Glaisdale is a peaceful village on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, in the Esk Valley. The village has a post office, a butcher (famous for pork pies) and a hotel/pub with restaurant. Whitby and the coast are 9 miles away, as are the quaint moorland villages of Hutton-le-Hole, Lastingham, and Thornton Dale, as well as the market town of Pickering. For something a little more peaceful, visit Saltburn by the Sea, a charming Victorian seaside resort. The North York Moors Railway ends at Grosmont, where you can take a steam train ride through beautiful moorland scenery.
