Lodges & Log Cabins in Cumbria

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Andy - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful weekend at Rowan in December.

  .. It felt like being in the Swiss Alps (minus the snow). The only issue we had was the lack of water... We searched everywhere for a switch or stop tap and couldn't find any mention in the welcome pack. It took 3 phonecalls out on different numbers and two calls back to get answer 1 (switch looks like a shaver socket in the bathroom)... Great !.... But then water only dribbled out of the cold tap. Other phonecalls followed but luckily one of our party found the stopcock very low down in the bathroom cupboard which solved the issue. Ironically an hour later we found the instruction sheet for the water tucked away in the bookshelf. So... A small issue became a little bit of a frustration. Suggest if water is to be turned off each time, maybe pinning the sheet to the wall? The confusion of numbers in the welcome pack didn't help... Lake holidays, Dean something, site team, after hours team, owner... All confusing and passing the issue on (although very pleasant and efficient with it)... All sorted within an hour and didn't distract from a fabulous trip in a fabulous area.. We even found the second pub which we had no idea existed !

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• Mr Simon Lathbury - Verified booking

  The lodge it self is well located with stunning views of the local hills.

  The lodge was built in 2004 and is beginning to look a little tired however it was spotlessly clean and all the facilities you wanted in the lodge were there. The only thing you have to bring is yourself and your own food. The park has a great river which the dogs loved playing in, kids were playing in it. There is a good park for the kids to playing. There is an on-site pub which serves good food. There are two pubs close by. The mortal manAnd the Queens head both of which in walking distance. Ambleside Troutbeck and Windermere are very close by 5 to 10 minutes drive. The highlight of our stay was feeding peanut butter sandwiches to the badgers. We thought it was a joke when we saw it in the information but it is actually true. We had a brilliant time and have booked again for next year What did you enjoy most about your stay? Tranquility and a good base to explore the Lakes and it?s towns. Feeding the badgers peanut butter sandwiches at dusk. Fantastic to see. What one experience (e.g attraction, walk, day out) would you recommend for our future guests? Local walks at Elyrtwatet

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• Robert - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay here having visited Limefitt every year for around 14 years.

  Although we've stopped in an identical lodge elsewhere on the park, we liked the location of this one as it was at the back of the park and its raised elevation meant it was very peaceful. A last minute discount attracted our attention, although the discount only reduced the price to what we normally pay privately elsewhere on the park... The lodged was equipped with just about everything we needed for the week and the furniture was comfortable. We didn't see the badgers but we know they visited after dark and ate the sprinkling of dog biscuits we provided. The listing and guidance in the property need some updating. After reading the guidance and bringing a disposable barbeque, we couldn't find anything that might be a "barbeque slab" and ended up using the stone steps instead. The melamine tableware referred to in the handbook wasn't there - not an issue but shows the material needs updating... Would we stop here again? Yes if the price was right!

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• Mrs Gwenda Donald - Verified booking

  We have stayed at Rowans Lodge before and know it needs updating but it is in a very private part of the park and not overlooked so we were prepared for that.

  We also felt reassured during the present pandemic that we could not check in until 4 pm to allow for extra cleaning. I spent the first two hours of my well needed break from work in the NHS cleaning the lodge. I took photographs of the dead moths and filthy grill pan and sent them to Lake District Lodges. They responded immediately and apologised and I appreciate they are not the owners of the lodge and they said would pass on our concerns. I also understand that our complaint had been passed on to the cleaners. This will not deter us from booking with Lake District Lodges again as they responded quickly to our complaint. We will just book a different lodge. What did you enjoy most about your stay? Appreciating being able to get away in the lovely countryside and have a drink in a beer garden again What one experience (e.g attraction, walk, day out) would you recommend for our future guests? The meal at the Queens Head in Troutbeck

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• Maureen - Verified booking

  The lodge was larger than it looked in images i.

  E. patio doors both out from living area and dining area to decking, Whole lodge was very clean and tidy. Location wise the site was perfectly situated for travelling around the area. Only a ten minute walk up to the visitor centre where we did the high tree top ropes, and you could hire kayaks etc for on the water. Only 15 mins in car to central Windermere and same other direction for Ambleside. We ended up just using the bus to get around as parking was very busy at all the car parks. With bus stops just outside the holiday park this was ideal, however the cost of the buses was expensive. Only discovered on last day that you could buy a weekly ticket that would have saved us money. We couldn't fault the lodge or site. Was not too busy and even strolling up to the club on site was nice. Or in the evening walking down to the water front of the park to sit was very relaxing. Would definitely book again and recommend.

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