The Blacksmith's Shop

2 Customer Reviews

• "Don't hesitate to book this gorgeous little cottage!"

  Our first little glimpse when we pulled up onto our driveway, was the view down onto the valley! The patio was the most beautiful suntrap with plenty of furniture to soak up the surroundings & enjoy a wine. The newly renovated cottage was sparkling clean & ideal for our little family of 3 (incl: 14 year old). It is compact, but the well considered design has utilised every ounce of space with some lovely quirky craftsmanship. Our daughter absolutely loved the top room, but not sure she would be able to share it without the addition of a bathroom door. We agree that the addition of a simple barn door to the ensuites would take it to 5*. The kitchen is well equipped & completely ideal for self catering. There is a little shop down the road selling select groceries & a lovely Deli for special treats. The attached lounge area has a nice little "flame effect" fire & the heating was perfect on a chilly morning. The showers in the ensuites were powerful & hot;) Staithes harbour is a great spot with a handful of lovely eateries. We enjoyed pre-booked made to order pizza from Cobbles down the road, lunch at the gorgeous Dotty's tearoom, and a few sunset drinks at the Cod & Lobster. Excelsior fish & chip shop at the top of hill was the best we've had in ages & very well priced! We would love to come back to this special little spot. It ticked all the boxes and was a great base for exploring the Yorkshire Coast. Thank you ☺️ *For the owner we would just request a few extra items - handwash in top ensuite, extra toilet roll (only 1 in each bathroom for 4 days). Not sure if the "ammonia" smell in lounge was from new building products or previous mishaps, but worth checking on:)

  Reviewed by Michelle4.4★Apr 2025

• "This is a lovely cottage in an amazing location with the added bonus of parking."

  Only minor issues we encountered were no doors on either of the en-suite toilet/shower areas. There has been some really imaginative thought and effort put into other areas of the property to make the most of the spaces, doors on the toilets is an oversight in our opinion and I’m sure most people would prefer privacy in those areas. Also, some better blinds or curtains would make the property nicer especially coming up to the summer months and longer days. With all surfaces inside being white, the light coming in is magnified and the LED street lamp outside makes it difficult to tell what time of day it is when waking in the middle of the night, the bedrooms are really bright and did impact all of our sleep patterns. An amazing little cottage just needing a couple of tweaks (in our opinion) to make this a top score. Not a problem caused by the owners, but we came back on one occasion to find a local had parked in our space and had to go door knocking to get it moved. Maybe a lock on the chain would help as it was a pain at the end of a long day and we were blocking the hill. The local didn’t seem that apologetic either and made us feel like we were inconveniencing them by asking them to move!

  Hi ,Thankyou for lovely review ,blinds have now been fitted to living room doors,curtains to bedroom doors , Whilst wasn’t happy with the car parked on our driveway ,I’ve now found that our elderly neighbour is requiring 24 hr care , and it was an emergency . Property Owner

  Reviewed by James4.4★Apr 2025

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