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Lilac Cottage Self Catering Holiday Cottage in Muker

...Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Sleeps 2 people in 1 bedroom

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Lilac Cottage is a cosy one bedroomed traditional dales cottage, tastefully restored and furnished with antiques, situated above the main village amenities, facing South, nestling in a tranquil location with spectacular views to the South and the Buttertubs Pass to the West. An ideal place to unwind and recharge one's batteries.

The Self-catering Accommodation & Facilities

The Ground Floor

The house consists downstairs of a living area with stone flagged floor, small inglenook fireplace and beehole oven, sofa, television, dining table, storage heater and kitchen area equipped with an electric cooker, microwave, fridge with freezer compartment, automatic washing machine (outside rotary drying line) and ample storage. A tumble dryer is available in an outside store, which can also accommodate cycles.

Upstairs

The stone stair case leads to a fully tiled bathroom with bath and electric shower.

Pine doors leads to the bedroom, with delightful views, heated by a storage heater with a double bed and antique bedroom suite. The rooms are decorated with many traditional local items such as clippy rugs and local pictures.

Outside is a garden with uninterrupted views of the fells overlooking the village with garden furniture for relaxing on after a tiring day.

Weekly Rental

£200 - £350 per week, according to season.

Other Informaton

• Street parking is available immediately behind the cottage, as well as the use of a lockable garage a short distance away.
• The rent includes all electric for power and heat, coal and logs for the fire and bed linen and towels.
• The house is a Non Smoking area
• Sorry no pets
• The property is let on a Friday to Friday basis in the main season, but at short notice and from Mid-November to Mid-March short breaks can be booked.
• Optional cleaning is available at a charge of £18.

Muker

Muker is a small dales village, popular as a walking base and has a village shop and post-office, craft shop, hand knitted woollen shop, cafe and pub for bar meals. The village has a well known silver band and in early September has a sheep show with fell races.

Nearby villages with places to eat are at Thwaite, Gunnerside and Reeth and Tan Hill at over 1700ft - the highest pub in England.

The area has a wealth of riverside and high fell walks and is not far from the Pennine Way. The nearest market town is Hawes only 7 miles over the Buttertub Pass to the South and Leyburn and Richmond to the East.

If you wish to find out more about the cottage, or discuss availability, please telephone:
Margaret Alderson +44 (0)1325 374368.

See Also:

• Our other Self-catering Cottages in Swaledale
• Information about Swaledale
• Self-catering Cottages in Wensleydale