CRACKPOT COTTAGE
OFF GRID WILD GLAMPING
IN BEAUTIFUL SWALEDALE
"A lovely couple who live an ecologically sound life....If more people lived like this, the world would be a better place." Sam
Welcome to Crackpot Cottage - Wild Glamping
IN THE HEART OF THE YORKSHIRE DALES - DARK SKIES RESERVE - BIRD WATCHING HEAVEN - EXTRAORDINARY VIEWS - STUNNING WALKS - FIREPIT
Adjacent to the Coast To Coast, The Pennine Way, The Swale Trail and The Herriot Way
Crackpot Cottage is the ideal place to experience the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.
There is plenty to do, walk and cycle in Swaledale but if you fancy going a little further afield we are only 30/40 minutes away from very renowned sites in Wensleydale such as Castle Bolton, Penhill, Aysgarth Falls, Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes, Hardraw Force and Jervaulx Abbey.
We are a family-run smallholding. We grow our own fruit and vegetables and our hens provide us with fresh eggs daily.
We have two glamping venues in our grounds.
Situated in a small hamlet between Reeth and Gunnerside, we are surrounded by the most stunning Swaledale walks, including the renowned Muker - Keld circular and Gunnerside Gill. A gentle evening stroll from Crackpot Cottage will also take you to the outstanding Crackpot Falls or Summer Lodge cave and tarn.
For walkers and cyclists and all of our guests if requested we are able to provide extras services such as packed lunches, safe indoor bike storage, e-bikes battery charging and pick up/drop off.
Staying with us is not only a choice of accommodation but a unique and special off grid experience!
Our glamping venues
Log Cabin - Off Grid Wild Glamping
The log cabin sleeps 2. Compost toilet and basic washing facilities are outside next to the cabin in a small secluded woodland.
The cabin has exclusive use of the picnic area just adjacent, which has a fire-pit/barbeque to satisfy any cooking needs glamping style!
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Beds: 1 double
From
£80.00
The Barn - Off Grid Wild Glamping
The barn sleeps 2. Compost toilet and basic washing facilities are outside next to the byre in a small secluded area.
The barn has exclusive use of the garden area just adjacent, which has a firepit/barbeque to satisfy any cooking needs glamping style!
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Beds: 1 double
From
£70.00
Walkers & Cyclists Info
Walkers and cyclist are very welcome here at Crackpot Cottage!
Being very keen walkers and cyclists ourselves we understand your needs and have put together a series of extra services to facilitate your stay.
Click below for a list of services and prices.
Green Living
At Crackpot Cottage we spend much of our time finding ways to be as self sufficient as possible, whilst keeping mother nature happy.
And so we build and dig and plant and harvest, and return what we don't need for ourselves back to the land (or give it to the hens!).
We have plenty to keep us busy, rain or shine (mostly rain!), whatever the season such as:
vegetable garden
fruit trees
hens
lots of flower beds and lawns
plenty of hedges and natural fencing
composting
and the list goes on.......
Here we share with you our triumphs and failures, and all the hard work and attention our land needs.
Reviews
Emanuela and Karen made us feel very welcome as soon as we arrived, we ordered the home made pizzas which were amazing, we sat and had them looking at the valley, then we lit a fire and waited for the stars to come out. this place is truly an amazing stay, if you want a break from the busy city life to get in touch with nature and breath fresh air, i cannot recommend this place enough, a very unique stay. i plan to come back!.
also they sell homemade products, i bought some ketchup and rhubarb jam both are very tasty indeed.
Apologies for the late review—I stayed here on the 10th of May, and the experience has definitely stayed with me! This place was absolutely lovely. The views of the countryside were stunning and made for such a peaceful escape. One of the highlights of the stay was enjoying delicious homemade pizza (and trying homemade tomato sauce)! and then sitting around the fire pit that evening—such a cozy and memorable night under the stars🥰
The hosts were incredibly kind and welcoming, which made the whole experience feel even more special. The space itself was clean, comfortable, and thoughtfully prepared! Highly recommend this stay to anyone looking for a relaxing getaway and if you’re wanting to spend time in nature! Would definitely love to come back! Thank you to you both🫶
The Byre at Crackpot Cottage is quite simply glorious. The description prepared us for the off-grid experience, but what Emanuela has created here with the fire pit for the Byre, the eco friendly outside bathroom and the cosy fire - set in the most impressive countryside with curlew calls to wake you in the morning and great home-cooked food available to order- 10/10!
Absolutely loved staying here for a night, but I really wish I’d booked more. The hosts were welcoming, knowledgeable and absolutely faultless.
We had dinner at the property and it was homemade which was a lovely touch, alongside homemade tomato sauce with the fries!
We absolutely loved our stay away, thank you both
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