We regret to inform you that Rough Top Cottage is now permanently closed due to ill health.

It has been a privilege to welcome so many wonderful guests, both two- and four-legged, over the years. Sharing this beautiful part of the world with you has brought us so much joy, and we are deeply grateful for all your support, kindness, and lovely visits.

Thank you for being part of our journey. We wish you all the very best for the future.

Warm regards,
Sandra + Brian
Rough Top Cottage

Super dog friendly

Dog friendly holiday cottage near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. Rough Top Holiday Cottage is the perfect home from home for you + your dogs! Great walks from the door. Enclosed dog friendly garden + new exercise paddock. Doggy welcome pack.

Great dog friendly pubs to visit. Hebden Bridge has lots of dog friendly cafes Cafes

Read our fantastic review in Dog Friendly magazine .

New: free use of 1/2 acre dog friendly exercise field.

Discover Yorkshire

Rough Top holiday independently run, self-catering cottage is high on the border between West Yorkshire & Lancashire you will be in the perfect spot to explore explore both areas.

Hebden Bridge, Halifax Piece Hall + Anne Lister’s Shibden Hall, Pendle Hill’s Lancashire witches, Haworth home of the Bronte sisters + Steam Railway

Visit Happy Valley Country

Make Rough Top Cottage your base to visit all those now famous film locations of the BBC TV’s Happy Valley. Take in the same moorland views and discover the town locations where it was all filmed

See our Late availability for great offers

Stunning views

Rough Top Holiday Cottage is on the old Long Causeway + Pennine Cycleway and has amazing views of the Yorkshire moors + granite rock out crops. You’ll be amazed at the sunsets and atmospheric skies.Look at the truly dark night skies and discover the vast array of stars.

Fantastic walks from the door walks for you and your dogs

Look out for wildlife – pheasants, deer, curlews, hares and many birds of prey .

Discover Yorkshire

Rough Top dog friendly holiday cottage near Hebden Bridge.

1300′ High up on the border, above our Happy Valley.

The perfect place to explore Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Dog friendly holiday cottage near Happy Valley Hebden Bridge

Rough Top is owned by Sandra + Brian McNeill. The family take great care to give you a wonderful country retreat to relax and enjoy your holiday. Inside the cottage Rough Top, c.1650, has been tastefully renovated whilst maintaining its original character.

Dogs at Rough Top Cottage

Sandra + Brian are the owners of 3 dogs. They have made Rough Top a truly dog welcoming experience both for the guests and their dogs. We have no limit on the number of dogs allowed at the cottage. Sandra has gained the Certificate in Dog in Hospitality Award from the National Pet College.

The cottage includes Dog Friendly features such as a dog safe garden and 1/2 acre dog exercise paddock Read the feature in Dog Friendly Magazine and see our Guest Book reviews

Relax in peaceful tranquillity whilst taking in stunning views over the Yorkshire moors

Rough Top Cottage is situated in a quiet hilltop area with stunning views. There are plenty of walks including The walk to Redmires Waterfall . We are on the Pennine Cycleway. Also, within a short walking distance of Bridestones Rocks, a popular haunt for climbers and scramblers.

Read our latest blogs including a day out at the beach at Hollingworth Lake