Hello! At the end of November last year, I packed my bag and went on holiday with bloggers. All those years my parents warned me of strangers on the internet when in fact, strangers on the Internet ended up being some of my closest friends! After what felt like months of counting down the days and exchanging A LOT of emails between 8 of us (my iPhone nearly exploded), the time finally arrived .
Photo Credit – skinnedcartree.com
A Weekend in Osmotherly
with Sykes Cottages
We stayed in Osmotherly , a small village in North Yorkshire near North Allerton and Thirsk. It was a very quiet and small village, and basic mobile signal was not that great as a result. Shoutout to the one pub that offered free Wi-Fi… although I can’t remember the name of it to give it an actual shoutout… #awks.
The Cote Ghyll cottage was absolutely beautiful. Can you even call it a cottage? To my uncultured self it was practically a mansion! Situated next to the owner’s caravan park, it had… *deep breath* four bedrooms, a games room, a living room with an open fire, a spacious kitchen with dining area, a bathroom, two toilets as well as picturesque views all around us. I would suggest that you take a peek at the pictures of the cottage on the website as it was absolutely stunning.
For me personally, I liked how the house “branched out” into two separate spaces upstairs, with two bedrooms on either side of the house. Say if you were at this cottage with another family, you could spend time together downstairs but you could have your own “half” of the house upstairs where each family could stay together. I hope that makes sense!
Photo Credit – skinnedcartree.com
Photo Credit – skinnedcartree.com
I admit I was extremely unorganized and silly and barely took any photos of the cottage. I kept forgetting to take pictures and when I finally remembered to, my camera had not been charged. Oops… I am using some of my fellow blogger’s photos with permission (I hope!).
Photo Credit – skinnedcartree.com
Friday:
We arrived late in the afternoon – I had to get on two trains to get to North Allerton, where I was to be picked up by Corinne . We kind of, almost, nearly died but I think that experience brought us closer. After claiming our bedrooms (my roommate was the wonderful Simone ) and unpacking the alcohol, we were treated to a gorgeous meal prepared for by Sammie . Seriously, girl did good. We then all got changed into comfy pyjamas, wiped off the war paint and sung along to Frozen. Some of us stayed up quite late, drinking and talking about heavy issues such as Scottish Independence and MS.
Saturday:
We all toddled into the village of Osmotherly to check out what it had to offer. From the cottage, it was about a 10 minute walk down a straight road, so it’s easy to get to without complications. Just watch out for any mud! We all had something to eat and a few drinks before heading back to the cottage for more drinking, chatting and fighting over the limited Wi-Fi.
Sunday:
This time, we had a drive into North Allerton! We saw donkeys, browsed Waterstones, had sneaky trips into Boots and Superdrug and to top it all off, I ate 4 cream eclairs in Corinne’s car. I know what you are thinking – you are so impressed. We also had dinner that night in another one of the local pubs, just to finish off the holiday. I also have to say that Kel made me the best hot chocolate of my life on that Sunday, it will never be forgotten.
Photo Credit – marriedtoageek.co.uk I am the idiot on the left with the bread… obviously.
I had such a wonderful time with these ladies and I’m so happy that I can honestly call them my friends.
Truth be told, I had been feeling pretty down before the holiday, but a weekend with these ladies just made all the anxiety and worries disappear. They all had me laughing until my stomach ached, introduced me to the wonder of gin and bitter lemon, and listened to my incessant drunken ramblings. Thank you all so much <3
Hayley – Tea Party Beauty | Kel – Adventures in Tea and Cake | Corinne – Skinned Cartree | Sammie – Little Blonde Life | Sharon – Stargazy Eyes | Simone – Married to a Geek | Jessica – Jessica in Your Ear
I wonder where our next holiday will be… down South perhaps? *spends the next 5 hours browsing through the Sykes Cottages website*
Dannie x
That cottage looks incredible! *Wishes my bank account amount had more zeros* haha
It was amazing :) one day you will stay in a Sykes cottage! :D xx
Oh wow what a fabulous idea it looks like so much fun and a lovely place to stay, great food and company ;) xx
Amazing food and amazing company, love them all so much <3 xx
I still have your bread selfies on my camera haha. I really wanna go back, just to get drunk and gossip with all you ladies again. Roll on Poland.
Hayley @ Tea Party Beauty
Hahaha, are you going to use those against me ;)
Yay Poland <3 xx
YES! Come down to Bristol or Somerset! :D I can show you where all the cider and cheese is made haha xxx
Hahaha, sounds like a riveting tour ;) I want to hear the farmers speak in Somerset :D xx
Haha the bread! You let your evil side out then, didn’t you.
Corinne x
I am so evil ;) x
A blogger holiday sounds great and it looks like you had a wonderful time. How cosy does that house look? And YAY for perusing Waterstones – I navigate by book shops I’m sure.
I really did :)) The house was so beautiful, I wish I was rich enough to have a house like that! xx
I love you! I’m so excited for the next holiday – down South would be fab, but we definitely need one soon! A weekend away with you girlies is always the relaxation I need
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I love you too <3 Yes we should have one down south! You need to show us all the best places :)) xx