Nidderdale Self Catering cottage, Woodside Cottage, Grewelthorpe, sleeps 4

Comfy and cosy cottage
We chose Woodside Cottage based on the location and the pictures, but were still very pleasantly surprised on arrival. The cottage is really lovely ? compact but without feeling small. The open plan living area worked well, feeling suitable for cooking, dining, and then moving away to relax too. The kitchen was clean and well supplied and had everything we needed (including for some nights eating in due to Covid period). Both bedrooms were clean and nicely decorated, although the beds were a little short (maybe our only criticism and this only really affected the tallest family member!). Both bathrooms were clean and nicely designed, with wonderfully powerful and hot showers. The cottage was pet friendly as described, and our dog quickly felt at home. The owners had left treats for us which were very appreciated, and included dog treats! The immediate location is lovely ? the cottage is tucked behind the pub in the car park so felt safe for the kids to wander out and our (very nervous) dog felt safe too. Allocated parking space was great, but there was loads of space around anyway. There is no private outside space, which may have been an issue if we?d wanted to barbecue but this wasn?t an option for us with the weather. However, sitting outside the front of the cottage would not have felt too exposing as the car park/beer garden area is quite private, pretty, and was never overly busy. Grewelthorpe itself is a very pretty village, and the pub is friendly and serves nice home-cooked food. Just outside of the cottage is the beginning of the walk to the Hackfall Woods, which makes a very lovely walk. The drive to Masham for fish & chips, pubs etc is around 5 minutes, and Ripon is also very close by. We?d highly recommend visits to the Himalayan Gardens and the Lime Tree Observatory ? both are in Grewelthorpe itself. We are already thinking about when to visit again.
LottieGY
2020-09-09