Reviews

Fabulous cottage with outstanding views

Even before we arrived at Kirkbride Hall Christine was extremely helpful with supplying information.
Kirkbride Hall is a fabulous house for a family visit. There were 7 of us with 3 dogs and it was brilliant as the outdoor space was safe and secure and a good size. We were blessed with some dry weather so we made use of the outdoor seating area and the fire pit in the evening.
Our visit was to celebrate a special birthday and the kitchen and dining room made it easy for our cooking, catering and eating with all the great facilities.
We loved the welcome basket too – lots of delicious local treats.
The bedrooms were all extremely comfortable and well furnished as were the bathrooms and every one of us slept well during our stay.
Melmerby is a great wee village with a fantastic pub which had only been open for 2 weeks under new management. They were fabulously welcoming with delicious food too. Lots of great walks around the area and a super cafe/ bakery/ shop in the village too. All the family loved our stay and we would definitely return. Highly recommend and certainly deserves 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️++

Perfect location, Christine was a great host and so helpful. Lovely accommodation.

Had a lovely time at the Birch Retreat! It’s really well equipped and you are surrounded with small private woods, which is ideal if you have a dog! Definitely would recommend it!

A fantastic home that felt welcoming from the moment we entered. Christine is a great host who made sure we had all the information we needed for a relaxing stay.

Really enjoyed our stay in this lovely shepherd’s hut. Christine was super helpful, providing lots of information about the surrounding area and communicating everything we needed to know for our arrival and stay. She also responded straight away to a couple of queries we had during our stay. The shepherds hut had everything we needed, was spotlessly clean and has a lovely view across rolling fields. There was also a breakfast hamper provided on our arrival full of local goodies which was very much appreciated. We would happily stay at Larch Retreat again!

Exceeded expectations. Many small touches that made the holiday more memorable. They cared & it showed. Thank you

We had a really lovely stay in the sherpards hut and it was really private.

Absolutely beautiful cottage. Very welcoming, set in stunning surroundings. Immaculately clean, tastefully decorated, very large rooms, beautiful bedrooms all 3 have there own ensuite. Very spacious throughout. 2 large gardens for guest use, both with stunning views. This cottage has everything you would need. Every item of pots, pans, trays, crockery, cutlery and more. Christine the owner was absolutely lovely, I was kept up to date with my booking, lots of very helpful information, links of what was on /things to do during our stay. I would love to return. Thank you so much for all your help, your generosity of the most beautiful welcome gift hamper, the extra’s in the fridge! Our stay at Riverain was just wonderful. Thank you so much Christine.

What a wonderful  experience we’ve had at the Shepards Hut.  We were deeply touched with the welcoming hamper you’d left for us, truly delicious.   We’ve left today with many fond memories of our stay and can’t wait to return.