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
This beautiful historical property is nestled away in the hillside of some of the most picturesque countryside. The room is simply perfect with a comfy bed and views out over the rolling green hills. The first night we arrived we ordered Emanuela’s handmade pizza and ate it out on the raised garden which was set up with table and chairs for us. This was a total delight. The food (and glass of wine that came with it) was restaurant quality and the experience / views for our al fresco dining felt akin to being on a Tuscan hillside - not surprising with one of our hosts being Italian! Breakfast was perfect and full of thoughtful touches that really elevated it from other bnb’s (homemade bread, eggs from their chickens and homemade condiments). Emanuela recommenced a local walk and we’re so pleased we took her advice and saved the hill walk we’d planned for another time as it was one of the prettiest walks we’ve done, getting to follow the water, into the woods and across fields, visiting waterfalls on the way and a couple of great local pubs! We’d definitely return again and highly recommend this place. A couple who were staying there at the same time as us chose it as their honeymoon accommodation and we can really see why!
We stayed for one night in crackpot cottage and had a great time sitting by the fire and eating pizza. Was a great stop over on our travels up north. The views are amazing and it’s in such a fantastic area of the country. It rained for parts of our stay but this still didn’t bother us as we were just pleased to be outside in such a great setting. We also love outdoor eco living and Emmanuella and Karen have some great touches and systems in their garden! We also loved being off the grid for the evening! Great touches with the evening pizza and wine and morning breakfast!
The lodge is nestled away in an idillic location. The garden in which is situation is immaculately kept and the views and beautiful from the firepit. The food Emanuela makes is delicious we had a pizza and calzone and thoroughly enjoyed them. The meat platter is tasty too, the prosciutto is to die for. If you love the outdoors and a proper glamping experience (and a cold shower) this place is for you. Emanuela and Karen are wonderful hosts and very attentive, smiling and polite, they make you feel very welcome. They lent us a map for a walk that started a short drive away in Muker, which had stunning views along the valley which I'd highly recommend, which luckily we had the weather for. The stay was something very different for us, but nonetheless a memorable experience.
Lovely break in a stunning area - so pleased to have found this cottage as it served our needs so well - great to come back to after a long dales walk! Ice cream parlour at Brough Castle is highly recommended as are walks from Keld to Muker (and back) & the round walk from the Fat Lamb at Ravenstone dale. (The bridge Street Cottage - Brough)
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