Located in the pretty Yorkshire Dales village of Gayle, this traditional stone cottage is a delightful retreat surrounded by outstanding scenery. Access wonderful walking and cycling trails directly from your front door, and join the popular Pennine Way 1 mile away in Hawes. Spend afternoons checking out gastropubs or discovering unusual local sites like the limestone potholes up on the Buttertubs Pass (5.5 miles), followed by relaxed evenings keeping warm by the wood burner.
This four-person property has plenty of rustic features, such as wooden ceiling beams and mullioned windows. You’ll enter into the light-filled lounge, a cosy space with sofas and a TV – perfect for kicking back after exhilarating days in the hills. In the well-equipped kitchen, rustle up yummy dishes using local produce from Hawes market (Tuesdays, 0.5 mile), then sit down at the dining table for leisurely meals. The wonderful garden room, with high ceilings and rattan furniture, creates a lovely spot for reading a chapter or two of your book. Or you can head out to the furnished courtyard to bask in the Yorkshire sun with a cuppa.
Gayle has the lovely Hawes Beck running through it, creating a series of waterfalls nearby. You can also look around the Grade II-listed mill for a historical visit. You’ll have a pub and shop within 0.5 miles of the property and plenty more eating and shopping options 1 mile away in Hawes. Cheese fans will surely make a beeline for the Wensleydale Creamery (500 metres). If you’re keen to view the scenery from high up, head to the Great Shunner Fell (5 miles) and absorb the vistas from atop this 716-metre-high summit.