Christmas & New Year
“An amazing cottage in which to spend Christmas! Incredibly well equipped with luxury, quality furnishings. We really appreciated all the effort you made with the Christmas decorations. It made every room in the cottage magical for us and the children. The best cottage (by far!) we have stayed in ... definitely deserves 5 star status!” - Christmas Guests from Bath.
The Yorkshire Dales are magical in their beauty all year round. So what better time to experience the magic than at Christmas or New Year. This is a special time for everyone to enjoy in their own special way. However you plan to spend your time - with family, friends or just together with some peace and quiet ... we trust that it will be made more enjoyable at your own ‘Cottage in the Dales’.
All cottages are beautifully and tastefully decorated for the festive season. From the moment you arrive and welcomed by a wreath on the front door, enjoy the special yuletide atmosphere throughout the cottage with the glittering garland over the fireplace and the sparkling lights on the Christmas tree. The seasonal magic also touches the kitchen and bedrooms, especially not forgetting the all-important christmas stocking hanging from your bed.
Our complimentary festive gifts to you (and not telling you in advance) are the finishing touches to the traditional Christmas scene in front of the open log fire. All you need is a sprinkling of snow! We even provide the sledge!
One thing to remember though ... please make sure the fire is out before you retire to bed on Christmas Eve. We are sure Father Christmas will appreciate this enormously!
Festive Events 2025
There are so many festive events happening locally in the Yorkshire Dales and across North Yorkshire this year. Whether your are visiting the Yorkshire Dales for Christmas, New Year or a pre-Christmas break, you'll find our cottages will be fully dressed for the festive season. Here is a whole host of Christmas events happening in 2025 to help you plan your festive visit from mid November right up until early January 2026. As more dates for the 2025 events become available, we will update them here too.
- 20-13 Nov 2025 = York - Living North Christmas Fair
- mid Nov 2025 - early Jan 2026 (dates tbc) = Castle Howard, Malton -'Wonderful Wizard of Oz' theme
- mid Nov - just before Christmas 2025 (dates & info tbc) = York - Christmas Festival - so many different activities to check out & enjoy
- mid Nov 2025 = Market House, Hawes - Wensleydale Christmas Craft Fair
- mid Nov 2025 - late Dec 2025 (dates & info tbc) = Ripon - Music & Lights at Fountains Abbey
- late Nov 2025 = Ripon Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair
- 28-29 Nov 2025 = Leyburn - Tennants Garden Rooms Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair
- late Nov/early Dec 2025 (dates & info tbc) = Leyburn - Tennants Garden Rooms Wreath Making Workshop
- late Nov - early Dec 2025 (dates & info tbc) = Harrogate - Country Living Magazine
- late Nov - early Dec 2025 (dates & info tbc) = The Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair, Harrogate Showground
- late Nov - early Dec 2025 (dates & info tbc) = Harrogate - Christmas Fayre
- 29 Nov and 6 Dec 2025 = Grassington Christmas Market (no Dickensian Festival this year)
- 7 Dec and 14 Dec 2025 = Skipton Yuletide Festival & Market
- 6-7 Dec 2025 = Knaresborough Christmas Market & Christmas Tree Festival
- 6-7 Dec 2025 = Malton Christmas Festival, Food & Gift Market
- week before Christmas 2025 (info & link tbc) = Leyburn Tennants Garden Rooms - Leyburn Band Christmas Concert & Fireworks
- twixt Xmas & New Year 2025 (info & link tbc) = Leyburn Tennants Garden Rooms - Pantomime
Previous Christmas Visitors
Guests from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire ... A perfect place to spend Christmas. Comfortable and cosy with such lovely Christmas decorations to enjoy. The Byre sets the benchmark for all future cottage holidays.
Guests from Kirby, Notts - Christmas decorations very much appreciated. A beautiful cottage and very comfortable. Great views. Excellent walks. We will be back in the summer. Happy New Year!