What can you expect from us


A key safe gives you complete flexibility to choose your arrival time although after 3pm please. This allows the cleaners to prepare the Cottage for your stay.

The Key-safe code will be emailed to you in the week prior to your stay.

Our Housekeeper Dawn lives in the next village and can be contacted during your stay if you have any problems. Her details are in the Welcome Folder in the Lounge.

After your booking is confirmed we will send a link to our online guest book which gives you lots of information about the cottage, useful local information and an insight to the surrounding area plus particular places to visit.

Guide to Bramble Cottage sent to your inbox

What you will find in the cottage

We provide a starter pack which includes rolls of toilet paper in the bathroom and downstairs loo plus hand soap. Rubbish bags in the bins, basic cleaning products such as cloths and detergents.

Milk is in the fridge. Wine, starter tea, coffee, sugar and biscuits are in the kitchen.

We leave a few dishwasher and washing machine tabs to get you started.

In the kitchen we provide basic spices such as salt and pepper and other commonly used spices. There are also a number of oils and often other condiments left by previous guests.

We leave a full basket of logs and a full coal scuttle. If you top up, we ask you add £5 per load to the honesty box.

We can add to these basics should you have any special requests or are arriving late. Please just ask in advance of your stay.

Bed linen and towels,

The beds have been freshly made up for your stay and there are towels for each guest, we provide a bath and hand towel each. Please use the towels in the house only.

You will also find,

Iron and ironing board

Clothes line and pegs

Basic cleaning materials and utensils

Glorious Winter Views

Vibrant blue sky morning with fluffy clouds
2020 Blue skies in mid December over Bramble Cottage Hetton



Despite the winter Covid lockdown the stunning views over the fields from the cottage remain. Through rain, sun and snow they continue to excite and captivate.

Coonlands Hill, Craven forms the backdrop.

A frosty Boxing Day

Brave the often chilly and snowy Christmas weather here in Hetton and have a winter wonderland walk out to the Black Hill Plantation and Ben Spinney back left in the far distance. Complete the tour with a warming stop off drink in The Angel https://angelhetton.co.uk/our village pub before settling down in front of a roaring fire back at the cottage.

A typical snowy January 2021 in The Yorkshire Dales
Snow dusted fields by mid January

And now brighter, longer days as we move into February. Easter is looming and hopefully an easing of lockdown restrictions so why not enjoy your 2021 Staycation here in Hetton. Check rates and availability here.http://bramblecottagehetton.co.uk/availability/

Sunshine making an appearance on this February afternoon with the Dales sheep enjoying the warmth
A brighter February 2021 afternoon