Dog Friendly Pickering Holiday Cottages

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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• Sharon - Verified booking

  Parking - nightmare !

  Steps in cottage all uneven from utility to kitchen and no hand rail. Hall way uneven floor. very dangerous an uneven trip hazard into the e suit bedroom. Steps to front door inside were massive we used the back door out of kitchen to prevent an accident. The hill outside the property itself was not a problem if you took your time to dodge the fallen apples which made it very slippy. Horrendous smell in main bathroom - like a Tom cats spray !! The damp smell in the bedrooms was overpowering. We had to leave doors and windows open day and night. The fridge is in the utility room and the kettle is down the stairs as is the cups?? Random we thought ?? We moved the kettle and the toaster to the utility for or stay. It’s a shame because the property was clean enough. The equipment was good. The upstairs sitting room was really comfortable. We didn’t enjoy the scale up the stairs. Thought they were pretty dangerous too.

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• Diane - Verified booking

  We have stayed at Dovecote three times in 18 months, and are never disappointed.

  The cottage has all the mod cons you will need. Everything is spotless and well maintained. There are lovely, fluffy white towels in the bathroom and shower room, lovely handwash too. The upstairs lounge is extremely comfortable, with two large sofas and a "reading" chair. Plenty of books and games, and of course a TV and WiFi. The kitchen is very well equipped and very modern, with a dining room off it. Plenty of nice crockery and cutlery. The cottage itself has lots of character, and is a 5 minute walk to the centre of Pickering which is a lovely market town with plenty of facilities, and of course boasts the North Yorkshire railway with steam trains running in the season, and for special occasions too. The hosts of Dovecote are very welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. We will be back!!

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• Andy - Verified booking

  What a little gem Dovecote Cottage is.

  Quaint, quirky and very tastefully refurbished by owners Stuart and Sarah who are great hosts! Dovecote is tucked away on a quiet ginnel within 2 mins walk of Pickering town centre and the North Yorkshire Steam engine railway which can take you all the way to Whitby which whateer the weather is highly recommended. It has a lovely patio which gets the sun for most of the day....ideal for al fresco dining and a nice glass of wine! Despite its location Dovecote provides a quiet and totally relaxing stay for anyone wanting to chill and escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. We would recommend Dovecote to friends and family and would certainly stay there again if ever returning to Pickering.

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