January 2010
Paintings of the Derwent Mail and the Derwent Flyer have
been commissioned from local artist June Elsey (as shown on the home page of our
refreshed 2010 website). These are available, printed on canvas unframed
(approximately A4 sized) for £30 each.
Photographs shown on the opening slide show were taken by
our guests and us over the Christmas period. Many thanks to Sonia Elsworth and
David Senior!
December 2009
Skipwith Common, which is home to woodlarks, newts and
water voles has become Britain’s newest National
Nature Reserve. A spokesman for Natural England said Skipwith Common was of
international importance for its wet and dry heathland. Read
article…
November 2009
Many thanks to one of our guests for their write up which
resulted in us being mentioned again in the Sunday Telegraph Travel Supplement…
see downloads section (top right of this news section).
August 2009
Skipwith Station Holidays have sponsored a firkin at the
Bubwith Beer Festival to be held on 10th October 2009. If you are
visiting us in October, please let us know as soon as possible if you would
like to attend as tickets are in high demand…!!
July 2009
The charity Railway Children was sponsored by Skipwith
Station Holidays.
A team sponsored by Skipwith Station Holidays conquered
the three peaks (Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis) in the still warm (!)
days of early July. Meet the team and see the photographs here…
April 2009
Skipwith Station was a finalist in the York Tourist Awards
(Self-Catering) for 2009.
March 2009
Sunday Telegraph listed Skipwith Station no. 9 out of 101
affordable holidays in the UK (download available on our download page – see
link above right).
January 2009
We have applied for Yorkshire Tourism 2009 award for Self – Catering Accommodation of the Year. More news to
follow!
From February onwards, we are sourcing ‘Railway’ themed
beers to go into our hampers,
eg ‘Station Porter’ from Wickwar Brewery in the Cotswolds.
December 2008
Christmas and New Year were a busy period at Skipwith
Station. The New Year was seen in by us and our guests over champagne and
spectacular fireworks, celebrating the New Year and the second year of
operations for Skipwith Station. Special thanks to our guests for sharing the
evening with us.
December 2008
A guest of Skipwith Station books for the 7th
holiday / short break with us…
October 2008
The restoration of Skipwith Station and the Railway
Carriages is featured in “Build It” magazine.
August 2008
Skipwith Station Holidays was accepted by Alastair
Sawday’s “Special Escapes” as one of the few recommended Self Catering venue
for Yorkshire.
July 2008
Skipwith Station has a 4 page spread in Yorkshire Life
magazine…check our downloads…
March 2008
Following interest in Skipwith Station by local press,
the Sunday Express published an article in the Property section (see downloads
below).
Skipwith Station is featured in the March edition of
RAILSTAFF – an industry newspaper distributed at the launch day of InfraRail at
the NEC in Birmingham.
Over 100 people attended the opening day of Skipwith Station
Holidays on Sunday March 2nd 2008.
February 2008
Skipwith Station was featured in the March edition of
“The Journal” – a magazine delivered to “Yorkshire Homes of Distinction”.
Skipwith Station Holidays was awarded a 3-star
self-catering rating for Quality in Tourism by enjoyEngland.com
January 2008
Skipwith Station Holidays is listed in “Live Wire” – the
National Express in-train magazine available on London-Edinburgh routes. We are
listed as a top destination in York.
December
2007
Skipwith Station has been featured in a book by Paul
Atterbury (from the Antiques Roadshow) called “Along Lost Lines” published by
David & Charles (2007).
The station is also discussed in “Branch Line to the
Derwent Valley” by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, Middleton Press (2003).
Skipwith Station Holidays are members of VisitYork.com