School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Kettlewell

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Anna - Verified booking

  Lots to like-a tiny cottage that is very thoughtfully equipped, tastefully presented and in a stunning location.

  It’s rather tardis like as it looks minute from the front but opens up inside and the owners have really made the most of it. Some minor quibbles but all in all fantastic.Thick large towels -but could we have two per person? I suggest that if you cook a lot you take extra dishcloths (there was only one plus a brush and scourer),an apron and rubber gloves as they’re not provided and pans don’t go in the dishwasher. The rest was perfect…attention to detail was lovely and much appreciated. Some of the great things: having a bathroom and a shower room, plentiful high quality crockery, appliances and utensils. No need to fish them out of the dishwasher because you’ve run out! Hooks on doors for hanging clothes and towels, a place for boots, cosy table lamps, comfy sofas with side tables and cosy throws for chilly times, a full size dining table,drawers for clothes,wardrobes with hangers (many cottages fall down on this to my amazement),very comfortable beds with lovely smooth bedlinen, medical stuff such as sun lotion and insect repellent, binoculars, bird feeders and bird food -frequent sightings of a great spotted woodpecker among other visitors to the garden-a map, handy parking, sockets near mirrors, a garden with a washing line, furniture and fantastic views, local information, a quirky old fashioned shop and a large pub right on the doorstep in this beautiful tiny village. Several gorgeous old fashioned pubs within walking distance (a few miles)ideal for refreshment after a day on the fells -but do book as they are very popular. The area is outstandingly beautiful, both the villages and the natural environment are exceptional. The cottage owner was speedy and most helpful in response to my queries before arrival and arranged for summer weight duvets to replace the winter ones as I requested. This transformed our stay as we could sleep comfortably throughout -most owners don’t do this so thank you, Jude. All in all a glorious return to my home county after many many years. Highly recommended. Thank you for a wonderful holiday.

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• Maxine - Verified booking

  We stayed in Nuthatch cottage from 8/10/22 -15/10/22.

  When we arrived every thing seemed just as it was on the website. However we found the glass from the wood burner door was on top of the stove not in the door. My husband managed to put it back so that we could light a fire as the cottage was cold. The owner did call and advised me that his cleaner had told him about the stove but we could use it as an open fire until he was in the area on Wednesday as he didn’t live locally. He called again to ask us to move our cars from the allotted parking spaces as treefellers would need the space and as no one was in the Coach house we could use there parking space. When we did this a note was put through the door when we were out telling us the space was strictly for the coach house and not to use it again. It wasn’t signed. The cottage was cold heating was set to 7degs during the day 3 degs lower than outside. The wall heater in the shower room didn’t work, the heated airer didn’t work, there is no path to get to the back of the cottage so muddy dog had to be carried from the front door through bedroom to shower room to be rinsed. On Thursday 13/10/22 the glass fell out of the burner door and broke. We tried to use the burner as an open fire but it filled the place with smoke so had to be put out. Other people have found it to be a cosy place, we didn’t. Was so looking forward to going to the So many little things wrong spoiled it for us. Won’t be returning to Nuthatch again.

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• Teresa - Verified booking

  Stunning cottage with little extras for the guests comfort.

  2 of us with 2 family members joining us (just for a few nights). Well stocked with cleaning materials such as washing up liq, dw tabs, washing tabs, bin liners, etc. Games and books, even a welcome bottle of wine!..very nice touch. Peanuts for the bird feeder and logs for the log burner. A beautiful garden and summer house which we we're unable to use because of the weather this time, but it would be lovely to return in summer to BBQ and enjoy the outdoor space. Cottage well positioned for all the walks you need if you don't fancy venturing out in the car. Couple of miles walk you'll come across the house/farm where 'all creatures great and small' was filmed! A pub with great food in every hamlet..no shortage of those, although fab cooking facilities at the cottage. Highly recommend the local pork pies and the Wenslydale creamery a few miles drive where you can have lunch also. Skipton is worth a visit for castle, shops and cafes. We loved the Yorkshire Dales and will definately return! Thanks to the cottage owners who have obviously put a lot of love and care into the property xx

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• Claire - Verified booking

  Lovely comfortable beds, good white goods in kitchen (dishwasher, washing machine, oven, fridge and freezer), good range of crockery, cutlery and pans.

  Smart TV with ability for prime, Netflix, but sometimes TV unresponsive to remote control which was frustrating. Wi-Fi great and I managed to work remotely which was a great help. Great log burner and thank you for complementary wood and coal, a life saver as some of the room heaters didn’t work properly (the one in the super king room didn’t come on at all, the upstairs bathroom one didn’t work at all, the one in the king room was inconsistent,either cool or bakingly hot!) Towels very fluffy but bedding, although comfortable didn’t feel particularly freshly laundered. Disappointing that parking was not directly outside the property, although only a short walk behind on a main road. Owners very responsive to questions, although I felt they were irritated in their response when I asked if there was the option for a change of bedding for the super king (as it didn’t smell very fresh).

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• John - Verified booking

  Nuthatch cottage is a characterful property in a perfect location, private car parking and lovely views.

  Bed and settees were clean and comfortable with attractive soft furnishings. Cutlery, crockery and cooking/cleaning accessories were plentiful and decent quality. On reflection, for us, a warm weather visit would have been better than a cold, wet one. The cottage was cold through the day unless we lit the log burner - at our own expense after the the first use. The heaters are electric ones timed to get the property warm to get up to and to come on again at 4pm until late and although there are instructions as to how to operate them they are not clear so we didn’t try to change the settings in case we knocked it off completely. Hot water was also limited, that would have been a problem had there been more than the two of us wanting to get ready at the same time. We wouldn’t rule out a summer visit, to enjoy the spacious garden and summer house.

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