Venture into the North York Moors during Christmas and you may think you’ve wandered onto the front of a Christmas card. There’s no place quite like it for a festive getaway.

There’s nothing like escaping the hustle and bustle of daily life to rekindle your connection with a loved one. The North York Moors offers a perfect backdrop for a romantic getaway.

With the landscape ablaze with the colours of summer wildflowers and the picturesque villages abuzz with life, summer is a magical time to visit the North York Moors.

Yorkshire was recently named in the top three places in the world to visit in 2024 by Conde Nast Traveller, and the Church is the perfect base from which to explore it. You’re at the gateway of one of the most beautiful pockets of England – the North York Moors.

There are two commemorative stained glass windows from WWI at St Aidan’s.

We wondered if we could find out why Charles Kirby and Walter Baldwin are remembered here in this small church at Carlton, but didn’t know where to start until we followed a suggestion to look on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.