Sometimes you don't need to travel far to escape reality, and Bolton Abbey is the ideal spot to pack your bags to for a little R&R.
Set just an hour from Leeds city centre on the corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Bolton Abbey is where suburban Leeds meets the countryside - and it's truly stunning.
Spend days wandering through greenery or explore the Dales' quaint pubs and cafes before putting your head down at one of the most luxurious staycation options around.
Hailed by The Telegraph and Red Bull as one of Britain's coolest camping spots, Catgill Farm is host to bell tents and timber pods, as well as plenty of camping space for you to pitch up and take in the panoramic views of the Yorkshire Dales as the sun goes down.
The Timber Pods can sleep up to six, and come complete with a hot tub on a private patio, as well as a fire pit, pizza oven and fully equipped kitchen space.
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The spot has been racking up some serious views on TikTok too, and it's not difficult to see why. Exploring the site, you'll walk through crisp green spaces and wind your way between trees to find your chosen pod. Showing off impressive amenities like innovative pizza oven, slotted inside the fire pit and cosy deckchairs to watch the sunset on, these pods are bursting with character.
Now we all know that British weather can be temperamental (to say the least), so these pods are fully insulated with built in central heating - and if all else fails and it's blowing a gale outside, there's cosy blankets and hot chocolate so you can log into your Netflix account and swap a day out for a date night in.
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Prices start at £195 per night for two adults, but there's also an impressive selection of bell tents to choose from too, priced from £165 each.
These come with private patios with hot tubs and fire pits but come with yurt-style sleeping arrangements.
For the full spa home-away-from-home experience, you can add on a spa package, which gives customers luxury robes and slippers; a bottle of Prosecco with ice bucket; chocolate truffles; fairy lights and skincare products like a Sanctuary face mask and moisturiser, as well as an orange and sugar body scrub.
Have alookat this stunning, futuristic family home that's currently on the market.
If you've ever wanted to live in a home that resembles a spaceship, then boy oh boy have we got the home for you.
This is Bennetthorpe House over in Doncaster, a truly impressive architect designed family residence that's so swish it even featured on one of the very first episodes of Grand Designs.
Now that's an accolade.
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Set across three floors, the home has a whopping five bedrooms and three bathrooms as well as a gorgeous light-filled reception room. In fact, the whole home is flooded with light due to the sheer abundance of windows.
Designed to impress, the entrance hall doubles as a dining area and showcases some of the property's most eye-catching architectural features, including a striking glass staircase and a dramatic floor-to-ceiling glass block wall.
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Upstairs, the lavish bedroom suite comes complete with a walk-in dressing area and a sleek en-suite shower room.
The lower ground floor features a large bedroom, dedicated sitting area, en-suite bathroom and provides direct access to the property's double garage.
Certainly, it's not the sort of home to snuggle in front of the fire with a good book and get all cosy - but if you're a fan of all things modern and contemporary then it doesn't get much better than this.
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The best part? It can be yours for just £850,000...how can one resist? It's a small price to pay to feel like you're the star of Grand Designs every single day of your life.
To have a proper nosey at this one-of-a-kind property then take a look at the listing on Rightmove here.
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Inside the £1.75m Horsforth farmhouse complete with its very own cottage and five acres of land
Clementine Hall
Go behind the doors of this truly beautiful house on the market in the leafy suburb of Horsforth.
Now this one really is a thing of beauty.
Located on Scotland Lane in Horsforth, The Rookery is an absolutely stunning former Georgian farmhouse dating all the way back to the 19th century.
It occupies a whopping 5,000 sq ft as well as its very own cottage amongst 5.5 acres of land, as well as five double bedrooms and three bathrooms.
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And guess what? It's only on the market for a mere guide price of £1.75 million. Pocket change.
In the main house you're welcomed with a grand entrance hall and staircase leading through to a series of reception rooms on the ground floor, how posh. Here you'll also find a wet room and an orangery which attaches to the kitchen, even more posh.
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Upstairs there's five double bedrooms, three bathrooms and a study - that should be plenty room for us we think.
But the exterior is where it gets really interesting as here you'll find five acres of beautifully maintained gardens featuring an orchard, kitchen garden and a tennis court.
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There's also 'stabling suited to equine use, adding further appeal for those with equestrian interests'... we couldn't have put it better ourselves.
Beyond that The Rookery features it's very own detached two-bedroom cottage as well as a garage with mezzanine accommodation.
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The entire property looks like something out of a fairytale, so if you're looking to live your best 19th century Bridgerton-esque life, then dig deep and get hold of that £1.75 million.
But if you do buy it, can we please live in the cottage?
Sophie Smith -
24th April 2023 
