Coniston Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Zoe - Verified booking

  Regarding our stay at Timley Knott, there are a few issues we wanted to make the owners aware of.

  Of course, these issues may only have occurred very recently. The wooden veranda at the back of the house had partially rotted away and the uprights and fence were leaning badly into the neighbour's garden below, making this area very unsafe as it is quite a steep drop. This also left a large hole in the fence so we had to keep our dog away from this area. There was another hole in the fence on the seating area above this. The steamer chair was broken on the balcony. We arrived at the house at 3.40pm and parked across the road as the cleaner was still there. At 4pm I went across to the house but we had to wait another 10 minutes before the cleaner finished. I am not blaming the cleaner for this as she probably had a very busy day, but feel that more cleaners should be employed so these delays do not happen, as 4pm is already quite late in the day to have to wait to check in. Very surprised that there was no "welcome" pack at all in the house - not even a pint of milk! Have stayed at many cottages over the years and can only remember on one occasion before not having been left anything.

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• Katherine - Verified booking

  We had a brilliant week in the property - despite the weather!

  The areas I’ve marked down were for the following reasons: Cleanliness - Several items of crockery and glassware were not clean when I took them out of the cupboard. There was dried on food and residue on them. The hairdryer filter was choked with dust causing the hairdryer to cut out as it overheated. I cleaned this out but would suggest regular inspection as this could be a fire hazard too. Comfort - The double bed mattress was very soft and there was roll together so I chose to sleep in one of the single beds which was far more comfortable. Not sure why the en-suite bedroom isn’t the master - plenty of room for a king size bed in there. Of course, as the owners use this home themselves, it may be that the current set up suits them. This is just our observation of what would take the property comfort rating up to perfect for us. Otherwise an exceptional property that we’d happily visit again! Thank you.

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• Theresa - Verified booking

  This was a perfect cottage for our needs.

  Brilliant walks and views around the area. The hot tub was a total luxury after a long day out. All the communication and facilities worked perfectly. There is a great pub in Little Langdale which is about 45 mins walk away and the Landlady was very friendly and attentive. Great for dogs, our Cockapoo loved it and the farms dog ‘Mouse’ was very sociable. The whole cottage was well laid out, presentable and very comfortable. Brilliant place and right at the foot of Weatherlam which is easily accessed via the road and car park. We had views all the way to the coast from the summit. There is a superb walk to Blae Tarn via fell foot farm from the cottage which you can then take to Great Langdale, the Sticklebarn National Trust pub (Tea and Cake). Go along the Cumbria way towards Elterwater and back through the woods to Little Langdale then across the River Brathay to Tilberthwaite. 11 odd miles and stunning scenery.

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• Garry - Verified booking

  The cottage was in the best position for the eager hiker, so spot on for myself, hubby and r Border Terrier Bertie.

  You stated the cottage was dog friendly but your information manual requested the dog to sleep downstairs for r own comfort. To separate Bertie at night from us would have coursed a very disturbed night. We brought r own covers for the bed and sofas. We could tell you had redecorated and undertook replacing the bathroom suite, which l thought was to modern for the lovely little cottage ( but this is a very minor thing plus very personal to individuals taste) The main bedroom suite was alovely colour , one problem unable to use the dressing tables mirror because my hair dryers lead did not reach and the mirror was screwed down. The colour throughout the cottage was cream, it may have been a nice idea to have selected a more suitable colour for the main bedroom. None of the above hindered r amazing holiday. Loved the log burner and hot tub. The sofas were ideal to snuggle down at night after a long day hiking.

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• Patrick - Verified booking

  We absolutely loved our stay at Tilberthwaite, and the photos don't do it justice.

  The cottage is great, and the views from the hot tub (not pictured online) are absolutely stunning. It was the perfect way to unwind after a long day out. The location of the cottage is amazing, with loads of things to see and do near by, and great walks from the doorstep. I must admit I noticed a slightly odd taste to the water and so bought bottled water. My partner initially drank the tap water and felt a bit unwell afterwards. I don't believe it's a mains supply, so perhaps should be advertised as 'not for drinking'. My only other criticism is that there wasn't enough toilet roll, soap, or kitchen roll, to last a week, so we had to buy our own. This was not the end of the world, but I've never had to do that before in a holiday cottage, and it does seem a bit of a shame when you've paid so much money to stay. In any event, neither issue really affected our stay, and we would definitely go back.

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