Reviews

We stayed at Melmerby Hall and Stag Cottage from 22 December – 27 December 2023 to celebrate my 60th Birthday and the Christmas festivities. We have previously had the pleasure of holidaying at various cottages owned by the Rowley Estates and it was exciting to be celebrating at Melmerby Hall this time around. Christine and her amazing team make the whole experience 5 star (from initial enquiry to leaving at the end of the stay) at whichever property you stay in.
There were 24 of us in Melmerby Hall and Stag Cottage (including 9 children) and every one of us could not fault anything about it. The Hall is so well equipped, and the beautiful welcome hampers are second to none. Both properties were decorated for Christmas with the most beautiful trees, door wreaths, swags, ribbons etc.
We made use of the wonderful gardens with a treasure hunt for the children and to run energy off playing hide and seek. All the children were delighted too that we had a visit on Christmas Eve from Father Christmas himself!
All in all, our stay has to go down as one of our best Christmas’ ever and we cannot thank Christine and her team enough for their hard work and dedication to make our dream come true. A beautiful property in the most fantastic location, with endless walking opportunities from the front door.
I am so looking forward to our next cottage stay later this year.

We had a wonderful stay last week at Melmerby Hall. It really is a delight! It was immaculately prepared for us when we arrived. It is beautifully furnished and equipped with everything a big party needs and the huge and well maintained gardens and woods were great for walks and for the children to run around. It’s also ideally placed to visit the many places of interest in the North Lakes.

We had a fabulous time at your beautiful hall, thank you so much. We didn’t bring any dogs in the end but the little kids loved being able to run wild in the gardens. Not one person had a single complaint about anything so that must be a first for our family! We’re not due another gathering for 5 years but I suspect we may have one anyway, just to return. Thank you once again,

Just returned from an anniversary and birthday celebration weekend at Melmerby Hall, and Stag Cottage.
A wonderful location for a big get together with friends and family.
All the bedrooms are en suite with very comfortable beds and lovely products in all the bathrooms.
The welcome hampers in both properties were fantastic and well received, they even had treats in for the dogs.
It was very relaxing with room for all of us to spread out, especially in the beautiful gardens where the children, and dogs, enjoyed running around and exploring.
The hi light of our weekend was a celebration dinner on Saturday night, Lynn Hilditch catered for us.The meal was superb, nothing was too much trouble for her and Lynn and her staff looked after us all very well.I would highly recommend Lynn for any special event.
I would certainly book with Rowley estates again and recommend them to my friends

We stayed at Melmerby Hall at the end of April for a fun filled family birthday celebration. There were 16 of us aged from 63 to 1 staying in all 9 rooms plus 5 more family members in Stag Cottage. We are just local and had never stayed in one of the Rowley Estates properties though we had heard good reports and we weren’t disappointed. The property itself is superb as are the extensive grounds, the bedrooms are all very luxurious with lovely bathrooms. The rest of the house is huge with plenty of reception rooms to spread out but also plenty of space for everyone to sit in the same room or around the same dining table. As for the billiards room on the top floor that was the icing on the cake.
The kitchen is very well equipped – two dishwashers, two fridges and endless crockery, cutlery and glasses plus as much cooking equipment as you might ever need. The aga and central island make it a great sociable space and everything was so well thought out. The welcome hamper was a lovely touch too.
As soon as we left all the family were desperate to go back for another get together, it really was fantastic in every way.

Christine and the Rowley estates team do such a great job of making a journey to one of their properties not just memorable but personalised.

This is the third trip we have had booked to one of their properties and the best trip so far.

Lovely beautiful house with such a well equipped kitchen for a large group. We also took the Stag cottage which is connected so more than enough space in the Halls living areas that felt homely and spacious, we were 16 people but we could have been 40 people and still have space socially.

Look forward to staying again and have decided we will just pick another of the estates first and look at the area second.

Fantastic large house with plenty of space inside and out that easily accommodated 10 adults and 8 children. Great character and highly functional. We used Lynn Hilditch Catering for a special meal; Lynn’s food was remarkable across the board and the service was brilliant. Highly recommend this house and Lynn for catering.

22 members of our family and friends celebrated our golden wedding at Melmerby Hall and Stag Cottage, staying 3 nights. The accommodation is magnificent in terms of quality of fittings, size, comfort and it’s preparation. We used outside caterers for our main celebration meal and Lynn Hilditch and her team equaled the high standard of the accommodation completely
We have no hesitation in recommending this venue to any one who feels the need to be truly spoiled

We all had a memorable stay at Melmerby Hall which is a truly splendid property with interesting grounds and a marvellous outlook.

The house itself was very well equipped and the ready availability of logs from the store was indulged during our stay. We all liked the theming of the rooms in terms of furniture, fixings and fabrics.

It also felt exceptionally well heated for a large property. The log fires were not required for additional heat but more for atmosphere!

The location itself in The Eden Valley proved very strategic for our trips to the Lake District whilst the proximity of the North Pennines and Northumbria suggest that we should have a return visit sometime soon. There is much to do and see.

We shall collaborate on providing you with a Google review in due course and I shall be in touch once submitted.

We certainly look forward to a return visit to Melmerby given our experience.

Many thanks to you and the entire team for great memories!

Honestly, the best airbnb I’ve stayed in. Melmerby Hall is exquisite. Roaring open fires, beautiful antique furnishings and lushious gardens and surroundings. Christine was an impeccable host and every little detail had been considered. Nothing was too much trouble and even the beautiful welcome hamper had so much thought incorporated into it. We spent three glorious days at Melmerby Hall with friends, family and our pooches and we will absolutely be making it more of a regular occurrence. I cannot recommend Melmerby Hall or The Rowleys as hosts, warmly enough. Thank you so much Christine and Co!