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
Thank you for a wonderful stay here. The food was delicious and the amenities were great with lovely views and fire pit area to enjoy dinner watching the sunset. Emanuela gave us recommendations of hikes, wild swimming spots and things to do which was so helpful. Would really recommend this place.
We spent a night in one of the cabins at Crackpot Cottage to break up a long driving trip to Leeds. The weather was too dismal to be able to sit out and enjoy a camp fire, but we were warm and cosy in the cabin with wine and great pizza provided by the hosts. Luckily we were able to enjoy a fine breakfast outside in the morning, with some time to take in the beautiful scenery and say hello to the lovely chickens. Would definitely stay again and recommend to others.
We loved our stay at the cabin! Emanuela and Karen were so helpful with recommendations and the food was delicious. There are nice walks to do around the area and the views of the dales are amazing, especially the riverside walk to Reeth. Definitely recommend staying here for anyone looking to find somewhere peaceful and relaxing, perfect escapism!
Emanuela, your place was idyllic. 100% would recommend to anyone who needs a peaceful break from their normal life. I had real difficulty finding the place but this is completely my own fault, all instructions were sent and well communicated but as a warning to future guests the signal is ideal for getting away from normal busy life but not very good if you completely forget the lovely instructions you very kind host has sent you in advance of turning up. My advice... remember to read all the emails and communication thoroughly before setting off. The perfect get away at a fantastic price!
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