Dog Friendly Cottages in Cumbria

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Robert - Verified booking

  Overall disappointed with our stay here, and other than missing being in the lake district, glad to be back home.

  Biggest issue by far at this cottage is sleep, or lack of in our case. The curtains in this property are paper thin, and when the sun rises at 04:30 in the morning, you know about it, like having a search light shone in your face. By night 3 I was that sleep deprived that i was ready to go home, but we found some winter blankets in the airing cupboard and hung all 3 over the whole window, which made it bearable at least, but this had to be done every night. This was the same on the other bedroom too, you get a blackout blind on the velux skylight, but the curtains are the opposite, at least it's an easy fix to rectify the issue (hint hint). To add to this, the pillow did not support your neck and the mattress was hard. We cooked pretty much every night night in the kitchen, so got a good feel for how everything worked. The knives are completely useless to cut anything with, really blunt, I would challenge you to slice up an onion with them, you'll have more luck with a spoon! The plates wouldn't fit in the dishwasher and the dishwasher did not clean any of the dishes, so washed up everything by hand, salt and rinse aid were empty, so no wonder. Not enough pans, there was only 1 small saucepan, and 1 other pan to cook with. Make sure you take tiny bin bags (10L), as you're not provided with any. The TV was pretty old for this day and age, it's got freeview (but only 15 channels to watch), no screen mirror option to put on Netflix etc, but there is an old dvd player. Anyone walking past automatically stares straight at you whilst your sat on the sofa, as the road is right outside, the neighbouring cottage had blinds, this would probably be a better option. Despite this being an old cottage (I think), with thick stone walls, you can still hear the cottages either side of you switching on lights, going to the toilet, going up and down the stairs, you name it, we heard it. The good things about the property were it was easy to find, parking right outside, good location with bus stop in the village, there was enough room for 2 people plus belonging, but you would struggle with 4 people. There is a big 3 drawer separate freezer aswell which was a bonus, but wasn't clear from the description. Unfortunately we would not stay again in it's current condition, but hope the owners take the feedback onboard to improve the experience for future guests.

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• John - Verified booking

  Lovely little cottage in a quiet, peaceful spot.

  Well furnished and comfortable. We really liked it and the site operators seemed nice. It is a nice little place and pretty accessible by road to Windermere and the surrounds. We had no problems at all. I disagree with some feedback. For example, the dishwasher and curtains were totally fine and worked well. There were some points though, which whilst they didn't bother us hugely, could be easily improved on. The microwave is done. It may work but it is rusted inside and out and should be replaced. The cost of this is minor. The dishwasher is clearly on the way given the noise it makes on drying but worked fine for us. We would have appreciated some soap or hand cleanser in the bathroom and the air freshener obviously needed replaced and binned. An extra loo roll would've been good. The fridge drawers need replaced as mentioned in other reviews. The fan in the bathroom doesn't work and leaving the window open wasn't an option as rain got in from the roof even if just left slightly open. Not a problem otherwise and not raining. Extra cups/drinking glasses and a new frying pan (the one there is clean very old) are needed. The lounge electric fire is very loud and above the TV. Settled after a while but sounds like it needs replaced also. On arrival almost all of the dishes were coated with grease. They were filthy. This was obvious on all the cooking tools above the cooker. We just put them all through a cycle and they were fine once out. This I suppose is down to the previous visitors and not the owners with a property like this. All in all it is a charming little cottage that is generally very cosy and comfortable. However at the cost we paid for 5 nights, these small improvements would have meant we'd have given 5 * in all categories. Feel slightly sorry not able to for the above reasons. We would go back though and were talking to next door who were back a second time.

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• Victoria - Verified booking

  This lodge has everything you could ask for and more!

  From the moment we walked in we knew this was the perfect place to unwind and relax and we certainly did that. The lodge felt very spacious, loved the open plan living space, the kitchen were modern and had everything we needed, especially loved the nespresso machine which added that extra special touch. The bedrooms were beautifully decorated and the beds are super comfy which was great as my husband has arthritis. There was only 3 of us staying but should have been 5 but it felt like there would have still been plenty of space not to feel on top of each other. It was nice to have the option of an en-suite for the master bedroom and the shower was super powerful which was a real treat. Outside on the decking was lovely with flowers in pots, giving it a homely feel. We only used the hot tub twice as the weather was torrential one day, but it was amazing and so relaxing. Our two dogs were so well catered for, the facilities on site were perfect, the dog field was great to let them off the lead and we enjoyed taking them with us for a meal in the local pub. The dogs loved the box in the lodge with the tennis balls in. We will definitely be boking again but next time for 7 nights as 4 wasn't long enough!

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• Shelbie - Verified booking

  Lovely lodge, as described.

  Really spacious and everything you needed was in the lodge endless utensils, cutlery and tableware which was great and meant you could use the built in dishwasher often. It had outdoor seating and games inside the lodge which came in handy! The hot tub was also great. The beds were really comfortable, the only bad points would be that the shower in the main bedroom en suite seemed to stay cold and not get warm, there was also a smell of gas within the living area but other than these minor points everything was great! It was situated in a perfect spot within distance to all tourist attractions, the site had a small shop which was useful and ideal when you had forgotten something. The dog field was great you can take your dog and let them off the lead comfortably. There is also a lovely little park on the site and a field where you can go and let your children play with football goals. There is also a laundrette on site where you can wash and dry your clothing. The haybarn inn pub is situated on site also which has a Poole table, dartboard and other facilities inside however the only issue with this is that it closes a few days a week so plan when you want to go. I would definitely recommend

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• Michael - Verified booking

  Dangerous! I would hope the owners would respond to this but these are the facts - The steps leading to the rear of the cottage are extremely dangerous to the point where my wife fell and hurt herself.

  You have no option but to navigate these as the key safe is at the rear. The rear courtyard and the steps are so green it is almost impossible to stand up and again we both slipped on this. The steps are also very steep and no handrails. At the time of our visit there were also no outside lights meaning we had to use torches which were supplied by the cottage as they informed us they were aware the outside lights weren’t working. At night there is absolutely no light at all other than torch light. We had no hot water for two days meaning we had to have cold showers and the children had to have cold baths at the end of October! The fire alarm in the front bedroom went off every few hours keeping us and 2 young children awake all night. We contacted Sykes and Sykes have been very communicative, however the owners are not interested and have offered no solution. We also emailed the contact details supplied in the cottage but we did not receive a response. We have Sykes/the owners the option to resolve the issues before submitting this review. Would definitely not recommend and we certainly won’t be returning. Think long and hard before you book this cottage.

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