Beechwood Shepherd's Hut
Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Uppergate Farm
- Our low price promise from £125 p/n
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Shepherd's hut
Sleeps 2
- One king-size bed
Overview
The shepherd’s hut at Uppergate Farm offers you a life of unparalleled ease. With your own hot tub just outside, you can roll out of bed for a morning soak. If you fancy getting more active and wish to use the pool, then the owners will pre-arrange a 75 minute session with the sauna (at busy times these sessions are in the evenings for grown ups only!) or you can head over to the games room with table football and mini snooker, for a bit of a play. Even the nearest pub, The Butcher’s Arms, is only a 15-minute stroll through the trees. If it’s wildlife you’re after, you don’t even need to leave the deck, with extensive tree planting and careful cultivation meaning the forest is alive with birdsong.
With the Peak District on your doorstep, there’s plenty to tempt you off the estate, but even close by you’ll find the Kirkless Way, a stunning circular walk to the high viewpoint of Holme Moss. The Pennine Way is only three miles away and the Transpennine Cycle Route, bridleway and trail are just round the corner as well. Throw in potential visits to the grand house at Chatsworth, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the lovely village of Holmfirth and you’ll have more than enough to earn yourself some hot tub time. Of course, you can always skip straight to that bit, going no further than the on-site farm shop for bbq ingredients including the farm’s own meat, then hiding out by the hut and soaking up the steam and the peace of the woods.
Essentials
The important stuff
- Check in: 2:30 pm
- Check out: 10:30 am
- During busy times at the farm, access to the pool and sauna facilities may be allocated with other guests
- All firewood is provided
- Mobile phone signal (network dependent)
- No WiFi
Sleeping arrangements
- One king-size bed
Cooking
- Gas hob
- Microwave
- Fridge freezer
- Fully equipped kitchen
- BBQ
Washing
- Shower
- Flushing toilet
- Bathroom toiletries provided
Heating, lighting & bedding
- Bed linen and towels provided
- Wood-burner
- Radiators
- Electric lighting
- Plug sockets
Entertainment
- Playing cards
- Selection of board games
- Books and magazines
- iPod dock and radio/CD player
- Additional activities and games available in farm shop
- If you wish to use the pool or sauna, then the owners will pre-arrange a 75-minute session (at busy times these are usually in the evenings for adults only) - please contact the owners directly for more info
Getting there
Uppergate Farm, Hepworth, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1TG
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By train
The nearest station is Brockholes, and Steve can pick you up from here free of charge. Alternatively you can go to Wakefield, a 25 minute taxi ride away - it's under two hours' to here from London by train.
By bus
The nearest bus stop is just 500m from Uppergate Farm.
By car
DIRECTIONS FROM M1 NORTH TO UPPERGATE
From the M1 take junction 39 towards Wakefield and Denby Dale. At roundabout take the 3rd exit to Denby Dale and Huddersfield. Follow this road until you reach the Bretton roundabout. Take the 2nd exit to Denby Dale. Continue along this road for about 8 miles until you reach a crossroads at the Sovereign Inn. Go straight across the staggered junction, signposted Holmfirth. Continue for another 2 miles down a steep hill into New Mill village. At this crossroads, opposite the Duke of Leeds pub, turn left on the A616 towards Sheffield for about 1/2 mile. After a row of terraced cottages [Mearhouse Terrace] take the right hand fork to Hepworth, Jackson Bridge and Scholes. Keep following this road and continue uphill into Hepworth (Butt Lane). At the top of the hill turn sharp left towards Hepworth village centre. (Note: Do not go up the very steep hill signposted Uppergate). Continue for about 60m and turn right into the Butchers Arms car park. Go through the car park, driving behind the pub and continue down the bumpy lane. Now follow the directions in bold below.
DIRECTION FROM M1 SOUTH TO UPPERGATE FARM
Take junction 35A and join A616 to Manchester, driving for about 12 miles and passing through Langsett –beware speed cameras all along this stretch of road! At the Flouch roundabout go straight across following the A616 signposted Holmfirth. Go straight ahead at next mini roundabout too. Do not turn off until you have gone through Crow Edgeand passed the Victoria pub–about 4 miles. Follow the A616 for another ½ mile downhill until a very sharp right-hand bend. Slow down here and turn first left down Gatehead Lane, in between a cottage and a chapel, sign posted Hepworth. Go through the next hamlet of Barnside, following the narrow winding road past Hepworth J&I school on your left and eventually up into the village of Hepworth. At the Butchers Arms pub turn left into the car park, and drive behind the pub and continue down bumpy lane. Now follow the directions in bold below.
DIRECTIONS FROM HUDDERSFIELD TO UPPERGATE FARM
From the south of Huddersfield on the Ring Road take the A616 following Honley, Holmfirth and Sheffield signs. Follow A616 making sure at the lights in Honley to take the left fork towards Sheffield, A616, and NOT towards Holmfirth, A6024. Drive for 2-3 miles and at the New Mill crossroads, turn right and sharp left to continue following A616 in direction of Sheffield. After about 1/2 mile you will see a row of terraced cottages [Mearhouse Terrace] on the right. Take the right hand fork to Hepworth, Jackson Bridge and Scholes. Keep following this road and continue uphill into Hepworth (Butt Lane). At the top of the hill turn sharp left towards Hepworth village centre. (Note: Do not go up the very steep hill signposted ‘Uppergate’). Continue for about 60m and turn right into the Butchers Arms car park. Go through the car park, driving behind the pub and continue down the bumpy lane. Now follow the directions in bold below.
DIRECTIONS FROM HOLMFIRTH TO UPPERGATE FARM
From the centre of Holmfirth take the A635 uphill towards New Mill, Barnsley and Wakefield ( StationRoad).Follow A635 untilnext majorjunction in New Mill. Bear right keeping on the A616, at the Duke of Leeds pub, towards Sheffield and continue for about 1/2 mile. At a row of terraced cottages [Mearhouse Terrace] take the right hand fork to Hepworth, Jackson Bridge and Scholes. Keep following this road and continue uphill into Hepworth (Butt Lane). At the top of the hill turn sharp left towards Hepworth village centre. (Ignore the steep road opposite signed ‘Uppergate’). Continue for about 60m and turn right into the Butchers Arms car park. Go through the car park, driving behind the pub and continue down the bumpy lane.
* Continue along the lane and take the second left (ignore the first left signposted ‘Uppergate’) and drive up the lane past the farmhouse, No.14, and bear right through the stone gate posts, you will see a parking area on the left please park there. Our office is in the single story timber building opposite the car park and we will meet you here. The Yurt itself is about 400m up the woodland road and then you can follow us up there in your vehicle.
Note that the post code is HD9 1TG, but SatNav tends to take you up the very steep hill also signposted ‘Uppergate’ – don’t use this and follow the directions above instead.
Food & Drink
At Uppergate Farm
Teas, coffees, milk sachets and jams are provided for you when you arrive. For other things you can visit the farm shop on site, which contains Uppergate Farm's own bacon, sausage, beef, lamb, pork ( meats are frozen), free range eggs, seasonal vegetables, cakes, bread, fresh milk, jams and honey and other essentials. You can pre-order.
Local Shops
There is a large Co-op in Holmfirth only 2 miles away, and a shop/post office/newsagent in the next village (15 minutes' walk).
Pubs & Restaurants
The Butcher's Arms - excellent pub/restaurant in Hepworth village
Oil Can Cafe - outstanding café/tearoom/restaurant with classic cars and retro shops, 1 mile away
The pubs and cafes listed below are all walkable within 30 minutes and all serve food at various times of the week:
The Boshow Trout
The Red Lion Inn
The White Horse Inn
Brooklands Nurseries
The Olive Tree Bistro
Activities
At Uppergate Farm
There's a heated indoor pool, sauna and steam room on site, along with the farm shop and an indoor games room with table tennis, table football and mini snooker.
Places to Visit
Nearby there are a whole range of places to visit including the village of Holmfirth, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the Peak District National Park, Canon Hall, The Wakefield Gallery and the Stanedge Canal.
Within a 45 minute rail journey/drive you can reach Chatsworth House, York, Haddon and Hardwick Halls, the cities of Manchester and Leeds, Haworth and the Brontes, the Yorkshire Dales and Derbyshire Peaks, Peak caverns and Castleton.
Outdoor & Active
From the Yurt, 10 minutes walk is the Kirkees Way, a stunning circular walk to Holme Moss at 1800’. The Pennine Way is 3 miles away and the Transpennine Cycle Route and bridleway and trail the same distance.
There's also fishing, sailing and bike hire within a 15 minute drive.
Meet your hosts
Meet Steve
"We have been running farmhouse bed and breakfast holidays for almost 15 years and we now have a handful of 5 star and 4 star gold holiday cottages on the farm, which we have been running for over 10 years. The heated indoor pool, with sauna and steam room was completed almost 10 years ago as a part of the farm's rural diversification programme. I was born on the hill farm and before me, my father and grandfather were dairy farmers at Uppergate Farm. We (my wife, daughter and I) now farm on a much smaller scale with a few beef cattle, some sheep, free range hens and pigs. Much of our 40 acres of grassland is now shared with a local dairy farmer.
My family has been in and around Hepworth village for hundreds of years.
Maythorn Yurt is an exciting new adventure in making our peaceful woodland spaces available for couples to enjoy.
Wildlife & Environment
The Yurt is handmade from sustainable timber and is insulated with treated sheep wool. Heating and cooking is a combination of gas and timber – logs for the stove are cut from our own sustainable, managed woodland. As are the timbers for the attached kitchen and shower/ wc cabin. Rainwater is recycled and the electricity is powered from solar PV panels on the farm’s barn rooves.
The woodland is a mixture of – firs, pines, larches, spruce, hollies, oaks, beech, ash and rowans, elders, sycamore, maythorns, , horse chesnuts. Many and varied birds live in the wood: thrushes, blackbirds, various hawks and owls, finches and warblers, jays, song, cuckoos in summer, robins all year. Doves and a few stray pheasant abound.
The Yurt overlooks the farm fields with cows, chickens and sheep; in the woodland there are badgers, foxes, hares, rabbits and many other wild animals. And our pet pigs!"
Reviews
We had an absolutely lovely time. Everything had been well thought out and the attention to detail was amazing. I would recommend to anyone!
11/03/2024Anita
We spent an enjoyable two night stay at the hut. The hut is not large but is very well laid out and comfortable. The bathroom in particular was excellent. We really enjoyed the hot tub and the pool and sauna were also really good. Communication was good and we had no problem picking up the key. The hut is at the end of a dirt track and is the furthest building from the farm. Walking to and from the farm at night was a little difficult, a powerful torch is recommended and walking shoes if it is muddy.
28/10/2023Karl
We stayed for 2 nights. The accommodation was lovely. Perfect for a quite romantic weekend .
21/07/2023Rebecca
We had a wonderful time. The Shepherd’s Hut was delightful, the Booth’s were great hosts and the location was fabulous. The Shepherd’s Hut was the best we have stayed in, we have stayed in a number, well designed and equipped and very comfortable. Local area had lots to do, we chose to get our fill of Art, so visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Salt’s Mill Gallery and the Hepworth Wakefield.
15/05/2023Phillip
We had a lovely stay at the Beechwood Shepherd's Hut. We were very cosy and warm despite the downpour of rain outside. We enjoyed a walk to the local pub for a delicious meal in the evening and spent the morning soaking in the hot tub appreciating the peace and quiet and nothing but the sound of birdsong.
15/03/2023Justine, Canopy & Stars
Booking Terms
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Book with us in confidence knowing you won’t find that place cheaper elsewhere. All of the prices we display are set and matched by our Owners. (In this world of foreign currency, we do have to say 'subject to exchange rates' for some of our European places.)
What does ‘from price’ mean?
Our ‘from price’ is based on a four night stay in low season and designed to help you to compare different prices across our collection. Some of our Owners vary their nightly rates and check in days throughout the year, so it may differ from the rate quoted below the calendar. It is quite common (although by no means universal) for places to charge a little more in peak season or for shorter stays, to cover changeover costs. Consider booking longer stays during the cooler months if you’re looking for the lowest nightly rates.
Agency Terms & Conditions
Except where otherwise specified, we Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Ltd (Company No 09088366) of Merchants House, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RW act only as an Agent in respect of all bookings we take and/or make on your behalf. As an Agent we act as an intermediary between you and the owner (‘’Owner’’) of the holiday accommodation (‘’Property’’) you will be staying in. We help to arrange reservations and bookings between you and the Owner and take payments from you on behalf of the Owner.
We are only arranging a contract between you and the Owner for hire of the Property and for any other services or arrangement you purchase from the Owner (the “Booking”). This means the legal contract for the Booking is between you and the Owner despite the fact that a payment for the Booking has been made to the Agent. Your contract for the Booking is not with Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Ltd (Canopy & Stars).
Canopy & Stars is part of the Sawday’s family of companies, a majority employee owned business, 24% owned by a charitable trust and a B Corp. We accept no liability in relation to any contract you enter into in relation to Bookings or for the acts or omissions of any supplier(s) or other person(s) or party(ies) connected with any Booking.
When making your Booking we will arrange for you to enter into a contract with the Owner, as detailed in clause 1.2 below. Your Booking is subject to these Agency Terms & Conditions and any other specific booking conditions of the relevant Owner(s) you contract with. The Owner’s booking conditions may limit and/or exclude the Owner’s liability to you.
You may decide to make more than one Booking at the same time. The price charged in total for more than one Booking will always equal the prices charged separately for each individual Booking. All Bookings are available to be purchased separately at the same price as they are when more than one Booking is made. This means that any multiple Bookings do not constitute a package as defined in the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992.
By making a booking, you agree that:
- You have read these Agency Terms & Conditions and agree to be bound by them;
- The lead name on the Booking will be the person responsible for the Booking and shall be responsible for paying the deposit and the full price, for making any amendment and cancellation requests and for the payment of any additional charges. The lead name accepts these Terms & Conditions on behalf of all persons in the Booking;
- You consent to our use of your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy;
- You are over 18 years of age and where there may be age restrictions in place, you declare that you and all members of your party are of the appropriate age
The Canopy & Stars online booking system enables Guests to make Bookings 24 hours a day. To confirm your booking, you must pay a 25% deposit (or full payment if booking within 10 weeks of your check in date) and the entire Booking will be subject to the cancellation policy as outlined in clause 2 below. The Canopy & Stars telephone booking line is open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturdays 10am to 2pm. When using the online enquiry form, for those Properties without online booking, please allow 24 working hours for us to contact you by telephone to confirm the Booking. If we are unable to reach you by phone, we will attempt to contact you by email. We will contact you during Canopy & Stars working hours (Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm). Online or email enquiries will be dealt with in the order they are received, but please be aware that we cannot guarantee reservation of your selected dates until the receipt of suitable payment. Therefore, if possible, we do recommend that you book on the Canopy & Stars website using the online booking system.
1. Booking and payments
1.1 In order to confirm your chosen Booking, you must pay a 25% non-refundable deposit as required (or full payment if booking within 10 weeks of the date of your check-in). The deposit is non-refundable as it covers costs incurred and services provided to enable your Booking. These include, but are not limited to, marketing and PR, property inspection fees, Owner management, booking management, credit card fees and customer service.
1.2 Your Booking is confirmed and a contract between you and the Owner will exist when we receive payment of the deposit and send you a booking confirmation on the Owner’s behalf. This Booking confirmation email will be sent within 24 hours and will contain the details of your Booking and of payments made and due. If you have not received your Booking confirmation email within the specified time, please notify us as soon as possible by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk). Please check your confirmation carefully and report any incorrect or incomplete information to us immediately. As we act only as booking Agent, we have no responsibility for any errors in any documentation except where an error is made by us.
1.3 Once the 25% deposit has been paid, the full balance payment will be due 10 weeks in advance of your check in. A reminder to pay your balance will be sent to you one week prior to this 10 week date, where applicable, by email. We automatically take the balance payment using the same card as used to make the deposit payment. It is your responsibility to advise us if we should use a different card and to contact us by telephone (0117 204 7830) to arrange for alternative payment method. If the automated balance payment does not successfully go through as there is a problem with your card, such as it is expiring, then we will contact you to try and take alternative payment. If you do not make any payment due to Canopy & Stars by the due date for payment and at the latest within 5 days of this date, then with regret, we will notify the Owner who will cancel your Booking and terminate their contract with you. In these circumstances, your rights to a refund are set out in clause 2.3 and 2.4 below. Please note that if you have paid in a currency that is different to the original pricing, we will not be able to guarantee the same conversion rate that was used to convert the deposit payment.
1.4 Except where otherwise advised or stated in the booking conditions of the Owner concerned, all monies you pay to us for a Booking will be held on behalf of the Owner(s) concerned.
1.5 Credit Card payments are processed via Elavon who provide merchants services facilities to Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Ltd.
2. Cancellation by You
2.1 If you have to, or want to cancel or amend your Booking, this request must be sent to us by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk) and will be considered and responded to within two working days of receipt. Please ensure that you have received written confirmation of any changes to your Booking prior to travel. Whilst we will always try to help, we cannot guarantee that such requests will be met.
2.2 Cancellation by you at any time will result in your 25% deposit being forfeited. The deposit is always non-refundable as it covers costs incurred and services provided to enable your Booking.
2.3 All bookings are non-amendable and non-refundable within 10 weeks of your check in date. If you need to cancel your booking within 10 weeks, the total cost of the accommodation including the deposit will be forfeited. Cancellation should always be in writing to bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk.
2.4 If you need to cancel your booking at a date 10 weeks or more in advance of your check in date, the 25% deposit will be forfeited. If the booking has been paid in full the balance will be returned to you, minus the 25% deposit. Refunds will be issued in the same form and ratio as the original payment was made. Therefore, if a Gift Voucher was used to book your stay, the refund will be back onto a new Gift Voucher at the same amount as originally used. Alternatively, if you paid in cash, your refund will be processed in the currency of the booking. Where this is different to the currency of the payment card, this will be converted at the current exchange rate on the day of the refund.
2.5 Cancellations made by you, at any time, may incur a £50 administration fee in addition to us retaining the non-refundable deposit. This represents the administration costs incurred by us on behalf of the Owner to deal with such requests.
2.6 If extreme weather prevents you from reaching your holiday, taking, or finishing your holiday, you are still subject to these cancellation terms as outlined in clause 2.3 above. We strongly recommend that you take out a travel insurance policy which covers this eventuality. In the event of the property becoming unavailable (such as due to fire or flooding), Canopy & Stars will endeavour to provide the Guest with suitable alternative accommodation, starting with any other accommodation that may be available with the same Owner of your Booking, or will refund all monies paid, or a proportion in the case of curtailment. The Agency cannot, however, pay any compensation or expenses as a consequence of such an event.
2.7 Cancellation insurance is available to purchase from many providers, but will be a third-party arrangement and not involve Canopy & Stars or the Owner in any way. You are strongly recommended to take out personal travel insurance for all members of your party for UK holidays and you must take out personal travel insurance for international holidays, including for illness and cancellation due to Covid-19. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance cover is adequate for your needs, including cancellation and curtailment.
2.8 If you fail to check-in on your date of arrival your Booking will be cancelled and no refund will be due.
3. Amendments to your booking, requested by you
3.1 Amendments to your Booking can only be made more than 10 weeks prior to the check in date, after which time amendments may be treated as cancellation and our refund policy as detailed in clause 2.3 above may apply. All amendments are subject to availability and may incur a £50 admin fee detailed in clause 2.5 above.
3.2 If we can fulfil your request to amend your booking, any differences in price as a result of the amendment, will be paid by you in the case of an increase and refunded to you in the case of a decrease in price, e.g. amending your booking from low season to high season.
3.3 In the event that a date swap is offered, this will normally be agreed with a set timeframe to rebook and sometimes a credit against a future stay will be offered. The credit can only apply to a stay at the same space as originally booked.
3.3.1 If a date swap is offered, then the Agency Booking Terms and Conditions applied at the time of your original booking will still apply. Therefore, if your date was swapped within 10 weeks of the original check in date, the 10 week cancellation policy set out in clause 2.3 applies to your new stay, even if the new check in date is beyond 10 weeks.
4. Refunds
If a refund is issued it will be in the same form and ratio as the original payment was made. Therefore, if a Gift Voucher was used to purchase the original stay, the refund will be back onto a new Gift Voucher at the same amount as originally used.
5. Insurance
You are strongly recommended to take out personal travel insurance for all members of your party for your holiday, including holidays in the UK. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance cover is adequate for your needs, including cancellation and curtailment for any reason. Please read your policy details carefully and take them with you on holiday.
6. Changes and Cancellations by the Owner
We will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if the Owner needs to make a significant change to your confirmed Booking or to cancel your Booking. We will also liaise between you and the Owner to try and organise an alternative Booking offered by the Owner, or a refund but we will have no further liability to you.
7. Cancellations due to events outside of Owner’s control
An Owner may have to cancel a booking due to events outside of their reasonable control (see clause 22). In such circumstances, we will liaise between you and the Owner to try and organise an any alternative Booking offered by the Owner, or a refund but we will have no further liability to you.
8. Complaints & Procedure
We always aim to provide the best possible holiday experience, however, if you have any complaint or problems during your stay, please immediately notify the Owner during the stay itself, so that the Owner has the opportunity to resolve the problem at the time. If you do not follow this procedure, there will be less opportunity for the Owner to investigate and resolve your complaint and to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. Delays may also mean that the amount of compensation you may be entitled to, may be reduced or negated.
Whether or not your complaint is dealt with satisfactorily, please also let us know of the problem as soon as possible by emailing info@canopyandstars.co.uk. We will aim to respond within 1 working day to acknowledge your email. We will then review your feedback and investigate the complaint. This may involve discussing your concerns with the owner, revising the website listing for inaccuracies, and reviewing previous guest feedback and internal inspection notes. This process can take time to complete, so please allow approx. 7 working days for a final response.
We also welcome you to fill in our feedback survey which will be sent to you via email the day after you check out. It is important for us to gather as much information as possible about the experiences our guests are having. This is what helps us support our Owner in fulfilling their potential and identifying if anything could be improved.
9. Our Responsibility for your Booking
Your contract is with the Owner and its booking conditions apply. As Agent, we accept no responsibility for the actual provision of the Booking. Our responsibilities are limited to making the Booking in accordance with your instructions and acting properly in accordance with our legal duties as an Agent. We accept no responsibility for any information about the Booking that we pass on to you in good faith. However, in the event that we are found liable to you on any basis whatsoever, our maximum liability to you is limited to twice the cost of your Booking (or the appropriate proportion of this if not everyone on the Booking is affected). We do not exclude or limit any liability for death or personal injury that arises as a result of our negligence or that of any of our employees whilst acting in the course of their employment.
10. Your Responsibilities
10.1 Please note that you have a contract with the Owner of the property. As such you are under a responsibility to behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner whilst staying at the property with due respect to the Owner, the Property and other guests and their Property.
10.2 You are responsible for informing the Owner of any losses or damage to the property as soon as possible. Please note that you will be liable to pay the Owner for any losses or damage to the property caused by you or a member of your party (except reasonable wear and tear). Some Owners may also require a damage deposit. If so, this information will be provided on the website place page under ‘essentials’.
10.3 You must also leave the property by the check-out time specified on your Booking. If any guest behaves inappropriately or improperly (of which the Owner will be the final judge on their Property), or illegally, the Owner reserves the right to ask the guest and their party (at their discretion) to leave the Property before the end of the holiday period and/or refuse any future bookings from you. Please note that this would be without the right to any refund.
11. Pets
11.1 Not all properties accept pets. If you wish to take your pet on holiday, please advise us before booking and we can check whether pets are accepted at the property. You must obtain the prior consent of the Owner before taking any pets to the property. If you take a pet to a place that doesn’t allow pets, or you exceed the number of pets allowed at a place, the Owner has the right to refuse you to stay at the Property, and/or they may ask you to leave the Property before the end of the holiday period. Please note that this would be without the right to any refund.
11.2 A nightly charge may be made by the Owner for each pet and additional terms may apply, you will be notified of this at point of Booking. Please check these terms carefully before booking and arriving.
11.3 Please do not leave your pets alone or unsupervised in the property at any time during your stay. For the safety and comfort of your pet we request that Owners exercise due diligence at all times, especially where the property is located near a road/livestock. Canopy & Stars nor the Owner can accept responsibility for the safety of your pet.
11.4 If any guest has an allergy to pets, please be aware that Owners (and we) cannot guarantee that a pet has not stayed in a particular Property. We and Owners cannot accept responsibility for any suffering which may occur as a result of such animals having been present in a property.
11.5 We ask that all owners of pets keep their pet under control at all times and to be responsible for ensuring that they do not damage the Property, livestock or vegetation during the stay. You will be liable for any damage caused by your pet. Any damage is to be reported to the Owner immediately. Any additional cleaning required, that may incur an additional charge, will be at the Owner's discretion.
12. Special requests
If you have any special requests (for example dietary requirements, allergy, cots or room location), please let us know at the time of booking. We will pass on all such requests to the Owner, but unfortunately, we can't guarantee that they will be met and we will have no liability to you if they are not.
13. Maximum Numbers
Please note that except by prior arrangement confirmed in writing, only the number of persons specified on a booking confirmation may occupy a property. Most owners reserve the right to refuse admittance or revoke a Booking if this condition is not observed and you are unlikely to receive any refund.
13.1 The Owner reserves the right to sue the guest for any loss, damage or injury caused to the Owner, the Property or to other guests and/or their property. As Agent, we will have no liability to you in these circumstances.
13.2 The Owner only supplies the Property for domestic and private use. You agree not to use the Property for any commercial, business or re-sale purpose, and the Owner has no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity. If you do wish to use the Property for a commercial purpose, you must contact Canopy & Stars prior to confirming your booking.
14. Group Bookings
Not all Owners accept Bookings for a single sex group (for example, a stag or hen party). Guests wanting to make such a Booking should check with us beforehand to enable us to check whether the Owner is prepared to accept the Booking. We will then advise you accordingly. In event that an Owner does not accept this type of Booking then it is with regret, that the Booking may be cancelled, and cancellation fees may apply. It is the Guest’s responsibility to enquire with Canopy & Stars and/or check on our website beforehand to make sure that this type of Booking is permitted.
15. Pricing
15.1 Canopy & Stars reserve the right to amend advertised prices at any time on behalf of the Owner. We also reserve the right to correct errors in both advertised and confirmed prices. Special note: changes and errors sometimes occur.
15.2 Rates are set per place in the currency specified by the Owner. Where this has been converted into the currency of your preference, until the payment stage this will be an estimation only, based on a recent exchange rate. The original rate will be displayed before you confirm your payment and you will be given the option of paying in your own currency at our guaranteed rate, or paying in your own currency and leaving the conversion and any associated fees to your card provider.
16. Information & Accuracy
The information and prices shown on this website are varied from time to time and may change between the time you first view a property and make a Booking. You should check that all the details are as you expect prior to making a Booking. It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the properties (including the features and extras available) may be incorrectly described and/or priced. If we discover this is the case after you have made a Booking, we reserve the right to contact you with details of the correct information and/or pricing and will give you the option to:
(1) proceed with the Booking based on the correct information and/or pricing, which may require the payment of an additional amount by you
OR
(2) subject to availability, change your booking dates to dates when the pricing can be honoured and so no additional charge to you. In the event that a lower price can be offered for alternative dates then the difference would be refunded
OR
(3) cancel the Booking. If we do not receive your instructions within 5 days of contacting you, we reserve the right to cancel your Booking without liability to you.
17. VAT
Many of the Owners of properties in the Canopy & Stars portfolio are not registered for VAT in which case no tax is payable. Where VAT is payable, the tax is included in the advertised holiday rental price. If the rate of VAT changes between the date of the Booking and the date of the stay, Canopy & Stars may adjust the rate of VAT that you pay, unless you have already paid for the Booking in full before the change in the rate of VAT takes effect.
18. Visa, passport and health requirements
Unless you tell us otherwise, we assume that all members of your party are British citizens who hold or will hold full British passports valid for the entire duration of the international Booking. Information on visa, passport and health requirements, where given and applicable, is so given on this basis. Requirements may change and you are therefore strongly recommended to check the up to date position with the Owner of the Booking, Passport Office, appropriate embassy or consulate or your doctor as applicable in good time before the commencement of your holiday. Prior to international travel it is your responsibility to check whether it is safe to travel by visiting the FCO website www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.
19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions have been drafted in accordance with and are governed by English law and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any and all disputes arising out of these Agency Terms & Conditions.
20. Discrepancies
In case of a discrepancy between these Agency Terms & Conditions and any other Canopy & Stars literature, these Agency Terms & Conditions shall prevail.
21. Validity clause
In the event that a court finds that a condition in these Agency Terms & Conditions is illegal or void, the illegal or void provision will be severed from the remainder of the Agency Terms & Conditions, which will continue to be valid and have full force and effect.
22. Events beyond an Owner or Agency’s control
If an Owner or Canopy & Stars is prevented or delayed from complying with any of their respective obligations under these Agency Terms & Conditions or a contract for a Booking due to events or circumstances beyond their reasonable control, the inability or delay in performing those obligations will not be treated as a breach of these Agency Terms & Conditions or a contract for a Booking. Examples of such events or circumstances include fire, flood and other acts of God, strikes, trade disputes, lock outs, restrictions of imports or exports, riot, accident, disruption to energy supplies, civil commotion, acts of terrorism or war, pandemic (including Covid-19), any national/local/regional government restrictions.
Thank you for wading through all the very boring, but very important stuff above.
Now the outdoors is calling, so go and get wild in nature!
We had an absolutely lovely time. Everything had been well thought out and the attention to detail was amazing. I would recommend to anyone!
11/03/2024