Countryside Cottage in Whitby

Customer reviews

“Accommodation was the best adapted and most comfortable holiday home we have stayed in by far. Our hosts were really helpful and actively involved my son with the dogs and pony. Lovely couple. Would highly recommend the holiday cottages we stayed in. Will definitely visit again in the future.” – Michelle (April 2019)

This is a flagship 4* Quality in Tourism Rated easy access cottage, the ideal base for a family holiday, offering up to date and regularly reviewed facilities for wheelchair users, older persons, persons with a visual or hearing impairment or persons with a learning disability or memory problems. 

This cottage has the larger ground floor area of the two easy access cottages, and comprises of ground floor bedroom with twin beds both of which are electric, and one of which is also fully profiling. Floors all through are wood laminate or tiles for ease of wheel travel of chairs or hoists.

The large ground floor wet room bathroom is tiled with non slip flooring, has underfloor heating and has a choice of shower seating for your individual needs. Within the shower area are strategically situated grab rails the toilet also has a folding grab rail on the right (when seated). The large homely open plan lounge/dining/kitchen area has a log burning stove and patio doors looking onto the car park and countryside. Ideal to catch a glimpse of the resident horses Melody and Mary, and a pony named Honey as they go out for exercise.

There is also gas central heating throughout the cottage. A Parker Knoll chair on the ground floor which can be moved into either room you require. There is also an electric riser recliner chair in the lounge. The sheltered garden has a level seating area and has been designed to give a pleasant sensory experience to all. These are just a few of the additional facilities that can be provided to make your holiday as care free as possible, for any further requirements please do not hesitate to contact us.

Respite care or activity and can be booked for a day or an afternoon (at an extra cost) to enable family members to have some time off from their caring duties. Both the cottages are owner serviced giving you peace of mind that they will be hygienically clean on your arrival. Owners live on site.

• 3 bedrooms - 1 double and 2 twin
• Ceiling track hoist
• Rise and recline chair
• Shower commode available on request
• House bathroom on ground floor with restored Victorian cast iron bath enabling hoist access, and easy access shower
• Upstairs shower / toilet room plus en-suite to main bedroom with shower, wash hand basin and toilet
• Kitchen with washer / dryer and microwave
• All linen included - towels by arrangement
• TV, Video and DVD as standard
• Outside: east facing sun deck area with table / chairs - views over open fields
• Off road parking for 2 cars
• Free wireless Internet connection (please note due to the rural location this can be intermittent)
• Please request side rails for the bed before making a booking

The area around is rich in history and the countryside and coastline are dotted with tiny villages and hamlets each with unique “hidden gems” of shops, pubs and tea rooms and other attractions, the owners have a good local knowledge and you can pick their brains as to what to do and see. They also have links with the local disability action group and one of the owners is also a retired nurse who specialised in dementia care, she can be booked in advance to provide respite care for part days if required.

Whitby is the perfect location for exploring and enjoying the North York Moors National Park. Whitby itself is a 17th Century whaling station, famous for its connection to Captain Cook and his ship the Endeavor. Many of the original buildings date back to that time and there are lots of shops and restaurants to visit. The Abbey itself is 2 miles down the lane from the farm the cottage is located on. The North York Moors National Park is spectacular with its rolling hills and valleys covered in heather and sheep! There are lots of places to visit including the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (which you can travel on) in Pickering, Robin Hood’s Bay (just a couple of miles South of Summerfield), Hutton le Hole, Rosedale and Helmsley.