Dog Friendly Richmond Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Joy - Verified booking

  A great cottage in a beautiful village.

  The cottage is well appointed and spacious and really home from home. The owners were fantastic, and nothing too much trouble. Other than a pub, the village does not have a local shop, so ensure you take what you need, or buy essentials when you're out and about as there is nowhere to walk to for a loaf of bread or milk. However, our welcome pack from the owners meant we had plenty in! The lane outside the property is narrow, so if you have a very large vehicle or are a nervous driver, I would advise parking nearby. Other than to load and unload I parked my car on the adjacent road and never had trouble finding space. It was only 300 yards away, so not a big deal for me. It's a great base to explore the local area. The train station at nearby Darlington gets you North to Durham or South to York, so you can travel further afield. We liked the Mainsgill Tea Room on the A66 and Easby Abbey is worth a trip for the echo stone. You can park in Richmond and walk the mile or park in Easby itself. We were lucky enough to have beautiful sunny evenings, so met the neighbours and local dog walkers. It really is a serene part of the world and oh so quiet! Sykes were top notch with regard to email communications sending us information regards the property.

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• Mrs Jackson - Verified booking

  Lilac Cottage: We stayed for a week in January 2025 & will happily stay there again. The Cottage is beautifully decorated and furnished with quality items. The multi-fuel burning stove was lovely. The bed, pillows, linens and the towels were all very good. Driveway parking, neat garden. The village of Aldbrough St John is quiet, there is a pub, the Stanwick Arms, which only reopened on our last night after a refurbishment; we did call in for a drink and received a nice welcome but cannot comment on their food offerings. Best to check their opening days/ times. Paul, the owner of Lilac Cottage was very efficient with the pre-arrival information and anything we needed to ask whilst we there. Thank you.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  Very lovely cottage, downstairs a little smaller than appears on the photos.

  Very well presented, a few bits of equipment missing (like large pan - we bought one) that you tend to find in cottages being rented for the first time, but lots of very nice touches including welcome basket. Lovely village, with lots of places to visit around within 5-20 miles. Garden/yard is in front of cottage and across very quiet road, however was not quite so convenient as having rear garden for the dog, not clear on the cottage description on the site. Shower in main bathroom, very low and not really useable for anyone over 5'8", however bath does have shower attachment. Overall a good stay and would recommend

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• David - Verified booking

  We both had a lovely week's holiday in Reeth, which was made even better by the location of Dibble Cottage, which is right in the centre of the village.

  The fact that the bedroom and shower is on ground floor, whilst the kitchen/dining area and living room were upstairs was an added bonus and this was because it was a very hot week and so when you went down the stairs to bed, it was lovely and cool. Whilst Dibble Cottage may be small, it is modern and lovely, clean and tidy and was ideal for a couple like ourselves. The welcome on the little chalkboard, plus the lovely artisan bread, milk and flowers, plus the bottle of prosecco were a lovely touch by the owner. We shall return. David & Carol.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  Beautiful, cosy, warm cottage, with everything we could want or need.

  Very clean and well presented with comfy beds. The owners left us a wonderful welcome pack which we really enjoyed! Loved the area, the village is very interesting, we enjoyed looking at all the different properties in the village. Met lots of nice people on our dog walks, the locals are very friendly. We enjoyed our trip in to Richmond, we went to the panto at the Georgian Theatre, well worth a visit. There are lots of places to go and eat not far from the village. We will definitely return. Thank you, Sandra, Trish and Karen.

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