Middle Row Cottage is a cosy cottage set in an enclosed courtyard in the heart of Richmond, a beautiful and thriving market town in North Yorkshire. Minutes walk to numerous pubs, cafes, restaurants and shops, as well as the Station (without trains) and Richmond’s famous Castle, Georgian Theatre, Museums and picturesque riverside walks. The cottage has been stylishly furnished and downstairs offer
s an open plan layout in the dining and kitchen area, with a dual aspect lounge, LED fire and a squishy corner sofa. A downstairs cloakroom completes the ground floor, just the place to store boots, coats and hats. From the kitchen, there is a bi-fold door leading out to a secure outside terrace to the rear, which has room for a small table and 2 seats. Upstairs, the cottage has two bedrooms, with sumptuous beds (double & king mattresses), dressed in high quality linen, gorgeous window furnishings for our dormer windows. Light floods into the top of the stairs through a Velux window, this is a seating area with books and a get away from it all feel, a house bathroom with WC, basin and a drencher shower over bath completes this upper floor. For those of you wanting to keep in touch we have provided superfast WiFi throughout the property, USB's in all rooms, Smart TV’s, Google Assistant (Alexa), to play your music through as well as a selection of books, jigsaws and games. A landline telephone is provided for both incoming and outgoing calls. We provide a Netflix logon or simply bring your own. We care very much about our guests and as we live away from the cottage, we can be contacted by mobile or messenger if you need us. We offer a self check in service and provide a paid car parking permit for the towns pay & display car parks, along with discs which offer 2 hours of free parking in Richmond and other dales towns. We welcome 2 medium/large dogs or 3 small dogs and provide a doggie welcome pack. We are 5 minutes level walk from the centre of the lovely market town of Richmond, where there are lots of independent shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. There is a local market every Wednesday and Saturdays and an artisan market on selected Sundays of each month. Public Transport around the area can be taken by the Little White Bus service which will take you up to Swaledale and Wensleydale villages or the Arriva service to and from Darlington/Middlesborough & Northallerton. Buses depart from the Market Square regularly. Main line stations are at Darlington (13 miles) and Northallerton (17 miles). There is a Lidl local supermarket 3 minutes away, Tescos are at Catterick Garrison, Sainsburys are at Northallerton. The leisure centre is at the Station, containing our local swimming pool at 10 minutes away, the nearest childrens play area is at Ronaldshay Park on Quakers Lane, 3 minutes away. For dog walks, 20 minutes walk will take you around the lovely ancient Richmond Castle ruins and grounds on the Castle Walk, further down the hill on Millgate, there is a large open field by the River Swale – The Batts which is a free running environment, this can be reached by the car park at The Falls where local ice cream and refreshments can be taken. Local walks can be found from the door as we are minutes away from lots of lovely off road walks - either by the river, through the gorgeous Billy Bank Woods, Easby Abbey path or further afield following the many dales and vales footpaths including a section of the Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hoods Bay). Further a field, with journey times under an hour to Barnard Castle, Saltburn by the Sea, Whitby, Harrogate and York are all gorgeous & worth a visit.
