Photograph: holidaycottages.co.uk
This property enjoys a fantastic location tucked away in an historic cobbled courtyard in the market town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. Although in a secluded spot the property is just a short stroll from the towns shops restaurants and dog-friendly pubs as well as the castle and the courthouse museum. The town sits high on the clifftop overlooking the River Nidd where you can hire a boat or pay a visit to Mother Shipton s Cave. Harrogate is just a 15 minute bus ride away. The front door of this property opens directly into the cosy lounge/diner a comfortable room with a travertine stone floor TV/DVD and DAB radio. From this room guests continue onto the contemporary kitchen which is situated in what was once the stables harness room fully equipped with an oven hob microwave dishwasher and fridge/small freezer. The washer/dryer meanwhile can be found in a separate utility room. The first of the property s two bedrooms can also be found downstairs an attractive super-king-size zip-and-link (which can be made into a twin on request) and benefits from an en-suite shower room with WC. Galleried stairs from the front door lead up to the first floor which is occupied entirely by the master bedroom suite. This second super-king-size zip-and-link (which can be made into a twin on request) and offers an en-suite bathroom with a double-ended bath handheld shower and WC. Outside there is a small courtyard garden to the front of the property for which garden furniture is provided allowing guests space to enjoy alfresco drinks. There is space to store two bikes and off-road parking for one car. Can be booked alongside its sister property Shire Cottage to accommodate larger parties Need to know: 2 bedrooms super king size zip and links (which can be made into twins on request). 1 en suite shower room with WC and 1 en suite bathroom with bath, hand held shower and WC. Oven and hob, microwave and fridge/freezer. Welcome basket. Electric sauna for 2 people. Smart TV DVD and DAB radio. Cot and highchair available on request. Use of shared laundry room (washing machine only). Bike storage for 2 bikes. Off road parking available for one car. Pubs and shops within easy walking distance. The cottage is located within the town centre.
Dray Cottage is a real stay in Knaresborough, and it is here so you know it exists. But we have not been able to find a dog policy for it that we would stand behind, so we are not going to guess at one. No verdict, no stamp, no date.
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1858 is a place to eat on High Street, Knaresborough. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.
Two miles each way of fully surfaced, traffic-free path along the Nidd from High Bridge in Knaresborough out to Bilton Hall Drive, resurfaced in 2013 and effectively flat, which makes it one of the few routes in the district that stays clean and firm right through winter. Start at High Bridge on the Ripon Road below the town, five minutes from Knaresborough station, and at the far end it links straight into Bilton Lane and the Nidderdale Greenway for a longer day. Named after the Yorkshire cycling champion, it is shared with bikes and horses and passes fields of grazing horses and a couple of cattle grids, so keep dogs on the lead and close in; the surface is kind on old joints and takes a buggy or wheelchair without complaint.
A famously narrow multi-storey ale house on Knaresborough market place, in the Good Beer Guide for more than thirty consecutive years. It describes itself as a cosy, dog-friendly pub, with a clean water bowl and doggy treats kept on the bar and no objection to a dog on the stairs.
Nobody has written one for Dray Cottage. If you have been with the dog, you would be the first — and the first review is the one everybody reads.
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