Hi, I'm Catherine, Head of Housekeeping at Ingrid Flute's Yorkshire Holiday Cottages. I wanted to tell you all about my lovely family break away in one of our cottages.

Now that 2015 is well underway, there is no better time than now to start thinking about booking your 2015 self-catering holiday to Yorkshire!

What a response we’ve had from customers in December and January with our special offer of a £100 deposit instead of the usual third.

Further to our fantastic Facebook competition, we have also this week launched a second competition - this time involving our Ingrid Flute Twitter page!

This week we have launched our exciting new Facebook competition! The prize for the lucky winner will be a 3 night self-catering holiday at Coral Cottage in Whitby.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Or should it be oh deer, oh deer, oh deer? That’s what normally sticks out of walls as a trophy.

As we roll into the festive season and open that first door on the Advent calendar, it is easy to wonder just where the last year has gone.

There may be a recession with people having to be careful about spending, but holidays are still a priority for most people. The public realise that going abroad can be very expensive and that there are lots of wonderful places in the UK.

Well, it’s August and the holiday season is in full swing.

The Guardian recently published an interesting article about which is the perfect holiday destination – Yorkshire with its picturesque moors and historical landmarks or Ibiza the party captain of the Mediterranean.