Last Minute Cottages in Thirsk

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Elizabeth - Verified booking

  What a lovely locacation cliff cottage is in, so peaceful.

  Nice cottage and fairly comfortable with lots of space and we thoroughly enjoyed playing pool in the evenings. Showers good and WiFi fine, cottage clean and plenty of crockery. Few things that would improve it from our point of view... -Dishwasher control was broken so didn't know what setting it was on and couldn't change it. -A previous review mentioned the cooker not being clean, the top was fine but we found sticky, dirty and brown shelves and a dirty tray with sausage fat still inside on arrival. We cleaned the tray but not the shelves, only used it a couple of times. -A hair dryer would have been welcome, not expensive, unless it was missed. -A handrail at the top on the left of the stairs would have helped Dad get upstairs, there's nothing to hold onto for an older person. -A few new mattresses would be good, although ok to sleep on, springs could be felt when sitting on them. -Could do with a new tin opener. -We felt that hot water temperature needs to be increased slightly, lots of warm showers. -Pictures on website showed logs in basket but none supplied, again not expensive but would be a nice touch, we left the rest of ours for next guests. Not withstanding the above, we had a lovely time and with a few tweeks it would have been even better. Thank you.

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• Anne - Verified booking

  Thank you for a lovely week long stay in your beautiful little Jasmine Cottage.

  It is everything one would expect and enjoy in such an old place. The entrance lobby opens up onto the dining room with old and shabby chic furnishings. The kitchen has plenty of work surface and enough room for 2 people to move around easily. The lounge is surprisingly large with deep comfortable sofas. From the lounge there is access to a small patio and garden with a modest set of table and chairs. The 3 bedrooms are quite spacious. The bathroom has a bath with shower over it rather than a walk in shower. Lisa our host was friendly and welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. During our stay in the warm summer of 2018 the cottage stayed nice and warm throughout the night. It has been a pleasure to be able to use your cottage as a base to explore the Dales and the Moors, the market towns and picturesque villages, the nearby castles and Manor houses, to revisit childhood memories and to create new ones. We had quite forgotten just how much we love the area. Personally, we found the main bedroom mattress to be too hard for us, and the lack of WiFi n the cottage was a nuisance, but the local pub, a 5 minute stroll away, did prove to have not only a lively local village atmosphere with good value drinks and a sociable crowd but also a good WiFi reception.

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• Lynne - Verified booking

  We had a lovely weekend at Jasmine Cottage.

  The weather was glorious and Lisa the property owner was very welcoming and allowed us to arrive a few hours early as there had been no one in the day before.The cottage was very comfortable, especially the beds. It is in a lovely area and there are lots of places to visit within a short distance. We spent a very enjoyable day walking at Sutton Bank with easy going paths which were good even with a baby and pushchair. We also spent a lovely day at Rievaulx Abbey and Helmsley. We were however disappointed to find that the very pretty lawned garden shown on the website is sadly now all paving and gravel with very little greenery. The garden was one of the things that attracted me to the cottage as we love to sit outside and it would have been perfect for my 11 month old grandson to explore. It was not really safe to put him down to crawl on gravel or paving. Also the large walk in shower was perfect for the adults in the party but not for a baby and the website does state that there is a bath with shower over. I really think that details and photographs should be kept up to date so that customers are not disappointed or misled.

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• Lance - Verified booking

  Oh what bliss!

  The Hambleton hills are a wonderful location, and the Cottage was just perfect as a base. I've probably been to North Yorkshire twenty or so times and here was by far the best. Nestled beside Kevin Ryan's horse gallop, the views across the moors were amazing. It's an ideal base if you enjoy walking/hiking. Poppy, my 13 year old Labrador clocked up around 14 miles throughout the week, while I managed over 50. Thirsk and Helmsley are only 6 miles away, with Byland and Rievaulx Abbeys even closer. The cottage is warm and cosy. My first night in the large bed was very comfortable and reminded me that I definitely need a new mattress at home. Everything you would need for a holiday could be found in the cottage. My planned healthy week away started badly due to the delicious lemon sponge cakes that the owner had left as a welcome present. (Thank you Liz). I'm not sure when, but I will be going back. The Cottage has everything you need for a perfect, relaxing holiday.

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• Derek - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our stay at the Cottage.

  Its location is great almost next door the the North Yorkshire Moors Centre at Sutton Bank. Need to be careful locating the cottage on the online map as the position is misleading - this needs to be adjusted on the map to place it in the farm rather than over and up the road where I wound up initially. It is on the left at the first gate you come to past the Centre. There was a nice welcome pack and fresh cakes awaiting us on arrival. The welcome pack lasted us all week. One issue we found as doddery old folk: the bath/shower was difficult to get into when your body is not a agile as it used to be, it is also quite slippery in the bath and on the floor on entry and exit. When we met a problem with the TV, the response to the telephone call was almost instant. Thank you for a great stay. The location was ideal for visiting so much of North Yorkshire.

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