Masham Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Annie - Verified booking

  Had a lovely time staying at Gromit Cottage.

  The owner was very helpful and accomodating with a last minute request. House was lovely and comfortable, and so close to the amenites of Masham (Co-op literally 30 seconds walk away, the pubs & shops only a few minutes walk). Parking for 2 cars was very handy. Some lovely walks around Masham, plus there's a paddock near to the church where we could let our dog off the lead safely as it's fenced in and there's no livestock. My only moan, was the noise from the neighbours! The gentleman with the butchers van parked across from us had 6:30am starts (even on a Saturday!) and wasn't particularly quiet about it, and the next door neighbours liked to test their doors were definitely shut at 7am! But this wouldn't stop us from returning, we'd just bring ear plugs next time. I also suggest booking a table at the pubs for weekend evenings (although you can't do this in the bar areas with a dog) as one finished serving food 3 hours early due to a large booking, and another wasn't taking walk ins even though it was empty. We did however have a delicious late lunch at the Bruce Arms on the day we arrived. The service was excellent and it had a lovely fire going when it was freezing outside. There's also some lovely local shops, such as the bakery, butchers and greengrocers. Would highly recommend staying at Gromit Cottage.

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• Miss Stott - Verified booking

  A beautiful, cosy cottage set in idyllic countryside. The Calf Pans have been restored to a very high standard, and the underfloor heating is amazing! A perfect location for the children to play outside, with lots of ducks, cats, pheasants, lambs and deer to spot. The owner is very friendly and kind, making us feel very welcome. The added extras of eggs, bread and some treats for the grown-ups and children made for a really personalised touch. There is lots to do and see in the surrounding area too. Masham has lots to offer - a weekly market, some great cafes and pubs, lots of local produce for sale. We very much enjoyed the Easter trail around the town centre! Other highlights were a visit to Stump Cross Caverns. A fantastic family day out, and a really good cafe too. We also visited Thorp Perrow Arboretum and Bird of Prey Sanctuary. The bird of prey talk was the best I have ever been to! There seems to be lots of lovely gardens (National Trust/RHS) to visit in the surrounding area, so will come and visit again in the summer months to see some of these places. Thank you very much for a fantastic stay. We will be back!

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• Philip - Verified booking

  Wonderful cottage in the beautiful market town of Masham.

  The cottage has everything needed for a home from home stay, (can’t comment on cooking facilities as apart from the toaster and kettle we didn’t use any). The cottage is very close to all the amenities and has three very good pubs, all of which serve food. Although we visited in a quieter time of year, booking tables for evening meals was still a good idea as they got very busy. There is a market Wednesday and Saturday. The Saturday market was excellent, (fantastic bakery stall which was great as local bakery was closed), the Wednesday market was much smaller. Visits to both breweries is highly recommend as is a visit to Thorp Pellow Arboretum and Bird of Prey & Mammal Centre. The owner is very friendly and extremely helpful, giving detailed instructions to locate the cottage and answering emails extremely quickly. If we had one complaint it would be that the week went too quickly, but I am sure that we will return to Masham and when we do Grommit Cottage will be our destination.

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• Alison - Verified booking

  We very much enjoyed our stay in Gromit Cottage and Masham.

  The location is excellent - with independent shops, pubs serving food and a Co-Op just a few minutes walk away. The cottage was easy to look after and, in early April, a comfortable base in which to spend time when the weather turned cold and wet. We particularly appreciated the very helpful text that Jo sent us the day before we travelled with a screen shot of the access to the property. There are lots of walks around Masham and it is an excellent base to access the Dales. We really enjoyed our visits to the Black Sheep Brewery (just a couple of minutes walk away) and to the Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park at Grewelthorpe (a short drive away). We mostly catered for ourselves (and highly recommend the sausages from Beaver's) but we had excellent evening meals and friendly service at the Bruce Arms and the Bay Horse Inn.

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• Mr Fenn - Verified booking

  We could not believe how wonderful the calf pens are, located just a handful of miles of the beautiful Yorkshire dales and a mile from the quaint little town of Masham boasting two magnificent breweries. Calf pens is well located approximately 3/4 mile from the main road so it is very quiet and peaceful with the river ure passing close by. Full marks to Mrs prue keigwin owner of calf pens whom has supplied a top grade holiday let, everything you need is there, fully equipped kitchen two lovely sized bedrooms with either single beds or they can be joined to make into super king sized beds, the bathroom has a large walk in shower, and the lounge/dining room is large with good sized tv freeview box DVD player, wood burner and the throughout the property which is on one level is a beautiful heated tiled floor.

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