Who we are and what we offer

We are a family run farm and 4 bed carbon neutral holiday cottage just on the edge of beautiful Bronte moorland here near Haworth, West Yorkshire, UK. Stones Cottage Farm was built in 1878 and has previously been a farm keeping dairy, sheep for meat and wool, a battery farm, then a free range farm and hatchery. Historic occupations of the residents here have ranged from farming, to quarrying and stone work, as well as textiles and wool production.

In terms of the holiday cottage, it is attached to our farm. It has 2 bedrooms and sleeps 4, (but we also have travel cot or zed bed too). The Gallery has loads of photos of the cottage and grounds for you to look at. We specialise in families – especially those with babies or toddlers, but also teenagers unlikely to lift their heads from their phones!

The area in the media : The whole area is associated with the famous Bronte sisters and the Parsonage Museum, and the main Haworth cobbled street is just up the road. We are also known for many many TV and film productions, including recent ones such as Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax and other Sally Wainwright productions. Peaky Blinders, To Walk Invisible, Emily, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Rita, Sue and Bob too have also been filmed here, and so many others!!! It is not uncommon to bump into film crew or actors here.

Transport and Connectivity : As wild and open as the spaces are here, resulting in practically no air pollution at all, and as private and quiet as we are, we are amazingly connected to the transport networks – public buses run past the farm and take you to Hebden Bridge on one side, or Keighley via Haworth to the other. From there you can get trains to Leeds, Bradford, Skipton, Manchester and beyond. We are around 45 minutes from Leeds/Bradford airport, and similar to Manchester airport. We also have the steam railway down the road too which can take you between Oxenhope and Haworth, through to Oakworth (where the Railway Children was filmed) and into Keighley.

The site is based at the top of the ‘Stones’, a rocky outcrop of stone that spans along the top of Oxenhope and leads up to the moorland at one end, and down to the village at the other. There is a network of walking, cycling and riding pathways from this area. We also have the privilege of some amazing protected wildlife here such as curlews and the environment supports migrating animals too.

Here is a list of our main facilities in the cottage :

Bed 1 – kingsize bed, wardrobe & drawers, hairdryer, fan, night lights.
Bed 2 – 2 single beds, large wardrobe / storage, zed bed, travel cot, black out blinds, night lights.
Bathroom – Toilet, sink, shower over bath, step stool, potty, towel rails.
Living / dining room – table & 4 chairs, settee, comfy chair, side tables, books, dvds, games etc, childrens animal stools
Kitchen – full range double oven, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, all crockery & cutlery, cleaning facilities, coffee machine, kettle, toaster, microwave, slow cooker, washing machine, dryer.
Childrens / infants facilities – in the cottage we have plastic crockery & cutlery, steriliser and spare bottles, bibs, nappy bags, baby bouncer, small stools, toybox & books, duplo, night lights and usb plugs, black out blinds, high chairs, safety gates, fireguard, travel cot (but you must provide your own bedding for this), enclosed garden, 2 swings.

Here is a list of our other main facilities on site :

Gaming barn – ideal for Teenagers + (N.B. all children under 12 must be supervised) – air hockey, pool, snooker, darts, table football, full size table tennis, retro gaming (Sega) console with thousands of games on, our ASD busy board, and sensory lighting, and 5G Wifi
Arts & crafts – We are able to offer either bookable sessions, or unsupervised access to some of our crafting facilities. This is an additional cost and must be paid for prior to commencement. It is possible to do glass painting, textiles, mobile making and suncatchers, recycling based projects, night lights and other hanging decorations. We also have seed planting, making mini gardens and other nature based creativity if you would prefer.
7.5kW EV Car charging port – this is based on the farmyard and is an additional cost to use. This is payable on site to us directly and is based on usage.
Hot tub – this is based on the terraced area of the holiday cottage and so for private use only by guests over 8 years old. It is a UV filtered spa made with antibacterial material. This is a bookable extra and notice must be given prior to a stay if this is required due to the cleandown, refill and testing processes to be compliant with Health and Safety regulations. We will also need to test the water during your stay so will need access daily to the hot tub in order to do this for your safety. We can supply beach towels for this as part of the booking. This is payable on site to us directly upon arrival.
Gardens – there is a private holiday cottage garden for sole use by guests. This contains swings, a fire pit and a picnic table. N.B. It also contains a natural small stream in the corner so children must be supervised at all times. The second garden belongs to the farm and is not enclosed.
The edible garden – There is a stocked garden with herbs etc in for guests to pick and use in their cooking if required. This is sited next to the gaming barn.
Access to animals – although guests must not go through any of the farm gates, the animals are still accessible via the farmyard or the gardens. This means it is possible to feed and interact with all of the animals here. Our farm cats also like to sit around the farmyard or in the gaming barn and love treats! N.B. Animals do not go into the cottage under any circumstances.