Dog Friendly Cottages In Claxton

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Martin - Verified booking

  The cottage is quite a good size for a 1 bedroom property.

  Access is 3/4 mile down a track. The track was fairly smooth but very dusty due to dry weather. Cottage is other side of yard from back of owners house but guests are free to use that area, which had a large table with a sun shade. Car parking is inside the yard, which had gates, or on the grass beside the track. The front door opening into a hall but normal access was through the french windows from the yard. The hall was useful for storage and a dog (if you have one) also had a cloakroom with a shower. The lounge/diner/kitchen was a reasonable size and seemed to have everything we needed. The TV had a Freestat box (not Freeview as in the description) so channel numbers all different. It was a small square TV and replacement by a 26 or 32 inch TV would be an improvement. Wi-Fi was available. The bedroom is quite small but had enough storage with a small wardrobe and a chest of drawers. The en-suite is a large wet room which has been been well set up for a disabled person. The property is set in beautiful farming countryside, with plenty of walks, including ¾ mile into the charming village of Hovington where there is a shop, a bakery and a cafe. There is good access to Ryedale and the moors to the north. Nearby Helmsley has lots of different places to eat and drink.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  Upon arrival at Stable cottage, we received a warm welcome from the owners.

  Once we entered the cottage we were disappointed. Thankfully we were only using as a base, so not planning on spending much time in the cottage. My husband is disabled and has problems with mobility, hence why we booked the cottage, wet room, disabled bar to hold onto by the toilet and all one level. The wet room you could hardly open the door as the bed was blocking the door, you could not even open the door half way! I have never stayed anywhere where the seating was so uncomfortable, so it was hard to relax,watch tv or read a book. The beds, it was like sleeping on boards, the bed linen was supposed to be white, but it gone that yellow colour, from where it had seen better days! On the surface it looked clean, but it wasn't, the lampshades had flies in them, cobwebs!!! If we had been there for more than 3 nights, I think we would have left and checked into a hotel or come home! We were really looking forward to spending some time on our own and relaxing, but we left very disappointed with the cottage and relived to come home.

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• David - Verified booking

  Stable cottage was an amazing place up a very long farm track.

  The area around the cottage was fantastic farm land with glorious views and good walks 1mile to Hovingham and a bit less to Cawton. Fantastic for our dog Binki. The cottage had all the equipment necessary for a weeks stay. Unfortunately the microwave was rather old and broke. The owners were very quick to replace it with a great new one. The washing machine was not usable without brute force to close the door,so we gave that a miss and did hand washing. On arrival it would have been very nice to find milk, bread, butter in a starter pack. Just enough to get a cup of tea. Fortunately I did get supplies in the village store before arrival,but all the other cottages we have stayed in have supplied basics. Would we go back to stable cottage? Yes it was a great place from which to explore the whole area around York and the moors. Philippa and Clive were brilliant hosts and very helpful, and informative about the surrounding area. Sarah and David Murgatroyd..

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• N - Verified booking

  Perfect location for our first little holiday since the Covid 19 pandemic took hold and we had to cancel our holidays abroad.

  Very comfortable - added bonus of two toilets/showers (always makes life easier even if there are only two of you!). Felt safe - clear that all Covid 19 initiatives regarding cleaning and the like had been taken very seriously. Excellent WiFi (not their fault that phone reception is bad). We were blessed with fantastic weather but, if we had been confined indoors because of continuous rain, I would have appreciated a better, larger TV (but that is nit-picking). Excellent situation to attend places like Rievaulx, Nunnington and Castle Howard; lots of local walks available (easily downloadable from the Howardian Hill website); a nice stroll in to Hovingham for the baker or newsagent. We didn't 'eat out' but plenty of pubs within easy reach. Good Sainsbury's Local at Malden. All in all, just great.

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• Linda - Verified booking

  We had a great stay at Chapel Cottage.

  Perfect for two, parking right outside in a quiet village, the only things going up and down the road were us and the harvesting lorries. Absolutely fantastic location for visiting York itself and tourist attractions in Yorkshire. Two great pubs, one opposite (not noisy at all, fantastic real ale selection and innovative food) and another about 100yds along, slightly more up market. We had a great time all around, the owner just next door was very welcoming, the little bottle of flavoured gin was delicious. We would definitely recommend Chapel Cottage as a base for sight seeing, or just some down time.

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