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With approximately five and a half acres Cragg Hill Cottage is home to a variety of livestock including rabbits, hens, turkeys, ducks, geese and peacocks to donkey’s, pigs and alpacas. There is also Barry and Edna the emus and Twopac and Bianca the Highland Cattle all of which Jo & Stuart have acquired through word of mouth or have rescued and nurtured to good health once again.
Along with the animals which help create a lovely setting to Cragg Hill its position perched up on the hillside above Keighley provides a variety of expansive views of both the Aire and Worth Valley’s. Across the Worth Valleys views reach over Haworth Moors and Bronte Country towards Hebden Bridge, over the moors above Laycock and along the Worth Valley itself where the Steam Trains can be seen venturing back and forth from Oxenhope to Keighley. Along the Aire Valley views past Silsden towards Skipton and beyond can be seen… on a good day visability stretches as far as Pen-Y-Ghent in the southern Lake Distrtict!
Jo & Stuart bought Cragg Hill Cottage in 2010 as a way to diversify their interests and, as animal lovers, fulfill their ambition to be able to keep a wide selection of animals and run a small holding of their own.
Many of the animals Jo & Stuart have acquired have come to them through word of mouth, others have come to them having been rescued and have been nurtured back to good health during their time on the farm. Jo & Stuart are happy to encourage any of their guests to interact with all the animals they own in a friendly and informal environment, or to just admire them from the comfort of their holiday lets whilst going about your own business and enjoying the many local facilities and attractions nearby.
Away from Cragg Hill Cottage Stuart is a builder by trade with 0ver 2o years experience and has run his own building firm for over 10 years which holds a good reputation in the local area. Jo has been in the caring profession for over 30 years and is now actively involved in caring for adults with learning difficulties. As part of Jo’s role both Jo & Stuart provides the facilities they have available to enable the adults to come and enjoy spending time with the animals and get to know them individually.
Jo & Stuart are more than happy to facilitate a session or two of hands on experience caring for the animals at Cragg Hill during your stay. The sessions would need to be pre-booked as the seasons change so do the feed times and the general routine of farm and the animals.
The sessions can take a variety of forms depending upon the level of interaction you wish to experience, from a simple walk round and discussion regarding the different animals to helping feed, groom and muck out the animals there is something for everyone and choice is entirely yours. Of course guests are more than welcome to simply just admire the animals from the comfort of their holiday let leaving Jo & Stuart to do the work!!
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