Dog Friendly Cottages In Penrith

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Catrin - Verified booking

  The floorboards from Beckwood as so creaky.

  . it's fine if there's no one there but unfortunately the place was full for the duration of my stay. The guests from the 3rd to 8th at Beckwood were a group of youngsters who were up until 1am crashing around upstairs which kept me awake. They had 5 cars with them and took up the whole parking area and even onto the grass. They also used all the hot water - I tried to shower at random times during the day but because there were so many of them, they'd used it all. The shower is also really challenging to control and very hot. I had to have it on low flow to keep it at a manageable temperature. The kitchen doors need changing as the dishwasher one looks so untidy but luckily doesn't affect function. I found the let very comfortable overall, the sofas were great, the bed was comfortable. Overall it was clean but I did use the hoover to improve on the rug cleanliness and the poor cleaner must have a challenging job as it hardly touches it - there was clearly a white dog staying previous! The WiFi was slow and I was hoping to complete some work whilst I was away but the WiFi inhibited my ability as it wouldn't open websites on my laptop. I would stay again, as it's the perfect base and minus the faults, I had an enjoyable time! But I would try to avoid it when Beckwood was full or ask the owners who is staying there to avoid people who stay up late!

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• Audrey - Verified booking

  Our group was made up of 4 adults and 2 dogs, the area is not dog friendly.

  Signs are up at the fields saying if your dog is off the leash they will be shot. The worst thing was we were inundated with flies, we think this is due to birds that are nesting under the roof all the way round the building and their droppings are not being cleaned as when we arrived there were piles of it so the house was full of flies and we had to keep the windows closed. The windows in the master suite really need cleaned as we couldn't see out of them. The bed maybe be a superking size but the mattress is not. The mattress did not fit the bed and the bedding did not fit the mattress. We were told upon booking the following; We would have access to a field for the dogs to run about. There was no field just a shared lawn. That there was a TV in the master suite and their wasn't. That the cottage had Sky TV - which it hasn't. Our friends were booked in with us for the week but they left on the Sunday as the dogs were getting very stressed as the horses, cows and sheep came up to the garden and got angry at the dogs. Our friends only got 2 nights stay instead of 7. I'm very angry about this and I will think twice before booking with Sykes in the future. We have booked with Sykes before and never been let down but this year.

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• Green Party - Verified booking

  My children and I stayed at the house a couple of times over the summer holidays and we would definitely stay again.

  The house was decorated and furnished to a very high standard. There was plenty of space for everyone, including a lovely big living kitchen/dining area as well as two other separate living rooms. The kitchen had everything we needed and the bedrooms were very roomy. The bathrooms were all very luxurious, with special mention for the en-suite to the master bedroom including its amazing giant bath and lovely steam room. There was good outside space to enjoy the weather and the kids enjoyed playing in the garden while the adults relaxed with a glass of wine. The location was excellent – nice and peaceful=but within walking distance of the little town centre (although the return walk was harder as the house is located at the top of a bank). The town centre itself has lots of little restaurants, bars, shops and supermarkets (including an M&S food). There was also a little park a short walk away with lovely views over the hills, which the children enjoyed. There are plenty of tourist attractions within a reasonable drive too, including Lowther Castle (which is also recommended) and Ullswater lake. All in all, I’d recommend this to others and already looking at dates for our next trip

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• Dominique - Verified booking

  This house is in a great location for exploring this part of the lakes.

  We found it very practical for a group of outdoorsy people. The kitchen was well equipped and having a separate utility room and also roomy entrance was great for coats and boots. Lovely sunsets through the dining room windows. The house was clean and we really enjoyed our stay. My general feed back is there are a few things that need attention. It had been mentioned in a previous post that lots of light bulbs need replacing. The house has many many lights so its not dark, but its a bit odd so many need replacing. The toilet seat in main bathroom tries to bite your bum as it wont stay up. Towel rail in main bathroom doesn't work. Towel rail in ensuite quite rusty. We stayed in January. The house has a thermostat in every room and was incredibly hot. We turned down all of then but still had to open windows. Lastly the stove rings on the electric cooker. Only 2 seem to function normally. They all heat up when turned on but only 2 actually stay hot. Anyway as I said, its a very practical space and if you are planning to spend most of your time outside then it is absolutely ideal and overall a comfortable house and we thought good value for money.

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• Laura - Verified booking

  Overall a fabulous stay and we would come again however there was a few things that I would suggest needs improvement.

  Firstly, the cottage was so hot and there was no instructions on the heating system or how to turn it down, including the underfloor heating. It seemed wasteful but we needed to open the doors and the windows as this was the only way to cool down the room! In the downstairs room however there is only skylights which, if it is raining, it will rain in and wet whatever is in the room so be careful. We also used the washing machine however this was dirty with a lot of white dog hair within it so would suggest this also needs cleaning by the owners after each use of the cottage. The owners also put a lot of restrictions on check out and implemented a 9am checkout which was a bit of a rush when we were asked to hoover, mop, separate all the bins, strip all the beds and leave everything better than how we found it. The upstairs shower was also broken however the owners did partially refund us which was generous of them. Overall we would come again and enjoyed our stay however, would recommend these issues above need looking into/more information within the property to avoid disappointment by others in the future.

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