Cumbria Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Prasima - Verified booking

  Loved our stay at High Rigg Woodland cottage.

  Its about an hour from the lakes and set in peaceful grounds with a small lake and views out to the countryside. It was beautifully decorated, warm on our arrival and Brenda had very kindly received our tesco delivery and put things in the fridge and freezer in case we were late. Our hosts were lovely and replied immediately to any queries. They couldn’t have been more helpful. The 2 king size beds were comfortable and the bedrooms very tastefully decorated (if you’re bothered by light, make sure you take an eyemask). Our kids were too old to share a bed but we just had to ask about a camp bed and magically appeared, with bedding. There’s even a roll top bath in the main bedroom but we didn’t use it due to the wonderful covered jacuzzi which was set at a cosy 39 degrees. The kitchen is well equipped with washer/dryer, 2 ovens, microwave, kettle, toaster, scales, food processor, dish towels, and a cake mixer! There’s even a small cleaning pack provided for the first couple of days. If you’re heavily reliant on wifi, take plenty of data to use as a personal hotspot as it is patchy. We didn’t mind as it was a great way to detox from tech and any extra time was spent in the jacuzzi! We could attach our hard drive to the tv to watch movies and there’s also a dvd player but to be honest, there’s so much to do, we didn’t have time for much TV. There are instructions to take all left over food/condiments away with you so make sure you pack oil and seasonings, dishwasher tabs, laundry tabs, and extra binbags if you plan to cook. This is a stunning place for a peaceful break, very near Hadrian’s wall, and a fun scenic drive to the lakes. Would recommend Gelt and Cotehill Woods walks which are close by and easy, kayaking in Windermere, and a Segway forest ride in Grizedale forest which is also good for cycling although there are no easy trails in this forest. If you want easy walks or cycle rides in the lakes, do your research beforehand. Next time I’ll hire an electric bike

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• Robert - Verified booking

  Our 22nd holiday cottage since 2017, this one has a nice homely feel when entering, off road parking at the door is great to load and unload.

  Home made biscuits, tea, coffee and milk and nice welcome pack touch. Immaculately clean and well presented with large smart tv, good Wi-Fi, stocked kitchen with plenty of all the essentials particularly if you wish to cook, vacuum, iron etc all provided Two bedrooms one with twin single beds and the main bedroom with wardrobe, drawers, TV and double bed…our first double as all previous ones have had king size or larger …..but still very comfortable Generous size bathroom with electric shower cubicle, towels provided Small paved enclosed outside area to the back ideal as other guests have commented to let the dogs out for a night time wee….but didn’t fancy the idea of sitting out with a glass of wine knowing it was a pittle and bin area Fabulous large park and playing fields immediately next door, gated and secure with plenty of bins. Ideally situated to access all the Lakes attractions and even east of M6 to visit the Yorkshire Dales Disappointingly the photo’s of the lounge show a lovely large and roomy 4 seat corner sofa and large coffee table so looks very inviting to sit and watch the large tv,,,,sadly they have been removed and replaced with a small painfully uncomfortable 2 seater sofa, a wooden kitchen style rocking chair and a 60’s Ercol type wooden slouch chair both of which have a comfort level lasting seconds …..what a shame that the cottage has been misrepresented by not updating the photo as the difference to what you expect compared to what you get are poles apart.

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• Jade - Verified booking

  Lovely stay here everything we needed for the weekend .

  . very well equipped kitchen and place was clean and comfy. Only thing I would say is the shared courtyard needs to state that dogs can’t use it for the toilet. It’s in the handbook on arrival but couldn’t see it when booking the property. Before we realised dogs weren’t allowed off lead toileting etc the dogs were out in the morning and a very rude man from the corner house came over to tell us it was absolutely outrageous that the dogs were off lead. Made us feel very unwelcome. We had two dogs one still a puppy so still wakes during the night.. having to take her round the streets at 4am so she could go to the toilet was not ideal and if we were dogs couldn’t go to the toilet in the courtyard we wouldn’t have booked. Only downside to the trip though but the man was very aggressive to my partner, incredibly rude and a bit of an exaggerator really hammering home how outrageous it was that the dogs were there. Literally wasn’t ruining anything either as it’s just cobbles so can’t understand his anger but never mind.

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• Sarah-jane - Verified booking

  We loved our stay at Croft Cottage overall.

  This is my third visit to the cottage and as usually I had a lovely time. The property is lovely and clean and the topper on the main bed really made a difference and was comfortable. The patio was lovely as we had some sunshine and was nice to sit out on with the dogs. The only downside was the footstools that were previously in the cottage have been removed and the two wooden chairs are to a very specific comfort. We could not get comfortable on the rocking chair or the other wooden chair so spent the week both of us huddled on the sofa with the footstool that we brought through from the bedroom. Might be worth considering putting another soft sofa or two soft chairs in the living room, like the one that is the main bedroom as it is much nicer having soft furnishings and something to put your feet up after a long days walking.

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• Maria - Verified booking

  This was our second Christmas visit to High Rigg having stayed last year in Garden Cottage.

  If anything we enjoyed this year even more, the cottage was decorated so beautifully. Brenda excels in staging the accommodation for Christmas and even the little shepherd huts get the festive look too. She really does make such an effort to make it feel so cosy and Christmassy and there was some bubbly and Christmas cake to welcome us. Hot tub was used every single evening thanks to it being undercover this time in the Woodland Cottage. Coming back in from the cold to a blazing log fire was just heaven. We had nice meals in both The Queens, Warwick on Eden and Howard Arms in Brampton so would recommend those. The views from both cottages are simply gorgeous, had a beautiful sunrise over the hills on Christmas morning too. Can genuinely say we will be going for the hat trick and booking up for next Christmas again

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