Guests say
Ye Olde Smithy is a spacious and welcoming cottage set on a working farm near Malton, offering guests a peaceful rural retreat with beautiful countryside views. Visitors consistently praise the friendly owners, the abundance of farm animals, and the excellent location for exploring both York and the coast. The cottage is well-equipped and comfortable, making it ideal for families and dog owners. While a few guests noted minor maintenance issues and garden upkeep, the overall experience is highly positive, with many guests eager to return.
The majority of guests found the cottage to be very clean and comfortable, with only rare mentions of areas needing a little extra attention or TLC.
The location is frequently described as ideal, peaceful, and perfectly situated for countryside walks, visits to York, the coast, and local attractions. Guests also appreciated the proximity to Malton and local pubs.
Guests consistently mention the spaciousness and comfort of the cottage, highlighting its homely feel, large living areas, and suitability for families and pets.
The cottage is praised for being well-equipped and spacious, with ample parking and good kitchen and dining facilities. Some guests noted minor maintenance issues and that the garden could benefit from more attention.
Many guests appreciated the warm welcome and thoughtful touches such as gifts on arrival, though it should be noted that these are not guaranteed. The owners are frequently described as friendly and helpful, offering advice and assistance.
About this property
Ground Floor:
Living room: TV, Open Fire
Dining room.
Kitchen: Electric Oven, Electric Hob, Microwave, Fridge
Utility Room: Washing Machine
Bedroom 1: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Bedroom 2: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Bedroom 3: Bunk (3ft) Beds
Bathroom: Bath With Shower Attachment, Toilet.
Oil central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Cot and highchair.. Enclosed patio with garden furniture and BBQ. Bike store. Facilities for own horse or pony by arrangement. Garage; additional private parking. Wheelchair access.. This spacious converted stable block has been lovingly decorated and is set within the grounds of the owner’s working farm, with open views of the Yorkshire Wolds. The cottage can offer stabling for your horse, and for the children there is also the opportunity to feed the lambs in springtime. There is a large enclosed patio area ideal for summer barbecues, alternatively Burythorpe (1 mile) has a locally renowned pub. The cottage is ideally located to tour the North York Moors, the seaside resorts on the Yorkshire Coastline and historic York a 20-minute drive away. The property is all on ground floor with wide doorways, making it suitable for the elderly or infirm with wheelchairs.
Free WiFi
Suitable for up to 3 pets
Reviews (21)
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Patricia Tan
We were very much excited to stay in 'Ye Olde Smithy' but on arrival we were doomed with an accommodation from hell!Firstly, there was no welcome note/contact or instruction/advice folder, but thankfully a bottle of wine to help drown our sorrows of such a filth ridden and revolting place. Everywhere is covered with thick grime and dust, blackening a cloth with one wipe! Every cupboard is full of junk and toot, it feels as if you're living on a dumping ground. Along with rusty saucepans, lip stained drinking cups and decor straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock film. We have never known such a squalid place that denotes itself to be a 'holiday home.' And if all that wasn't a big enough kick in the teeth, the jars of complimentary coffee, tea and sugar are years old and mouldy! Not even a plug for the kitchen sink and just empty cleaning product bottles.We managed to pull a leg length of intact hair and scum of from the bath plug, we were absolutely sickened. The advert mislead us into thinking there was a shower, there's only an attachment but no shower curtain. If you're happy soaking in a bath of severe build up of scum and limescale, you'll love it here. The beds are very uncomfortable so we slept on the sofas. We looked for alternative accommodation in the area but unfortunately there was nothing available with such short notice.I can appreciate creepy toys on a Stanley Kubrick film set but having haunting eyes of dolls and art watch you gasp in dismay about the place only added to the distress of 'Ye Olde Smithy.' There's a beautiful view out across the farm but the windows are so dirty, it spoils it. We didn't approach the host and they didn't come to greet us, so we decided to not ruin our holiday further by complaining. It would mean the house undergoing a deep clean, declutter, fumigation and decoration of 'Ye Olde Smithy' for our complaints to be rectified to our satisfaction. *ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK* not suitable for habitation.
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Confirmed Guest
We were pleasantly surprised at the size of the cottage it was very big and spacious we have been to a lot of cottages but not one that was equipped with everything we needed, great location and view to die for very peaceful and privileged to watch calves been born right in front of the cottage window would recommend this cottage to everyone it was fantastic and the farm owners were great 5☆☆☆☆☆
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Christine Watson
Had a great week here, enjoyed the walks and all the local area, kids enjoyed the cows and sheep, would recommend this cottage.