With its garden backing onto the River Roeburn in the friendly conservation village of Wray in the Forest of Bowland AONB, the spacious and characterful Tailor’s Cottage is perfect for lovers of the great outdoors and wild swimming, cosy evenings in front of a wood-burning stove, long soaks in a real bathtub, and evenings at the welcoming village pub. Stunning woodland, hills and riverside walks begin at the front door, and the mountains of the Yorkshire Dales are just a ten minute drive.

The Riverside Tailor’s Cottage was our family home until a few years ago. We loved the location as soon as we saw the cottage, and its position backing directly onto a river within a pretty conservation village. I now work from home and live a few minutes away so I’m on hand if any issues arise and am pleased to welcome guests to stay.

Wray is a historic conservation village with bags of character - it’s a huddle of pretty old cottages with a cobbly river running through it. Wray is in an AONB and surrounded by stunning hills and woodland, plus the Yorkshire Dales at a stone’s throw. The locals say hello to you with a genuine smile, the village pub is delightfully old-fashioned and friendly and serves great food using local ingredients and real ales, there’s a community-owned village store selling a lovely range of produce, as well as village tea rooms for delicious lunches and cakes. There are numerous really lovely local walks and a very special wild swimming spot which we share details of with our guests. There are fabulous woodland, riverside and hill walks and cycle routes from the front door of the cottage, for which there are route guides left for you. We do recommend that you come in a car so that you can get around easily. You’ll be able to drive to the Yorkshire Dales in as little as 10 minutes and the Lake District in around 40 minutes. The nearest large town is Lancaster about 20 minutes away.