Guests say
Low Shipley Cottage receives high praise for its cleanliness, comfort, and stunning rural location. Guests appreciate the warm welcome from hosts and the thoughtful touches, including welcome gifts. The property offers beautiful views, a wood-fired hot tub, and is well-furnished. The access road is noted as challenging for some vehicles, and Wi-Fi connectivity could be improved.
Reviewers consistently mention the cottage being spotlessly clean and well-kept, indicating a high standard of cleanliness throughout the property.
The property's rural setting offers tranquility and stunning views, highly valued by guests. However, the unmade access road is a concern for some, slightly affecting the location score.
Guests find the cottage very comfortable, with special mentions of cosy rooms, comfortable beds, and a warm atmosphere. One comment about an uncomfortable mattress slightly impacts the score.
Facilities are generally praised, especially the hot tub and well-equipped kitchen. However, some maintenance issues and suggestions for technological upgrades are noted.
Many reviewers express gratitude for the thoughtful welcome gifts and the provision of essentials. It is politely noted that such gestures, while appreciated, may vary and are not guaranteed.
About this property
Barnard Castle 4 miles. An outstanding, stone-built barn conversion in a courtyard setting, situated midway between Barnard Castle and the pretty village of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Superbly set in stunning countryside, this Barnard Castle cottage would suit anyone wanting peace and tranquillity yet within easy reach of a network of wonderful footpaths tracing the upper reaches of the Tees valley waterfalls. Boasting first-class accommodation, this spacious Barnard Castle cottage offers two charming bedrooms with TVs and en-suites with underfloor heating. The homely sitting room has elegant leather furnishings, exposed beams, oak doors and a feature stone fireplace with a woodburning stove - a lovely comfortable room to relax in following an enjoyable day out. Outside is a small private pretty patio, ideal for alfresco dining. Take a relaxing dip in the hot tub whilst enjoying panoramic views of beautiful unspoilt countryside or simply enjoy the extensive shared lawns. A short walk across the fields from this Barnard Castle cottage brings you to the delightful small village of Cotherstone with two local inns serving real ales and good food. From the doorstep of this Barnard Castle cottage, a network of scenic walks and trails canbe enjoyed whilst a 5 minute drive brings you to the popular, historic market town of Barnard Castle with a host of antique shops, tea rooms and independent shops. Be sure to visit the water front at the foot of the castle and take a hike further upstream to High Force and Cauldron Snout. Nearby are The Bowes Museum and Raby Castle with the splendid grounds and deer park. A fabulous Barnard Castle cottage, whatever the time of year.
Barnard Castle is a market town in Teesdale, situated within unspoilt countryside. The town is on the site of a Roman ford, which crosses the river, plus the medieval ruins of the castle and the cobble streets, yards, and back lanes are well worth seeing. From the town, there is excellent walking with The Pennine and Teesdale Ways, River Tees and the waterfalls at High Force all nearby.
Accommodation
All ground floor.
Two double bedrooms with TV and en-suite bath, shower over, basin and WC.
Cloakroom with basin and WC.
Fitted kitchen with dining area.
Utility.
Sitting room with woodburning stove.
Oil central heating with underfloor heating in en-suites and woodburning stove in sitting room.
Electric oven, ceramic hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, 3 x TVs with Freeview, DVD, radio, WiFi, selection of books, games and DVDs.
All fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Cot and highchair on request.
Off road parking for 2 cars.
Bike storage.
Large shared lawns to rear and small private patio with furniture, Hot Tub and BBQ.
One well-behaved dog welcome.
Sorry, no smoking.
Shop and pub 4 miles (or 10 mins walk across fields).
Note: This property is accessed via 1.5 mile unmade road.
Nearby points of interest
- Barnard Castle
- Brough Castle
- Bowes Museum
Reviews (101)
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Angela
People crossing over the rear garden, there would be NO privacy and enjoyment of using the hot tub. The sofa smelt disgusting and stained. The showers werenât working properly and when I then had to have a bath the water was only luke warm as there was a further issue with the boiler not working. There was a broken toilet roll holder and a broken drawer in the kitchen. The owners didnât introduce themselves and were frankly quite rude when they were asked about food takeaways not being available, we had only just arrived and it was getting late and were very hungry, we had to go back out up the long extremely unkept road to get food. Our experience was so bad that weâd packed up and headed home within the first 24 hours. The owners clearly not interested as they made no contact to ask why we had left or if we were coming back. Absolutely disgraceful way to run a business and they should spend some money upgrading their property.
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Leslie
Even the log fire was wonderful. Views were superb & even red deer on the drive down the lane. Hosts were very amenable when we had problems
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Philip
Beautiful spot , comfy beds but kitchen and oven { door almost falling off } are very tired and need replacing as well as carpet Hot tub had to be topped up and this made if difficult to heat up after been out all day we only used it once which was disappointing