Booking Office Cottage
Booking Office Cottage has two bedrooms, (one twin and one double), a bathroom, a kitchen & lounge which was the former booking office, complete with ticket hatch.
It has large sash windows to the front & rear
of the lounge, overlooking both the platform,
& the fells up to Nine Standards Rigg.
It has large sash windows to the front & rear
of the lounge, overlooking both the platform,
& the fells up to Nine Standards Rigg.
Scots Guardsman passes by the first floor window of Bedroom 1
Outside there is reserved parking for up
to two cars and guests are encouraged to
use the ample seating on the platforms or
the waiting rooms at their leisure.
to two cars and guests are encouraged to
use the ample seating on the platforms or
the waiting rooms at their leisure.
This enables us to offer stays of:
7 (or 14) nights, (Friday - Friday)
Long Weekend Breaks of 3 nights (Fri - Mon)
& Mid-week Breaks of 4 nights (Mon - Fri).
Payments can be made by personal cheque.
7 (or 14) nights, (Friday - Friday)
Long Weekend Breaks of 3 nights (Fri - Mon)
& Mid-week Breaks of 4 nights (Mon - Fri).
Payments can be made by personal cheque.
You are welcome to arrive at any time after 3.30pm on the first day of your booking. Please let us know your approximate time of arrival so that we can be here to give you the keys and welcome you.
When you arrive the accommodation will be ready for your stay, including a small welcome box of complimentary groceries.
Asda do home deliveries to the station.
Click on the link to find out more and don't forget
to make sure your order arrives after you do!
Click on the link to find out more and don't forget
to make sure your order arrives after you do!
Kirkby Stephen Station is a mile and a half out of the town itself, and sits on a hillside overlooking the fells and Upper Eden Valley. It is a working station with seven passenger trains running and stopping both north and south each day.
The cottage is part of the main station building and sits right on the platform. Although a quiet station, members of the public visit the station throughout
the day, the last passenger train being 19 50hrs.
Important things to note about Booking Office Cottage:
Arriving & Departing:
The accommodation at Booking Office Cottage is on 2 floors with bedrooms and bathroom on the first floor.
Freight trains pass through day and night
time mostly during weekdays.
Please bare all this in mind when
making your booking.
time mostly during weekdays.
Please bare all this in mind when
making your booking.
How to find us:
Booking Office Cottage is very easy to get to. There are good rail links from both Leeds and Carlisle taking you right to the front door. By car we are just 15 minutes from junction 38 of the M6, follow the A685 (signposted Brough) for 9 miles.
The station access road being on your right immediately after passing under the railway bridge. If coming from the East, take the A66 at Scotch Corner, then at Brough the A685 to Kirkby Stephen. Pass through the town and the station is a mile further on, up the hill on your left (don’t get confused with Kirkby Stephen East station, the preservation site at the bottom of the hill!) Please see the map below:
The station access road being on your right immediately after passing under the railway bridge. If coming from the East, take the A66 at Scotch Corner, then at Brough the A685 to Kirkby Stephen. Pass through the town and the station is a mile further on, up the hill on your left (don’t get confused with Kirkby Stephen East station, the preservation site at the bottom of the hill!) Please see the map below:
Facilities at Booking Office Cottage:
Gas Cooker
Microwave & Fridge
Kettle & Toaster
Washing machine
Tumble dryer
General cooking and eating crockery,
pans and utensils
Hoover and other cleaning items
Iron and Ironing Board
Microwave & Fridge
Kettle & Toaster
Washing machine
Tumble dryer
General cooking and eating crockery,
pans and utensils
Hoover and other cleaning items
Iron and Ironing Board
The Kitchen:
TV with digital freeview access
DVD and Video player along with a selection of videos and DVDs (Rail & non-rail)
CD Player along with a selection of CD’s
Table & 4 chairs
Settee & 2 arm chairs
Bookcase with selection of rail & local books as well as general reading
DVD and Video player along with a selection of videos and DVDs (Rail & non-rail)
CD Player along with a selection of CD’s
Table & 4 chairs
Settee & 2 arm chairs
Bookcase with selection of rail & local books as well as general reading
The Sitting Room:
Bath with electric shower over
Hand basin
Toilet
Mirror and Towel Rail
Hand and Bath towels
Electric Shaver Point
Hand basin
Toilet
Mirror and Towel Rail
Hand and Bath towels
Electric Shaver Point
The Bathroom:
Double bed with duvet & bed linen
Bedside tables with reading lamps
A selection of built in wardrobes with hangers & set of drawes
Hairdryer & Hot water bottles
Mirror
Bedside tables with reading lamps
A selection of built in wardrobes with hangers & set of drawes
Hairdryer & Hot water bottles
Mirror
Two single beds with duvets & bed linen
Bedside tables with reading lamps
Built in wardrobe with hangers & set
of drawes
Mirror & Hot water bottles
Bedside tables with reading lamps
Built in wardrobe with hangers & set
of drawes
Mirror & Hot water bottles
Bedroom 2:
Heating:
There is a powerful central heating system, with radiators in all rooms.
In addition, the main living room - the former Booking Office itself - has an open fire, perfect for those frosty winter nights.
Bring plenty of warm clothes and wet weather gear for going outdoors - the weather can be a bit fresh up here in the Cumbrian fells!
In addition, the main living room - the former Booking Office itself - has an open fire, perfect for those frosty winter nights.
Bring plenty of warm clothes and wet weather gear for going outdoors - the weather can be a bit fresh up here in the Cumbrian fells!
You only need to put the kettle on and your holiday is underway! On your final day you are requested to leave by 10.30am to allow us time to prepare the cottage for further guests.
Inside the Booking Office as it used to be.
On 1 December 1965 the Kirkby Stephen Stationmaster takes a
Single to Garsdale out of the ticket rack, prior to the departure
of the evening Carlisle to Bradford stopping train.
On 1 December 1965 the Kirkby Stephen Stationmaster takes a
Single to Garsdale out of the ticket rack, prior to the departure
of the evening Carlisle to Bradford stopping train.
Changeover day is a Friday.
A Network Rail Rail Grinder pauses at Kirkby Stephen before starting work
With this in mind we regret that Booking Office Cottage is not suitable for those
with mobility difficulties. We cannot guarantee that the accomodation is suitable
for allergy sufferers, but we will be happy to answer any questions you may have
about the accommodation and its suitability for your stay. Because this is a
working station on a busy mainline railway, we regret that Booking Office
Cottage is not suitable for children under the age of 11.
with mobility difficulties. We cannot guarantee that the accomodation is suitable
for allergy sufferers, but we will be happy to answer any questions you may have
about the accommodation and its suitability for your stay. Because this is a
working station on a busy mainline railway, we regret that Booking Office
Cottage is not suitable for children under the age of 11.
© Maurice Burns. Reproduced courtesy of Unicorn Books, plate 2 in Roger Siviter’s Settle & Carlisle Memories (1990).
Bedroom 1:
For interior pictures scroll down this page...
Please note: Booking Office
Cottage and the whole of the
station area are strictly
NO SMOKING
Cottage and the whole of the
station area are strictly
NO SMOKING
The Settle - Carlisle Railway Trust