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• Lesley - Verified booking

  The Cottage is lovely, we booked 3 nights for a christmas break.

  We were greeted by the elderly neighbours John & Maria. John the caretaker, was was doing a small fix job on a door inside, we did arrive early, only to make sure we were at the right cottage. We left him to do the job and walked to the Worsley Arms Hotel, it's a lovely place untouched by time, which had a lovely fire going, met Tony the barman who is super friendly. Our stay at Hovingham cottage was lovely. fresh butter, milk and biscuits welcome pack, I picked the cottage as i really liked the fact its very homely, heating was perfect its on a timer 3 times a day, which was more than adequate, in fact i turned a few radiators down in the bedrooms as i was too warm, and on our last night we lit the fire, it felt very cosy. There are 2 bathrooms very handy. We visited Castle Howard at Christmas booked tickets in advance, amazing! a full day spent there, which is 8 mins down the road, and then the day after went to James Herriot Museum in Thirsk and St Mary's Church its a pretty place ,Thirsk. York is not far but we decided not to go this time. Hovingham is also a pretty place, the houses are beautiful, we enjoyed our walk past the stream. At the cottage, the conservatory in the morning was nice to sit in, overlooking the garden, we fed the birds and a Robin enjoyed cooked bacon rind everyday! We found the beds very comfortable and slept very well. There are games too and we enjoyed playing them. The internet was great and the TV . The cottage does have farm traffic and is a busy road so bring earplugs, if you want to sleep past 6..30am which I did anyway. Perfect. We're early risers so did not bother us at all. We would stay again.

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• George - Verified booking

  It was a lovely property, very comfortable and inviting.

  The facilities were great and had everything we could have needed, didn’t end up using half of the utility things we brought like cloths and cleaning sprays. The oven could have done with a clean as whoever used it last had some overspill that was baked to the bottom and burnt when we used it causing a lot of smoke, had to cook with the extractor on full and doors and windows open. Also the oven didn’t cook things fast and could do with a new one. The extra game facilities were very fun and well equipped, we would have liked some outdoor lighting as we visited during the winter months and getting to the other buildings we had to use torches to avoid tripping on the cobbles and manoeuvering cars in that dark was extremely difficult. Our main concern with this property would be the roads on approach as they were single lane and not in great condition, we took to going very slowly as some of the bumps and pot holes were causing our cars to bottom out if we were not careful and on the way back we did have a car die and are not sure if the brutal roads contributed to that however there issues were not the fault of the house just a little warning to others. In summary though we had a wonderful time and would consider visiting again.

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• Pauline - Verified booking

  Cottage was beautiful from the outside with all the lovely flowers in front of the windows.

  Inside the kitchen was well equipped with everything you'd need, there was also a washing machine and tumble dryer in the downstairs shower room. There was a dining area as well as a lounge which had an open fire, (not that we used it, but could imagine it looking great in the colder months). TV was a very decent size and there was a dvd player with plenty of dvds to suit all tastes. Upstairs (have to state that stairs were a bit steep) there were two double bedrooms accessed by a step outside of the rooms and a twin bedroom which was had level access as well as a bathroom comprising of shower, toilet, sink and bath. All in all it was a pleasure to stay at the cottage, but I did find that the traffic noise outside was very off putting, especially if sat in the conservatory relaxing with the door open. Traffic was relentless and loud. There was a garden at the rear with washing line which was very handy, and wood seating & table. Cottage was in a lovely village setting & made for the perfect base to go exploring in parts of Yorkshire. Other than that I couldn't fault it.

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• Heather - Verified booking

  We have just returned from a brilliant family holiday at Turnip House.

  The cottage itself was lovely and spacious, but also very cosy and comfortable; we loved the combination of the traditional features together with all mod cons. It was spotlessly clean when we arrived and the homemade cakes and fresh flowers were a lovely touch. It was an ideal base for a family holiday, as the children had so much do on the farm itself; they were very excited to feed the pigs and collect eggs from the chickens; they played on the go carts and sandpit and loved all the space to run around. There's loads of land to explore, including a lovely 2 mile circular walk with waterside picnic area and lovely views. The owner Sara was really helpful in suggesting local things to do and on hand to deal with any requests. We had a couple of sessions at the swimming pool, which was stunning, and Sara even organised a local therapist to do hot stone massages for my husband and I in the spa area which was out of this world! We really couldn't fault the place and would love to go back again. Thanks Sara for making our stay so lovely

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• Peter - Verified booking

  This is generally a comfortable, well-equipped property, in a pleasant village.

  The average rating reflects the fact that, on our arrival, the property was unheated. Our efforts to get the central heating working gave us heating in the bedrooms and bathrooms but not, unfortunately, the lounge or dining room. We set a wood fire and managed to get the temperature up to 16 degrees. We called Sykes for assistance (owner details not being provided). Despite getting a text saying we would have a reply within 20 minutes we didn't. We called Sykes the following morning and were told we'd be kept abreast of progress. We weren't, but at 7.30 that evening a plumber arrived. Fortunately we hadn't decamped elsewhere in search of warmth. He diagnosed insufficient pressure and, to his surprise, several valves being closed. Once remedied things became better. But we'd had an evening and a half out of four shivering. This is North Yorkshire, in mid October. Outside temperature was forecast at four degrees on the first night. It shouldn't have been difficult to anticipate the need for heat.

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