Mellwaters Barn Cottages

05/06/2026

Another 5 star review via Tripadvisor from a stay just this week on Monday night….

“Perfect for a Pennine Way traveller.

Robin Cottage was extremely comfortable, peaceful and well equipped.

It was ideally located close to the Pennine Way.

Communication with the hosts was excellent and they arranged an evening meal and provided a lovely breakfast.

I slept incredibly well. I had a fantastic stay.”

⭐ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Barnard Castle self catering holiday cottages

🆕1 night stays now available in Wren & Robin cottages

♿️ Accessible & non-adapted cottages for ‘everybody’ to enjoy

🥾 Directly On The Pennine Way & Roof of England Walks

🌄 Gateway to Lake District & Yorkshire Dales

🐶 Dog friendly stays

02/06/2026

We listened & we’ve delivered.

We now have some of our favourite local pub grub ready & waiting for you to reheat when you check in.

Meal choices can be ordered when booking.

We’ve already had great feedback from some of our guests particularly the walkers who use us as a one night stop over while walking the Pennine Way or the new Roof of England routes.

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Barnard Castle self catering holiday cottages

🆕1 night stays now available in Wren & Robin cottages

♿️ Accessible & non-adapted cottages for ‘everybody’ to enjoy

🥾 Directly On The Pennine Way & Roof of England Walks

🌄 Gateway to Lake District & Yorkshire Dales

🐶 Dog friendly stays

28/05/2026

A perfect way to spend an early summer evening & just a short car journey from our holiday cottages 🚘 🍕 🌞

Extended Opening Hours Tomorrow Evening Until 7pm 🌞🍕

📆 Friday 29th May
⏰ 5:00-7:00pm

A Summer Late at Raby Castle, Park & Gardens, your Friday evening plans, sorted.

🍕 Sourdough Stonebaked Pizzas, available to enjoy onsite or to takeaway
🦌 Exclusive, out of hours access to The Walled Gardens & Deer Park
🛍️ Late night shopping in The Coach House Shop with lots of new beautiful summer lines
🥂 Ice cream, drinks & snacks in the sunshine at The Garage Café

Access to the Deer Park & Walled Gardens
🎟️ £7 Adult | £6 Concession | £3.50 Child (4-15yrs) | Under 4s FREE | Raby & HH Members FREE

Find out more & book now | www.raby.co.uk/events/summer-late

📸 Jason Ingram

20/05/2026

We’ve got some great events for the May holiday week.

This coming Saturday we have our regular family astronomy event - an early event for younger children to come and learn about the solar system, see our telescopes and hold rocks from space.

Several nights during the week we have our popular Astronomy and Stargazing event for beginners and experts alike to come and discover the universe with us.

On the Wednesday we have our ever popular Aurora night. We can’t predict when the Aurora happens, but this is a night to learn all about it, how to go find it for yourself, and what causes these amazing lights in the sky.

Then to finish the holiday week on the Sunday we have a Blue Moon Rising event, focusing on our nearest neighbour as we get the second full moon of May.

Lots to do, and an event to suit everyone - so come and join us

www.grassholmeobservatory.com

19/05/2026

Just a reminder in case you hadn't seen.

Our new 1 night stays are proving very popular for walkers.

12/05/2026

A 5 star review just in on Google for the first of our guests to take advantage of our new 1 night stays ideal for walkers …

“ We stayed in Robin cottage for one night as we hiked The Pennine Way. Extremely grateful the cottages are available for hikers thus avoiding extra mileage into Barnard Castle.

Cottage was perfect and Michael kindly arranged to provide an evening meal bought from a local pub to avoid us having to carry the food for dinner. This was absolutely delicious and just what we needed.

They then provided enough for a breakfast before we went on our way.
Perfect in every way, maybe we can return for more than one night!
Thank you very much.”

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06/05/2026

We’ve got some handy tips on our blog if you are looking for a nature and photography holiday in the North Pennines.

Even more reasons to book a stay in our holiday cottages.

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Barnard Castle self catering holiday cottages

🆕1 night stays now available in Wren & Robin cottages

♿️ Accessible & non-adapted cottages for ‘everybody’ to enjoy

🥾 Directly On The Pennine Way & Roof of England Walks

🌄 Gateway to Lake District & Yorkshire Dales

🐶 Dog friendly stays

28/04/2026

The signs are all here … that you need to book your next stay with us 😊

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Barnard Castle self catering holiday cottages

🆕1 night stays now available in Wren & Robin cottages
♿️ Accessible & non-adapted cottages l
🥾 Directly On The Pennine Way & Roof of England Walks
🌄 Gateway to Lake District & Yorkshire Dales
🐶 Dog friendly stays