Dog Friendly Bed And Breakfasts In Helmsley

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Danielle - Verified booking

  Sykes Staff have been nothing but friendly and accommodating, they were not to fault for our unsatisfactory stay.

  The property however had dust webs left in corners (despite cleaners) and offered no QR code/Covid guidelines, no antibacterial hand wash or sanitiser (good job we took our own). We were greeted by a wasps nest by the front door obviously using the property’s roof. The door with its large double glass windows offered no privacy from passers by using the shared drive and communal laundry room given the fact the shower and toilet were right behind it which resulted in us having to hang a towel over the door. The pictures of the garden were misleading. It clearly shows a grass area which had been cordoned off and belonged to another property which only left the stoned area you see in the pictures which would have been fantastic if it weren’t for the fact they are not friendly to the paws of our fury friends which meant our pet friendly get away wasn’t in fact so pet friendly at all and his off lead play time went out the window. The directions to the property are not clear, even using ‘what four words’ we had difficulty. In the end we were forced to contact Sykes which then had to contact the owners who added another couple of steps to the directions. Frankly if it weren’t for the fact we had to rely on a family member for travel and our signal was so spotty we never would have stayed.

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• Lorna - Verified booking

  The description doesn't do this cottage justice.

  It's a perfect location for walking the Cleveland Way and visiting the gems that are dotted across the west of the North Yorkshire Moors all the way to the East Coast. The cottage itself is on a farm run by delightful and welcoming people who were very understanding about our pet number mix-up, and allowed us to take two dogs. If you're looking for 'away from it all' and spectacular views, this is the place to go. It's a very warm and comfortable cottage with every possible need covered. We tried very hard to think what else we might want, but could only come up with a second lavatory and a slotted spoon! There was even a collection of OS maps with walks highlighted. Helmsley is a few miles away and is a lovely little town which welcomes dogs in almost every shop and eatery, with 3 lovely pubs. The castle and it's surrounding area is well worth visiting, and the walk to Rivaulx is wonderful. The Abbey is another incredible site to visit. Going in the opposite direction from the cottage, the Cleveland Way has a good stopping point at East Paradise Farm's tea rooms which has fabulous home made cakes and serves savoury meals too. We can't wait to go back and have already booked to go in 4 months' time.

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• Ashleigh - Verified booking

  We have just arrived home from The Byre Cottage on garbutt farm and I couldn't wait to give this place a 5 star.

  On arrival we could check in earlier then expected which was fab. We met the owners their who were lovely they showed us around and then left us to it. We were welcomed with some chocolate and amazing freshly cooked Salted Caramel Cupcakes. The cupboards were full of essentials teabags, sugar etc and cleaning products. The cottage was spotless smelt amazing & was the decor was just beautiful. Every little touch made us feel at home.. The fluffy towels smelt amazing! The crips white bedding and well the mattress made us sleep like babies. Now the views were outstanding you are literally a stones throw from Sutton Bank national Park were you can walk your socks off. Our dogs absolutely loved it. We will be booking again!

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• Wally - Verified booking

  A lovely cottage in a semi-remote location, but with easy access to Helmsley & beyond.

  On arrival the cottage was spotless but no welcoming tea & biscuits/cake, not an essential but always a nice touch. Facilities excellent especially in the kitchen department whilst WiFi was excellent [fast acting & strong signal]. Perhaps the only facility that caused concern was the shower over the bath which was an accident waiting to happen, there were no hand holds to assist getting in or especially, getting out, and anyone with short legs was in for a challenge. A small irritant was the 9.00am departure which when you only live 50 mile away seemed a little unnecessary. So much so that we wouldn't again book any cottage with Sykes with that sort of early departure time.

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• Dennis - Verified booking

  The Byre is a beautiful cottage, with the most beautiful surroundings.

  It is peaceful, and has brilliant dog walks right from the front door. Every single thing has been thought of for the most comfortable stay. The welcome box and cakes were delightful, and the bed with the pillows (of which I have just ordered the same!!) made for the best nights sleep. If you like horses, you can see the race horses from the local horse racing trainer yards, doing their training each morning, which is a magnificent spectacle to see. Plenty towns and villages around to drive to, and the Kilburn White Horse is a nice walk to do from the cottage also. All in all a brilliant holiday, and we would definitely return.

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