New Year Breaks In The Lake District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Caroline - Verified booking

  We had a lovely week in the Lake District.

  Lovely little hamlet, great locals and pub and some nice easy walks on the doorstep ideal for us with a young family. Beautiful views out the back garden across the Lake District too. The cottage was on one floor so no worry about stairs and had lovely garden space for running about in. The cottage had all the facilities we needed and was excellent on this front. As our first time to the Lakes, we will definately be returning. The apartment was good. We were overall pleased with it. Just a few things: The smell of the plug ins was unbelievably overwhelming when we went in. This is more down to our issues than the cottage i suppose, but a little headache inducing. We unplugged it. There was something in the twin beds room that made our daughters allergies flare up. All we know is she was fine when we switched rooms. Again more our issue but brings me to my next point regarding cleanliness which makes me query this. We were told it was cleaned to Covid standards. On first inspection the cottage was genererally clean, but on closer inspection it was a bit dusty in the bathroom, and the white living room rug wasn't particulalry white anymore. Great harbourers of dust. Lastly, the TV or music of the people upstairs was so loud at night. From about 9pm til about 1130 ish. Not great when knackered from a day walking and want to sleep. Again, suppose our luck of the draw in them being here at the same time. Lastly, the cottage grounds are kept lovely. Except it would be useful to know when the gardener with his strimmer and blower are coming over at 6pm-8pm right at our daughters bed time. The gardener was lovely and really understanding and worked promptly. It just would have been good to know he was coming and so late in the day and we would have encouraged our daughter to nap that day rather then have the tired grisly day we had the day after as she went to bed late.

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• Nina - Verified booking

  This cottage is so beautiful just like one on postcard with spectacular views ...

  This cottage is so beautiful just like one on postcard with spectacular views from the garden Beams throughout the cottage Lovely big kitchen/diner with large range Comfy lounge to relax after a busy day sightseeing just right for reading Lots of board games & books provided The view from the garden is breathtaking just lovely to sit with a glass of wine & take in the countryside Lovely large double bedroom with kingsize bed & ensuite shower over bath Twin bedroom with loads of room It has a wet room downstairs & a lovely powerful shower The Wheatsheaf pub within walking distance about 10 mins away down hill does lovely meals best to book gets very busy We liked the Hare & Hounds Leven the best book early Amazing food went a couple of times Also the Black Labrador in Underbarrow down past the Wheatsheaf about 2 miles away nice good There’s Aldi Asda & Sainsbury’s in Kendal 5 mile away so buy shopping before you arrive plus they sell petrol Snout 40 mins from Lake Windermere & a boat trip is must Bookable there or online Ambleside not far from there a lovely village & nice pubs serving food outside dining is lovely Visit the caves at White Scar 90 mins guided tour £14 each we’ll worth it there over 2 million years old just jaw dropping Grassmere is very pretty village & lots to see gets very busy in the summer I’m sure you’ll love it as much as we did

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  Gorgeous place, gorgeous views, amazing beds/shower/kitchen/bath, etc etc… the place is exactly as described - so the following is by no means a moan however just a few things that I think are helpful to point out.

  Firstly, it would be a helpful addition to have a slim coffee table at either end of the L-configured sofas just to pop a mug on when sitting at the far ends (where the sofas meet there’s a cabinet to put things on). If there are more than two people, those stuck on the ends have to put their drinks on the floor. There’s not a lot of room but a magazine rack with a slim table top would do the trick. Secondly, we set off the heat alarm whilst using the oven to cook, easily remedied second time round cooking by having the front door open but when it first happened it took a good ten minutes or more to get the alarms to stop (calls to the number in the email for assistance just told me the office was closed). Might be worth mentioning in the guest booklet that this alarm is sensitive and to be mindful of letting fresh air in while cooking as there is no extractor. Lastly, the parking. Yes I expect hills in Cumbria but the cottage is near the top of the steepest slope we came across the whole holiday (a single track road which has a sheer drop the other side) so just bear that in mind if you’re a nervous driver. I had butterflies every time I got in the car to go anywhere but they got less and less, so if I can do it anyone can :)

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• Anthony - Verified booking

  Honeypot cottage Was spotless when we arrived, and the condition of the property was fantastic better than we had hoped.

  We have stayed in many cottages and this was by far the cleanest upon arrival. The location set on the hillside giving fabulous sunset views from the garden, was an added bonus. The Wheatsheaf pub at the bottom of the hill is open for outdoor dining and drinks Wednesday to Sunday currently and the food was a limited choice but very nice all the same. There was a couple of minor issues with the cottage. The bed was a little hard for our liking and took some getting used too. And the Log burner, we had brought some wood with us as we were unsure if there was going to be any at the property, but after reading the welcome pack it said only use dry wood from the wood store out back. Unfortunately the wood store was bare, but not a problem as we had brought some. But I wasn’t expecting no means to light the fire, not a match or lighter anywhere on the property. In properties with burners, I’d always expect a welcome pack of wood and a couple of fire lighters and some matches at least to get you started. But I would happily return to the Honeypot cottage if I was staying in the South Lakes area again.

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• Mark - Verified booking

  We found the cottage to be well provisioned with everything we needed.

  It was spotlessly clean and really comfortable throughout our stay. The cottage was in a very quiet and peaceful location on the edge of Brigsteer village. What we learned about Brigsteer was that it had no facilities or amenities other than the Wheatsheaf pub. None of the roads had street names or any road signs. I think you could include a map of the village on your web site to aid finding the place. We liked the garden and the wonderful views it provided over the Lyth Valley, what made us uncomfortable using the garden was not being able to see the door / entrance into the cottage. The steep steps up to the garden were a bit of a drawback for my wife who found it tough going to get up and down the steps. I had a constant worry that someone could enter and rob us whilst we were relaxing in the garden. I mastered the car parking space but for me whilst I could park my car off road. It was a disappointment that my wife could not open the near side door to get out of the car. The cottage description on your web site did not mention that there would be restrictions on using the car parking space.

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