Sophie's B&B

We feel lucky to have found this lovely little place. The B&B is set in a quaint village, surrounded by pretty cottages. We stayed in a double room, at the top of the building. The views out of the floor to ceiling windows were fantastic. Our breakfast was served by Sophie, in the coffee shop below and nothing was too much trouble. There was a wide choice of foods on offer and a huge array of cakes that looked delicious. I would definitely recommend the B&B and the cafe.

For 11 years we stayed at a lovely B&B in Nidderdale and called at Sophie’s for packed lunches, meals and an occasional coffee and cake. Sophie and her staff were always friendly and helpful and the food was delicious. We said we should try her B&B if we couldn’t stay at our Favourite one and last year that happened. We have just returned from our second stay and are about to rebook for a week next year. We have the double room on the top floor. An airy room with fantastic views over the garden, fields and across the valley. I had full English breakfast every day and my wife had poached eggs on smashed avocado on sourdough bread. It was always perfect. Quality food expertly cooked. We bought sandwiches for our packed lunches, a little dearer than a supermarket but delicious. Sophie is the perfect hostess, friendly and helpful. Her homemade recipes book is excellent and includes interesting notes on her background and the founding of her business.

I’ve just spent the weekend based at Sophie’s in the delightful little bustling village of Hampsthwaite on the edge of the Dales in Nidderdale. Next door is the thriving Joiners Arms with the friendliest happiest staff we’ve ever known in a pub (it was full watching the Six nations finale with England playing). It wasn’t a one off either ! The next night was a quiz night with a full house too. All the components one would wish to find in a thriving village community! Sophie also has the lovely well stocked village shop too. We stayed at Sophie’s (one in the Shepherds Hut out in the garden with views over the fields to the Nidd). It was surprisingly spacious and delightful! You venture out to the loo located with a lovely shower in the smaller hut next door. My only thought would be to have slightly taller chairs to match the height of the pull out table but understand why they’re small ! It was very relaxing & comfortable followed by breakfast in the coffee shop tea rooms which are a perfect place to enjoy the views of village life or relax into the comfy sofas. I don’t think I’ve ever met more relaxed easy going hosts who produced a lovely cooked breakfast and easy atmosphere which was great fun. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay located just a few minutes away from Harlow Carr RHS and Knaresborough/Harrogate Totally recommend a stay or a trip to the excellent quality Coffee Shop (which is light capacious & airy) or indeed Hampsthwaite itself to the Joiners Arms for lunch or dinner. Being from Kent I had forgotten how amazingly warm easy & friendly almost everyone we met were to us and made us feel so welcome & comfortable Thank you Sophie & Steve 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼