Carnforth Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Moyra - Verified booking

  Firstly I would like to thank the owners for arranging our stay at their cottage at such short notice after our original choice of accommodation was cancelled the day before we were due to arrive.

  We very much appreciate how quickly you sorted this out for us and thank your housekeeper too. We arrived to the best welcome pack we have ever had which was extremely generous. Our first impression on driving up to the back of the cottage was a little worrying as the surrounding houses look a little shabby externally but this is out with the owners control. The cottage was great inside with everything you need and is very cosy. A lovely kitchen, small but all you need for a week's holiday, a lovely living room/dining room with two comfortable sofas and Amazon Prime on the TV was an unexpected bonus! Upstairs the main bedroom was large, stunning exposed beams and a large wardrobe (could do with more hangers but I had brought some, so not a problem). The bed is huge and very comfortable. There was no picture of the bathroom in the listing, which always worries me a bit, but I was delighted to find a lovely modern bathroom with a large bath, huge walk-in shower and tastefully decorated. I could not smell any damp in this room as a previous reviewer had commented upon. There was, however, a patch of damp in the upstairs hall at the join of the ceiling to the wall which needs some attention though. The small front garden is extremely private and in better weather would be great to sit out in for a morning coffee or evening glass of wine, however it does feel a little uncared for and overgrown. Generally the cottage is clean but there were a lot of cobwebs everywhere, the ceilings are very high but an extension is available for the feather duster to allow the cleaner to reach these but she doesn't seem to be using it. The shower mat was a bit mouldy and that needed a scrub too. Unfortunately the local pub was shut the whole week we were there, I fear it may have gone the way of so many others but hopefully I'm wrong on that. The butcher shop, mentioned in the listing, is also shut now. So apart from the small local shop/post office there is nothing in the village and you need to drive to find a restaurant or pub. However, there are a number of good places not too far away. Overall we enjoyed our stay and would recommend it as a place for a quite holiday.

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• John - Verified booking

  Good value, spacious cottage for 2-3 people.

  It is described as luxury (as many things are these days) but I would say it is more homely - cosy and comfortable. This is not a criticism simply I think a better reflection of what it is in case someone was expecting "luxury". Whole cottage very clean and well equipped. It was well worth the price we paid. Kitchen large and well equipped with utensiles, dishwasher, etc (minor point - box of hundreds tea bags yet only couple of sachets of Nescafe). Living room large and comfortable with two 2 seater sofas and a 4 seater dining table. The garden is not really a garden but more of a small patio surrounded by a high wall, but given there is a busy road the other side of the wall with HGVs passing by, not somewhere we really chose to sit. There is no real traffic noise in the living room however, a bit traffic noise in the bedrooms but no so much to disturb us. Bathroom - large with both a bath and a large walk in shower. Very good for a cottage of this size and at this price poimt. Bedroom 1 good size with an extra king bed. Bedroom 2 is quite small with a single bed which can be made into a double but then the room would be extremely cramped (to extent probably could not even open the wardrobe) if this was made into a double bed. I would bedroom 2 is only really suitable for one person. Both bedrooms had good quality solid oak furniture. There is/has been a leak in the roof which has left a very noticeable stain at the junction of the roof and the ceiling at the top of the stairs. This will need some attention. Parking situation could be explained a little more - one line instructions were to park on the street. We did and it was free and only seconds away so no problem. However on arrival our sat nav brought us right to the front door of the property where in a little courtyard there is space to park straight outside the property so we were left wondering can we park there or at least use it to unload the car. This space remained empty for almost the entire stay so again left wondering whether we could park or load the car there.

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• Dale - Verified booking

  Positives: really clean, well appointed, love the mix of traditional and modern, really cosy.

  Location is great, short walk to various shops and cafes as well as the prom and beaches, and easy drive to South lakes and other attractions. Other people mentioned the train station and garage but neither caused us any issues, honestly passing hikers made more noise than either of these. In all we had a really nice stay and would happily stay again. Negatives: Nothing huge, just little niggles and hopefully constructive: Bathroom door neither locks nor closes properly, led to some awkward moments and us all having to loudly announce when it was occupied. Fixing the door would be very helpful! Kitchen is great but not enough utensils, cutlery etc. Hard work cooking for four with what was there, and not enough crockery and cutlery for two meals so we never really got to loading up the dishwasher fully and had to just wash by hand. Would definitely benefit greatly with some decent utensils, pans with lids and more glasses, plates and knives and forks. Parking is tight as others have mentioned but honestly it was fine really, would struggle with a larger vehicle though. Thermostat wasn't working, if we put the heating on the radiators all went full blast irrespective of the temperature. As there's no dryer or outside place to hang clothes we had no choice but to put the heating on with the clothes rack next to a radiator. We ended up having to just turn it on manually when we needed to dry clothes so it was a bit of a pain to balance, would recommend sorting the thermostat out as I'd guess it'll be expensive to run and not just inconvenient for guests. As I say though these were small niggles that didn't affect our enjoyment of our time in the lakes and at the coach house, just things that would make it even better for future guests hopefully.

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• Linda - Verified booking

  We have been to this cottage a few times in the past, and are likely to go again - but not in winter!

  The furniture is very comfortable, as are the beds. The kitchen is spacious and well equipped with everything we needed for a week's self catering. (a bit short on table knives though!). The Wifi is strong and we had phone signals. The road noise did not disturb us in the house. The parking on the lane was easy, and we were able to unload and load the car in the back yard area. HOWEVER, the heating system had a mind of its own. We arrived at 3pm. The house was freezing. The thermostat was set at 7 degrees!! We were able to increase it but the timer switched it off when it felt like it - down to 7 degrees again. The timing mechanism is unavailable to guests. Every morning my husband had to get up early, go downstairs, increase the temperature on the thermostat, and go back to bed. The temp in the bedroom was 10.4 degrees according to our alarm clock one morning. The bathroom never did heat up properly. This is not suitable for winter guests. One other thing - an earlier review mentioned the handle on the dishwasher was broken. It still is. We coped, and apart from the heating issues, were happy with the cottage.

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• Chris - Verified booking

  Wow, just wow!

  ...So pleased we came across Coach House number one....We arrived only to be met by the owner Matt. He was super friendly, explained things about the coach house and shared his knowledge on what and where to go in the area.... The coach house itself was just so lovely, spotlessly clean with a modern interior beautifully done to a high spec....there was even throws, dog bowls and mat left for our dogs, we could not fault it at all!...Enclosed garden for the dogs and parking right by the coach house just made it perfect, it had everything you needed for a comfortable stay....A few minutes walk to the nearest pub, The Marton Arms was so convenient, not having to drive. The pub was lovely with very friendly staff..we hit it off with Heather, the landlady straight away. Well worth a visit for food, superp!...For sure we will be returning to Ingleton and definitely be staying at the coach house, whether it be coach house 1, 2 or 3 Angie & Chris

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