Mrs Collingwood
August 2018
We stayed at the 3 Guys Cottage for a week in early August.. This was such a lovely, homely place to stay with a really beautiful view of a field grazed by sheep. The cottage is very well maintained and had everything we needed (and more) for our stay, including a good selection of family games; DVDs and books (for those quiet nights in). For those with teenagers (or anyone who might be interested to know) Netflix is also pre-installed on the TV, so those with an account can enjoy this too (as our son did on occasions). The living room is cosy and just big enough for a family of 4 (there were 3 of us staying and we had plenty of space!). If like us, you do not have a downstairs bathroom, it might take a couple of days to get use to this - but it by no means spoiled our stay. The stairs leading up to the bedrooms may be a little steep for older people (or a bit of a challenge after a long day walking!) but the bedrooms themselves are very cosy and of an ample size for our little family. The smaller room has a great view!
Long Preston is a great base for getting about in North Yorkshire. We visited several places during our stay at 3 Guys; and found the cottage location really convenient for all our day trips. Its also great having allocated parking, so there's no worries about finding a parking spot at the end of a busy day exploring. We always entered and exited the property from the back door as this is closer to the parking area and gave us an excuse to admire the beautiful landscape. The cottage is on a stretch of road leading out of town. Occasionally, we did hear traffic passing by, but this is less frequent at night and did not bother us at all during our stay.
The cottage is near two Inns, both within easy walking distance from door to door. Both have a fair choice of food on their respective menus and are equally as friendly and welcoming. If you don't mind travelling a bit further, there are plenty of places to stop and eat along the road to Skipton (and Skipton itself is a big bustling town with an abundance of restaurants to suit all tastes). The small town of Settle (in the opposite direction) is also great for food places. We particularly enjoyed stopping off at 'Ye Olde Naked Man' Cafe for breakfast and lunch - and is well worth a visit when you come to North Yorkshire. We visited Settle during its flowerpot show, and it was quite fun walking around spotting the different flowerpot people that the locals had created and put on display - and is worth a visit during July and August just for that!
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at 3 Guys Cottage, it definitely offered that home-from-home experience. We would absolutely come back to Long Preston and 3 Guys Cottage without hesitation.