Great week
at a very comfortable cottage, everything we needed for a varied week
of walks, book reading and the odd DVD on the two rainy days. Ate
at the Bridge, Grinton, Black Bull and Kings Arms at Reeth - left
the best til last Kings Arms great food and good value - worth booking
a table as it does get busy. Hope to return soon.
Glorious
days meant getting sunburnt. It was great !!!
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Then, even
time in Reeth slows to a trickle to bubbles, rising slow from the
darkening depths of ancient pools. The once fretful, mundane life
drifts aside - to silence. Clocks tick down out of hearing - muffled
away in draws, while the small sounds creep through like wraiths of
meandering mist or churchyard ghosts before dawn. The smallest of
sounds comes through clear in the limpid air and the fine strands
of peace draw together before the listening ear. The slowly creaking
gate blown round on the wind the dry barking of a wet farm dog faraway
on the far off hills and breaking through, silent as the clouds a
car so far distant to make no sound.
This place
makes us feel at home even though we're working.
From the
wonderful archaeologists who came and went from Reeth that it truly
seemed like home. They were: GED (young, good looking with an eye
for a fine trench section), Caroline (firm, but fair, a terror to
wrong doers who will always call the trench police) Christina (the
computer master, perfect cook) Fraser (the boss, so generous with
his time, patient with all of us, who makes work seem like pleasure)
* mind the bottom two stairs *
We came
to celebrate June's retirement - some stayed all week, some one night,
and some just for the afternoon, but we celebrated in style thanks
to this wonderful house and gave June the fabulous send-off she deserves.
Ranging in age from 5 months to 61, everyone, without exception, has
had a wonderful time in this most welcoming, comfortable, well-equipped
and stylish home. For proper walkers we can recommend the walk to
Fremington Edge, for those who enjoy a stroll the walk over the swing
bridge to Grinton, with a drink at the Bridge to look forward to is
nice and easy. Middleham Castle is worth a visit and the Wensleydale
Creamery is good for samples (we can recommend them all). Of the pubs
in Reeth, we prefer the King's Arms, but our favourite in the area
is the Bridge in Grinton. The weather has been fabulous and we have
sat outside until at least 10.30 pm every night - watching the bats
has been fun (yes Gordon they were bats !). This is beer heaven, Black
Sheep in all the local pubs, though the best beer we decided was in
tyhe King's Arms - York Brewery - Stonewall, Timothy Taylors etc.
The Bridge at Grinton - Jennings Cock-a-Hoop & Camerons Strongarm,
Jenning's Cumberland - Don't plan anything after you visit !
Just spent
a wonderful week discovering this beautiful part of Yorkshire. Totally
fell in love with Reeth, didn't know places like this still existed.
Spent many a fun evening in 'The Bridge' and had lovely meals in 'The
Buck' & 'The Black Bull' Cottage so comfy & very much a home-from-home.
Can't wait to visit again & discover this place in the midddle
of winter !! Thanks a lot ......
What a
wonderful week- so lucky to have family who live nearby & able
to show us the wonderful sights of Swaledale & surrounding areas.
As above, gresat food & drink in some of the friendliest places
we have ever been in. Cottage so comfortable. Look forward to our
next visit.
This a
4th year running. We love the cottage and the village. We enjoyed
walking and going down to the swing bridge. This is a lovely cottage.
Thank you.