Burn Cottage - Self catering holiday cottage in Askrigg, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, England - Sleeps 4-5

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A most charming and characterful mid 19th century stone built terraced cottage in the centre of Askrigg, and across the road from the pretty Askrigg Beck.

Burn Cottage is ideally placed to make the most of the village and its amenities. The cottage has been completely and sympathetically refurbished to make the most of its original features with deepset windows, beamed ceilings, stone flagged and oak floors, a multi fuel stove and a walled patio garden to relax in on warmer days. Burn Cottage has been carefully prepared to give you every comfort during your holiday, and a wonderful home from home to return to at any season of the year.

Askrigg nestles beneath the stunning fells of Ellerkin and Askrigg Common towards the top of Wensleydale. Its two and three storey stone houses and cottages line the main street, with the 15th century parish church of St Oswalds in the centre of the village in the old cobbled market place, complete with its market cross and an iron bull ring set into the cobbles.

Visitors may recognise Cringley House as ‘Skeldale House’ from the BBC TV series ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ with the Kings Arms being the ‘Drovers Arms’ from the same series. There is a good village shop which can supply all your basic needs. Askrigg also has a delicatessen in the village and milk, cream and eggs can be bought from the local farm. There is a newsagents and three pubx. The Crown Inn, The White Rose and The Kings Arms which was filmed as The Drovers Arms in the TV series ‘All Creatures Great And Small’. The pubs provide bar meals and The Kings Arms also has The Silks Restaurant.