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✓Cottage built in 1707 with original exposed beams and sloping quarry tile floors
✓Two floors with steep ladder stairs with handrails to mezzanine and open, steep, spiral or narrow stairs
✓Low doors throughout and low beams on way up to mezzanine bedroom
✓Mezzanine/galleried bedroom with one 4ft 6in double bed
✓Bathroom with shower cubicle, heated towel rail, toilet, and shower tray made from original water trough
✓Kitchen with gas oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, and whistling kettle
✓Kitchen features original shallow sink, upcycled dresser, and breakfast table
✓Living and dining room with wood burning stove, decorative Victorian cooking range, decorative wash copper, sloping quarry tile floors, and Freeview TV
✓Natural water supply from a spring
✓Electricity supplied by solar panels and Archimedes screw hydro-electricity with no mains electric; power limited to phones, laptops, and e-bikes only
✓LED lighting throughout property
✓Low voltage hair dryer and travel steamer provided
✓Central heating via wood burning stove (living room and bedroom) and wood fired Rayburn (kitchen, entrance hall radiators, bathroom towel rail, hot water)
✓Water heating solar panels located in farmhouse
✓Fuel for wood-fired hot tub included in summer; fuel supplement required in winter
✓Pets allowed free of charge, up to 2, must be kept on a lead at all times due to working farm and sheep
✓No smoking allowed on the property
✓Private on-site parking for 1 vehicle
✓Bike store available on site
✓WiFi available but not always 100% reliable
✓Freeview TV with reception described as a little hit and miss
✓Garden with sitting-out area, garden furniture, BBQ, and firepit accessible through owner’s garden
✓Simple homemade wood-fired hot tub for 2 people with no jets or bubbles, barbecue grill, private setting, and stunning views across valley and stars
✓Welcome pack provided on arrival
✓Entertainment options include books, board games, card games, binoculars, and bird books
✓Access to property via stone steps through shared garden area and rough farm track
✓Located on a rural, off-grid working sheep and beef farm within National Trust’s Bransdale Estate with no close neighbours
✓Nearby attractions include Helmsley market town 7 miles away with pubs, restaurants, tea rooms, independent shops, and convenience stores
✓Historic cities York and Whitby accessible nearby
✓Dark sky status area ideal for stargazing
✓Surroundings include woods, stream, and open access moorland
✓Cycle store on site for guests
✓Decorated at Christmas
✓Check-in after 16:00 and check-out before 10:00
✓Guests advised that taller guests should be aware of low beams on stairs

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