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
Well what I can say this place is such a gem we can't wait to go back and stay again! Karen and Emanuela are the perfect hosts. Loved chatting with them and the food was superb! We sampled a range of homemade Italian treat from pizza to deli boards and suppli, fantastic! The log cabin had everything we needed. We stayed at the start of April and the stove kept us toasty and we had a campfire every evening over looking the beautiful Swaledale valley. Plenty of excellent walks on the doorstep and much quieter than other areas of the dales. I would thoroughly recommend and we're already looking for our next weekend to come back and visit!
Emanuela’s cabin is absolutely fabulous - a very welcome post lockdown break. The views are stunning, the food is great and Karen and Emanuela’s hospitality can’t be faulted. We loved our time here and look forward to returning when it’s warmer!! Thanks Ema and Karen!
Emanuela's place is adorable and very cosy and warm. She does homemade pizza, glasses of wine and proper coffee, as well as lifts to and from the trail. Amazing!
The lodge is in a beautiful location and is decorated well. It was super cosy inside and very comfortable. We were very fortunate with the weather and therefore we were able to make the most of the outdoor spaces, which were just gorgeous. The picnic table and fire pit were in front of the amazing views and we enjoyed the yummy food made by Emanuela here in the evening. Breakfast was delicious (scrambled egg on toast) and there was a big pit of tea to wash it down. A lovely stay. Would recommend for couples!
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