Dog Friendly Cottages in Cumbria

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Roy - Verified booking

  29th dec 23 arrived a little early got into it ok.

  Started to unpack very little hanging space for two also you had to hang your coats on the same rail and the fram was very rickety.got up the stairs what a nice very large rook.put our food away then went for a meal down the road.went back to the cottage as we shut the door the wind was coming in as the door was closed very cold.had a brew then went to watch t v put all3 radiators on full approx 18.30.the radiators was inadequate for the size of room.put our coats on and wrapped our selfs up.went to bed 22.00hrs.my wife went to the toilet 5times in the night and could not find the light stwich as this was on the floor.my side of the bed no lihgt at all?next morning took our dog for his walk.we spoke about how cold it was and we decided that we shoul go home.spoke to the owner just befoe we left she said tha we should have taken the mobile heater up i found this inappropriate as i am 72yrs old and what would have happed if i had a fall?. last the said cottage is not a cottage but a studio in my oppion this would be a nice place to stay in in the summer.so for the 17hrs we stayed there it cost us £301 full cost was£401 they gave us £100 refund. yours thankfully roy walters.

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• Penny - Verified booking

  Warm greeting from host.

  Comfortable cottage with good bed etc. Very clean . How ever a few irritating things would have made this nice cottage perfect. Towels were very small. No hairdryer ( though there was an iron ___ who irons on holiday !! ) or tissues. No shower gel . Bathroom only had hand soap. Very limited cutlery . No welcome pack of milk etc on arrival . We had to head out and shop before we could have a cuppa as only tea bags and sugar in the cupboards. After. 6 hour journey tea would have been good. Nothing to make decent coffee in ( we went out and bought a cafetière). This sounds like a moan. It’s not. The cottage is lovely. Our holiday was not spoiled in any way by the anomalies . These are suggestions to make this a top notch place to stay.

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• Angela - Verified booking

  Just returned from weeks stay at The Dairy.

  Ideally situated for exploring Hadrian's Wall. First holiday cottage stayed in which has had excellent WiFi. Property very comfortable and clean, you can tell a lot of time and effort is put into maintaining and cleaning property between guests. Heated towel rail a bonus. Didn't need the two duvets which were on bed so had to remove one but sure this will be welcomed in the winter time. Would have been nice to have had some information provided on local attractions, places to visit, local walks etc. Didn't meet the owners but knew how to contact if there had been any problems. Parking not an issue, if you can't park at front of property there is plenty of space at the back. Would definitely stay again.

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• Sue - Verified booking

  Not sure how this cottage is rated 4*Excellent!

  ! as it was tired looking wasn’t that clean and in need of maintenance/repairs. It had a very grubby rug in front of fire in the small sitting area which smelt, patio door lock not working (bolts fitted instead) curtain tie backs hanging from badly repaired holes, plates and mugs chipped, shower screen and shower hose dirty, electric cable hanging approx foot off ground on patio (isn’t this illegal?) no vacuum supplied and whilst a washing machine is no clothes airer supplied which with electric storage heaters makes it difficult to dry any washing! Photo’s were taken if required for viewing. Very disappointing and not what we expect or experienced from this Sykes rating so would NOT recommend.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  Only door to property has a catch that doesn't work.

  We had to jamb cardboard into it to open it from the inside. An easy fix, buy a new handle. Its putting lives at risk no to. Property did not have a washer/dryer as listed. Broken clothes airer of no use. No vac. Dust pan but no brush! No cleaning supplies. Lovely big telly with broken screen, I.e big purple patches where the display is shot. Cheapest kettle possible. One loo brush between two loos. Some crockery chipped. In all a nice place but we felt we didnt get what we paid for as we had to rough it beyond what we are prepared to do on a holiday. The Dairy is a good name because someone's miking a cash cow without thought of customer safety or satisfaction.

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