Cross Haw Cottage

20/08/2024

12/06/2024

Early morning sunshine ☀️ ❤️

30/05/2024

Back to nature!
We have just a few dates left this summer:
31st July - 2nd August (2 nights)
15th August - 18th August (3 nights)
Please message us for prices.

🛌 Sleeps 4 (king size bed and sofa bed)
🔥 Log Burner
⛰️ Fantastic views from cottage
🌌 Dark Skies - we have zero light pollution so the views of the stars on a clear night are amazing 🤩 ✨
🐿️ Squirrels 🌰
🐦‍⬛ Wild Birds
🐇 Hares
♨️ Electric Central Heating
🛜 Fibre WiFi - super fast!
📺 Smart TV
🅿️ Park immediately in front of the cottage.
🥾Stunning walks
💦 Waterfall
⛰️ Set in stunning scenery

01/05/2024

We are taking the plunge!

We are organising our own retreats for 2025. Bringing in qualified cold water instructors and creating awesome long weekends of activities to help you navigate life's stresses.

Save those dates because you deserve to be in happy in life x

22/03/2024

Check out our April availability at this gorgeous 1 bedroom cottage, near to Sedbergh, Yorkshire Dales National Park

www.holidaycottagessedbergh.co.uk

🛌 Sleeps 4 (king size bed and sofa bed)
🔥 Log Burner
⛰️ Fantastic views from cottage
🌌 Dark Skies - we have zero light pollution so the views of the stars on a clear night are amazing 🤩 ✨
🐿️ Squirrels 🌰
🐦‍⬛ Wild Birds
♨️ Electric Central Heating
🛜 Fibre WiFi - super fast!
📺 Smart TV
🅿️ Park immediately in front of the cottage.
🥾Stunning walks
💦 Waterfall

19/03/2024

Availability next week 🌷🌼🌷🌼Just the best time of year to visit us here @ Cross Haw. The daffodils are out and the first signs of Spring are here. Just look at that setting! The fells are calling! 😜

www.holidaycottagessedbergh.co.uk

🛌 Sleeps 4 (king size bed and sofa bed)

🔥 Log Burner

⛰️ Fantastic views from cottage

🌌 Dark Skies - we have zero light pollution so the views of the stars on a clear night are amazing 🤩 ✨

🐿️ Squirrels 🌰

🐦‍⬛ Wild Birds

♨️ Electric Central Heating

🛜 Fibre WiFi - super fast!

📺 Smart TV

🅿️ Park immediately in front of the cottage.

🥾Stunning walks

💦 Waterfall

03/03/2024

Dent is well worth a visit if you are staying with us, a lovely little village x

Have you heard of the 'Terrible Knitters of Dent'? Nowadays Dent is a tiny, quiet little hill village near Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, instantly recognisable for its whitewashed cottages. Until the 19th century, Dent would have resounded with the clickety clack of hundreds of knitting needles! In those days knitting wasn't an activity associated with women or hobbies - it was something done by men, women and children and was an essential way to supplement meagre incomes.

Whether from farming or lead-mining families, most Dales inhabitants were poor and needed to supplement their income. The solution was to knit at every opportunity. Children were sent to live with cottagers in Dent so they could learn the trade, in an early kind of sweat shop, being cajoled or whipped to knit as quickly as possible. Women knitted as soon as their housework was done. Men knitted on their way to and from work. The Dales knitters were known for their incredible dexterity.

They used a simple tool called a 'knitting stick', a wooden stick that was tucked into a waist belt, which anchored needles and enabled knitters to knit with just one hand. This meant that knitters could do two things at once, perhaps churning butter as they knitted.

So famous were the astoundingly quick knitters of Dent, people still talk about the "terrible knitters of Dent".

The Dales Countryside Museum has a great collection of knitting sticks. Some of them are quite plain, whereas others are more decorative and probably made as gifts for sweethearts. You can also find out more about them at Farfield Mill, Sedbergh.

Groups of people would often gather in one cottage to save fuel for fires and light, knitting and telling stories or singing as they worked.

Knitters were brought yarn by merchants who also collected the socks, stockings, mittens, hats and jackets they knitted and took them off to market.

​Each Dale would have had their own distinctive patterns, a bit like Fair Isle where complex patterns were handed down from family to family.

01/03/2024

29/02/2024

27/02/2024

We can see you!! 🐿️ 👀 Daily visitor at the moment! Them and the daffodils 🌼 it is definitely a brilliant time for nature lovers to get that short break booked. 🏔️ 🥾 🚲
Www.holidaycottagessedbergh.co.uk or message us for availability.
A warm welcome awaits you 😃

26/02/2024

Have you heard of the 'Terrible Knitters of Dent'? Nowadays Dent is a tiny, quiet little hill village near Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, instantly recognisable for its whitewashed cottages. Until the 19th century, Dent would have resounded with the clickety clack of hundreds of knitting needles! In those days knitting wasn't an activity associated with women or hobbies - it was something done by men, women and children and was an essential way to supplement meagre incomes.

Whether from farming or lead-mining families, most Dales inhabitants were poor and needed to supplement their income. The solution was to knit at every opportunity. Children were sent to live with cottagers in Dent so they could learn the trade, in an early kind of sweat shop, being cajoled or whipped to knit as quickly as possible. Women knitted as soon as their housework was done. Men knitted on their way to and from work. The Dales knitters were known for their incredible dexterity.

They used a simple tool called a 'knitting stick', a wooden stick that was tucked into a waist belt, which anchored needles and enabled knitters to knit with just one hand. This meant that knitters could do two things at once, perhaps churning butter as they knitted.

So famous were the astoundingly quick knitters of Dent, people still talk about the "terrible knitters of Dent".

The Dales Countryside Museum has a great collection of knitting sticks. Some of them are quite plain, whereas others are more decorative and probably made as gifts for sweethearts. You can also find out more about them at Farfield Mill, Sedbergh.

Groups of people would often gather in one cottage to save fuel for fires and light, knitting and telling stories or singing as they worked.

Knitters were brought yarn by merchants who also collected the socks, stockings, mittens, hats and jackets they knitted and took them off to market.

​Each Dale would have had their own distinctive patterns, a bit like Fair Isle where complex patterns were handed down from family to family.

25/02/2024

When you arrive for your stay with us you will be welcomed with a gorgeous vase of flowers! 💐🌺🌷🪻🌹🌼. I personally can't wait until Chrysanthemum season. But every week is something different.

Get you next short break booked with us.

Cross Haw Sleeps 4 (1 kingsize bed and 1 sofa bed)
Wuthering Heights sleeps 4 (1 super king and 1 twin)

www.holidaycottagessedbergh.co.uk

22/02/2024

March is such a lovely time of year to visit us here in the Yorkshire Dales. New signs of life appearing everywhere. Goodbye to those long dark winter days with more daylight with each and every new day (hooray!!) Cross Haw Cottage s a great place to base yourself to explore such a beautiful part of the world.
Sleeps up to 4 people (1 kingsize bed and sofa bed in lounge)
Visit www.holidaycottagessedbergh.co.uk or please message me for more information.

16/02/2024

We have the loveliest guests and our recent reviews are a reflection of this..... 10/10 all the way!!

16/02/2024

15/02/2024

Spring is almost here, the daffodils are sprouting and will be in full bloom so very soon. Availability for March. Click here to book:
www.holidaycottagessedbergh.co.uk

09/02/2024

24/01/2024

FRIDAY & SATURDAY NOW BOOKED - but other weekend availability in February ☺️
Cancellation!! Cross Haw Cottage is AVAILABLE this weekend.
Come and check out this beautiful area - Sedbergh & the Yorkshire Dales National Park! Please message for more information or visit our website:
www.holidaycottagessedbergh.co.uk
Ideal for 2 but does Sleeps 4 (2 on sofa bed)

28/10/2023

"The terrible knitters e' Dent"
Dent was renowned for its hand knitters and the speed at which they worked. Their name came from Robert Southey's description of them as "they er terrible knitters e Dent".
The meaning of 'terrible' actually meant 'great' and reflected the brilliance of their knitting.


📷 photo taken in the 1930's of M Harper of Dent

18/10/2023

Sedbergh Information Centre are now stocking a great range of Sedbergh Soap products. They are made locally and would make a lovely Christmas gift.

17/10/2023

Did you know we are now open Mondays and Tuesdays?

Monday is pie night!

Pie and a pint (or small glass of house wine) £22.50

Booking essential.
12 noon - 7pm

17/10/2023

Travelling home to Cross Haw last night I just had to stop and take some pics of the amazing way the light hit the fells! Holme Fell and Winder looked stunning!!

03/10/2023

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 🎥 Now LIVE

5 Days in Sedbergh - England's official 'Book Town' and part of the Dales Way

You can find all about this stunning part of the country and decide if it's worth planning a visit to in tonight's youtube video

👉 https://youtu.be/OnwxyoSchck 👈

Thank you to all the people of Sedbergh - here are some pages you may wish to visit if you plan to make a trip here

Visit Sedbergh - Farfield Mill, Sedbergh - Wuthering Heights - The Dalesman Country Inn - sorry if I've forgotten to tag anyone

22/06/2023

It’s not long until we announce the winners of our first giveaway 😁

Have you entered yet❔

If not, there’s still time to enter to be in with a chance of winning, just go to the original post to enter ⏳

We look forward to announcing the lucky winners🍀