Dog Friendly Sawrey Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Thomas - Verified booking

  What a beautiful location.

  That's our fourth time staying on Esthwaite farm since June . First time in Bassenthwaite cottage. We found it fantastic as usual. The cottage itself seemed " more cottagey " somehow, having the panelled internal doors with the old fashioned latches. The wood burner is just fantastic. Sitting there in front of a roaring fire brought back memories of holidays in my youth in County Down. The first couple of days the weather was terrible but it didn't put a damper on things. It was great sitting in front of the fire and looking out at the rain. In fact once I woke up in the early hours, went into the living room, the fire was still blazing and there was my wife peering through the window and I thought, if this weather gets any worse I'm going to have to let her in. I found the fire very easy to light although some people have said they could have done with instructions?? The kitchen had all we needed. The cooker was great but we ate out most days. We went into Hawkshead and got some provisions. Teabags, milk and the like. But a few instructions on how to make a cup of tea would have been helpful !!!!! The scenery is spectacular. A recommended walk would be right round Esthwaite water. Through Hawkshead and then round the west side. About 5 miles but not very hilly. Highly recommended. And that's from an almost sixty something. Other great places to see are Tarn Hows, Hawkshead Hill and Grizedale forest is a must. There's a visitors centre with a cafe and also a pottery shop with a potter doing his stuff. This is where we picked up our ceramic poppies all hand painted. A must see place. All in all another great week. No matter how many times you go to the lakes there is always something new to see. We love the place, especially my wife who says she'd like to move to the Lake District. I said I thought it was a great idea but we should write to each other at least once a week. Tommy & Angie Reid

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• Becky - Verified booking

  Nice apartment although you do get quite a bit of noise coming through the ceiling from the apartment above.

  Facilities were good the wood burner was especially nice after a day of walking. Shared facilities were ok with hand sanitizer provided. The two Hoover's that were provided had seen better days though and I had to empty one before I could use it which in the current climate wasn't great. I was also surprised to see the cleaners when they came to clean a different apartment didn't have any PPE on and one was carrying the towels resting up against her face! Again not great in the current climate! We also found a dirty cup and some crumbs in the cutlery drawer which did make us wonder if the extra deep clean had been done efficiently. There was also broken glass near the bins so didn't seem anyone was checking them. Communication could have been better too as we didn't know what the situation was regarding recycling. All in all though a good apartment brilliantly situated for exploring the South Lakes although getting in and out of the drive wasn't for the faint hearted!!

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• Shareka - Verified booking

  Skyfall is a beautiful holiday home, stylishly furnished.

  The kitchen was fully equipped and easy to use. We had a few things that could be improved, there was no fan and the flat has no ventilation, it was 29 degrees when we were there and the heat in the apartment was unbearable. I would have expected body wash and shampoo to be provided as you would expect at any stay. Extra towels were not provided even though we were there for 7 days so we had to wash our towels. There was no extra toilet paper provided so we ended up buying some more. It said dog treats were provided but the jar was empty when we got there. Over all, beautiful apartment, things I wouldn’t even think of were provided such as dvds and cd’s however lacked the basics.

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• Diane - Verified booking

  The 'cottage' had recently been refurbished we guessed--tastefully done with quality replacements.

  However it lacked 'homeliness' . A few books, maps to borrow ( great wall map), a jigsaw, etc --on a shelf or in a box- would have helped-charity shops do lots.We decided to buy our own in a charity shop--good for wet days and evenings. The heating had also recently been upgraded but we had trouble with the radiators. ( the information book needs updating on that issue )The one in the sitting room didn't seem to work.Fortunately there was a log burning stove.That was nice.We also had to buy a dishcloth as there was only a small piece of jeyecloth--floor or worktop? The situation in regards to the landscape and the village was lovely and we had a lovely holiday.

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• Brian - Verified booking

  The standard of the accommodation was very good.

  As mentioned in the description you can hear the people above and our they had small children so that did disturb us each morning very early. They were not badly behaved at all but running around made too much noise when you are sleeping. Maybe they should not let that property to families. Just to note the shower door is stiff to open/close and needs adjusting. We were also a little put out to find that the local milkman put a pint of milk on the step unsolicited with a note saying there would be a bill at the end of the time.. cheeky! we called and cancelled.

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