Dog Friendly Cottages in the Lake District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christine - Verified booking

  We love the cottage, it is very homely with good quality fittings and equipment.

  The shower was excellent and easy to use. We would stay here again. The village of Threlkeld is amazing, quiet yet has a vibrant village hall which is used for events and an excellent coffee shop. The only downsides for myself recently having a total knee replacement was the staircase, no hand rail and the steps were of various sizes. After a while I just went up on all fours which made the ascent easy. Coming downstairs was a greater problem especially with the cut away step, part way down but near the top. It was OK when I got used to it. However exiting the staircase into the kitchen caused problems throughout. The exit doorway is low so one has to stoop and with no rail it is a difficult manoeuvre. I never managed to complete this without difficulty. The door from the kitchen to the sun room is only 5 feet 2 inches in height. I am 5 feet 10 inches tall so a stoop every time I went into the sun room. This taught me to stoop whilst using any doorway. From then on no problems. In fact it was quite quaint. The toilet has no grab rail and is unsuitable for anyone with mobility problems as I found out. The bannister rail at the top of the stairs is quite low and does not meet current height regulations. It would therefore be possible for someone to fall into the stair well. This was not a problem for use as I pointed out the low rail. The outside dustbin is a hidden problem. When I removed the liner for waste collection I saw that the bin appeared to be half full of used dog poo bags. They had been there for a very long time. Needless to say I did not investigate further and just placed the new liner into the bin. These comments about the cottage are from the view of someone who has reduced mobility at present only having the knee replacement 10 weeks ago. Many of my problems were a problem to others in my party and I am sure that as my mobility improves I would not have any concerns.

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• David - Verified booking

  Blease Garth.

  On pulling up at the " cottage" we thought we had arrived at a brick outhouse, a weed ridden first impression of what became known as the ' hobbit house. Amazing what good camera lighting and wide angled lenses can do for a place as nothing looked the same as on the website. Makes it look light and airy but the opposite is true. Dark and gloomy and very poor lighting. One small halogen light and a floor lamp. Beamed ceilings are mentioned but not how low they were. One of us is 6ft 4 ins and the other 5ft 2 ins. Both of us had to stoop to miss things, even my wife could touch the ceilings. Came home with a hunched back from stooping all of the time. The door to the glass lean to was only 5ft 2ins by 22 inches and banged heads were the order of the day. The staircase was very steep and had no handrail. A definite contravention of building regs there and should be addressed as a matter of urgency as you have to go on hands and knees to get up safely. Doors do not close properly with one bedroom door looking as if it had been chewed by a demented hamster. Towel rail in bathroom covered in rust so could not put towels on it. Called a period cottage it is very disappointing at over £200 per night. On the plus side the back garden was lovely and safe enough to let our two small Papillon dogs roam. Plenty of hot water and the bed was comfortable. Lastly check out time was supposed to be 10am but on entry the first thing noticed was an order to vacate by 9.30am and to take our rubbish with us. We left the night before. David

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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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• Judi - Verified booking

  On arrival the lady in reception was so lovely and helpful.

  Told us everything we needed to know. Very knowledgeable about the area, and, printed off maps for us. Once inside the cottage no 21, we were really pleased as it had everything we needed. Plates, dishes, cutlery pots and pans etc. Really comfy beds. We felt really at home. Unfortunately the site itself was a disappointment. We nipped to reception to enquire about booking breakfast for the morning after, and enquiring about pool opening times. We were just about to nip into the lounge area to use the WI FI, (we already knew to cottage didn't have it so we understood that), we were then told we couldn't go in that area with the dog. We asked if we were able to leave the dog in the cottage just for an hour for breakfast etc. The breakfast times are only 7.30-8. 15 am, so even if you did decide to do two sittings, it wouldn't be possible. We were told that wasn't allowed, therefore we couldn't eat on site, or go swimming as a couple. This was a real disappointment and luckily there is a great pub just outside the camp on the same side called The Beehive Inn who do great meals, we had to go into Penrith for supplies for breakfast. We did think of going separately for a swim as that wouldn't have mattered, unfortunately there is no lifeguard so at least two people over 18 have to be in the pool. Really disappointed as although cottage is dog friendly, the same can't be said for the camp.

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• Amber - Verified booking

  Lovely little cottage, tucked away in with beautiful scenery.

  We enjoyed looking out to the animals in the other gardens and the huge mountains around us. Fabulous local area, nice welcome package but it was wine and I am sober so would’ve been nice if the package didn’t include alcohol and was more local treats. Nice biscuits left for us. Unfortunately we found that the house was falling to bits, the dining chairs were uncomfortable and broken, the towel rail fell off, the beds were very uncomfortable and we struggled to sleep well. The living room was lovely though, and the books were a great addition. In the conservatory a large box was in the way with pipes in, and from arrival til departure 2 huge bin bags from previous guests were outside our door so we didn’t appreciate that. There was also no bin bags left for us. My partner fell down the stairs as the carpet is not steady. Would be nice if they replaced the chairs, the mattress, the towel rail, tidied up the garden a bit & made sure the previous guests waste was gone before we arrived and not there on the doorstep when we got there. Other than that we liked it but feel we overpaid for the stay at £1.2k for a week for 2 people for the quality of the place.

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