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 2026
There are so many festive events happening locally in the Yorkshire Dales and across North Yorkshire this year. Whether you 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 2026 to help you plan your festive visit from mid November right up until early January 2026. As more dates for the 2026 events become available, we will update them here too.
- All Year Round = Love Christmas shop, Grassington
- 12 Nov 2026 - 3 Jan 2027 = Castle Howard, Malton - A Dickens of a Christmas
- 13 Nov - 21 Dec 2026 = York Christmas Market - Wed-Mon 10.30-7pm, closed Tuesdays
- 13 Nov - 3 Jan 2027 = Yorkshire Winter Wonderland at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet, York
- 14 Nov 2026 = Christmas Gift Wrapping Workshop Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 19-22 Nov 2026 = Living North Christmas Fair York Racecourse
- 20-21 Nov 2026 = Ripon Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair
- 21-22 Nov 2026 = Wensleydale Christmas Craft Fair Market House, Hawes
- 24 Nov - 23 Dec = Private Festive Christmas Parties Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 24 Nov - 23 Dec = Festive Lunch in the Bistro (Mon-Sat) Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 24 & 25 Nov 2026 = Christmas Wreath Making Workshops Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 29 Nov -28 Dec 2026 = Music & Lights at Fountains Abbey (every Sat & Sun 2-3pm)
- 26-29 Nov 2026 = The Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair, Harrogate Showground
- 26 Nov - 30 Dec = GLOW at RHS Harlow Carr Harrogate
- 27-28 Nov 2026 = Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 28 Nov and 5 Dec 2026 = Grassington Christmas Market (no Dickensian Festival this year)
- 28 Nov - 27 Dec 2026 = Music & Lights at Fountains Abbey nr Ripon (Sat/Sun 2-3pm)
- 28 Nov - 3 Jan 2027 = Bah, Humbug! A Christmas Carol at Fountains Hall Fountains Abbey
- 29 Nov 2026 = Little Bird Made Artisan Christmas Market Fountains Abbey
- 2-5 Dec 2026 = Christmas Wreath Making Workshops Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 5 Dec 2026 = G4 in Concert Ripon Cathedral
- 5-6 Dec 2026 = Knaresborough Christmas Market & Christmas Tree Festival
- 5 & 12 Dec 2026 = Festive Murder Mystery Evenings Tennants Garden Rooms
- 6, 13, 20 Dec 2026 = Carols around the Christmas Tree Fountains Abbey (11am-12 noon)
- 6 & 13 Dec 2026 = Skipton Yuletide Festival & Market
- 7 & 14 Dec 2026 = Fountains Abbey Carols by Candelight Services
- 11 Dec 2026 = Cheltenham : The Festive Meet, Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 11,12,13 Dec 2026 = Bowes Museum Winter Market Barnard Castle
- 13 Dec 2026 = Christmas Concertos & Carols Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 16 Dec 2026 = A Christmas Cracker: Music, Song & Celebration Tennants Garden Rooms
- 21 Dec 2026 = Leyburn Band Christmas Concert Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 26 Dec 2026 = Boxing Day Pilgrimage Ripon Cathedral & Fountains Abbey (start 9.30am)
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!
