Anns Cottage and The Old Smithy

5 out of 5

489 reviews

0% recommend

5 location

5 staff/service

5 cleanliness

5 facilities

Guest from Bath
13th May, 2025

5.0 of 5

A well kept secret in terms of location and hospitality. Would highly recommend to anybody planning to visit the area.

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Tips for other travellers

The Andy Goldsworthy Art Trail is well worth doing and very local. It entails a 6-7 mile walk over the Moor visiting converted barns housing Andy Goldsworthy art work using natural materials.Very impressive!

Owner Response

Thank you for your review Colin and I are happy in knowing that you enjoyed your stay in Ann's Cottage, Rosedale, until next time, take care and stay safe. Best Wishes Ann and Colin.

Guest from Bristol
10th May, 2025

5.0 of 5

Lovely Hosts Ann and Colin. Lovely choice of breakfast. All the facilities you could need. Excellent Internet and Television. Comfortable Large Bed. Lots of room and warm on a cold day. Lovely views and walks on the doorstep.

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Lots of wildlife to see. Nice pub the Coach House Inn at Rosedale Abbey for drinks and Food. Nice cafe Graze on the Green. Lots of Abbeys, Churches with old paintings at Pickering and Helmsley. A few Castles. If you like trains, you must take a ride from Pickering to Whitby but if it is very dry you will not be pulled by a steam train. Goathland is where Heartbeat was filmed and here is a nice cafe with lots of inside and outside seating. Helmsley has a lovely bakery and butchers in the same shop at the square where you park. The Italian restaurant next door is good too. There is a Bird of Prey centre, Castle and Walled garden. The working Abbey at Ampleforth is worth a visit and has a cafe and large grounds for walking. Byland and Rieveaulx Abbeys are nearby.

Owner Response

Hello to You Both, Thank you for your fantastic review, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay in The Old Smithy, until next time, take care and stay safe and again thank you for your review. Best Wishes Ann and Colin.

Guest from Derby
4th May, 2025

5.0 of 5

The most beautiful, extremely well appointed friendly cottage for a superb week in North Yorkshire

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The Homestead, Goathland, isn’t cheap but is ‘Masterchef’ menu and presentation The Plough, Wombleton, also delicious meals, hearty portions! Wits End Café, Sandsend, is a delightful setting Check out English Heritage, Helmsley for open day tours of the collections warehouse full of archeological delights from the north of England

Owner Response

Thank you both for your review,we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay in Ann's Cottage and look forward to your next visit, until next time take care and stay safe. Best Wishes Ann and Colin.

Guest from Wallsend
21st April, 2025

5.0 of 5

Our hosts, Ann and Colin are the warmest ,kindest and most welcoming people you could wish to meet.The Smithy,where we stayed,is immaculate.Everything you could need is provided.lovely log fire TV, fruit bowl and a fridge with. Milk Juice etc. Breakfast delivered to your door,delicious. The cottages are set in beautiful countryside a little way Out of the pretty village of Rosedale abbey.Ideal location To escape the pressures of modern life

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Pickering is a bustling town with lots of good shops and a steam railway.We went a little further to Malton which is classed as a food capital of york.lots of quirky shops And talbot yard (visited by the King)has a gin distillery Bakeries and French macaroon maker. We also like Helmsley a pretty market town not far away And towards the coast Whitby is an easy drive

Owner Response

Thank you so much for your lovely review, it means a lot to us knowing that you both enjoyed coming to stay in The Old Smithy, it was great having a good catch up together, looking forward to seeing you again soon so until then take care and stay safe. Best Wishes Ann and Colin.