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Rural Yorkshire countryside and breathtaking Yorkshire scenery surround each of our seven English country cottages in Skipton. UK
Our holiday cottages provide comfortable and relaxing self catering accommodation within a semi-rural location that is only 1 mile from the centre of Skipton. UK
Each of our individual holiday cottages, have been lovingly restored from traditional working farm buildings. The self catering accommodation provides guests with a home from home. Yorkshire stone and exposed beams are featured in each of our English country cottages. Yet the self catering accommodation is fully fitted out with all the modern facilities that you would expect from traditional Yorkshire holiday cottages.
Our self catering accommodation provides an ideal base for exploring the Yorkshire countryside. The area has an abundance of sport and leisure facilities, Skipton Castle and medieval church and ample cafés, quality shops and restaurants all within easy reach from each of our holiday cottages.
As the Yorkshire Dales are continually beautiful whatever the season, our delightful English country cottages are open all year round.
Gas, electricity, bed linen and towels are all included in the tariff.
We pride ourselves on our self catering accommodation and provide each of our holiday cottages with a welcome pack, bottle of wine and fresh flowers prior to our guests arrival.
Our English country cottages will provide you with an ideal base to experience a holiday with a lasting Yorkshire effect.
Everything is here just waiting to be sampled and enjoyed.
Sorry, we are unable to accommodate dogs.
Until 1953 Cawder Hall Cottages was incorporated into the Skipton castle estate. It was then sold off to raise vital funds and continued as a working farm.
Each of the cottages at some time have been the home of
farm animals.
The Boskin was home for the pigs and the Mistal has housed cows and believe
it or not, Reindeer!
Horses in the Stable and hoards of chickens and cockerels, the ducks however
took themselves off to the nearby Leeds Liverpool canal.
When the huge task of converting the buildings began it was important to retain their individual characters. Original beams were kept and restored and exposed Yorkshire stone helped in forming the personality of each building.
The Forge now known as the ‘Smithy’ has retained its arched windows and they now form a feature of that cottage. Yorkshire stone has been used throughout the complex and forms the hearths and fireplaces which turn the cottages into a home.
The Granary cottage was finished in 2002 and once we were back to the basics we discovered that, the Irishmen that had come over to work the fields many years ago, had actually scrolled their wages onto the stone walls. This cottage also has the best example of exposed beams in the double bedroom.
Directly on our doorstep we have our very own wildlife haven. There is an abundance of rabbits and pheasants. The ‘little owl’ is frequently spotted and if you are really lucky you may just spot ‘Billy’ our local badger. The Swallows return every year and naturally there are sheep and cows in the surrounding fields.
We are very proud of our cottages and view them as an
extension of our home.
Once our guests have sampled what we have to offer they keep returning year
after year and this is the best recommendation that we have.
Skipton better known as the ‘Gateway to the Dales’ is surrounded with the most captivating countryside and moorland nestled within miles of dry stone, walls. This can be fully enjoyed by car, foot or cycle. Skipton town has a host of quality shops, cafés and restaurants and is also home to the lively street market, and not forgetting Whittakers the famous choclatiers a must for any girl. Standing predominantly at the top of the high street is Skipton Castle and medieval church.
Skipton high street was voted ‘Great street’ of the year.
Fairs and art exhibitions are on offer at the Town Hall and for those wanting a touch of class there are regular theatrical productions at The Mart Theatre. For a relaxing view of the town there are daily barge trips along the Leeds Liverpool Canal and for the ‘Romantics’ the Embsay Steam railway can take you back in time to the age of steam.
For those wanting a holiday with a bit of bite to it then the rivers Swale, Nidd and Wharfe will satisfy your angling needs.
For the athletic there is swimming, gymnasium, golfing and pony trekking facilities available close to the town. There are many annual events including the Scarecrow festival at Kettlewell, Broughton Hall Game fair and Kilnsey agricultural show, which are ideal for a family day out whatever the weather.
For those who have a thirst for history then the Dales has everything you need. You can enjoy Bolton Abbey and Priory, which is now the resting place for the famous cricketer, Freddie Trueman. Harewood house and bird garden, Fountains Abbey, and Bronte Country home of the literary Bronte sisters. For the T.V and film enthusiasts there is Brimham rocks once featured on Emmerdale. The village of Rylstone home of the Calendar girls and Goathland home of Heartbeat, or James Herriot country in the village of Thirsk. Further afield you can explore the many picturesque villages such as Malham with its famous cove, Grassington with its small cobbled main street and gift shops, or visit Stump Cross Cavern and Ingleborough Cave for a taste of what lies beneath. The watershed Mill at Settle offers shopping, whiskey tasting and hand crafted goods. So if you want to scale the heights at Kilnsy Crag, catch the largest trout possible or simply enjoy a country stroll and afternoon tea, then Cawder Hall Cottages is the ideal place to be.
Tel 01756 791579
www.cawderhallcottages.co.uk
Yorkshire self catering holiday cottages