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Edge Knoll Holiday Cottages
Hamsterley
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL13 3PF
Tel: +44 7971 883431
OnlineBooking
Availability Search
Guide Prices
- Number of Rooms / Units
- 2
| Room / Unit Type | Capacity | Room / Unit Tariff* |
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| Wear View Cottage | 4 | £325.00 per unit per week |
| Witton View | 4 | £325.00 per unit per week |
*Prices vary, up to date costs can be viewed on our website edgeknollfarm.co.uk. A fly through 360 degree tour of the cottages and courtyard is available on the web page and also via Google if you search for Edge Knoll Farm on Google maps.
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous
WTTC Safe Travels 2021
TripAdvisor
Facilities
Other
- Open
Accessibility
- Access Statement
Bookable Product Facilities
- Ground floor bedrooms available
Children & Infants
- Accept children (Minimum age) - No minimum age
- Cot - No bedding provided for the cot.
- Highchair
Parking & Transport
- Car parking - Adjacent to the cottages. a 30 meter walk to the front door of the cottage. A metered electric vehicle charging point is available.
- On site parking - Adjacent to the cottages there is parking for two vehicles. Please let the owner know if you need more parking. A metered electric vehicle charging point is available
Provider Facilities
- Garden/patio for guests use - Both cottages share the courtyard for sunbathing and relaxing. (see the 360 degree tour on the website) Witton View Cottage has its own private patio. There is garden furniture at both cottages.
- Linen available free of charge
- Linen provided - All linen, duvets and towels are provided for a family of four.
- Pets accepted - Both Cottages can accommodate a medium sized dog. which must be kept under control at all times, not left alone and on a leash when outside the cottage. A deposit is required to cover the cost of extra cleaning if needed.
Provider Features
- Farm - No longer a working farm. The approaching farm road is shared with neighbouring farmers.
- In countryside - The two cottages, as well as the two houses shared by the owner and his family are around the courtyard ( see the 360% tour on the website) the next nearest neighbours are half a mile away. no through traffic comes within 200 yards of the cottages. Open countryside views from all windows outside the cottages not facing into the courtyard.
- Of historic, literary or architectural interest
- WiFi Available - Wi Fi free in both cottages
Target Markets
- Cyclists Welcome - There is access to a locked building, a work bench and bike vice/stand. washing facilities on the grass next to the locked building.
- Marketed to any other specialist market - Astronomists (Dark Skies survey being carried out - binoculars available on request). Bird watching over eighty species seen on the farm. Walking from your front door. Mountain biking in Hamsterley forest a short ride away. Horse riding, a field is available to turn your horse out and there are local riding schools.
- Special provisions for cyclists - A locked building is provided and there is a work bench and bike stand for repairs. Hamsterley Forest downhill mountain bike trails are ten minutes drive away.
- Special provisions for walkers - Edge Knoll Farm has a long distance Killhope to Sunderland (70 miles) walk running through it. There are numerous walks, from a stroll around the farm to a vigorous all day hike around Hamsterley and the Forest. See the links on the webpage to access many more walks locally.
- Walkers Welcome - Edge Knoll Farm has a long distance Killhope Lead Mine Museum to Sunderland and the beaches (70 miles) walk running through it. There are numerous walks, from a stroll around the farm to a vigorous all day hike around Hamsterley and the Forest. See the links on the webpage to access many more walks locally.
Travel & Trade
- Wi-fi available
Access Information
Opening Times
| Open Christmas |
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| Open New Year |
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| Wear View Cottage (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024) |
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| Witton View Cottage (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024) |
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| Wear View Cottage (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) |
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| Witton View Cottage (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) |
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* Open all year. Bookings are Saturday to Saturday. Contact Michael Edmonds on 07971883431 via for availability for periods other than seven day full week bookings.
Map & Directions
Road Directions
The cottages are set in open countryside with 1 kilometer of unpaved leafy farm road after leaving Saunders Avenue. Leave the A68 at the bridge across the River Wear, travel one kilometre to the first small crossroads, turn right, pass the houses on your right and continue on the unpaved stone surfaced farm road for another 1 kilometre. At the west end of the recently harvestede conifer plantation turn sharp right, DO NOT GO THROUGH THE FARM GATE, two hundred metres and you will come to Edge Knoll Farm House. the cottages are behind the house. When you arrive phone me Michael Edmonds on 07971883431.I live next to the cottages and will come out to welcome you. Alternatively there are key safes on each copttage entrance. phone Michael Edmonds for the entry code
Public Transport Directions
The nearest transport links are in Bishop Auckland five miles away so a car is essntial if you intend touring the area.
There are many taxi companies who will take you to and from your chosen destinations if you require.
