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 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 2025to help you plan your festive visit from mid November right up until early January 2026. As more dates for the 2025events become available, we will update them here too.
- All Year Round = Love Christmas shop, Grassington
- 13 Nov 4 - Jan 2026 = Castle Howard, Malton - 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'theme
- 13 Nov - 21 Dec 2025 = York Christmas Festival - so many different activities to check out & enjoy
- 14 Nov - 23 Dec 2025 = Yorkshire Winter Wonderland at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet, York
- 15 Nov 2025 = Christmas Gift Wrapping Workshop Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 15-16 Nov 2025 = Wensleydale Christmas Craft Fair - Market House, Hawes
- 20-23 Nov 2025 = Living North Christmas Fair, York Racecourse
- 29 Nov - 28 Dec 2025 = Ripon- Music & Lights at Fountains Abbey
- 21-22 Nov 2025 = Ripon Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair
- 25 & 26 Nov, 3 & 6 Dec 2025 = Wreath Making Workshops, Tennants Garden Rooms Leyburn
- 27-30 Nov 2025 = The Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair, Harrogate Showground
- 27 Nov - 23 Dec = Festive Christmas Parties, Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 28-29 Nov 2025 = Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair, Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 29 Nov and6 Dec 2025 = Grassington Christmas Market (no Dickensian Festival this year)
- 29 Nov - 28 Dec 2025 (Sat/Sun weekly excl 3 & 10 Dec) = Ripon- Music & Lights at Fountains Abbey
- 30 Nov - 21 Dec = Festive Sunday Lunches, Tennants, Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 1-4 Dec = Harrogate- Country Living Magazine
- 5-14 Dec 2025 = Harrogate - Christmas Fayre
- 6-7 Dec 2025 = Knaresborough Christmas Market & Christmas Tree Festival
- 7 Dec 2025 = Concertos & Carols - A Musical Celebration, Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 7 & 14 Dec 2025 = Skipton Yuletide Festival & Market
- 12 Dec 2025 = Cheltenham : The Festive Meet, Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 13 Dec 2025 = Festive Murder Mystery Evening, Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 17 Dec 2025 = A Christmas Cracker Community Choir, Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
- 22 Dec 2025 = Leyburn Band Christmas Concert & Fireworks, Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn
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!
