The Old Cart House

56 Customer Reviews

• "Lovely family holiday in a beautiful location The Cart house was clean and ..."

  Lovely family holiday in a beautiful location The Cart house was clean and very spacious with everything you needed The views from the house were absolutely stunning Had a brilliant holiday with lovely weather

  Reviewed by Sue5.0★Oct 2024

• "We had a great week at The Old Cart House."

  The property has plenty of space, practical facilities & is in a fantastic location, esp for children who love animals & the outdoors. Only negative comments are that there were no sharp knives for food prep & the WiFi was turned off at 8am on the day of departure (there is no 4G or mobile signal), so we had no means to work out our best route home. Perhaps the WiFi could be turned off 15 mins before customers have to be out, rather than 2 hours before? We also had no means to keep the small children occupied watching TV, whilst we packed & tidied up to leave, as it doesn’t work without WiFi. Otherwise a great week & great property. We would definitely book again.

  Reviewed by Robin5.0★Oct 2024

• "Idea for a family get together!"

  Reviewed by Nick5.0★Oct 2024

• "The cleanliness of the cottage was pretty awesome given the time of year and that the farm was a bustling hive of activity from early morning to late evening."

  However there were a lot of cobwebs which again it is a working farm and the cottage has an abundance of nooks and crannies which gather dust webs! The layout of the building was absolutely perfect for our family and we were all absolutely blown away by the open plan lounge/kitchen/diner. There was plenty of room for the seven humans and one pooch. The views are spectacular and the silence is divine! We will most definitely be coming back as it is a perfect location to explore the area. Pub down the lane does food but three out of the six meals we ordered were a little disappointing and the menu was a little expensive. We used the coal BBQ twice and spent the afternoons on the veranda with a few beverages watching the farmer working hard in the fields. The children were amused by the ducks, geese and even the peacocks played the game and shook their tails. Thank you so much for an amazing stay.

  Reviewed by Simon4.7★Jul 2024

• "Very welcoming hosts, cottage in a great location on a working farm a really relaxing stay would definitely recommend"

  Reviewed by Graham4.7★Jul 2024

• "We’ve kept coming back over the last few years and we’ll be back again, we absolutely love everything about it."

  The owners are lovely, the Old Carthouse is just oozing with character with lots of space and the scenery is absolutely breathtaking. We enjoyed the walks and everything about our stay. Compared to other properties we’ve stayed in the Old Carhouse has many kitchen utensils, pans, cutlery plus more which was great for us as we had quite a few family visitors to cook for. Also, whilst cooking, we also enjoyed the sheep’s company who often just gazed through the kitchen window. We’re looking forward to our return

  Reviewed by Mandy5.0★Jan 2024

• "My family and I have being holidaying at The Old Cart House for over 10 years."

  It is a lovely place to stay, lots of space, comfortable and clean. The location is stunning.

  Reviewed by Robyn5.0★Jan 2024

• "Had a fantastic time here have stayed at the arches opposite a few years ago so knew the location ."

  Plenty of room for 7 people 1 dog and 9 month old grand daughter . Owners really friendly and the friendly peacock that came to the kitchen window to look in . Great place to get away from it all .

  Reviewed by Marilyn5.0★Oct 2023

• "Clean and comfortable accommodation in a lovely setting."

  Made a great base to visit the N York moors and coast. Had everything we needed for a relaxing stay with our 2 dogs.

  Reviewed by Nick5.0★Sep 2023

• "Fantastic property is a marvelous location, with friendly owners."

  Hard to find any fault, but if I had one it would be the fridge could do with being larger for a property of this size. I expect to book again.

  Reviewed by John5.0★Jul 2023

• "We had a wonderful week at The Old Cart House, the property is spacious and comfortable and worked well for our three generation family group."

  There are lots of child friendly things to see and do in the area and the lovely pub ten minutes walk away was a real bonus. A great holiday.

  Reviewed by Hilary5.0★May 2023

• "Great cottage we'll equipped lovely views and walks nice and peaceful and ..."

  Great cottage we'll equipped lovely views and walks nice and peaceful and relaxing we loved our stay so much booked again for next year

  Reviewed by David5.0★Apr 2023

• "Thank you for providing the opportunity for a lovely holiday for our family."

  The property was well presented, with all facilities in good working order and very clean. Thank you for providing an extra stairgate, when requested, so promptly. Thank you also for letting our grandchildren see the new born lambs and especially 'Mr Peacock' and his friends! For future guests it is worth noting that we managed to get supermarket deliveries directly to our cottage, by two different supermarkets. We would highly recommend a stay at The Old Carthouse!

  Reviewed by David5.0★Apr 2023

• "Excellent house to stay in quiet and relaxing, with Lots of walks on the doorstep without using the car."

  Our second visit will be back again.

  Reviewed by Helen5.0★Mar 2023

• "Loved the place and the people there."

  Very friendly. Would like to come back in summer.

  Reviewed by Sathish Kumar5.0★Dec 2022

• "What a beautiful location!"

  And so many lovely walks from the doorstep (maps provided by the owner). Much enjoyed the occasional young pheasant popping up in front of the kitchen window looking amazed by my cooking efforts.

  Reviewed by C5.0★Sep 2022

• "We enjoyed a fabulous few days in the idyllic Farndale setting."

  The accommodation was spacious and perfect for what we needed, with a small but perfectly adequate seating/BBQ area with incredible views over the valley. We all really enjoyed our stay.

  Reviewed by John5.0★Aug 2022

• "The cottage is lovely and well laid out."

  Beds were comfy and kitchen seemed well kitted out with good levels of the essentials. The location is stunning. It was a real experience being on a working farm. Great place to explore the area. If I am to be picky the upstairs bathroom had an odd smell that was not present in any other part of the house. But that is my only bad point. Great place would recommend.

  Reviewed by Martin4.7★Aug 2022

• "Great cottage, had an brilliant holiday."

  The owners were very friendly and the farm animals brilliant for young children. The cottages facilities were great and had more than we expected and the location of Farndale is beautiful.

  Reviewed by Linda5.0★Mar 2022

• "It was our second stay in just over one month."

  We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit enough to want to go back. The scenery is just breathtaking. There is something to do for everyone. We walked, visited Pickering, Whitby and other nearby places, just wonderful. Owners are lovely people and very helpful.

  Reviewed by Mandy5.0★Feb 2022

• "We had a great stay at The Old Carthouse over Christmas."

  The owners were very accommodating and ensured the cottage was Christmas ready with a real tree, the surrounding areas have plenty of great walks, a lovely local pub and if you want a holiday where you can get away from real world stress then this is the place to go. We will definitely be going back again! The access roads are a bit of a challenge in the dark and fog if your not familiar with the area so as a word of advice I would suggest doing a google street map of the roads leading to the cottage.

  please note real tree provided at customers request. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Matthew5.0★Dec 2021

• "Great stay in a wonderful location, if isolation is what you need this is a great place to get away from it all."

  That said despite no mobile reception, the wi fi makes up for it, if you need to be in touch with the outside world. Enjoyment of our time there was so good we are looking to book up for next year.

  Reviewed by David5.0★Dec 2021

• "Very very good value for money ."

  Reviewed by Adam4.4★Oct 2021

• "Been to the old cart house three times and the adjoining property twice great ..."

  Been to the old cart house three times and the adjoining property twice great cottages wonderful out look over farndale owners are very welcoming great place to holiday

  Reviewed by Andrew5.0★Sep 2021

• "Needs a shower curtain in the upstairs bathroom."

  Reviewed by Martin3.8★Sep 2021

• "The Old Cart House is part of a working farm, with sheep, lambs, chickens, peacocks, dogs surrounding the rental."

  It is an added bonus and we found it a wonderful place to stay with stunning views of the valley. A great place to stay with many good walks locally and a good base to drive to near villages, we visited Pickering for the steam train experience, Helmsley for the market and Abbey, Hutton le hole craft centre just to name a few - two good moor walks and 3 beautiful wooded waterfall walks - this is a place we shall re visit and would be happy to stay again at the Old Cart House - the owners most amiable and friendly.

  Reviewed by Corliss4.7★May 2021

• "The cottage was well equipped with plenty of space for a large party, so people could easily split into groups and do their own thing."

  There was a good range of sleeping arrangements for various size parties. The heating was very effective and useful to us as it was quite cold. The kitchen was quite old but well equipped with plenty of pots & pans, crockery and cutlery. The large dining table was a bonus - able to do a jigsaw and eat from the table at the same time. Could do with another shower/bathroom for a large parties. We enjoyed our week and would return again - hopefully when the weather was a bit warmer.

  Reviewed by Andrew4.4★Oct 2020

• "It was a good central location to explore the moors and villages."

  Stunning scenery everywhere you look. We loved hearing all the farm animals and being visited by the peacock at the kitchen window. We will definitely be back.

  Reviewed by Barry5.0★Sep 2020

• "Cottage was amazing and the view was stunning ."

  We didn’t want to leave. Now we are back home we miss everything about it, especially all our garden friends , the geese, the ducks, the peacocks. Only thing missing was a local shop for anything you may have forgotten. We arranged a delivery from Morrison’s but we still forgot few things. The local pub, a short walk away was nice, we had couple meals in there. The old cart house is definately one we would like to return to some time.

  Reviewed by Diane4.7★Aug 2020

• "Just returned from a fabulous week at the Old Cart House and waking up every morning to the amazing views."

  The cottage was fab for our extended family of ten with plenty of room for everyone. Our twin grandsons absolutely loved having all the farm animals around them and the freedom to explore everywhere. We would definitely recommend this cottage.

  Reviewed by Val4.7★Aug 2020

• "We have had a wonderful 2 weeks at the Old Cart House."

  The cottage is set in the most beautiful landscape you could imagine. The owners are just next door running a very busy farm. They work tirelessly but nothing is too much for them so thank you to Andy, Lee and family. The accommodation is arranged so that for 10 people or 2 families there is some degree of privacy. The cottage has all the features you would need for a vacation and everything has been very well considered. We will be back as soon as we can!!

  Reviewed by Sarah5.0★Jul 2020

• "Loved by all 10 of us!"

  ! Great cottage, fab location and lovely owners and neighbours. We will definitely be back! Thank you

  Reviewed by Rebecca5.0★Feb 2020

• "The cottage was beautiful, with fantastic views!"

  Almost everything we needed was provided. The cottage was cozy and well presented. Would be fantastic in the summer, with a nice short walk to the local pub only 5 minutes away. There’s lots of different animals around which was great to see... they thought the sheep coming to see them at the window was great! The cottage is dog friendly with stone floors at the entrance, which is great for drying them off after a walk. Lots of parking space and a great outdoor seating area (although it wasn’t warm enough for us to use it!)

  Reviewed by Caroline4.7★Feb 2020

• "We spent a great holiday over Christmas at the Old Cart House with extended family."

  It was lovely to arrive to a decorated Christmas tree and a bottle of wine waiting! The cottage was a great for the 7-10 of us and 2 dogs - everything is comfortable but also dog/kid friendly (e.g. easy clean carpets). The communal living / dining / kitchen area was great to allow everyone to be together while cooking etc. The open fire was amazing! The location is wonderful, very remote and beautiful, on a road that doesn't go very much further up the valley, so very little traffic. Nevertheless Morrisons found us with our big Christmas food order and its not too far to driver further afield. Luckily it wasn't icy though as that could have been tricky. We had a great day out in Whitby. The pub in the village, the Feversham Arms, is highly recommended, for the food and the really friendly atmosphere, and we really enjoyed their Christmas eve quiz! Only minor complaints would be that the fridge was a bit small (though as it was winter we could chill drinks etc outside), there was no cafetiere or corkscrew (luckily we came prepared with our own) and a little more cutlery would be useful.

  Reviewed by Amy5.0★Dec 2019

• "This is a great little cottage."

  Fantastic for a group with spacious open plan living. Very clean and friendly. Would definitely recommend.

  Reviewed by Steph5.0★Nov 2019

• "Farndale is so beautiful and this house was comfortable, homely, well-equipped and spacious."

  Great walking off the doorstep. Friendly, welcoming owners and fascinating sheep and domestic fowl all around us. The huge turkey a particular favourite. Wi-Fi excellent, no mobile phone signal. We appreciated the welcoming wine, milk and biscuits. We couldn't find a cafetiere but there is a pod coffee machine. Otherwise this house has everything you need. The perfect place to get away from it all and enjoy pure air and no light pollution. We will be back.

  Reviewed by Lorraine5.0★Nov 2019

• "Great place."

  We used it as a base to hike the NE portions of the Cleveland Way Excellent experience The only extremely minor issue was that the cutting knives weren’t sharp and we had to resort to jacknives. :). We’ll be back if circumstances permit.

  Reviewed by David5.0★Sep 2019

• "Absolutely lovely place to stay breath taking views."

  Julie and Andy very friendly. My dog Bella and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay first holiday away ever on my own .

  Reviewed by Debbie5.0★Sep 2019

• "The Old Carthouse in Farndale is a lovely place to stay."

  It is spacious, has beautiful views and has pretty much everything you could ask for including baby gates for the stairs which I thought was a nice touch. Its central location in the moors, offers a good place to use as a base for day trips out with plenty to do within an hour’s drive of the accommodation. I would highly recommend this ‘cottage’. The only little thing I would suggest is either a knife sharpener and/or a serrated knife.

  Reviewed by Rebecca5.0★Jul 2019

• "The setting where the cottage is located is absolutely stunning and we were blown away by views."

  The cottage is next door to a working farm and we all enjoyed watching the animals. The accommodation was perfect for us and we loved the open plan space downstairs. We booked the cottage for my fathers 70th birthday and enjoyed the large dining table for lots of family meals. We would book this cottage again in a heartbeat.

  Reviewed by Rosie4.7★Feb 2019

• "A lovely welcome from the owners and they had also left us some sloe gin, biscuits , tea, coffee and fresh milk."

  Everywhere was spotlessly clean and well equipped. The grandchildren in particular loved the animals round the farm. The location was super with plenty of interesting places to visit nearby. We would recommend The old Carthouse without reserve.

  Reviewed by Kathleen5.0★Dec 2018

• "We loved spending our Christmas in a beautiful remote cottage as a large family with 2 dogs, it was amazing with a spacious open plan living area making it perfect for all when cooking, playing games and eating, for everyone to be involved."

  The animals on the farm around the cottage were beautiful to wake up to on a morning. We would all love to return to the cottage again! Our only note to make was the amount of toilet roll left was not near enough for a family of 10, with us being there for christmas we didnt plan on making any shopping trips. But other than this it was an amazing stay!

  Reviewed by Shauna5.0★Dec 2018

• "Been to this cottage half a dozen times and all ways delivers."

  Reviewed by Andrew5.0★Nov 2018

• "Thus is our second holiday this year at The Carthouse Cottage!"

  !!! If you want peace and quiet this is the place for you!!!! The setting and scenery is spectacular. Definitely would recommend!!!!

  Reviewed by Andrew5.0★Nov 2018

• "A lovely week in a lovely place ."

  Reviewed by Sally4.4★Oct 2018

• "Kitchen could do with a bit of refurbishment."

  Comfort good with bit of loss from Mattress' s on some of the beds as they could benefit with being deeper sprung as they were on solid bed slats, this would make for a better sleep as we are not light people. Other than that everything was great thanks for the welcome pack.we all had a lovely time was lovely for babies to see all the birds and animals x

  Reviewed by Kenneth4.7★Sep 2018

• "This cottage had views to die for and nothing but peace and quiet!"

  !! The only noise was being woken in the morning by the resident cockeral!!!! Definitely the place to go if you want peace and quiet!!!!

  Reviewed by Andrew5.0★Sep 2018

• "This was a lovely cottage, very comfortable and in an amazing setting."

  Being part of a working farm it was great to see the animals as well. There were six of us with ample room, but even with 8 adults and 2 children, plus a cot there would still be plenty of room. The kitchen is large and as well equipped as any home with washer, dish washer, cooker, microwave, fridge and freezer. A thoroughly lovely place.

  Reviewed by Brian5.0★May 2018

• "Wonderful cottage, superb location, will come again."

  Reviewed by Louise4.7★Apr 2018

• "The cottage was large and comfortable."

  It was extremely well equipped for our party of 10. The area was beautiful and there was lots to do and see around.

  Reviewed by Judith4.8★Feb 2018

• "Cottage was better than I expected owner welcomed us and offered any assistance should we need it."

  Bottle of wine was a nice touch

  Reviewed by Paul4.0★Feb 2018

• "We had a wonderful weekend!"

  The cottage is ideal for a large number of people and it's open plan living space enables everyone to be together whether they are cooking, eating or relaxing. The local pub serves excellent food and is very conveniently situated at the end of the lane. There are also lots of opportunities for walks with amazing views. This was our fourth stay at this cottage and we will definitely be back!

  Reviewed by Andrew4.8★Nov 2017

• "This place was beautiful, such a warm welcome & fantastic location for views, surprisingly big & comfortable."

  Reviewed by Clare5.0★Nov 2017

• "Our party of ten had a fantastic week in a very warm comfortable cottage."

  We couldn't have asked for more

  Reviewed by James4.8★Oct 2016

• "The property was not really suitable for very small children."

  There were two stone steps up to the kitchen/sitting room. One twin bedroom was situated above the kitchen/sitting area with its own separate steep staircase. The layout of the bedrooms I don't believe was accurately described by yourselves. The situation of the cottage was stunning but we were unable to access any public footpaths within walking distance of the cottage even though there seems to be one clearly marked on the ordnance survey map. This maybe this is something you may like to take up with the owners as it would be a bonus to be able to walk a dog without having to take it in a car. I appreciate that this is a working farm with livestock but your description regarding walking from the cottage as 'close by' was rather vague. This is an area of Yorkshire unknown to us and we shall certainly return but not to this cottage.

  Reviewed by Patricia4.6★Sep 2016

• "Thoroughly enjoyed the holiday."

  Lovely location with stunning views. Not many dog walks off the leads. But they had plenty of beaches to run wild on.

  Reviewed by Lorraine4.8★Sep 2016

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