Big House Wedding Venues

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Anna - Verified booking

  We had the most wonderful time at this stunning cottage!

  The place is beautifully finished, and has kept its lovely authentic feel. The dog-friendly pub is a mile down the end of lane from the cottage, so a nice easy walk and there is a little shop attached that is like an Aladdins cave. All the locals were really friendly and welcoming. The rear yard where the hot tub is, is fully enclosed so our dogs could be out with us whilst we bathed, and it was very private and not overlooked. I would highly recommend taking wood with you, the shop has it for a good price but they did run out over the weekend. We found some fab walks right from the doorstep , meaning you can stop in the pub for a few drinks after and warm on their lovely fire. The hot tub is fantastic after a day walking, it did take us about 24 hours to get up to temp as it was pretty cold outside, we then just lit the fire in the morning and found it to be the right temperature in the evening. The cottage has great facilities, and everything you could want. We will Definitely be back. Ps. Take some bird seed to feed the stunning birds that you can watch from the windows. Bliss

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• Pam - Verified booking

  Its is certainly not an easy road to negotiate to get to the cottage, and how people claim it is an 'easy' walk to the pub not sure why they are trying to kid.

  The lane is nothing more than a very steep dirt track so narrow you cannot open the car doors and you risk damaging your car every time you make the journey. The cottage itself is vey difficult to find neither it or the five bar gate you are told to find are visible from the road, and the cottage does not have a name or number on it. Because of the difficult journey to and from the cottage we felt almost like prisoners - we went out in the morning and returned later - we daren't risk the journey any more times. The cottage was quite dark - even with lights on - and the stairs were steep, narrow, slippery, twisted at the bottom and were further complicated by having helmets & lamps hung along the wall, which made holding on difficult. There was very little information in the cottage and we could not find the NHS QR scan. On the plus side the cottage was clean and there was a secure yard for the dogs.

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• Julia - Verified booking

  This was exactly as described in the write up!

  Even the stairs upto the apartment. This didn't put us off as the route to the main road and lakeside was literally a 3 minute walk! All the pubs, some with live music, and eateries you could ever want are just 5 minutes down the road toward the lakeside, where there are boat trips with fantastic views and other entertainment to keep you happy. A Co-op and Tesco extra are also on the main road for those little bits that you may need, although there is a welcome pack that is good when you arrive. Lots of everyday items available to use in the kitchen making breakfast by the window lovely. The rooms were a good size with plenty of storage. Quiet at night even though it's so close to the main areas. Only draw back was the Internet and no visible welcome advice booklet which we did eventually find. Have to say it was amazing for location and would suggest it to family and friends!

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• Rebecca - Verified booking

  What an amazing property with amazing views.

  The best cottage we have had the privilege to stay in,a great find which ticked all the boxes . Very cosy clean cottage ,lovely hot tub and log fire, not forgetting the relaxing spa bath it had everything even Netflix so u could have a cosy night in front of the fire watching a great movie enjoying a beer,heaven .Lovely walks straight from your door,lovely pub and shop just down the road ,really friendly people.Our 2 dogs had a fantastic time,they were very fascinated with the farm animals that were grazing in the field right next to our garden, cows sheep rabbits,fantastic.We had lovely walks and was very lucky with the weather,would definitely return and recommend .The cottage had everything you needed and a delicious cake was waiting for us on our arrival,thank you so much for that,really kind, looking forward to returning.

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• Steven - Verified booking

  Idea place to stay in bowness the stairs weren’t too bad but omg the smell!

  When we first opened the door we thought maybe it hadn’t been used for a while might need airing but unfortunately the two hand towels, the bath towels, the tea towels and the bedding all smelt disgusting the place it’s self was lovely besides the big black foot prints in the shower that needed to be cleaned off the smell was a really bad smell of dirty towels and bedding we thought maybe if we sprayed air fresheners so bought some but no by the second night I couldn’t stand the smell so as you can imagine was very sleep deprived which ruined are stay you really need to use washing powder when washing that’s if they had been washed lovely little place would of definitely stayed again if it wasn’t for the smell and dirty floor throughout a real shame as it’s in an ideal spot for a lovely stay in bowness

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