Christmas Villas In The Lake District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Cheynella - Verified booking

  We had booked to stay for two weeks and we were really looking forward to our time at 1 Park Nook Close but we were extremely disappointed and struggled to stay for the duration of our holiday.

  The photos implied this cottage was clean, well equipped and had an excellent location for exploring the area. On our arrival, we found that the cottage had been 'cleaned' to a sub-standard level, there was still dog hair on the furniture and the carpets. The two single beds had their duvet covers turned inside out leading me to conclude that these had not been changed, but merely turned inside out. The towels provided for a family of four were not adequate and had holes and a few stains on some of them. The light in the main bathroom had no cover leaving the bulb exposed to the moisture and condensation when having a shower. The shower tray in the ensuite had a big crack and previous reviews have mentioned the same, but clearly this has been utterly ignored by the owner. The hot tap in the kitchen clearly has its jet regulator that controls the flow of water missing, as whenever we turned it on, scalding hot water sprayed out and could have been catastrophic. The fridge is a ridiculous size and could barely hold enough food for a couple let alone a family of four. The bannister at the top of the stairs is loose and wobbles if you barely touch it. The narrow plank of wood that masquerades as a window sill in the lounge nearest the TV is not fitted properly and actually comes off if you touch it. Furthermore there is no booklet or helpful guide informing guests of when to put bins out or useful numbers to call, the owners themselves never bother answering calls or texts if you try and make contact with them. There was only ONE bin liner that we were expected to use, we were staying for TWO weeks! The electricity is very erratic and we had a few occasions where the lights went out usually only for a few seconds, except once when the power went out at 22.49 and did not get restored till nearly 2am. We were forced to sit in near darkness using light from our phone torch as even though there is a torch in the property, the batteries were dead so it didn't work and there are no candles. Furthermore, I woke up one morning with a tick attached to my back, which caused me and my family a lot of worry due to the possiblity of contracting Lyme disease. In the description, it states that there is 'some road noise', that is completely untrue - there were all manner of vehicles thundering past most of the day, but especially at night making it extremely difficult to get any sleep. Furthermore, the owners of the pub live next door and have dogs that barked incessantly at various times of the day. The owners themselves were loud and had no consideration for how their voices and shouts carried into 1 Park Nook Close. In addition to this, on the Saturday night, there was an event on at the pub where there was loud music pounding on till about 12.15am accompanied by swearing and shouts from the punters, some of whom chose to stand outside the bedroom window. The only positive are the beautiful views you get from the lounge windows but having paid nearly £900 for our stay, this hardly seems enough to justify this cost.

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• Cheryl - Verified booking

  The cottage was clean.

  However the location was awful. The website implies it is in the village. It was described on the website as being in the ‘heart of the hamlet of Waberthwaite: it is actually 1/4 of a mile away, located on the very edge of the A595, which is the main road down the west coast of Cumbria. The description says things like ‘peaceful break away from the hustle and bustle’, ‘tranquil holiday’, ‘lovely peaceful location’. Actually only a narrow pavement separates the cottage from the road which has traffic racing by from 4.30 am to late at night. It is one of the main roads to the Sellafield Nuclear Power Station where 10000 people work, many on shifts. The traffic is so loud inside the house it drowns out the tv when anything passes. Sleep was disturbed as the bedrooms are on the road side of the cottage and on the ground floor. The outside area is shared with another cottage (which is not mentioned) and whilst it is secure when the gates are closed I would not allow children or dogs out there unsupervised as gates could be opened by the neighbouring occupants and a child or pet would be straight into the road. It is unusable as a seating area due to road noise already mentioned. The living areas and bathrooms are dated with tired furniture and appliances. The tv is almost an antique and the signal was very poor as was the sound. The white microwave is so old it’s turned yellow. The bedrooms have enormous beds which are comfortable but mean there is only room in one room for 2 bedside tables. You have to use a chest of drawers in the hall for clothes. There is no where to put toiletries or any other belongings. The other bedroom has a small chest of drawers. Where 4 people would put clothes etc I don’t know. En-Suite has a tiny wash basin at child height with no where to put toothbrush etc. Had to put it with other toiletries on bedroom window ledge. Shower is tiny. There is no shower in the main bathroom and couldn’t have a bath before bed as there was no hot water and as there is no information folder we couldn’t find out how to get additional hot water. Overall it was a very disappointing experience I feel we totally misled about the location and would never have booked it if I had known where it was. We assumed from the description it was in the village. I emailed Sykes as soon as we arrived and they are currently pursuing my complaint.

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• Martin - Verified booking

  We enjoy our stay even though the weather wasn’t particularly good.

  Theres enough leaflets in the place to tell you points of interest. On a good day you can see the beach from the living room window, We only managed to visit the beach once with our dogs due to the bad weather, they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The views are spectacular from every window upstairs. Having the bar adjacent was a bonus. They are very nice people and made us feel very welcomed and had no problem with dogs. Suggestion: Our two Staffordshire bull terriers are well behaved and know when their wet they have sit and wait for us to dry them. The entrance hall is too narrow so we had to lay our towels on the carpeted floor and guide them through to the open space where you hang the coats. It would of been easier if there was no carpet instead Lino or wooden flooring.with a mop and bucket to clean any dirtt away. The only grievance we had was the consistent loud noise coming from the electrical box in the en-suite bedroom including where the boiler is in the entrance hall there was a constant noise coming from there as well. As the bedrooms are downstairs we didn’t get much sleep. The place was clean and tidy and had everything you needed. We would stay again but because of the loud noise unfortunately it’s too disruptive and we didn’t manage to recuperate as much as we had hoped. Apart from that We really did enjoy our stay. Fondest regards

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• Judith - Verified booking

  The property is a good base to explore the Lake District, it’s up side down living provides great views including the sea and lovely sunsets.

  The property is warm and bright upstairs. It’s a short drive to the Ravenglass and many lovely beaches. The off road parking is a bonus. The kitchen is well equipped. The Brown Cow pub is two doors away, it’s friendly and serves good food. Overall we enjoyed our stay at 1 Park Nook Close. The road can be noisy when motor bikes and Lorries pass by, it didn’t spoil our stay but could be an issue for light sleepers. The property can accommodate four people but the only proper shower is in the en-suite and the bedrooms are small and cramped so better for two, we left our bags, clothes etc in one bedroom and slept in the other. Knocking the bedrooms into one larger room would work better. I messaged the owner twice, once before our stay to ask whether I needed to take cleaning products and once when we arrived because the WiFi didn’t work. I got no response. The land line for the owner is the same as the Brown Cow Pub, we used the pub a few times and ate there, everyone in the pub was friendly but felt really disappointing my texts had been ignored. For info, The photos on the website are out of date, there is a new sofa and flooring upstairs, the furniture in the bedrooms is different with more drawers and shower cubical in the en-suite has been replaced.

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• Claire - Verified booking

  I was aware that the cottage was on a road but it's like being at a F1 event.

  We walked so much it didn't really effect us even though I'm a light sleeper. What did effect my sleep though was something outside knocking when windy. I couldn't work out what it was. En suite extractor fan needs repairing & the washing machine rubber door cill was revolting with black mold. I cleaned this & put on hot wash but the door doesn't stay ajar so it'll need regular cleaning as people clearly shut the door so it stays damp Carpets need a clean too as clearly people don't take off muddy shoes. We had a great time. Good location for at bees, local steam train, eskdale, skarfel pyke etc we did leave 24hrs early as we were so tired from the relentless hill walking & needed our own bed before returning to work. Totally recommend the steam train & walk back. Views from skarfel pyke were incredible but due to terrain a very hard 9m walk Wasdale head/water is absolutely stunning. Overall we were very lucky with the weather which was an added bonus. Lastly we ordered food from Morrisons who delivered, based on very limited shops I'd recommend this but the fridge is very small. Oweing to this cottage sleeps 4 it really needs a full size fridge/freezer to be able to hold a week of food.

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