Throstle Nest Farm

Location: The hotel is praised for its beautiful, stunning views and peaceful rural setting near Skipton and surrounding areas. It's ideal for exploring the Yorkshire Dales, with easy access to local attractions and towns like Skipton and Haworth.(based on 1 review)

Throstlenest Farm is set in a beautiful location with stunning views and very helpful hosts. The cottage was well equipped and we were surrounded by cows and sheep with a great view from the decking. My only advisory would be that if you are a couple looking for a romantic, private getaway then this isn't the place for you - when you are on the decking or in the hot tub you are overlooked by the 2 lodges. Whilst we were in the hot tub we were disturbed (& embarrassed) several times by other guests walking through the field and opening the gate to help get their cars in the small car park. There is also a boxing punch bag hung up immediately outside the front door of the cottage which was too tempting for other guests coming home late.

My partner and I booked a two night stay in Lodge 1 at the Throstle Nest & Farm, Skipton, Yorkshire to celebrate my 51st birthday between 12th and 14th March 2025. We booked this through Airbnb because of the stunning views and that it had a hot tub between the side of the lodge and the adjacent wood. The good points - The Lodge is ideally located for visiting Skipton, Haworth and the surrounding towns/villages. The views across the valley from the lodge are absolutely stunning with trains running along the bottom of the valley every 20 minutes or so. Such a peaceful and relaxing outlook. The layout of the lodge consists of an entrance area with seat and coat hangers, open plan kitchen, dining and living area with large screen TV, electric stove style fire and electric radiators. Two bwdrooms, the main with en-suite and a main bathroom. The hot tub is private and you are not overlooked by anyone. The bad points - Cleanliness of the lodge was the main issue we had during our stay. We had to rewash some of the glasses, plates and cutlery as they had a coating of grease over them. The kitchen benches were sticky and also hadn't been cleaned properly. Under the bath mats in both bathroom floors were dirty when my partner moved them and she had to reclean both bathroom floors. All the window glass were marked and all the windows could've done with a clean. After a long day, we were looking forward to a soak in the hot tub. However, upon getting in, it was obvious that this had not been cleaned after the previous guests. The water in the hot tub was dirty and murky, with a coating of dead skin scum floating on the top of the water. I used a blue fishing type net I found next to the hot tub to clean the water and get rid of alot of this scum. Not perfect, but better than doing nothing and not being able to use the hot tub for the rest of our stay. The settee in living room area needs either fixing or replacing as part of the seating has collapsed and some of the settee cushions need washing as they were dirty and marked. Each morning we were woken up by a large black bird banging its beak off the window of the second bedroom (see photo). Car parking for lodge 1 and 2 is just off the lane leading to the B&B farmhouse. It is supposed to be suitable for four cars. You might get four small cars parked there, but it would be very tight for space. All luggage has to be carried from the car to the lodge about 20 - 30 metres away. You cannot get your car right next to the lodge to assist with unpacking/repacking. Communication with the host could've been better. No confirmation message sent after we had either paid the deposit or paid the balance. One generic message sent 5 days before our stay with key location and postcode information was the only communication we had with the host. No visit or communication with our host during our stay. I sent a message for the wifi code (and inspite of Airbnb stating that there was usually