Villas With Hot Tubs In North Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Lesley - Verified booking

  The cottage is on a working farm, so as long as you’re okay with expecting the smells and noises of a farm, it’s perfect.

  The hot tub is right on the decking now and it has been made extra private with a gate inbetween the cottage and the glamping pod, just the cows that can see you from the field. It is located right in the middle of the Dales and the Moors giving you the best of both worlds with loads of things to do within an hour drive. The hosts couldn’t be anymore friendly and welcoming, providing a book of recommended restaurants, taxi services, and days out. It has a log fire that has roughly 3 days worth of logs and newspaper to get it going. The hosts now have two curious little kitty cats who have no fear in roaming the grounds so if they let them outside, they will tend to venture over and say hello through the gate, and peak over the hot tub, and even venture into the cow field if they are feeling brave. Their dog Holly is also very friendly even though from a distance she will bark your ear off, that’s not an aggressive bark though, that’s her saying hello. The farm now caters for everyone possible, campers and walkers have the shelters on the left of the farm, glampers have the pod and hot tub and the luxury revellers have the cottage with a seperate hot tub. I could not recommend this place any more than, it has been perfect enough for a week away 2 years in a row just because there was so much we didn’t get round to doing the first year. Loved every minute of it. Won’t be back now as will be exploring other areas of the UK but definitely worth going back in a few years.

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• Kathleen - Verified booking

  On entering the property through the rear door our first impression was good, the extension with bifold doors and enclosed garden for our dog with beautiful views were great.

  From that point on it went downhill. Entering into the main part of cottage it is very dark and needed lights on at all times as very tiny windows. As the windows did not open and there was no ventilation in the kitchen, not even extraction for cooking. Duvet cover not even ironed. Cupboard space and work surface was very limited. Our main concern was the fly infestation, of which there was hundreds. There would be dozens dead on the floor and work surfaces each day. There was so many they left poop marks on the duvet cover, table cloth and the bath. Mary the owner seemed a nice lady but on telling her about the flies all she said was it doesn't help that we had bifold doors open. Without them open we would not have had any ventilation at all. Definitely needs a fly screen, which we suggested to Mary. At night we could could feel the flies buzzing around us, very uncomfortable feeling. We have stayed at many cottages and have received some good, some great and some fantastic welcome packs. Here we received a small packet with two biscuits. There is only one dog walk nearby and you have to cross the busy road to get to it. We eventually came home a day early.

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• Ellie - Verified booking

  My partner and I went to Bracken Fern this weekend to celebrate her Birthday.

  The cottage was absolutely stunning and surrounded by beautiful scenery. It was in a lovely rural area that was so quiet and very private, so perfect for a peaceful getaway. The cottage was in immaculate condition when we arrived, it was very clean and tidy, and smelled lovely. The cottage had everything we needed, and there was a lot of storage for belongings. The hot tub was a great feature, and the cottage was so well heated even at night so we were cosy throughout our whole stay. Despite its rural location, the cottage is a short drive away from both Darlington and Barnard Castle, so there was plenty to do whilst we were away. It was great that we were able to bring our dog Pip with us also, she had a great time. Laura was such a lovely host, and made our stay as perfect as possible. She kept in regular contact and helped us with everything we needed throughout our stay. Thankyou Laura for such an amazing trip! We have been telling our family and friends all about our stay and advising them to visit. We will certainly be returning to experience it during summertime.

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• Laura - Verified booking

  Absolutely amazing host - Mary.

  Such a lovely, warm and welcoming lady. Very informative and gave us some great recommendations for places to visit and eat locally. The cottage was lovely, quaint and immaculately clean throughout. Even though this cottage is on a working farm we never experienced any noise or disruption from this. The positioning of the cottage and hot tub is spot on with beautiful field views for as far as the eye can see!! Hot tub very clean and well maintained by the owners. I have two small constructive criticisms and this is that the sofas in the property are quite old and uncomfortable to sit on, not allowing for much relaxing in front of the tv. The other would just be that some of the interior is a little dated and this made the property feel a little dingy. However, this being said, we had a lovely break in the cottage and would highly recommend this to anyone.

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• Lisa - Verified booking

  We had a brilliant time at Bracken Fern.

  A quirky little place to stay in a beautiful, quiet location. The property was very clean, had everything we needed and the right amount of space for me, my adult daughter and our dog. Thankfully we had good weather and were able to sit outside a lot. The cabin bed was cute but small - so a tall person would struggle to fit in it. The mattress was a little lumpy too. We managed fine but it wasn't easy to get out of bed through the night, trying to climb over my daughter to get to the bathroom! It did give us a laugh though. We loved how wild the plants were around the property was but thought the areas around the paths and hot tub could be cut back as there were a lot of nettles. We'd definitely go back and we loved the area.

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