Christmas Villas In Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Helen - Verified booking

  Beninborough Cottage is in a quiet corner of a delightful village, Middleham, which is nonetheless well served with pubs, restaurants and an excellent all purpose shop/newsagent and off-licence.

  For a party of six with ages ranging from 9 to 77, it proved to be an excellent base for a holiday; easy access to the Lightwater Valley and the Forbidden Corner, pleasant and easy pottering opportunities for the older members, not to mention Middleham Castle [childhood home of Richard III] in the village itself, Jervaulx Abbey a few miles away, and excellent shopping in Leyburn. The cottage itself has a stunning view across the dales and is far enough from the roads to be utterly peaceful. Watch out, too, for the grey squirrels in the garden. The cottage is a splendid facility; four large and comfortable bedrooms, all ensuite, all with tv sets, a very large lounge with a marvellous picture window, a dining area with the same view, and another lounge area in the very well-equipped kitchen. The induction hob on the oven was a novelty, but the instructions got us past that potential difficulty; and there is a laundry room with a freezer on the ground floor. It is simply not possible to fault the facilities on any score. More than that, the proprietors, Hilary and Roger, were very helpful and kind. Hilary waited in for us for over an hour when we got lost on the way there; we needed a blender for use in the kitchen and they loaned us one, and they were understanding about an accidental breakage as well. We take cottage holidays because they suit our circumstances, in particular the widely differing needs of a very extended family. Beninborough Cottage met those needs perfectly and we had a wonderful time. Christopher [aged 9} says: "I thought it was a lovely cottage, and I would love to stay there for years."

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• Jane - Verified booking

  This is a wonderful part of the world and Ellerby was a great place from which to explore it.

  We (a 3-generational family celebrating a Special Birthday) found The Old Dairy to be just perfect for us. The kitchen is a great size for all to gather in during the day, likewise the lounge in the evening. It was extremely, clean, comfortable and full of everything one could wish for - great kitchen equipment, lovely books and toys for the children to use and the Welcome Hamper and flowers were much appreciated. It was obvious that great attention to detail had been paid to the property. The garden was also a bonus with beautiful far reaching views to the sea. As well as doing a couple of good walks, we also explored Runswick Bay, Staithes, Robin Hoods Bay and Whitby. The Magpie Cafe in Whitby didn't accept dogs but Abbey Wharfe (on the other side of the river) did and the food was great. The neighbours were particularly friendly and we really enjoyed our visits to the Ellerby Inn where the food was great and we were made to feel very welcome. All in all we had a perfect week (even the weather was pretty good for February!). Thank you Sarah, Richard and family.

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• Emma - Verified booking

  Location was absolutely brilliant!

  3min walk from the highstreet (and then skipton castle), 6minute walk from tesco and morrisons, and 6min walk from the train station. House was very comfortable, beds had linens and bathrooms were clean. In the living room there was a big chest filled with DVDs of different genres (some suitable for kids too), Nintendo DSs and a handful of games, and some board games - this was a lovely surprise. The TV had a netflix account ready logged in which was brilliant. Kitchen was very modern, everything worked - dishwasher and washing machine. Don't have anything bad to say about the actual house, we were very happy during our stay. Only thing that ruined it was that 2 weeks after check out I received an email claiming we left damages, and in the following 2 weeks in which it took them to answer me, we were quite disappointed as we had been very careful throughout the stay, however, when they support eventually got back to me they sorted the whole thing. Very happily go again, lovely place.

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• Chris - Verified booking

  We loved our stay at Navigation Square.

  Jo was communicative before the stay about getting access to be property and when we arrived we found everything exactly as detailed. There were 6 of us staying which was just perfect, I feel like 8 would have been too tight a squeeze. The location is perfect and we travelled into town every day, even if just for a drink. The Steaks and Ale pies at The Narrowboat are a must, and the beer both there and The Engine Room is fab - both a stones throw from the house. There's a ParkRun 10 mins walk away for those who fancy keeping fit on a Saturday morning. Further afield Malham Cove, Ingleton Falls and Bolton Abbey all provide great walks of varying lengths. The only thing I think it's fair to warn people about is that the taps/toilet are very loud, so if you have people going to be at different times it can be difficult. However we didn't find this spoilt the stay and there's clearly not much the owners can do to fix easily.

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• Anita - Verified booking

  Great place to stay couldn’t be any closer to the town and train station.

  On arrival a welcome bottle of wine - thank you. Beds big and comfy showers hot and powerful. Kitchen small and compact but still managed to do a Sunday roast …..Neighbours really friendly but actually can say that about everyone in Skipton . Eating out lots of choice and good value for money . We’ve been to The Dales Country Cottage,, The Royal Shepherd Inn and Terrace Tea Rooms this time but previously Elsworth Kitchen and La Casita. On departure day I suggest Keelham Kitchen - a little more expensive but portions are huge so you could share- amazing hash browns and you can purchase Lotti Shaws Parkin biscuits.Activities done cycling trips( oh those hills) on the train to Leeds to see relatives and try out the climbing wall. Also visited Skipton health and fitness for yoga and ballet classes.Would definitely recommend staying here though modern , note the house has 3 sets of stairs so may not suit all.

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