“Lovely, cosy, barn , beautiful surroundings.”
Just returned from a week at Warth Barn. My friend & I had booked the barn to celebrate our special birthdays this year and wanted it to be a lovely treat for our party of 8. We were not disappointed. From opening the door we were greeted by warm, cosy accomodation, a welcoming card,cake & wine left by the owner. After choosing our bedrooms, all modern, cosy & immaculately clean we explored the kitchen, lounge. There was every utencil you could wish for in the lovely kitchen & the lounge overlooked beautiful scenery. We had many happy evenings around the long table, cheese nights, gin nights, games nights & for those amongst us who wanted to relax & read there was lovely comfortable seating. We didn't move our cars all week, allowing us to enjoy a nice drink at the end of the day at the Mason Arms, just at the end of the lane (torch required for walks home in the dark), very friendly staff & nice food. We also enjoyed a walk to the farm shop, and on to the Marton Arms, can highly recommend the Slingsby rhubarb gin, served beautifully with enough raspberries to meet your 5 a day!!! If you don't fancy that they have another 51 to choose from!! The early birds amongst us enjoyed a morning walk once it got light, setting off with a nod from the 2 sheep in the garden to see us on our way!! A brisk circuit around Ingleton village with a call off at the bakery ( serving from 7am) to buy delicious bread, pasties, pies , bacon & sausage sandwiches made for a good start to the day! We took the bus to Kirby Lonsdale, well worth a visit and also enjoyed another bus ride to Settle and caught the train to Ribblehead to see the amazing viaduct up close. The Ingleton waterfalls trail was superb, well worth £6, sturdy footwear definitely needed & well earned pint at the end! A mention must go to Ingleton Tandoori for the tasty but VERY hot Madras, we enjoyed our poppadoms & pickles, thank you!! A great week was had by our gang & I would recommend Warth Barn to anyone of my family & friends as a superb base, could not fault it.
