Christmas & New Year
“An amazing cottage in which to spend Christmas! Incredibly well equipped with luxury, quality furnishings. We really appreciated all the effort you made with the Christmas decorations. It made every room in the cottage magical for us and the children. The best cottage (by far!) we have stayed in ... definitely deserves 5 star status!” - Christmas Guests from Bath.
The Yorkshire Dales are magical in their beauty all year round. So what better time to experience the magic than at Christmas or New Year. This is a special time for everyone to enjoy in their own special way. However you plan to spend your time - with family, friends or just together with some peace and quiet ... we trust that it will be made more enjoyable at your own ‘Cottage in the Dales’.
All cottages are beautifully and tastefully decorated for the festive season. From the moment you arrive and welcomed by a wreath on the front door, enjoy the special yuletide atmosphere throughout the cottage with the glittering garland over the fireplace and the sparkling lights on the Christmas tree. The seasonal magic also touches the kitchen and bedrooms, especially not forgetting the all-important christmas stocking hanging from your bed.
Our complimentary festive gifts to you (and not telling you in advance) are the finishing touches to the traditional Christmas scene in front of the open log fire. All you need is a sprinkling of snow! We even provide the sledge!
One thing to remember though ... please make sure the fire is out before you retire to bed on Christmas Eve. We are sure Father Christmas will appreciate this enormously!
Festive Events 2024
There are so many festive events happening locally in the Yorkshire Dales and across North Yorkshire this year. Whether your are visiting the Yorkshire Dales for Christmas, New Year or a pre-Christmas break, you'll find our cottages will be fully dressed for the festive season. Here is a whole host of Christmas events happening in 2024 to help you plan your festive visit from mid November right up until early January 2025. As more dates for the 2024 events become available, we will update them here too.
Confirmed for 2024 :
- Thur 14 - Sun 17 Nov 2024 = York Racecourse - Living North Christmas Fair
- Sat 16 - Sun 17 Nov 2024 = Market House, Hawes - Wensleydale Christmas Craft Fair
- Sat 16 Nov - Sun 22 Dec 2024 = York - Christmas Festival - so many different activities to check out & enjoy
- Fri 22 - Sat 23 Nov 2024 = Ripon - Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair
- Sat 23 Nov, Tues 26 Nov & Wed 27 Nov 2024 = Leyburn - Tennants Garden Rooms Wreath Making Workshops
- Sun 24 Nov & Sun 8 Dec 2024 = Ripley Castle Christmas Fair
- Thur 28 Nov - Sun 1 Dec 2024 = The Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair, Harrogate Showground
- Fri 29 - Sat 30 Nov 2024 = Leyburn - Tennants Garden Rooms Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair
- Sat 30 Nov & Sat 7 Dec 2024 = Grassington Christmas Market (no Dickensian Festival this year)
- Tues 3 Dec (4.30pm) & Sun 8 Dec (5.30pm) 2024 = Knaresborough Christmas Market Fireworks Finale
- Sun 1 & Sun 8 Dec 2024 = Skipton Yuletide Festival High Street
- Thur 5 - Sun 8 Dec 2024 = Harrogate - Country Living Magazine
- Sat 7 - Sun 8 Dec 2024 = Knaresborough Christmas Market & Christmas Tree Festival
- Sat 7 - Sun 8 Dec 2024 = Malton Christmas Festival, Food & Gift Market
Awaiting for confirmation of events for 2024 :
- mid Nov 2024 - early Jan 2025 = Castle Howard, Malton - Theme not yet announced
- mid Nov 2024 - early Jan 2025 = York - Yorkshire Winter Wonderland at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet
- mid/late Nov 2024 - late Dec 2024 (dates & info tbc) = Ripon - Music & Lights at Fountains Abbey
- Dates & info tbc = Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale Christmas Events & Shopping
- Dec 2024 (info & link tbc) = Skipton Town Hall Christmas Tea Dance
- early to late Dec 2024 = Harrogate - Christmas Fayre
- week before Christmas 2024 (info & link tbc) = Leyburn Tennants Garden Rooms - Leyburn Band Christmas Concert & Fireworks
- twixt Xmas & New Year 2024 (info & link tbc) = Leyburn Tennants Garden Rooms - Pantomime
Previous Christmas Visitors
Guests from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire ... A perfect place to spend Christmas. Comfortable and cosy with such lovely Christmas decorations to enjoy. The Byre sets the benchmark for all future cottage holidays.
Guests from Kirby, Notts - Christmas decorations very much appreciated. A beautiful cottage and very comfortable. Great views. Excellent walks. We will be back in the summer. Happy New Year!