We know Grassington well and were going to the Grassington festival for 9 days - 2 weekends. Rented the cottage from Friday to Friday. We then had to move to a B&B 30 yards away, as the owner would only rent it to us on a Fri-Fri or Sat-Sat basis - wouldn't add on the extra 2 days.

The cottage is very handily positioned right in the middle of the village. It consists of 2 or 3 old cottages knocked together. It has plenty of rooms - large kitchen diner with high ceilings opening onto garden, and adjoining utility is a good focal point for meals. There is a cosy sitting room and a second smaller one with a TV.

With 4 bedrooms, the property would be excellent for a party including children, not ideal for our 3 couples. 1 bedroom is a twin and 1 holds a bunk-bed. The master bedroom is large and ensuite, but the 3 other rooms share an upstairs bathroom with no shower, together with a large shower room downstairs.

The cottage was generally well appointed, with one or two details a bit tired which could have easily been fixed.

Service was not as helpful as it could have been. After us not being able to book for 9 days to take in the final weekend of the festival back in January, because someone might want it for the whole of the next week, in the end the owner let it out to a family just for those final 2 days. So he could have been more flexible in the first place, or come back to us when looking at letting it out for 2 days. The back garden was a nice facility for sitting outside when not raining, but the small lawn was overdue for a mow.

More generally, a week at the Grassington festival is a fantastic option for combining making the most of the glorious Dales countryside in the day time with high quality entertainment every night in a pretty small village.