Dog Friendly Cottages in Kirkby Stephen

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Julie - Verified booking

  The cottage was spotlessly clean and cosy warm.

  The bed was large and comfy. The lounge which was upstairs had 2 lovely, comfy sofas in. There were views from the juliette balcony to the distant hills over the fields with sheep in and the farmyard where the cows were kept. Walking straight from the cottage was excellent, no need to use the car. The only thing and maybe its because we are light sleepers was the sound of a motor droning on and off during the night. Whether it was the fridge or freezer with them being directly above the bedroom on wooden flooring I dont know but that did keep us awake quite a bit. The kitchen had nearly everything except no ovengloves and only 1 teatowel/towel. No salt and pepper, tin foil or other little essentials but that could be down to being very careful about covid. There was no recycling facilites so we actually fetched ours home. The information book provided gives details of emergency numbers, which we had to use but the doctors number was a dentist number. We had to visit Penrith hospital which was excellent as the doctors surgery in Kirkby Stephen were not helpful at all. Parking was directly out of the door so loading and unloading was very handy. We would hope to go back soon.

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• Scott - Verified booking

  If you want peace and quiet for a location, this is for you.

  If you want good Wi-Fi connection speeds and need to make regular phone calls - you may struggle here. Wi-Fi is shared with neighbouring properties and there is not a router in the property. I also worried that we were loud at times and the neighbouring properties could hear us (we could hear them due to the adjoining door to access next door). My son is 6”3 and was too long to fit in the bunk beds which he was also worried about climbing into as they were not very stable (ideal for smaller children). We had to put mattress on floor and my son slept on that - luckily he does not complain much otherwise we could have had a sleeping arrangement problem. There is a camp/caravan site also in the grounds and my dog loved meeting new 4 legged friends on their field. The owners were nice, friendly and helpful. They offered to do our washing - we stayed for a week (first one free, next one £2.50 which is reasonable on cost but you need to comfortable with them handling your smalls

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• Joyce - Verified booking

  Our second stay here, but it wont be our last!

  This is a excellent cottage in a lovely location with friendly and helpful owners. The living room is on the first floor and has views in three directions, with a small terrace that catches the late afternoon and evening sun - just perfect! There's also scope to catch the morning sun on the other side of the cottage. There's lots to see and do locally, especially if you're a walker or runner with several good routes from the cottage itself. The coast to coast long distance walk is less than a mile from the cottage. The hot spots of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks are easily accessible by car, but smaller places including Sedbergh (England's book town) and Kirkby Stephen are well worth exploring and there's good walks in those areas too. Try and find time to visit Orton with its handmade chocolate shop, cafe and farmers market.

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• Jacqueline - Verified booking

  Easy to find the property.

  Upon entering property it looked like it needed a bit of TLC downstairs. We discovered the second bedroom had no bed linen and I tried calling both numbers listed but no one answered. Owner came to property following morning and apologised and made duvet up . The duvets are disgusting and I didn't use them because they were that bad . I had brought my own and we went to shops and got another. Discovered further duvets discarded in cupboard under stairs. Upstairs was okay, we had everything we needed. Wondered why so many flies around the seating area though, the carpet needs cleaned and this will help . I enjoyed my holiday but not accomodation. Even though I got this holiday at reduced rate of £500 , I think I could've found a better property to rent if I had looked harder.

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• Mrs Ormondroyd - Verified booking

  Definitely worth a visit, the cottage is decorated to a high standard , we had everything we needed to enjoy our holiday. The garden was big and very secure for our dog. Kirby Stephen’s was a 5 minute walk and had various shops, cafes and pubs. The walks round the location were amazing, we were there for a week and found a different walk each day. The coop was only 8 mins walk and was very well stocked. We would definitely recommend Owen’s cafe which again is walking distance over the fields or by road, the food and service were excellent . The Chinese and coast to coast chippy were very good. We had a really enjoyable holiday and we weren’t disappointed . Thank you to the hosts xx

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