Luxury Parker Properties

14/01/2025

May I take this opportunity to thank all our kind, respectful, and wonderful guests who have stayed at Hilltop Snug, Pateley Bridge, over the past 3 years. All good things must come to an end though. I have taken the decision to sell Hilltop Snug and so will no longer be taking bookings. It is for the best of reasons though and my heart is full 🥰.
Thank you whole heartedly to the amazing team at Ucanca Valley Ltd cleaning, headed by Fernando, for the diligent cleaning they did and maintaining such high standards. Our guests always left such wonderful reviews on the level of cleanliness. I would like to thank Ian. He has been nothing short of amazing. He has hosted, he has been chief repairer, he has overseen necessary maintenance work, he has touched up painting, put up stair gates (they were fun!), put up pictures…,the list is endless. Ian is just the tops and Hilltop Snug would not have been as successful as it has been without him 🙏🏼. A huge huge thank you to Sarah who is the queen of laundry!!! I have never known anyone love their job as much as Sarah. She washed and pressed the bedding and towels after every booking and brought it all back pristine and smelling like roses!!!
Lastly, a big thank you to Pateley Bridge and its wonderful community. Cocoa Joes for the amazing chocolates I gifted our guests. Kendals and Weatherheads Butchers…..your pies are amazing 😍You have opened your arms to our guests and have been the most wonderful hosts. Pateley and Nidderdale is such is a warm welcoming, picturesque area and one that I shall hold close to my heart forever. Thank you to all concerned.

08/08/2024

How beautiful and worth a visit) and an ice cream!)

29/07/2024

When guests give you 5star ratings 🥰🥰🥰Makes all the hard work worthwhile. Thank you Ian and Ucanca Valley - Cleaning & Maintenance Division
We still have availability but book now if you wish to secure a holiday 🙂

27/06/2024

What a great activity for our guests while staying at Hilltop Snug especially with these gorgeous sunny days! We still have pockets of availability! Take a look…

Under-water Road 😳
10 Most Beautiful Roads in the World.. 👇

26/06/2024

Look at what our fabulous cleaning team have posted!!!! I just love working with these guys 😘Ucanca Valley - Cleaning & Maintenance Division are super professional, reliable and pristine with their cleaning. ALL my guests give 5 stars for cleanliness. We rely on each other and it works well. What a team!!!! 💓💓💓

11/03/2024

We have availability that week! Book now and get ahead of the rush. 30 mins drive from Harrogate through stunning scenery. Room for 8 adults and 2 dogs. Great Yorkshire Show

Farmers tickets to the Great Yorkshire Show happening on Tuesday 9 - Friday 12 July 2024 are on sale now! 🚜 🐄 🐖 🐑

An approved form of ID will be required for purchase and entry to the Show. Farmers tickets are available online now and from the below outlets:

🚜 Bentham Auction Mart, Lancaster
🚜 Coars Country Store, Garstang, Preston
🚜 Ripon Farm Services - Hull, Keighley, Market Weighton, Old Malton, Pontefract, Ripon, Stockton on Tees, Tadcaster
🚜 Russells Group - Boroughbridge, Eggborough, Northallerton, Old Malton
🚜 York Auction Centre

Tickets are limited and subject to availability. Secure yours online today 👇greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/farmers/

09/03/2024

Do you love this show? There is still availability at Hilltop Snug for you to do some ‘Star Gazing’. See the real Yorkshire ❤️

06/03/2024

Oh my goodness!!! How beautiful is this shot showing the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Ribblehead viaduct

We have loved seeing all of your Northern Lights photographs from the amazing light show over the Yorkshire Dales National Park on Sunday 🤩

This one from one of our followers particularly stood out and we wanted to share it with you - the iconic Viaduct with the aurora.

📷 With thanks to Jai Cartwright

03/03/2024

Now isn’t that enticing…..go on have a little look. We ate at Le Caveau Restaurant there and had a chateaubriand served perfectly! A cosy bijou restaurant if ever there was 👍🏻

It was in Skipton that I learnt why we say ‘got the wrong end of the stick’. More on that shortly. The town is really worth visiting for its castle, canal, excellent walks, fascinating little museum & great high street. On the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, its name means ‘Sheep Town’, and underlines its former importance as a place to trade sheep and woollen goods.

900 year old SKIPTON CASTLE watches over the town like a matriarch watching their relatives at a party, thinking over the past and reflecting with satisfaction that although there are changes, the family is still strong. It’s one of the most complete, best preserved castles in England. It feels really loved and cherished, and is full of great stories. It’s said sheep fleeces were hung over the walls to lesson the impact of the bombardment during the Civil War. Children delight in finding the ‘long drop’ and realising that was the toilet. Then they find out about the stick covered in moss on one end which was the fore-runner to recycled toilet paper... You can imagine how it felt to pick up the ‘wrong end of the stick”!

Woodland Trust - Skipton Castle Woods feel like the castle’s back garden but are worth a visit in their own right. The woods support lots of wildlife including badgers and deer, at least 28 species of bird, as well as butterflies, and five species of bat. As you wander through the woods, you'll spot oak, lime and beech trees. Look more closely and there are over 160 different plants, grasses and herbs. Many have healing properties - at one time the Castle's herbalist would have used the Woods as their pharmacy.

You can enjoy a different view of Skipton by taking a canal boat along the Leeds - Liverpool canal, or follow the tow path to see more of Skipton's industrial heritage. Skipton's high street has managed to retain much of its character with plenty of independent shops, and still holds a frequent and well-attended market. The Auction Mart offers an insight into a different side to Skipton’s heritage. It's fascinating to watch the skill of .auctions auctioneers. It used to be where you could get Udder Cream, which happened to be one of the best ever hand-creams but I don’t know if its still available.

The action mart has a novel dual personality, sometimes being transformed into The Mart Theatre for the panto and other events, or for the excellent Art in the Pen in August and the very popular Yarndale in September.

The Craven Museum and Gallery at Skipton Town Hall feels really welcoming and uplifting, packed with very relatable displays and exhibitions. It's particularly known for its displays on Dewhursts Cotton Mill (remember their cottons?), Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson and for Shakespeare's First Folio. Outside is another intriguing exhibition in a very small space - packed into the telephone kiosk!

What do you love about Skipton? Where are your favourite places to go/do?

Thanks to Chris Werrett and Welcometoskipton for the image and Sarah Howsen Skipton BID Ltd

03/03/2024

How fabulous for the kids (and the big kids) 😉

27/02/2024

Why not arrange a tour when you stay at Hilltop Snug? One of All Creatures Great and Small Film Directors did and loved it!

27/02/2024

Oh wow! So excited about this!!! My lucky guests will have a treat to look forward to! I will make sure they know about this :-) Well done and I am sure all your a k breaking hard work will pay off 🤗

15/02/2024

There are no excuses not to stay on. Yorkshire with the family (including dog too of course!)

🥳 Here's what's on Friday, February 16
Our FULL round-up is here ▶️ https://i.mtr.cool/qgyispcwjk

FREE Events
Half Term: Chinese Dragons Trail @ Leeds City Museum
Half Term Family Fun at M&S Archive @ The Michael Marks Building
Leeds Valentine’s Fair @ Leeds City Centre
Rhubarb Festival @ Wakefield City Centre
Love Birds Trail @ Kirkstall Abbey - free for Leeds residents
All at Sea! @ Cooper Gallery
Barnsley Book Festival @ Barnsley Town Centre
Sweet Treats @ Castleford Museum
Kate Pankhurst – We Are All Astronauts @ Bradford City Library
Get Crafty this Half Term at White Rose @ White Rose Shopping Centre
Superheros @ Royal Armouries
Half Term Free Family Activities @ North Yorkshire Moors Railway

More Fun....
Lambing at Spilmans @ Spilmans Farm
Love Birds Week @ Kirkstall Abbey
Half Term: Year of the Dragon @ Abbey House Museum
Fireman Sam @ St George’s Hall
Madagascar @ Alhambra Theatre
Dark Skies Festival @ North York Moors National Park
Lambing Week @ Boston Park Farm
February Half Term at Murton Park @ Murton Park
Flippin’ Marvellous February Half-Term @ The Deep
Royal Scot Excursions @ North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Colour Detectives Workshops @ Wentworth Castle Gardens
Let’s Make Rhubarb Crumble! – Family workshop
The Selfish Giant @ Carriageworks Theatre
Fairytale February Half Term @ Whistlestop Valley
Half Term History Makers at Brodsworth Hall @ Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
Half Term History Makers at Whitby Abbey @ Whitby Abbey
Lambing Festival at Cannon Hall Farm @ Cannon Hall Farm
February Half Term AT WILLIAM’s DEN with DRAGONS’ DEN WINNERS Sublime Science @ William’s Den
February Half-Term Winter Explorers Trail @ Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden
February Half Term @ Pit @ National Coal Mining Museum for England
MathsCity February Half Term Activities @ MathsCity
February Frolics Lambing Live @ Piglets Adventure Farm
Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tour @ Pontefract Castle
February half term: Track spotter trail @ National Trust Nostell Priory -
Mystery Matinees @ Armley Mills - Regular admission applies

15/02/2024

Who knew? Maybe an interesting outing for our guests and who knows…maybe purchase a keepsake?

A little story about flat caps, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales & Peaky Blinders. Know why woollen flat caps are so popular? Their story goes back almost 500 years. In order to protect the wool trade, a law was passed in 1571 that all non-noble men and boys over 6 should wear a wool cap on Sundays and public holidays. They were fined if they didn’t. By the time the law was repealed in the 1590s, the tradition had stuck. It continued through the centuries, especially in colder areas with easy access to wool and tweed – hence its Northern English associations.

At various times tweed caps have enjoyed a fashion-boost, such as thanks to Burberry’s. The real life Peaky Blinders wore baker boy and flat caps as part of their smart dress, sometimes hiding razor blades in their hats.

Nowadays you’re guaranteed to see well-worn flat caps on heads anywhere that farmers gather. Practical and long-lasting, you can see why Yorkshire-men favour them!

Here in the Yorkshire Dales, family-owned Glencroft, based in a cow shed in beautiful Clapham are still producing timeless ‘proper’ clothing. They recently created their most sustainable flat cap yet: the 'Norber' named after the unusual limestone formations in the Dales. It’s made with locally sourced British wool tweed, woven in a traditional mill by Saddleworth Moor.

Given how little farmers are now paid for their wool, I imagine a few would be in favour of bringing back the law that had such an enduring impact on British fashion and Northern stereotypes?!

15/02/2024

Ow how can our guests resist these pies 🤣…meaty, juicy and hot out of the oven! Out butchers in Pateley Bridge sure do have a sense of humour 🥰

Happy Valentines🌹🌹From all of us at Kendall’s…
Thomas Neil Claxton if anyone was wondering
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15/02/2024

A great idea for a day out…stay at Hilltop Snug and you can mix the City with walks in the countryside during half term 👍🏻