Couple turn iconic Nora Batty cottage into replica nan's house that Last of the Summer Wine fans can book for £475 a week

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Actress Kathy Staff as Nora Batty in the hit BBC sitcom 'Last of the Summer Wine'

Fans of TV sitcom 'Last of the Summer Wine' are booking out the iconic cottage where battle-axe Nora Batty lived after it was turned into a holiday let.

The exterior of the £100,000 terraced house in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, featured in dozens of episodes of the much-loved BBC show.

Nora Batty, played by the late actress Kathy Staff, was often filmed sweeping the steps of the two bedroom cottage and chasing off the unwanted attentions of Bill Owen's character Compo.

Owners of 28 Huddersfield Road, Richard and Loretta Skelton, now run the cottage as a successful self-catering holiday home.

After buying the property in 2016, the Skeltons decorated the three-bedroom cottage to make it look more like a 'nan's house'.

The cottage, 28 Huddersfield Road, in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, is owned by Richard and Loretta Skelton, who have renovated the terraced house into a successful self-catering holiday home 

One of the bedrooms in the West Yorkshire cottage complete with cosy decor and oak-style furnishings 

Owners Richard and Loretta Skelton redecorated the house in 2016 after buying it for £100,000 to make it look more like 'nan's house'. Pictured in the right corner is a cut out of Nora Batty from the sitcom 

The cosy style living room has a gas heater and quaint furnishings to complete the Nora Batty-style design 

They are booked up for most of this year and well into 2020, with over 90 per cent of their clients being fans of 'Last of the Summer Wine'. 

Prices for the cottage range from £575 in August to the cheapest tariff of £300 per week. 

The rate of the cottage for the week beginning September 4 is £475.  

The humble cottage, that was built in the late 18th century, is spread over three floors and has two bedrooms, a lounge and kitchen.

And the walls are also adorned with production photographs of the nostalgic comedy, with many of them featuring Nora Batty.

Mr Skelton said: 'It doesn't matter that the show finished almost 10 years ago, this will always be Nora Batty's cottage.

The humble cottage is complete with a blue door, similar to the one in the BBC sitcom, and traditional-style windows (left). The exterior of the two-bedroom cottage that is booked up for most of 2019 and into 2020 and is situated on the River Holme 

'Throughout the duration of the show, this house was used as the front of Nora Batty's cottage and is where she was so often recorded sweeping the steps with her broom.

'We have filled it with old fashioned, vintage furniture and nik-naks to make it feel more like a nan's house. It is almost just as if Nora Batty had left it.

'I think part of what's attractive about Nora's is it so nostalgic and of course everything is kept spick and span the way Nora will have had it.

'This year we have been booked up from March right through to November and next year we have plenty of bookings too.

The kitchen features an overhead washing line and blue and white style crockery. The woman pictured dresses as Nora Batty, known for her hair curlers and printed dresses 

A charming bedroom features three beds with delicate printed cover and matching pillowcases 

'It is mostly fans of the Last of the Summer Wine who book, I would say about 80 per cent.

'Many people book it for their parents or grandparents as a surprise present and because of that we now offer vouchers as well.

'There is a constant stream of visitors who have their picture taken on the steps.

'On the change-over days when we are there we often stop and chat and answer questions of fans.

The kitchen appears to be straight out of the hit BBC sitcom with homely furnishings and biscuits on the counter 

The staircase showing an array of snapshots from the BBC sitcom 'Last of the Summer Wine' 

'I even let them borrow my broom for their photographs.'

The cottage is in the middle of Holmfirth and local shops and restaurants are within walking distance - including Sid's Cafe which also featured in the sitcom.

And the basement dwelling below the cottage - that is accessed under the stone steps - served as the home of Compo whose lust for Nora Batty was a continual theme of the show.