About us

 We are Mark and Georgie and we are the owners of Blacksmiths Cottages. We have a 8 year old daughter called Hannah and a 14 year old doggy called Benny.

We purchased the cottages in 2023. Prior to this, we owned a very successful and national award-winning country inn, based in North Yorkshire.  However, the stressful combination of the pandemic, having a young child and long working hours meant a new exciting adventure was urgently needed.

We sold the inn and looked for a new business where we could continue in hospitality, enjoy life more and be hands-on parents to our beautiful girl.

And we found it here at Blacksmiths Cottages!

We were very fortunate that the first business we viewed was this one.  We fell in love immediately. It was perfect.  Although our business is still relatively young, our expectations, in every way, have been exceeded.  Our guests have, without exception, been lovely and we are delighted to have had many repeat stays.

We have some wonderful plans to renovate the barn onsite to make another 2 bedroomed property. Work will start on the new build in October 2025.