New Year Cottages in the Lake District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Michael - Verified booking

  We enjoyed a fabulous week in Waterside cottage, the weather was kind to us and we enjoyed the hospitality of the Ratty Arms.

  There is also a good restaurant opposite the cottage and the Bryer Cafe is excellent. Ravenglass is a jewel of a town/village in Cumbria with walks straight from the door. The views from the windows are memorable, especially first and last light. The cottage has good heating complimented by a fabulous logburner for those cosy nights in. I have only awarded Waterside cottage four stars as there is room for improvement eg:- I would change the latch on the door of the master bedroom as it's very noisy, this easily wakes up a light sleeper. I would change the toilets as I didn't like how they flushed, the toilet bowl fills up with water displaying it's contents before emptying. If a safety fence was fitted to the roof of the downstairs bedroom it would make an excellent sun terrace. Minor points I know but as the cottage commands a premium price I feel it just falls short of five stars. ****Having said all that, we would not hesitate in booking it again.**** We have been visiting the Lakes twice a year for more than twenty years and have only returned to one property (Seaside cottage at Coulderton), so Waterside cottage is on a short list of just two cottages that we would book again. Thank you Sarah and John for providing such a delightful holiday cottage in a superb location, it was clean, quiet and very comfortable. Mike & Marion

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• Ian - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay at The Old Chapel.

  Lots of interesting places to visit in the area. We did a couple of local walks from the cottage trying to avoid the main road. Second Bedroom en-suite very cramped and the sink plug did not work so sink would not hold water. Great idea having a website with all the instruction manuals for the appliances however I think other information could be added including local information like nearest shops, doctors, hospital, takeaways, places to visit as we did not find this information in the cottage, most owners seem to provide this. The Sun Inn pub is within easy walking distance, they were friendly and we enjoyed a delicious Sunday lunch. We only found out on the last day that the TV had a Amazon Video account setup, this would have been useful to have known at the beginning of our stay Again something that could easily be added to the https://www.lakeschapel.co.uk/ website. Overall we were impressed with the cottage and the area. We would like to return again sometime.

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• Diana - Verified booking

  There's no doubt that Waterside is an amazing place to stay.

  It is fantastic to watch the tides and to see the sun and moon set over the estuary and sand dunes. When the tide is really high, as it was when we were there, it's wonderful to watch shoals of fish dart around the grass and rocks. The house is stylishly decorated. The only down sides were that the loo didn't flush very well and the garden is overlooked and tatty and is the location for the bins. We weren't inspired to sit there. There is a military firing range near to the property. This didn't cause any problems whilst we were there but it would be useful to mention this on the listing as I found out a few days beforehand and was really anxious in the days leading up to the holiday as we always choose somewhere that is really quiet. So overall Waterside is a wonderful place to stay but very much overpriced compared to other cottages we've stayed in with Sykes.

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• Leanne - Verified booking

  What an amazing property in such a stunning village!

  We were absolutely delighted by everything to do with Waterside during our stay - the views from the picture windows were incredible in sunny or rainy conditions, the property was immaculately clean, and we were astounded by attention to detail. All the beds were incredibly comfortable, and we could sit on the sofas looking out of the windows all day. The kitchen had every utensil and piece of crockery that you could need, and the owners had thought of everything from dishwasher tablets to locally sourced soaps at each sink. Waterside exceeded our expectations and we fell completely in love with the property and the village of Ravenglass, so much so that our children cried when we had to leave! Thank you, Sarah and John - your communication was fantastic throughout our entire stay, and your efforts enabled us to create such beautiful memories. We will absolutely be back!

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• Laura - Verified booking

  The chapel was lovely, really nice area for exploring the lake district!

  The set back for us was the kitchen/dining area. In the description before you book, it comes across like the wood burning fire and the ability to have a sit down dinner with the comfort of a warm glow in the background is something promised. Unfortunately there was 0 wood there, it later came to my attention that you have to provide your own wood. This wasn't stated in any information given, also the lighting in that room is an awful clinical bright white, giving it no ambience. We ended up eating most our meals upstairs, which I have to say is a lovely room with a great homely feel and fantastic view. For 3.5 days we were only given less than 2 toilet rolls which obviously didn't last which was also annoying. Overall we had a wonderful time in the lakes but felt we were very overcharged for what was given. Than you

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