Blades Cottage

Reviews

Wonderful and peaceful cottage. Perfect location to all the wonders of the dales!!. Lamb dinners at The White Hart in Hawes, the friendly atmosphere of The George in Hubberholme, and a pint in The Moorcock. Great hills, Penyghent, Malham Cove and Janet’s Foss and Aysgarth Falls. We loved the morning view, birds and sheep. Thank you again.

Blades has been one of the nicest holiday cottages we have stayed in, so comfortable, lovely attention to detail and unexpected treats on arrival. We have loved the location and isolation. The weather has not been kind but did not stop us from exploring the area. We would definitely recommend Blades Cottage to anyone wanting respite from stressful town/city living. Many thanks.

A truly wonderful cottage in a lovely location. We have enjoyed our stay here and will miss watching the sheep having their morning scratch on the gate! Highly recommend the cheese demo at The Wensleydale Creamery

Lovely cottage in a fantastic setting. Plenty of walking to be done right from the cottage. We did the three peaks as well. Bolton Castle was lovely, Kirby Stephen was a nice place to walk round. Hawes was a good place for shopping and some good walks start here. Walked up to the railway bridge you can see from the cottage and lucky to see the steam train.

The property was first class. Lots of walks from the door and a scenic route to the nearest pub. Also easily accessible is the Settle to Carlisle railway.

Lovely cottage, great location. Very well equipped, everything you could need. Lovely touches. Lots of wildlife. 32 species of birds, including, curlew, lapwing, grouse, oyster catcher and kestrel. Caught 30 brown trout on river. Great.

What a fantastic oasis of calm - just what we needed. Definitely honed our driving skills on some of the lanes. Saw the House Martins fledge- brilliant. Will miss the pheasant visitor. Saw our first red squirrel. A great holiday- thank you. - Des & Pauline

As well as enjoying birds and views from the cottage, we also enjoyed, Bolton castle and Castle Bolton. Kettlewell circular walk to Starbotton - pub lunch. Ravenseat cream tea and Keld walk. Aysgarth waterfalls, sheepdog demo. Hawes Wensleydale creamery and walk along ridge from cottage. Great holiday. We will be back!! - Tim & Diane

Have enjoyed our own “Spring Watch” here with house martins, curlew, snipe, lapwing, oyster catcher, red shank and cuckoo as highlights. Plenty of good walking including a great stretch of coast to coast from Keld including a cream tea at Ravenseat Farm. Ingleton waterfalls trail is a great walk regardless of weather conditions. Thank you very much for a lovely stay. Brilliant location.

What a cottage! What a location! Brilliant! We’ve had a concert of sight and sound from the birds and animals. So many good walks from the door, and a wonderful, warm and cosy cottage to return to. Thank you for a fabulous week.

After we had walked the dales way in September 2018 , we revisited this unforgettable cottage for making some circular walks. Again we were in Swaledale, Gunnerside, Muker and Keld. In the Wensleydale we have walked in the environment of Aysgarth Falls, West Burton and Bolton Castle. Lovely!!!!

Just spent the past week in a very sunny Yorkshire! The weather was a bonus because Blades Cottage was just great - a stylish, cosy and warm home....even though it was sunny we still wanted to light the log burner in the evening . The most beautiful and peaceful setting with just the sheep for neighbours. I would highly recommend this to any couple wanting peace, quiet, long walks, fab scenery and home comforts.

A return to Yorkshire after a few years absence. Just stunning. The cottage is a delight and so comfortable. Thank you.

What a lovely weekend we have had at Blades Cottage. The sun was shining for our whole stay. In the evenings we watched the lambs jumping around in the fields whilst we sat in the garden with a glass of fizz. Plenty of nice walks and drinks in the Moorcock Inn. Thank you for a lovely stay.

Wonderful little cottage. We have had such a lovely time. We would recommend the waterfall walk at Ingleton . The recommended circular drive to Ingleton (in the welcome pack) was fab.

Enjoyed our week . Comfortable cottage and lovely location. Peaceful walks from the door - including one through thick snow!! Thanks for the chocolates etc.

To say we have been lucky with the weather would be an understatement. Everything perfect with the cottage and lovely to be able to walk straight from the door. Moorcock Inn very friendly and good pub food.

Perfect little cottage, everything you could possibly want. We loved the peaceful surroundings. No phone or internet a rare treat. The Moorcock Inn is a nice traditional pub with man size servings. The stunning drive to Ingleton was well worth it.

We booked the cottage for a romantic getaway to celebrate a birthday. It was absolutely perfect. The cottage itself is in a remote area, ten minutes away from Hawes. It's was sparkling clean and had everything anyone needs for a long weekend--soaps, body creams, Molton Brown bath products, tea, coffee and biscuits to name but a few. Being January we experienced all weathers from frost with sun, when we did a short walk, to rain and wind when we went into Hawes for a meal to blizzarding snow when we became stuck with the school buses on the Moorcock Inn corner. it all added to the experience and beauty of the area. On arrival the cottage was freezing cold so the only improvement I could suggest is to have the heating put on in advance of clients arriving to make it more welcoming. However, within a couple of hours and throughout our stay, it was toasty warm. As advertised, there is no WiFi but that was a great advantage to us and as we packed to leave we realised we hadn't heard the word "Brexit" once. We felt sad to leave to return back to the real world but we felt refreshed and content.

Had a fabulous week welcoming in the new year. Weather kept dry, perfect for several long walks and plenty of exploring. The cottage was a perfectly cosy base- we had terrific meals in this very well equipped kitchen, and backgammon by the fire.

Such a lovely Christmas escape. Lots of beautiful touches, comfy beds and roaring fire! We will miss the views!

Absolutely loved the cottage, the perfect place for a secluded few days away. Had the most relaxing time and didn't want to leave!

A great stay in this lovely cottage. Would definitely return.

What an idyllic place! The perfect secluded spot four honeymoon.

Wha t a beautiful, cosy cottage with everything you could want and so warm. Had a fantastic week with lots of wildlife and walks.

What a wonderful cottage in a wild and peaceful place; clean, comfy and cosy, home from home.

Remote, quiet, scenic, warm, clean, welcoming. All very lovely. Hope to come again to same. Thank you to you and landlord

Great hospitality in this 'wild' place. We loved it!

Interesting places to go out to and a lovely cottage to come back to.

Such a lovely cottage right in the heart of The Yorkshire Dales. We had a nice, quiet, tranquil stay. The decor is fitting for the cottage. We particularly enjoye the fire.

We chose the property for the location & we were not disapointed, either by the surrounding scenery or the quality of the cottage itself. All in all a brilliant holiday.

What a delightful cottage. Superb facilities surrounded by absolute serenity. This cottage forms a perfect base for walking. Hawes offers all local amenities & the local scenery is amazing. Waking up to the little lambs, curlews & other wildlife will be missed. We shall be back to this lovely place. THANKYOU!

Well what a wonderful relaxing, comfortable stay we have had. It really couldn't have been better, We don't want to leave. Thank you so much John and Margaret for letting us experience our stay in this wonderful cottage.

Blades Cottage is just perfect; the cottage is comfortable, cosy, beautifully decorated and furnished along with super comfy beds. Located down a private and peaceful track the views are stunning from every window. Hawes is 6 miles away offering most amenities, the Moorcock a mere 20 min walk, and stunning walking, indeed the 3 peaks, is all at hand. Can’t recommend this cottage enough.

Enjoyed our stay here very much. Good location for walking. A warm welcome at Moorcock Inn.

Outstanding cottage in remote yet central location with all amenities one could hope for. Will definitely be back!

A perfect retreat from fast pace life; Blades offers everything you could want from a rental, and more. We thoroughly enjoyed watching the lambs ,Grouse and listening to the Curlews and other birds. Walking each day and returning to a log fire was wonderful. Food at Moorcock Inn is limited, but such lovely people. Can highly recommend The White Hart @ Hawes, delicious. We will most certainly return. .Thank you Margaret.