Dog Friendly Cottages in Thirsk

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Marie - Verified booking

  A plain but nice cottage.

  We had a comfortable and pleasant stay. Beautiful area with all that you need only a short walk away. I found that the kitchen could have been better equipped with a larger array of cooking equipment, if we hadn't taken our own pressure cooker, frying pan and wok I feel that we would have struggled to cook the kinds of food that we prefer to eat - spaghetti bolognaise, stew and curries etc. -- for our family of four never mind a family of six. We couldn't get the tin opener to work so struggled to open cans. There also wasn't a useable potato peeler so we struggled to peel vegetables (which wasn't ideal as I struggle with hand disabilities) we did though mention this to Kristen when she came to do changeover cleaning so perhaps this will now be addressed for future users. We also mentioned to the property maintenance manager about the light over the back door which he said no-one had mentioned before -- we struggled to see our young dogs when taking them out for "toilet" at night, our dogs don't like torches either and the lights from the kitchen and bathroom weren't bright enough either (maybe consider a movement sensor light on the outer bathroom wall?) -- and he said that he would advise to get that changed. Kristen did mention that no-one had ever given them feedback like this before so I suppose this would be why these things haven't ever been resolved. One other thing we struggled with was parking as visitors' cars seemed to being parked anywhere they could find a space leaving holidaying people with nowhere to park. Has it ever been considered to remove the grassed areas in front of the cottages to provide off road parking for guests or would this be a planning permission issue? All in all a lovely week away for us and our two young spaniels

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• Annette - Verified booking

  Honeybee Cottage was the perfect haven while we moved house.

  Beautifully clean and it was well stocked with everything you could need to make the stay easy and very comfortable.The welcome pack was a wonderful surprise too, great after a long journey it set you up with a nice cup of tea and snack. The home owner Vicky was really helpful and accommodating and we were really grateful for the text reminder for the refuse calendar over Christmas, it was great to see a house manual with such good instructions included too, no scratching your head wondering how anything worked. The cottage is in a great location overlooking the River Ure with a good walk in to town. Ripon itself has easy access to all routes and well covered on the shopping front. Booths supermarket is a particular treat and there are some lovely small independent shops. The Cathedral is glorious and further afield The Druids Temple was surrounded by great woodland walks and views out over the surrounding countryside. I wish we had had more time in better weather to explore further as the cottage make a great base to head out from but we’ll have to leave that for another time.

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• Samantha - Verified booking

  The cottage was a perfect getaway.

  The village of Osmotherley has great amenities and we really enjoyed walking our dog on the footpaths around it and visiting all the dog (and child) friendly pubs. The play area a short walk away was a lifesaver for lazy afternoons. Many beautiful historic places under national trust were within a short drive away as well as the lovely villages of Northallerton and Thirsk. The cottage itself is simple and clean and the beds and sofa were so comfortable. We had everything we needed. The back garden was well enclosed for our dog. The only criticism I have is that I wish there was a clothes horse to hang up some washing. There is a makeshift washing line outside but it rained/snowed for the majority of our visit. With two young kids and lots of muddy clothes we really needed to get a few loads done and somewhere to hang it.

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• John - Verified booking

  We stayed at Wren`s Nest in March 2024.

  Myself, wife(both pensioners) and disabled son.It was very nice of Helen to leave us a welcome pack on our arrival. (Lovely jam and free range eggs!)Parking is not a problem,either directly outside the cottage or on the road outside.The cottage is quaint and all the features,and quirkiness, you would expect from a 500 year old building.Some care is needed as a result.The cottage is well equipped with all the present day mod cons available.The location is superb with all amenities close by as well as being a great base to explore further afield.The pub is a few doors away and it`s a 15min. walk to Thirsk centre. Helen is a friendly and kind host without being over intrusive All round a lovely cottage and location and we have already recommended it to our family and friends.We would love to return someday. Thank you,Helen!

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• Iris - Verified booking

  The washing line was dreadful.

  It was left in a heep under a tree in the dirt. We had to string it from trees across the garden. No clothes props and few clothes pegs. Could do better. Garden could have been lovely but it was full of weeds and had a large patch of nettles which wen wet drooped across the path. I pushed them back. The kitchen is small so I can’t see how you could fit a dishwasher but it would have been a advantage. Their is nothing you can do about the parking outside the cottage but it was a nightmare. We were in the position that we worried we couldn’t get near the cottage and cut activity’s short to get parked. We had to what till the pubs and restaurants closed to get parked. During the day’s walkers park hear too. If we had known we would not have booked.

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