Dog Friendly Alston Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Kevin - Verified booking

  Neither property or Alston suitable for us I'm afraid, we decided to cut our holiday short and come home after 4 days.

  We're seniors (50s/60s) with the aches, pains and mobility issues which comes with older age so the sofas were out of bounds as you are practically sitting on the floor, we ended up moving the little table into the middle of the room and sitting on dining chairs. The kitchen pictures show shelving on the walls but they aren't there anymore, crockery and glassware tucked away in a bottom cupboard hard to bend down to. The shower isn't powerful and the outside space is not inviting, a tiny concrete square between buildings at the back which means a 360 view of brick walls. Similarly, the view from the living room is also of a large brick wall and the upstairs tenants car which is parked a foot away from the living room window when he's in. Alston has several independent shops, a post office, a Co-op and a handful of pubs/eateries. Recommend Alston House, food & drink was great. Don't recommend the 'take-away' pizza was awful. Drove to Penrith one afternoon, travel time 30-40 minutes over the hills with wonderful views. We wanted to be much closer to the Lakes/larger town/decent views but the blame for not getting that in Alston is all ours as we didn't carry out the appropriate amount of research needed to source it. Cathy & Kevin, June 2023

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• Mrs Henderson - Verified booking

  Fantastic cabin just as it looks on images. Could look at the view for hours. The outdoor area is perfect with space for eating, relaxing and of course the jacuzzi and barbecue hut. Inside the living area is ideal for a family holiday with plenty of comfy seats and a well equipped kitchen. Off this area the bedrooms are large with comfortable beds and there are two bathrooms with powerful showers, with plenty of hot water available after long walks. Alton itself has petrol station, Spar and Co Op, plus nice pubs and a few little shops. We went on the South Tynedale railway and walked to the nearby Roman fort. Also had good local walks to Long Meg and her daughters, and to Ashgill Force, plus visits to Hadrians wall (two of our party walked the entire path), Hexham, Corbridge and Penrith. The weather forecast for the local area is misleading. It often was forecast for worse weather than actually came. The predictions were rain all week but then improving as we got to each day. In fact it was warm and dry most of the time. The owners were very friendly and helpful, popping over just as we arrived from their nearby farmhouse. Thank you so much for building this fantastic piece of paradise and allowing us to share it.

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• Catherine - Verified booking

  Bedroom very comfortable bed and bedding.

  Bathroom,kitchen perfect for our needs. lounge settees to low and drab,curtains defeat the object of long radiator by blocking out heat (far to long) and dead plant not a inviting look. The noise from upstairs is ofputting we appreciate they are a young family but a peaceful holiday it was not. As a couple in our eighties the Parking was an issue.within a few hour of arrival we were blocked in. it took my grandson 15 min to reverse out of parking spot. when we returned it was impossible to re park our car. ,luckily a local resident came to our help and asked the person from Gilmore house to move his car. This he did he also stated that the place were he parked came as a private parking space with the property he was renting.This issue needs sorting out. He was very concerned that as my husband is disabled he kindly offered to park on the high st for the rest of his stay,he also called the next day to say he was sorry for inconvenience he had caused .

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• Mr Turner - Verified booking

  A single-storey house in a delightful setting, MHL was comfortable and clean and well-equipped for our holiday needs. Bountiful hot water in the property and despite a 'chilly' July week the underfloor heating made it super-comfortable for sitting around in our PJs of an evening. We always enjoy a hot-tub and it worked perfectly during our stay. What a view! The journeys to Keswick, Penrith and Grizedale to the west and to Durham and Gateshead to the east were each around an hour (or less). Not fast but straightforward and lovely scenery. We had a great (and warm and sunny!) day out traversing up and down the valley to see Aira Force (two waterfalls and lots of fast-moving water between...well worth a visit, though we found the best location to park was the car park opposite to the Aira High Force fall. A thoroughly relaxing and lazy week of sitting around and pottering in the general near-area.

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  When we stayed here there was a ladie underneath us, and omg did she have problems!

  All she done was bang the doors all night long and we never got any sleep. We had enough so we left early and as we was packing our cars she thrown a pair of her knickers at us, and omg we was shocked. We did not feel it was safe as she clearly had issues. Tony and Susan offered another week end stay for free as a gesture of goodwill, which was so lovely of them. We have just came back from staying there again and had a peaceful chilled stay. Massive thank you to them. We loved it there and we will be going again well long as that unhindge women is not there again haaaa. Sorry I no she won't be lol but we will be. If you want to go anywhere with beautiful views walks and amazing I would definitely recommend staying here. Thank you again xx

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