Dog Friendly Cottages In Kirkbymoorside

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Jill - Verified booking

  Great location, lovely and private, parked the car on the road above about 100 ft away and we carried bits down the incline to the holiday let.

  We had absolutely no issue with this whatsoever. Parked up Sunday afternoon and never touched the car again until we left on Wednesday evening, as we walked or used the Coastliner, a 5minute walk to the 840/843 stop which took us to Whitby, Thornton Le Dale, Malton and Dalby Forest and the 128 from Pickering Coop to Scarborough. £2 a journey until the end of March. PERFECT!!! Relaxing stay, garden secluded and had open views over the train station. A very good range of shops and eateries and local pubs if you searched for them, which we did. The church is wonderful and always open to visit. The upstairs living space in the holiday let is perfect, where we watched sunsets, through the window. The building is very warm and snuggly, we turned the heating down and opened doors but we are used to being cool rather than wanting to be overheated, the choice is yours and the Hive can be switched to support this. Only ideas - A comfy chair in the dining area , if space allows , may make for a lovely reading space but I suppose this is available upstairs so maybe unnecessary, a few more hooks on doors and possibly set of drawers in one of the bedrooms rather than the open hanging area but it works for short stays without a doubt. Plenty of games and books to read and films. The tv is adequate but if you are used to large screens you may be a tad disappointed but not a big issue as there is lots to do besides watch Tv. The owners next door leave you to it and have tried really hard to ensure maximum privacy for clients which is noted and appreciated. We did wonder if the mattress on the bed was a combination soft side and hard side which if it is maybe needs to be mentioned in the brochure. We had a fabulous time, we stayed 3 nights and we could have potentially done a week, as didn't get to try all the eateries. We did give all the pubs a good crack and they were all pretty decent, the food at the Black Swan looked great and it’s so cosy inside and the staff friendly. The Bay Horse was great when it opened more traditional for locals. The Rose inn was friendly and had a lovely outside seating area near to the river / stream. The Sun has had refurb and again a local, but we felt welcome enough. The recently refurbed sports gin bar was excellent friendly and a lovely setting, can imagine that being a very busy venue at the weekends. Lots of lovely cafes Russell’s smashing but again loads to go at. We had a brilliant stay and would highly recommend and will definitely be returning.

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• Kim - Verified booking

  We stayed at dovecote the same week last year and were very excited to be going back, however, we were very disappointed with our stay this year.

  We contacted Sykes prior to our arrival to ask for the second bedroom to be made into a double for for bedding to be left for the sofa bed. This is because our 2 teenage children (1 boy, 1girl) wanted to have privacy. However when we arrived the bed had been made into a double but no bedding had been left for the sofa bed, which left us with a worse situation because they definitely couldn’t share a bed! My daughter had to make do with blankets. The mattress in the master bedroom is awful, incredibly soft (very saggy) and we had to swap with my son as it gave us both a bad back after 1 night. We actually came home a day early as it was giving my son a bad back too. I had to clean the worktops and crockery when we arrived as they were dirty. We had to hoover the sofa bed as it was disgusting to then find the hoover hadn’t been emptied in what looked like months and wasn’t picking anything up. The toilet seat in the en-suite was loose and the toilet flush handle in the main bathroom worked (just) but felt like it had broken. Incredibly disappointing, it felt like dovecote had zero maintenance since our last stay which is a real shame as it’s a beautiful cottage which is well located. I felt like I left the cottage cleaner when we left than when we arrived. Unfortunately we won’t be going back for a third year

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• Jeremy - Verified booking

  The "roadside parking" was a real issue.

  We were only given some clarity on this by email on 29th September, 3 days before we were due to leave for our holiday. This email spoke of off road parking at the bottom of the steps to the row of cottages. When we arrived we found the off road parking was occupied by a deep fenced-off excavation, seemingly work in progress by the water company, and a large heap of hard core, presumably left by the water company to back fill the excavation when work is completed. All of which made it extremely difficult to park with any sense of security. This situation soured our holiday and I believe Sykes/owner should have informed us of the full facts about the condition of the off road parking, allowing us time to change the date of our visit or Sykes/owner to make alternative arrangements for parking, in what is a very tight location under normal circumstance. Also I don't understand why there is no thought given to mentioning, that due to the steps that have to be used to exit and access the cottage on each occasion, that these steps might be difficult the older person or anyone with a walking difficulty. It sounds as if we have nothing good to say about Ghyll Cottage, which is not correct. The cottage was comfortable and with great views, but this experience leads us to think twice about ever using Sykes in future.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  This is a very pretty cottage in a pleasant village. The setting is really fantastic, with views across to Castle Howard, a nice garden and outdoor table/seating. The downstairs rooms remained very cool during an extremely hot spell of weather. No welcome hamper is provided, but there was a voucher for the farm shop at Castle Howard and also a voucher giving free admission to the house and gardens on a day during our stay -- that was a nice surprise and of real value. The decoration and furniture of most of the cottage is 'vintage', including some items formerly from Castle Howard itself; the bathrooms are more modern and very good. Our only (very) small criticism would be to echo the earlier reviewers' comments about the kitchen -- it's a nice kitchen and generally well equipped, but (for instance) it was strange that there was no dish-drainer or flat baking tray, and the dishwasher was dirty and not very effective (e.g. tea stains and lipstick were visible on washed items). This didn't spoil our experience -- it was just a tiny drawback. There is a good and popular deli just down the road which we visited many times. We'd be very happy to return to the cottage in the future!

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  The house has pluses and minuses. It is tastefully furnished and decorated; the wallpapers and fabrics are quite charming.The bathrooms are very attractive and the walk in shower is splendidly hot. However, there were very few of the promised basic cleaning materials, no drainer; the drawers and cupboards in the cramped kitchen stuck, the sitting room was gloomy, so poorly lit. We did not use it. The hedges are overgrown and the picnic table is in the parking area with bins overflowing. There is a lawned area with stunning views; the hamlet of Welburn is very pretty; there is a friendly, popular bakery and delicatessen. The housekeeper never responded to my two calls for information, though someone from the Castle Howard estate did, four days afterwards. Rural Retreats is always responsive and caring. The company listens. We have used their services for years. The region is full of wondrous discoveries: gardens, old houses, landed estates, walks, priories. Well worth a special visit and more visits. London N1 Trusted customer

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