Briar Cottage
- Owner: Nadine Bell
- Address: Margarets Cottage, West Burton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4JN
- Telephone: 01969 663559
- Fax: 01969 663559
- Mobile: N/A
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- Website: http://www.countryhideaways.co.uk/cottage-details/BRIA01
- Weekly Rent: From £280 - £503 per week, Short Breaks from £210 - £250
- Region: Yorkshire
- Type: Self Catering
- Accom: 1 Unit
- Sleeps: 4
- Open: All Year
- Rating: EnjoyEngland 3 Star
Description:
In the quiet, upper market place there are small formal gardens which contrast with the ancient cobbled areas. Briar cottage, dating from the 18th century, is part of a small terrace which sits on the fringe of the cobbles looking over one of the gardens towards the torn ramparts of Middleham Castle. Entry, at the front is to a reception room with Victorian fireplace that leads to a small dining room with slate tiled floor which views out into the rear courtyard and an adjoining, well equipped, fully fitted, shaker style kitchen with tiled worktops and slate floor. To the side of the reception room is a cosy lounge with stone arched fireplace and inset stove. A stairway rises from the lounge to a small landing serving three bedrooms and a shower room with power shower, washbasin and toilet. One bedroom has a double bed, one has twin beds and the other has a single bed. The double and twin rooms view out over the market place towards the castle. A stable door leads from the dining room to a shared courtyard with border gardens and a flagged area for sitting. This courtyard area can also be reached from the market place through a private alleyway, with a door, leading between the adjacent cottages. Briar Cottage has been recently renovated to reveal original features such as the wooden lintels above the windows. The use of half-glass, pine doors allows natural light to warm and brighten all the rooms. A cosy cottage, full of character, provides a high standard of accommodation. Duvets and pillows are provided with linen and towels included in the rent. Electric storage heating, fuel for multi fuel stove and electricity are all included. Colour television, DVD, radio, microwave oven, automatic washer, electric blankets, shaver point, garden furniture. Telephone, incoming calls only. Off road parking in front of the cottage. Shops, pubs, restaurants, bus route nearby. One small well behaved dog welcome. Strictly non smoking. Sorry, not suitable for children under 5.
Location:
Where the steep flanks of the dominant Penhill, separating Wensleydale and Coverdale, gently recede towards the convergence of the rivers Ure and Cover the high fells of Wensleydale are left behind but the southern hillsides of Coverdale continue towards Witton Fell. Here, as the valleys merge, sheltered from the prevailing westerly weather on the lowest reaches of Penhill sits Middleham. The ancient sentinel protecting the once important Pennine crossing to Skipton and Lancashire. There are two cobbled market places, each with a stone cross, bordered by impressive houses, large and small, many of them built with pilfered stone from the castle. In latter years the village has been extended along the hillsides in contemporary guise but still holds its serenity and history. No longer a sentry guarding but now a major centre for breeding and training racehorses. This equestrian association and dependence is reflected in the names of shops, cafes and restaurants and so evident each day as the strings of horses pass through the market places to go and return from their training gallops on the nearby moors.
Enquiry:
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