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Fountains Cottage

Ripon, North Yorkshire
The exterior of Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The exterior of Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The sitting room Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The kitchen at Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The dining room at Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
A double bedroom at Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
A double bedroom at Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The twin bedroom at Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
The bathroom at Fountains Cottage, nr Ripon, Yorkshire
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At-a-glance details

  • Guests 8
  • Bedrooms 4
  • Preferred changeover day Saturday
  • Minimum stay 3 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 1
  • Acorn rating 4 What's this?
  • Reference 020003
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About Fountains Cottage

Three spacious floors to explore, an ivy-clad exterior and Fountains Abbey just moments away.

Fountains Cottage was built in 1749 and originally served as a farmhouse. Spread over three floors, this spacious stone-built holiday cottage is full of character with its ivy-clad exterior and its exposed beams inside.

Wake up to the gurgling River Skell, situated just opposite the holiday home, before exploring Fountains Abbey. Just moments from the cottage, you can enjoy free entry to the abbey and explore the grounds at any time during your stay. The abbey ruins had a starring role in The Secret Garden, so you’ll be walking in the footsteps of film stars.

A little further afield, head to the spa town of Harrogate. Discover its fancy boutiques, high-end restaurants and historic tea rooms. Or delve into the wilds of the Yorkshire Dales, which are just a 35 minute drive. 
 

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Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer available
  • Telephone available
  • Television available
  • DVD available
  • WiFi* available
  • Open fire / wood burner available
  • Garden available
  • BBQ not available

Accessibility

Not accessible

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Layout

  • Ground floor

    Sitting room with open fire, dining room, large kitchen, laundry room and shower room.

  • First floor

    Three bedrooms (one double with 5' bed, and one small double and 1 twin) and bathroom with shower cubicle.

  • Second floor

    One double bedroom (with 6' bed which can also be a twin on request) and small second sitting room.

Notes for guests

Access: The accessibility guide is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see the images on the webpage.

Heating: Gas Central Heating included.

Logs: Additional supply of logs may be purchased upon booking or prior to arrival for £6 per bag. Please note there are no logs available to buy on site so you will either need to come equipped with your own logs or ensure you pre-order.

Garden: Shared garden with seating.

Parking: A garage for one car is alongside the cottage. Additional parking is available in the nearby National Trust car park.

Telephone: There is limited mobile phone signal, but there is a shared pay phone provided for use by all cottages for outgoing calls.

*WiFi: This is now available, but please note that intermittent connection problems can sometimes occur and should not be relied upon. We are pleased to provide free WiFi at this cottage which is supported by BT.

Dogs: Whilst one dog is allowed at this property, the garden is shared and therefore dogs have access to a field opposite the property for exercise.

Offers: Holiday cottage guests have free access to Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate during opening hours and after hours until dusk once the public have gone home. This is with the exception of Fridays in November, December and January when the estate is closed on Fridays.

Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout at 4pm.

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a snowy tree stump at Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Ancient abbey ruins and an awe-inspiring water garden at this World Heritage Site
Winter sky above Brimham Rocks

Brimham Rocks

Explore dramatic moorland rock formations
Braithwaite Hall in the Yorkshire Dales

Braithwaite Hall

17th-century farmhouse in beautiful Coverdale
Bare branches of a tree in the foreground with cows on grass leading to a red bricked hall in the distance

Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens

A place of reinvention and evolving gardens in the Vale of York
The back of East Riddlesden Hall as seen from the garden, with a snow covered lawn in the foreground

East Riddlesden Hall

Historic house and intimate gardens, a hidden oasis on the edge of a West Yorkshire town
Rievaulx Terrce in autumn colours

Rievaulx Terrace

One of Yorkshire's finest 18th-century landscape gardens, containing two temples

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About the Acorn rating

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To help find the best cottage for you, we have created our own quality rating system for our holiday cottages called the Acorn rating. Ranging from 1-5 Acorns, the rating gives you an indication of a property’s facilities, fixtures and fittings, with five being the highest quality level. The Acorn rating is not connected to any other industry rating system that may be used for holiday cottages and is only to be used as a guide that covers location, style of interior and the facilities you may be looking for. We do not set our cottage pricing based on the Acorn rating we have given a cottage as all our cottages are of an individual nature. Therefore, we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice. In addition, some of our cottages are curated to be sympathetic to their time period. This means that they might not have all of the aspects of modern living, but impress in so many other ways.

1 Acorn: simple living accommodation with basic furniture and fixtures fit for purpose and clean. Running water and a toilet are provided. There could be some limitations to heating and washing facilities – details of these will be stated clearly on the cottage's webpage. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied with a few exceptions, which are again clearly stated). Facilities for basic catering and living are provided. In general, a 1 Acorn cottage does not have WiFi.

2 Acorn: a mid-quality range of furniture and fittings. Bathroom facilities are basic or there may be a high number of guests to bathroom ratio depending on the size of the cottage. Very few 2 Acorn cottages have WiFi and the kitchen white goods and washing facilities are basic. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied in all 2-5 Acorn cottages.

3 Acorn: a good, standard offer. Generally it is correctly proportioned for the number of guests but could have a few compromises, for example a small kitchen, or a lower bathroom to guest ratio. The variety of white goods available will be better than a 2 Acorn cottage.

4 Acorn: these cottages have more premium furniture, fittings and lighting. Additionally the ratio of bathrooms to guests is likely to be higher, and the bathrooms would be more likely to have separate and spacious showers instead of showers over baths.

5 Acorn: a luxury accommodation offer with very few limiting factors. This is the highest offer available. It is well-equipped and has spacious facilities throughout the cottage or is set within an extraordinary location or building. The furniture is of a high standard, and has real comfort for modern living.

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