Sleeping under canvas at The Holesfoot Hideaway is rather more glamorous than your average camping trip. Not only can you tuck yourself up in a proper bed, but you get a dressing table, a clothes rail and a full length mirror in your super-sized bell tent too. This is glamping in style and comfort so you can feel and look your best during your stay. And thatâs just as well because these glamping tents are often used for guests who are attending weddings in the lovely country house at the heart of the 20-acre Holesfoot Estate. Luckily for us though, when no one is tying the knot, glamping fans like you and I get the chance to stay here too.
The five double-peaked bell tents of The Holesfoot Hideaway are tucked on the edge of a small woodland, with views across a neighbouring field. Unzip the tent doors in the morning and you might have views of grazing sheep and the sound of the dawn chorus as you make yourself a cup of tea. The tents are kitted out with tea and coffee making facilities and thereâs electricity to power the kettle, lights and sockets for charging your phone. But be aware thereâs no cooking kit. These are essentially bedrooms in the wild with everything youâd expect from a hotel â only the bathroom is a minuteâs walk through the trees away instead of en suite. Two showers, two toilets and two washbasins are kept immaculately clean and shared between glamping guests.
If youâre staying here at a time when thereâs not a wedding breakfast to feed you, youâll want to eat out for your dinner so itâs handy that there are options nearby. The closest of which is the community-owned pub, The Butcherâs Arms, at Crosby Ravensworth. There are more options in nearby, riverside Appleby, just five miles away. This the Eden Valley between the high moorlands of the north Pennines and the Lake District. Itâs also the very top of the Yorkshire Dales National Park so thereâs plenty to do and see nearby.
Welcome to the Holesfoot Hideaway đ«đ start the night with a glass of vino & a game of banana-grams đ, sleep in the woods, wake up to sunrise over the fells & have your morning coffee with the sheepsies, deer & the red squirrels đż There are 5 bell tents on the site. They are a large tent (5x7m) with a king size bed inside. Bedside tables with lamps, a double socket for phone charging, wifi, a full length mirror, dressing table, clothes hanging rail and shelf, a double sofa, 4 chairs and a table, a kettle, 2 mugs, 2 teaspoons, a water jug, and 2 water glasses. We provide a towel per guest and a small amount of tea/coffee/sugar. The toilet and shower block is a 1 minute walk down a woodland path. This has 2 showers, 2 toilets & 2 sinks with shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, hand wash. Outside each tent there is a cold water tap, for drinking water/kettle filling. There is plenty of woodland & meadows to explore within the private grounds, & so much more to enjoy within the local area.The Holesfoot Hideaway is situated just outside the pretty village of Maulds Meaburn in the Eden Valley on the northern edge of theYorkshire Dales National Park. There are lovely countryside walks right from the estate and further afield in the national park. The fells of the Pennines and the Lake District rise either side of the Eden Valley offering more challenging fell walking, trail running and cycling too. The closest town Appleby-in-Westmorland is on the River Eden and a good place to set out on riverside walks, for riverside picnics or to jump aboard a train on the scenic Settle-Carlisle Railway. Ullswater is the closest lake within the Lake District National Park. There you can hop aboard an Ullswater Steamer or take a smaller vessel out on the water. Aira Force waterfall and the route up Helvellyn are on its banks too.
The Butcherâs Arms is a community-owned pub which offers good food in Crosby Ravensworth, just under three miles down the road. Next closest is The New Inn at Hoff (three miles) and there are plenty of options in Appleby-in-Westmorland (five miles away). The town also has a small Co-op and a range of independent shops. Thereâs a market on the last Saturday of the month too.
