Dog Friendly Cottages in the Lake District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Siobhan - Verified booking

  We had such a brilliant stay at Little Winder, the cottage was perfect for us and our little dog.

  We enjoyed walks from the door step, (Including Athur’s Pike and Bonscale Pike) watched the red squirrels playing in the trees from the window and slept peacefully after days of hiking. The location and views from the cottages was superb. The cottage itself has a good sized entrance hall to take off your walking gear and a shared drying room next door to hang anything wet out on the heaters. The Amazon TV was great and we just logged into our Netflix in the evening or watched the free view channels from the comfy sofa. Kitchen had everything we needed to cook tea each night, there isn’t a freezer on its own just a small compartment in the fridge but we only needed ice so no issue for us. The bed was big and comfortable, the shower was compact but lovely and powerful and hot. There was a secure dog field to let the dog off the lead and have a good play. The hosts were brilliant, made sure we had everything we needed and left us a welcome gift which was such a nice touch. We would definitely stay again.

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• Lynne - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at Low Brow Barn which is close to all local facilities.

  The property has plenty of space and was furnished to a high standard. We took note from previous reviews and took extra bin bags, coffee, salt, pepper and milk. We also saw a coffee machine in the kitchen photo and asked Sykes for the make... it is an Nespresso so take coffee pods with you like we did. We did not have a problem with the heating because we have the same system at home and knew how it worked. It is just a shame that Sykes / the owners have not heeded to the advise from previous guests. There is still a problem with the TV remote and the flow for the ensuite shower was terrible. We also found that the main oven were filthy so we did not use. Never managed to get the smaller oven to heat up despite having instructions. We sent Sykes a message about these issues and they never responded. This is not acceptable. We have never had such issues with Sykes before.

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• Jayne - Verified booking

  We absolutely loved our stay at Abbotts Reading, the properties are all fabulous and ours inside was perfect for what we needed.

  A lovely wooded area for the dog to wander and an added extra of a small dog run was amazing due to our dog not being very good with recall so needs to be on a lead when out. The farmhouse next door has fresh free range eggs which I have to say are superb especially as they are still warm when you get them! Positioning is so close to so many places to visit, the National Trust included which are a must in Cumbria! Although this time of year, a few coffee shops are not open, which means you need to make the most of the local pubs of course - and they are all walkable! I would not hesitate in coming back here, Mark was regularly in touch and onsite so any issues would (I'm sure) have been addressed immediately! See you again soon I'm sure.

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• Mr Roberts - Verified booking

  This is a lovely cottage which is full of character and located in a beautiful setting. The cottage is equipped with everything you could wish for including very good wifi and there was even a Tassimo coffee machine. Louise, the owner has thought of everything whilst retaining the essence of a stone built cottage and was the perfect host with great communication, help and advice. The log burner and plentiful supply of logs made our winter stay even cosy and very homely. This cottage is ideal for those with dogs in terms of location for walks, the secure garden and flag stone floors which are easy to clean from muddy paws. We cannot recommend this cottage enough. We will definitely return.

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• Mr Lavin - Verified booking

  Stayed for a week in Fell View in mid May 2024. Access is up some quite steep steps but I believe there is an alternative access through the owner’s property. This is a totally dog friendly cottage. We took three dogs. The enclosed garden is quite small but less than 100 yards up the road there is a bridleway with a good track to walk the dogs and Silecroft Beach is a five minute drive away. The bed was comfortable and the cottage was very well equipped. Louise the owner was fantastic and nothing was too much trouble. Lovely location, comfortable property, totally dog friendly; what more could we have asked for!

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