Property Details

"High Smarber" is a spacious, stone built Dales self-catering cottage. Located in Swaledale, the heart of "Herriot Country" in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, it faces south, high above the River Swale, with superb views.

The cottage has central heating, 3 bedrooms, a cozy lounge (or living room) with a large working fireplace, and a beautifully updated kitchen with all modern conveniences. High Smarber sleeps six in one king size bed and four single beds. The cottage also has a contemporary washing machine and dryer for the use of guests. The bathroom has been renovated to a high standard with a modern power shower as well as a large, old fashioned bathtub.

High Smarber is not only a rental cottage but is also used by its owners for summer and occasional winter vacations. The cottage is, therefore, an inviting place to stay that has many personal touches. The cottage also has an impressive range of local guidebooks about Yorkshire that are available for the use of guests.
High Smarber from the front

The countryside provides an endless variety of matchlessly beautiful views, as well as incomparable walking. Lovely market towns with excellent shopping and convivial pubs, plus a variety of outstanding restaurants, are all within easy driving distance. York, Durham, Hadrian's Wall, Ripon, Harrogate, Fountains Abbey, Rievlaux Abbey, the North York Moors and the Lake District are some of the many points of historic interest and scenic beauty within a day's trip by car.

Utilities and linen are included in the rental price for the cottage. Children are welcome. Sorry, no pets of any kind are allowed.

High Smarber Contact Information

Francis & Barbara Facciolo
307 President Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11231
U.S.A.
UK telephone: 01748 905022
USA telephone: 718-596-3949
USA facsimile: 718-596-0592
rentals@swaledalecottage.com

Please visit our website, www.swaledalecottage.com.

Local Area Details

WHAT TO DO IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES

Roman sites, notably Hadrian's Wall


several military history museums, including Eden Camp (www.edencamp.co.uk), the Yorkshire Air Museum (www.yorkshiremuseum.co.uk) and the Green Howards Regimental Museum


five cities and towns of great historical interest: Durham (www.durham.gov.uk), Harrogate (www.harrogate.co.uk), Richmond (www.richmond.org.uk), Ripon (www.ripon-internet.co.uk)and York (www.visityork.org)


several museums that focus on the farming heritage of the Yorkshire Dales, including one in Reeth and one in Hawes, and the mining and industrial heritage of Durham (www.beamish.org.uk) and www.durham.gov.uk/killhope).

More information on historic sites and stately homes in North Yorkshire can be found at www.castleandgardens.co.uk, www.english-heritage.org.uk, and www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
3. Arts and Crafts. The Yorkshire Dales (www.dalesmade.co.uk) and the neighboring Lake District and North York Moors National Parks (www.brigantia.co.uk) are home to many fine potters, furniture makers, landscape painters and many other artists and craftspeople. Cumbria is the home of one of the finest pottery festivals in England, Potfest, which is held for three days at the beginning of August (www.potfest.co.uk). Reeth in Swaledale is also the home of Stef's Models, whose range of handmade farm animals has garnered an international following (www.stefmodels.co.uk). The world famous Swaledale Woollens, where most of the goods for sale are hand knit in Swaledale, is located in Muker (www.swaledalewoollens.co.uk). Finally, mention must be made of the Josephine & John Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, with over thirty galleries of paintings, ceramics and other works of art (www.bowesmuseum.org.uk).

4. Antiques. England's largest regional auctioneer, Tennants Auctioneers(www.tennants.co.uk), is located in Leyburn, which is about nine miles from Reeth. Tennants runs three catalogue sales and two book sales each year as well as regular uncatalogued sales with upwards of nine hundred lots. If you want to browse in antique shops, the nearby market towns of Barnard Castle and Hawes both have several good antique shops. If you are a bit more ambitious, then Harrogate and York (see, e.g, Antiques in York) are both worth visits.

5. Restaurants and Gastropubs. The area has many fine restaurants and gastropubs. Notable among the gastropubs are the CB Inn in Arkengarthdale (www.cbinn.co.uk) and the Blue Lion in East Witton (www.thebluelion.co.uk).

6. Pubs and Breweries. If you just want a pint or a good bar meal, Swaledale has many fine country pubs. Notable among them are the King's Arms in Reeth, which has Timothy Taylor's Landlord on tap (winner of the CAMRA national award in the category of Best Bitters and consistent contender in this category) and the Farmer's Arms in Muker, which is an unspoiled country pub. If you enjoy visiting breweries, there are four different breweries that are open to the public in North Yorkshire: Black Sheep (www.blacksheep.co.uk) and Theakstons (www.theakstons.co.uk), both in Masham; the North Yorkshire Brewing Co.; and York Brewery (www.yorkbrew.demon.co.uk).

7. Yearly Events. Swaledale is home to four yearly events that are of great interest: the Tan Hill Sheep Show in May (the premier show for Swaledale sheep farmers); the Swaledale Festival in late May and early June (music and art exhibits); the Reeth Agricultural Show at the end of August (a traditional agricultural show); and the Muker Show in early September (another, albeit smaller, traditional agricultural show.

8. Food. In Wensleydale, the Wensleydale Creamery produces a range of traditional cheeses (www.wensleydale.co.uk). In Leyburn, the Quality Fare Supermarket in the town square sells locally raised lamb and beast of very high quality. There are also a number of farmers' markets active in the area at Richmond, Leyburn and Barnard Castle (www.farmersmarkets.net).

For further information, please consult the Yorkshire Tourist Board site at www.yorkshirevisitor.com and the North Yorkshire Dales National Park web site at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk.

Property Features

* Children are allowed

Contact Information

Name:	Francis Facciolo
Telephone:	44-01748-905022
Alt Telephone:	718-596-3949
Fax:	718-596-0592
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