The Railway Retreat, Waterstead Lane

Everything about our stay was excellent, Location, Accommodation & Area, Well done & thankyou Railway Retreat Whitby.

Excellent accommodation offering comfy beds, great kitchen and powerful shower. Definite home from home feel and in a brilliant location to explore Whitby. Many thanks for the comprehensive quality welcome pack. The dog was happy to have an early morning or last thing at night short walk along the river close by. Look forward to a return visit in the near future.

Lovely house. Plenty of room for all the family. Very clean. Comfortable beds and couch. Would definitely return

The Railway Retreat is very conveniently located been less than a 10 minute level walk from Whitby. Off road parking for one car is a real bonus. We enjoyed the views from the property and the numerous trains passing by. The house could benefit from a thorough deep clean and a touch up of the decorating in places.

Second stay at the Railway Retreat, spotless again with plenty of space for the 8 of us for a few days especially as the sun was out so could sit in the small patio area for breakfast. Too hot for stream trains unfortunately but nice to see the old diesels running feet from the garden. Easy walk into town or Ruswarp.

Ideally located with superb views Railway Retreat is a 10 minute level walk from Whitby town centre. It is a spacious and clean house in a quiet location. As previous reviews have noted it needs a little tlc and decorative improvements especially in the bathrooms. The couches are low to the floor and very soft making them problematic for the older members of our party.

We had a lovely week at Railway Retreat. We had to move here at short notice as our first cottage had an issue. The location is great and it's nice and spacious. Super that it has parking. It needs some TLC especially in the bathrooms and there was a constant pool of water under the washing machine. We'd stay again if it was tidied up.

There was a door catch missing, no lock on bathroom door. Main bathroom could have been provided with a non slip mat. Surprised there was not a dishwasher. Freezer in a really awkward position to get to. Property is far too small for 8 people.

Whilst we had a lovely stay there are lots of things that need looking at to make this property more comfortable for 6 adults and 2 dogs. The doors slam shut, making it very dangerous for young children and dogs, the catches on the doors also dont work properly and we couldnt shut our bedroom doors properly. As well as this the bathroom door doesnt lock. The living space is not big enough for 8 people and dogs, the dining table is too big for the space its been given and not set up properly. There was extra chairs stacked up messily when we arrived and a baby chair left on the floor these should have been tidied away as you would have been aware of how many of us were arriving. The breakfast bar in the kitchen is a waste of space and makes it difficult to get to the freezer. In terms of being a dog friendly property I wouldnt say it was well set up for this. Open bins with plastic bags hanging loose from them, as explained the doors slamming shut and the outside area. The outside area has fake grass laid down over the patio area and also plastic foliage and a bamboo panel attached to the fence. Sticks and leaves a dogs idea of fun! When it rained only a tiny shower the grass ended up soaking wet and squelchy which took ages for it to dry as well as it smelling. All in all this wasnt the most comfortable cottage house we have stayed in and it needs a lot of rethinking and maintenance.

Great location, handy for the town. On the whole a very positive experience but there are few minor things you need to sort out 1. The freezer is almost impossible to get to as the gap between the breakfast bar and the wall is very tiny. 2. The freezer needs defrosting, it wasn't possible to open the bottom drawer due to excess ice. 3. When we arrived there were crumbs all over the breakfast bar and flaking paint by the kitchen window. 4. The TV needs changing as there are two bright spots on the screen which are permanent and visible regardless as to which channel is on. 5. There were only four of us yet there were eight chairs crammed into the dining area. We couldn't sit around the table without first carrying four of the chairs upstairs into a spare bedroom. 6. We had to buy a can opener as there wasn't one. This may sound very negative but they are easily remedied and would create a more positive experience. The house was comfy, the beds exceptionally so. One thing out of your control which you may wish to mention is that if you have to park opposite the house be prepared to have your car covered in leaves and tree sap!

Fantastic property with everything you could need for a relaxing stay, amazing ... Fantastic property with everything you could need for a relaxing stay, amazing location would highly recommend and will hopefully book again in the future

If you love trains, the The Railway Retreat will be your happy place. Not only do the Northern Rail trains trundle past, but so do the North York Moors Railway locomotives, diesels and vintage carriages. The youngest members of our party aged 5 and 6 very much enjoyed waving to the train passengers from the terrace of the property. An added bonus was that often the trains stopped for several minutes right outside, as the signals were there. As my childhood home adjoined a railway line, I was reminded of that time through the sights, sounds and distinctive smells of the steam trains particularly. The Railway Retreat is only a 5 minute walk from Whitby Station. As one of our party was disabled, this was particularly pertinent, as he was able to walk to the station then join us on a NYMR steam locomotive driven train to Grosmont. The house itself we found very accessible, though the steep stairs had to be negotiated carefully. The Railway Retreat is within easy walking distance of a play park, and also of the town itself, with its famous abbey, and interesting shops. There is a chip shop round the corner, so no need to go into Whitby for a fish supper. Several of our party enjoy hiking and both the Cinder Track walk to Scarborough and the Cleveland way clifftop path are literally on the doorstep. So, overall this was a house that ticked all the boxes for us, and made my birthday weekend very memorable and special.

The Railway Retreat was lovely. An excellent location only a 510 minute walk to the Coop across the car park. Views of the abbey from the lounge. The only thing I would comment on was that there were no instructions for the TV. I tried to tune it numerous times but could not even get free view. Instructions would be a huge bonus as we couldnt watch the TV at all. Otherwise everything was perfect. We will rerun for sure

My family and I went to Whitby for a special weekend the time we spent there was lovely made by how we all loved the house we stayed in would recommend it and hopefully one day stay there again.

Great property, great location with all important parking. Will definitely book again. Loved seeing the train so close by. Thank you so much for the welcome gift, we are now hooked on the cake and biscuits and had to buy more to take home.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay excellent location

Beautiful property and great location, only marked down on the comfort due to the master bedroom bed squeaked everytime you moved apart from that everything else was great. Well equipped with everything you need, and the gift pack left on arrival is a lovely gesture.

All good interesting to be so close to the tracks but talking to passengers as the train waited was interesting and fun. The plants outside were over grown need cutting back but the up keep inside was 100 good. odd no terrestrial tv only via sky box. This was interesting when trying to get a local weather forecast. overall enjoyed our short stay.

Lovely property. Lovely furnishings. Exactly as expected from description and photos. Thank you for a lovely base for exploring this wonderful area.