamping lodge was perfect for our family of five, and meeting the animals each morning made it feel like nowhere else we'd stayed."

— A Recent Guest, The Glamping Lodge
Finding Us

Closer to York than you'd think

Inglenook feels like open countryside, but the city — and its landmarks — is right on your doorstep. Drag, zoom or scroll the map below to see exactly where we sit relative to York Minster, the station, and the main roads in.

The Inglenook House sign, lit up with fairy lights Look out for our sign on the road

Getting here

  • 🚌 By bus — The No. 40 leaves Huby every hour (two-hourly on Sundays and bank holidays) and takes about 22 minutes into York, for around £2 a ticket. The bus stop is approximately a 5-minute walk from the house.
  • 🚕 By taxi — An Uber is approximately £15 to York city centre.
  • 🚗 By car — Just off the A19 in Huby, near Easingwold, around 6 miles from York. Sat nav postcode: YO61 1HN. One car parking space is included free of charge per booking (don't pay silly York car park fees!).
  • 🚉 By train — The nearest station is York, right on the same No. 40 bus route — with mainline connections to London, Edinburgh and beyond.
  • ⛪ York Minster & the city centre — around 6 miles from the farmhouse, so you can easily do both the animals and the city in one trip.

Huby Village

Our honesty stall selling fresh farm eggsOur own honesty stall
  • 🥡 The New Inn — Cantonese restaurant, pub & takeaway, just a minute's walk away. Closed Mondays and bank holidays. Did you know? People actually come on holiday here just to visit our excellent Cantonese restaurant!
  • 🍺 The Mended Drum — a traditional English village pub, restaurant and takeaway, right at the bus stop into York.
  • 🛒 Our Community Village Shop, Play Park & Cafe — all close by in the village.
  • 🥚 There Are Honesty Stalls — dotted around the village, including our own, selling fresh farm eggs, jams, cakes, chutneys, honey, vegetables and more.

What's around

  • 🏖️ Filey beach — the nearest beach, around an hour's drive away, but many more accessible on the East coast (Whitby, Scarborough etc).
  • ⛰️ North York Moors National Park — just half an hour's drive away.
  • 🏰 English Heritage & National Trust — plenty of properties nearby to explore, including stately homes, estates, wild swimming lakes & rivers etc.
  • 🏘️ Easingwold — our local market town, just 4 miles away, with pubs, hotels, restaurants, takeaways, shops, cafes and bakeries for your breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Enquire & Book

Come and stay with the herd and flocks

Give us a call to check availability, talk through your group and dates, and get pricing.

  • 📍 Inglenook Farmhouse, Huby, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 1HN
  • ✉️ info@cheekychickencottageyork.co.uk
  • 🐾 No pets accepted in our accommodations — but quiet, calm-tempered dogs are welcome in your own camper van. Curious kids very welcome everywhere!
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To check availability, prices, or to book — call, WhatsApp or email Tracy

01347 811202

Or call/WhatsApp Tracy's mobile: 07525 824152