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
£85.00
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
£75.00
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
We had a fantastic stay at Emanuela's cabin, it has a lovely off the grid and relaxing feel about the whole place, you can completely switch off!! we had an amazing dinner of homemade pizza and a lovely LARGE glass of red wine 😊 topped off by a delicious breakfast the next day! we couldn't have asked for more
Perfect little hideaway, no phone signal which meant we could totally switch off. Lovely little villages roundabout for a few cheeky pints. Excellent pizza and cheese board with lovely homemade touches. Can’t wait to return, and will hopefully find the sun so we can utilise everything that is on offer..... Please can we have your ketchup recipe?
Emanuela's cottage is lovely. Very clean, good communication from host. Great little village just off the a66. Would defo stay again
It is difficult to put words to the experience Anton and I had - the drive on the way there was out of this world . These two elegant warm ladies greeted us and show us to the amazing eco cabin. We sat outside and the birdsong was absolutely mind blowing amazing . We ordered a ploughman’s platter and two pizzas. Every small detail on the platter was exceptional. The pizzas was the best I ever had - the base was so thin and perfectly cooked. We slept soundly , the cabin is so cosy woke up by the soft owls hoots. Breakfast was out of this world the coffee outstanding the home made ketch up and eggs laid by their hens and home baked bread delicious. We left there and thought in the weird age of seeking for authenticity this is real authenticity. Real green living. Real kindness. Perfection We will be back soon!!!
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