Our Story

We start our story far back in the early days of the Forcett Limestone Company, around 1850. Forcett Quarry was entirely hand hewn from the rock by 200 men in about 20 years.
Fettlers, Delvers and Rock Hands… their legacy lives on in our cabin names.
After the limestone veins ran dry, the Company moved on after c.1870 to continue their work nearby. The quarry lay disused for another century or so, before the land was used for livestock holding for a time.

From the early 2010s, the quarry began to see another industry hewn from its rock floor – firewood production and the UK import home of Finland’s finest wood fired hot tubs, Kirami.
The name Forcett Grange was adopted soon after, as the quarry was unnamed since its limestone days.
A seed of thought took hold around 2016 to create a retreat from the world cocooned by the hand hewn walls of limestone, under the gentle shade of the native trees…

That seed became reality in late 2019; with the arrival of the first cabins the vision of the glamping site started to come to life.
Building began in August of that year, but was dampened by heavy rainfall shortly after the first cabins were placed.

March was set as the opening date, which came and went with no other word to mention than Covid.
July finally saw the first guests check into the cabins at The Quarry – six cabins set beneath the swaying trees overlooking the hand hewn limestone walls.

The following spring, another six cabins opened in The Foxwood, taking its name from the old Fox Covert Wood that used to surround the site.
Here again, the trades of the quarrymen are found in our cabin names; The Mason, The Blaster and The Powder Monkey…⁠

Further evolution of the facilities included The Sauna, opened in Summer 2023 in a serene treetop setting with magnificent views over the North Yorkshire countryside.
The Reception building (affectionately named The Wendy House) was also completed around this time, providing the site with a base for operations and a never ending stream of laundry!

And this brings us to the present moment. Five summers since we began this journey, we now step out and strike an exciting new path…
Hewn Yorkshire is home to adults-only escapes, beautifully refurbished cabins and authentic Nordic wellness – a warm welcome awaits you at Hewn Yorkshire!