New Year Breaks In The Lake District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Dawn - Verified booking

  Following our separation through the lockdown, at short notice I booked Scarsdale for a holiday with our three young adult sons and partners.

  The accommodation was perfect for our party. All good sized double bedrooms and plenty of space in the living/dining areas for our number of adults. Location is good and we did plenty of walking. The day we did Helvellyn, was misty and wet (does it ever get dry/ visible up there?). Aira Force was a great walk and we also walked locally around Lords Lot, which made a pleasant change from the endurance of the bigger hills. We did the lake cruise from Lakeside because the parking is plentiful there. Covid restrictions made it hard to get restaurant bookings at night, but we enjoyed The Black Labrador and there were plenty of lunch walk-ins available. Using the ‘keep warm’ aga oven was fun - but I found the main roasting oven very frustrating as the temperature was too low to cook much. Great that there was an electric back up, but they took a long time to heat. Our meals were rather late as a result, but we’re on holiday. Take plenty of black sacks for rubbish. There was only 1 small recycling box for everything. Nothing to put food waste at the kerbside, so recycled materials had to go in the normal waste. What a pity. Hopefully this can be improved. We had a comfortable stay in this clean, well stocked villa. The lovely welcome pack was much appreciated.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  The loaction is great, however the cleanliness is not the greatest - could do with a new cleaner I think.

  There were long hairs that had not been hoovered up and stuck to my foot Yuck! The bathroom bath plug must be clogged up as it is open but the water does not go down and you end up with water half way up your legs for even a quick shower! Then all of the dirt that was already in the plug comes back up and sticks to the bath - not nice. Some toilet paper left and a welcome pack would have been nice! and a washing machine even better. The best way to leave and access the premises for ease is via the back way, but that definitely needs some TLC - very dirty and paint coming off everywhere, the next door neighbours have a nice back area so that would be great and the furniture at the front is nothing like the picture - that needs some TLC as well - probably only small things I know but they all add up and these things make a difference, but having said that on the whole everything else was great and appreciated the parking space. I am just being honest not moaning just stating a few facts so sorry if it sounds negative. Weather was absolutely fabulous - not sure if you arranged that but it was great

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• Steven - Verified booking

  It's a great property.

  We enjoyed the seclusion, the gardens, running around the various tracks we discovered in the vicinity. It's also quite a big place, and as we were only three people, we hardly used the upstairs. The downstairs bedrooms were great for us, but for the fact that the smaller one didn't have a proper double bed, but two singles put together. The space where they met, that gap, made it difficult to rest on more than a few nights. Otherwise, the washer/dryer was a pain, because it simply takes too long per cycle. But that was our only quibble. Everything else was clean, appropriately furnished with all the necessary conveniences, from the coffee machine to the gamers nook, where our son enjoyed the Wii and games provided. The views from every room are breathtaking. It's quiet, restful, lovely. The Punch Bowl pub is right across the road, so great food is quite close at hand. Sadly, the atmosphere in the pub isn't so great, lacking warmth. Crosthwaite is a sleepy little village that belongs on a postcard. In conclusion, Scarsdale is a great find. We wouldn't hesitate to book it again.

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• Dominique - Verified booking

  Beautiful property, looks exactly like the photos.

  I feel it should’ve been much cleaner than it was. There were lots of dead flies and spiders on windowsills and in corners, clearly hadn’t had a deep clean in a while. Having said that the bedding was fresh and the kitchen was clean so that was the main thing. Such a shame the people running the pub next door were so unwelcoming. It’s more of a restaurant than a pub, no area to sit just to have a drink and if you do want to eat they won’t accommodate dogs in the restaurant so that made things difficult. We received a very frosty welcome and needless to say didn’t go back, we even cancelled our restaurant booking after the menus had been thrown at us and told we had half an hour left to preorder or else! The cottage itself is lovely but very isolated, no other pubs or shops within walking distance so as long as you’re happy with that. It’s a good 20 minute drive into one of the villages. The rooms were spacious, the main bedroom is huge! Living areas were also very spacious and cosy. Overall a lovely stay in a lovely property.

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• Georgia - Verified booking

  We booked Craig Cottage quite last minute and we were impressed with the price compared to other properties in the area.

  When we got there we really appreciated the parking space as there wasn’t much available off road parking due to how busy it was (the weather was lovely which most likely increased footfall!). The property was traditional on the outside with a lovely maintained garden and modern and comfortable on the inside with comfy living room and cosy bedrooms. The shower had great water pressure and was very clean. We would have preferred some hand soap for both the bathroom and kitchen and maybe some washing up liquid but that’s nothing we couldn’t buy ourselves. I also appreciated the complimentary Prosecco! The cottage is in the perfect spot with just a 5 minute walk into the action with plenty to do near by. Our dog loved the garden although the gate was slightly broken and wonky meaning it’s not 100% secure. All in all the cottage was brilliant and we have already recommended to family and friends! Thanks for a great stay, we’ll definitely be back!

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