Askrigg Cottage Holidays

15/11/2024

Christmas is on the way and you can still book a holiday or short break in both of our 5 star holiday cottages in Askrigg in Wensleydale for Christmas and the Christmas period.
We love Christmas in the Yorkshire Dales and Surfing Santa is poised over the waterfall in Hawes. The amazing yarn bombers in Hawes have been at it again with this amazing creation outside the Market House. Come and have your photo taken with Santa and the reindeer and make a donation to the air ambulance if you can.

11/11/2024

We will remember them

26/10/2024

Minnie’s Cottage is a romantic and quirky pet free home from home in the friendly and welcoming village of Askrigg in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. We are local, so you don’t need to deal with anyone else to book and we are nearby to help out if needed or if you just want to know our favourite places to eat out and visit-there are plenty including a few hidden gems that you might not know about!
November and autumn are a great time to visit-it’s quiet but as a lived in and thriving village we have three great pubs, locally called the Top Pub which is The Crown, The Middle Pub now called the Middle House, and surprise surprise The Bottom Pub which is the Kings Arms. We have a great deli/cakery/café open 7 days a week-great for breakfast, lunch, takeaway evening meals; a craft shop, Heather and Grouse, with some very talented local makers and a wonderful village shop run by Michael and Alison. You don’t need to cook unless you want to, but the cottage is kitted out so that you can.
The darker nights and lack of light pollution mean that you can see the amazing starscape and also possibly the Northern Lights which we have seen quite clearly in the last couple of weeks. There are great walks from the door-enjoy the Askrigg Waterfalls walk which is about a 3-4 mile round walk, walk, drive or catch the community Little White Bus to Bolton Castle, Aysgarth Falls, Hawes for it’s traditional market and shops and Wensleydale cheese which you can see being made. Or venture further afield if you like exploring, but for a small village we have plenty to see and do if you just want to park up the car, relax, enjoy the pubs and cafes and curl up in front of a real fire when you get home.
So if you fancy a cosy autumn break in Minnie’s Cottage, you can! We have availability from Friday 8th November to Friday 22nd November with breaks of varying lengths during that time-you can check availability and price here https://www.askrigg.com/cottages/2/minnies-cottage, email us on [email protected] or call us on 01969 650022

10/10/2024

The Northern Lights in Askrigg just now. You could just see them with the naked eye but so much better through the phone camera.

06/10/2024

We have availability in both of our pet free holiday cottages this autumn, including half term, with stays of 3 nights or more-you can check out availability and prices on our website and book online here www.askrigg.com, email us at [email protected] or call us on 01969 650022 and we look forward to welcoming you.

Our two 5 star holiday cottages are Urlay Nook sleeping 4 people in 2 bedrooms (1 superking and 1 twin) with 2 bathrooms (but lovely for couples too) and Minnie’s Cottage sleeping 2 in a kingsize bedroom. Both are full of character and have multi-fuel stoves which are great to curl up near on an autumn evening but might mean that you never want to leave the cottage!

Autumn in the Yorkshire Dales is a little bit special-everything is still open so there is plenty to see and do, and the walking is great with the autumn colours shining bright. It is also a quieter time of year so parking is much easier and attractions are less busy.

01/08/2024

Happy Yorkshire Day to all of our followers and friends.

If you would like to visit our glorious part of the Yorkshire Dales we still have vacancies over the summer including short breaks. You can check out our two 5 star holiday cottages in Askrigg in Wensleydale at www.askrigg.com.

06/07/2024

Today is National Meadows Day and we have some amazing ones in The Yorkshire Dales National Park. These are all within easy reach of our two 5 star holiday cottages in Askrigg in Wensleydale

22/06/2024

- we have availability in Minnie's Cottage in August and at Urlay Nook in July and August

27/04/2024

It was a beautiful Spring day yesterday for a drive to the Yorkshire Three Peaks, which many of you will know. It's a lovely trip from our two 5 star holiday cottages in Askrigg and takes about 30 minutes. Great walking country with a pub at Ribblehead and there's often an ice cream van🍦🍺😊

25/04/2024

We sneaked out for lunch today to the wonderful Stone House Hotel. It's either a decent walk or a short drive, 5 miles away from our two 5 star holiday cottages in Askrigg and just outside Hawes in Wensleydale. The hotel has the most fantastic views of Wensleydale and is known for it's connection with PG Wodehouse. Today it is a country house hotel with great service and food. We treated ourselves to the Walkers Sharing Platter in front of a lovely fire-I don't think we'll be eating much more today😋

26/03/2024

Now you can have a Yorkshire Dales version of Monopoly

Love the Yorkshire Dales? Love Monopoly? Now you can combine the two as Monopoly has launched a special edition focusing on 30 local landmarks voted for by the public. They include Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, National Trust, Bolton Abbey, Malham Cover and Aysgarth Falls. Other places featured include Masham Market place (Visit Masham), and Settle Railway station (Visit Settle). Stump Cross Caverns and The Forbidden Corner - Official are also included.

In the Yorkshire Dales version of the game, Bolton Abbey is the equivalent to Mayfair and Aysgarth Falls replaces Old Kent Road (I know where I'd rather be!)

The traditional playing pieces like the boot and dog have been replaced by a slab of Wensleydale cheese, a tiny dry-stone wall, a ram, walking boots, cricket bat and bicycle.

There are penalties in the game for things like 'wild camping' but you can be rewarded for good performance in the sheepdog trails.

I can just imagine the fun the makers had coming up with locally distinctive activities, places, rewards and fines. What would you put in?

24/03/2024

If there was a 'capital of the Yorkshire Dales', where do you think it would be? Hawes would be a strong contender. Hawes is a perfect starting point for an exploration of the Yorkshire Dales. Dales Countryside Museum offers a great introduction to the area. It's run by Yorkshire Dales National Park and tells the fascinating story of the Yorkshire Dales and the people who have lived and worked here, and shaped the landscape for thousands of years.

Many visitors come to Hawes on a pilgrimage to Wensleydale Creamery - you can buy the famous cheese there, see it being made and learn more about its history. There are also plenty of independently-owned cafes, pubs and shops.

On market days the Hawes auction mart offers an insight into Dales farming life – if you can manage to understand a word the auctioneer shouts! Every Thursday from May through-out the summer, in one of the fields on the edge of Hawes you can watch farmer Richard Fawcett do a sheep dog demonstration.

From Hawes you can enjoy a trip from Hawes over the stunning Buttertubs Pass towards Swaledale, visiting Thwaite, Keld, Muker and Reeth.

​The road in the opposite direction will take you towards Sedbergh through stunning countryside. You could also follow the Red Squirrel Trail through the woods at Snaizeholme.

Do you have a favourite cafe or pub, or something you love to do in and around Hawes?

Image by Guy Carpenter

22/03/2024

We still have some availability for Easter if you fancy a short notice break in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It's a beautiful time of year here.

16/03/2024

Fabulous photos of fabulous hares. We often see them in the fields near our holiday cottages in Askrigg. Such a beautiful russet colour.
Scenicview Gallery is also only a short drive or a long walk from our cottages and as you can see their photography is stunning.

Had the choice of 10 hares to photograph in the fields this morning. Magical to watch them. Has anyone seen them boxing yet?

29/02/2024

Great news for fans of All Creatures Great and Small

07/02/2024

Come with us for a day out in Nidderdale-a lovely circular drive from our holiday cottages in Askrigg.
We headed first to Pateley Bridge, with it's collection of interesting shops, great for a browse. Then along Nidderdale for a delicious lunch in front of a roaring fire at The Sportsman's Inn. Then up to Middlesmoor with it's fantastic views back over Gouthwaite Reservoir. A small detour to How Stean Gorge with a cuppa in the cafe overhanging the gorge, then back over the Moors past Leighton Reservoir and on to Masham then home to Askrigg. Some stunning views, scenery and wildlife en-route. More detail is on the photos.

31/12/2023

Happy New Year from Ken and Sue at Askrigg Cottage Holidays. We hope that 2023 has been kind to you and we are looking forward to 2024 in our beautiful part of the world in Askrigg, Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. We hope to see some of you in person when you stay in our two lovely holiday cottages in Askrigg, but for those of you who just love Askrigg and the Yorkshire Dales we've attached some pictures taken throughout 2023.
You can find more information about our holiday cottages, sleeping 2 and 4, on our website at www.askrigg.com, by email at [email protected] or by phone on 01969 650022.
Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Successful 2024 with our best wishes from Ken and Sue

05/10/2023

All Creatures Great and Small starts tonight at 9pm on Channel 5