Christmas Cottages in Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mr Jordan - Verified booking

  We stayed at this property last year and were looking forward to a return visit. However, after a 5 hour drive and looking forward to a nice cup of tea we were disappointed that the welcome pack this year consisted of a few bags of broken pieces of chocolate. when last year it was a jar of Kenco coffee, a box of teabags and a nice bottle of wine. We did not expect to have to go and find a supermarket straight away to purchase these basics that were supplied last year. Also, there were no slip-on slippers as there were last year. The TV in the lounge still does not work properly and constantly loses the picture. This is being blamed on a broken transmitter which I find strange as the TV's in the other rooms work fine. There was mould around the bathroom shower screen and black marks behind the taps. The less said about the plastic bath mat the better, it looks disgusting. All in all, this is very sad as it was excellent last year. We also noticed that other visitors sang the praises of the welcome pack so perhaps it was just us, but it felt like penny-pinching, and as I have said above, I could have done without having to drive to a supermarket after a 5-hour drive to the cottage. Although generally well equipped in other ways, I would no longer class this cottage as 5-star.

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• Mrs Copperwaite - Verified booking

  The Old Chapel is a little gem. We were concerned about this property not being very warm given that it’s a converted chapel and we visited in the winter (over the new year), however, it is quite honestly one of the warmest properties that we’ve stayed in! The heating was responsive and efficient meaning that we were nice and cosy while the storms outside raged on! In terms of equipment, we always judge a cottage based on whether we can both make a gousto recipe at the same time without fighting over equipment. Again, the Old Chapel came up trumps. Plenty of kitchen equipment, enough worktop space to both be cooking at the same time and again, the hob and oven were responsive. The chapel was very clean, the bed comfortable and the shower was great too. All in all, lots of space for us to ring in the new year. In terms of location, there are walks around but they involve stiles which our dog won’t tolerate being lifted over, so we tended to go a bit further afield for walks. But being located a few minutes away from the A1 (although you’d never know it!) it meant that there was plenty of things within reasonable driving distances too. We’d definitely recommend this cottage to stay in.

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• Mr Hailwood - Verified booking

  We found The Gate House in Whitby a luxury holiday home, very well equipped, in fact everything thought of. We did worry though about spilling hot drinks while on the velvet sofas, which were very comfortable. We were also aware how easily the beautiful tiled floors would have chipped if we’d have dropped anything. Although we found the cottage suitable for us, it would not suit older people with mobility issues or disabled people. One bedroom is downstairs but the only bathroom is upstairs, to use the shower the roll top bathtub is quite high to climb into. Downstairs there is a separate toilet and small basin. The furnishings in the cottage were very tasteful and expensive, lovely paintings on the walls, the beds very, very comfortable, good hotel style bed linen. The kitchen was well fitted, dishwasher and washing machine ,plus an American fridge freeezer. 3 flat screen TVs, books and games to keep guests amused. Plenty of parking. There is a main road running by the cottage but even with the upstairs bedroom windows open it wasn’t noisy at night.

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• Mr Dreher - Verified booking

  The Old Chapel is a lovely place to spend your holiday. It was our second stay in the Old Chapel ( which is also named "Coach House" in the Visitors' Book ) The four of us loved the atmosphere of the building and the beautiful garden. We went on outings to Harrogate / Ripon / Aysgarth and Hawes and several times to Richmond for shopping and walks along the river. Following the recommendations in the visitors' guide we had very good meals in THE BLACK BULL INN in Moulton and still better in THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON Inn & Restaurant in Middleton Tyas (the next little village to the north). That was an excellent holiday in a super location.

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• Philip - Verified booking

  A wonderfully relaxing break in the quiet village of Swinton in the Howardian Hills.

  Stayed here for two weeks as refugees from a kitchen refit and enjoyed it immensely. Rob & Claire were perfect hosts and gave us several useful tips on enjoying the area. The Bothy is a comfortable barn conversion style cottage, smart, comfortable, well equipped and easy to stay in. We had our dog with us and she enjoyed it too, making good friends with Rob & Claires Spaniel. Highly recommend this place for the lovely area ( Castle Howard & Ampleforth nearby & East Coast only 20 mins away with the North York Moors on the doorstep) and the peace and quiet. We would certainly come back here again.

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