Beck Isle Cottage
Beck Isle Cottage is a historic building in Thornton-le-Dale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The cottage was built in the 17th century, and in the 20th century was heightened, extended and restored.[1] It is the last remaining thatched cottage in the village,[2] and was most recently rethatched in 2015.[3] It has been described as having a "fairytale feel" and as being "potentially the most photographed home in Yorkshire". The house has four bedrooms, three reception rooms and two bathrooms.[4][5] The building was grade II listed in 1986.[1]
The house has a cruck framed core, it is encased in sandstone, and has a stepped eaves course and a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, three bays, and a later rear wing. On the left bay is a projecting bracketed thatched porch, and the windows are horizontally sliding sashes, those in the attic in eyebrow dormers. Inside, three pairs of jointed crucks have survived.[1][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Beck Isle Cottage the Thatched Cottage, Thornton-le-Dale (1074185)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Clitheroe, Gordon (2011). Ryedale Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445630663.
- ^ Barnett, Ben (27 April 2015). "Iconic chocolate-box cottage undergoes crucial refresh". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ Malia, Emily (30 December 2025). "Yorkshire village with 'prettiest cottage in the UK' and packed with independent shops". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "The Chocolate Box Cottage That Looks Straight Out Of A Fairytale". The Yorkshireman. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.