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Lake District New Year Villas
Cumbria
Oakland West
Ref: S842232
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Dunningwell Hall
Ref: S899980
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£1286
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Ghyll Bank Bungalow
Ref: S3166
Reviews 45
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Cumbria
Bishop Howe
Ref: S87090
Reviews 39
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Cumbria
Kotel Windermere
Ref: S911549
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£99
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Windermere Suites
Ref: S304176
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£195
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Kotel Windermere
Ref: S911550
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£143
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Waterfoot Park
Ref: S907803
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£100
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The White House
Ref: S914880
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£111
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The Bay House Lake View Guest House - Adults Only
Ref: S334353
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£126
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Aynsome Manor
Ref: S985430
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£245
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The Granary - Uk47428
Ref: S1014967
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£86
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Bowness Apartment 2 - Uk37760
Ref: S481897
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£78
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Ambleside Rooms & Suites - Stylish Stays with Breathtaking Views - Stay Longer, Save More
Ref: S1083451
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£82
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The Kellbank
Ref: S1077740
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£105
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Thornthwaite Farm
Ref: S905742
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£107
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The Arches Apartments Kendal
Ref: S944088
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£198
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Grasmere View Grasmere
Ref: S968838
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£86
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Brooklands Guest House
Ref: S334362
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£132
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The Waterhead Inn- The Inn Collection Group
Ref: S488447
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£177
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Windermere Rooms at The Wateredge Inn
Ref: S1051782
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£206
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Bridge End Farm Cottages
Ref: S904969
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£389
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Serenity Cottage Retreat in Nature
Ref: S1061446
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£168
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Bower House
Ref: S1000625
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What our customers say about their holidays
Gill - Verified booking
There are lovely views from this cottage.
Walk up on a nice day to take in the panorama (public footpath goes very close) but DONâT STAY HERE. The cottage is shabby, neglected and in dire need of some maintenance, sprucing up, replacement of many internal items and a deep clean. Some of contents appear to have come from a skip â you could get better on freegle or from a jumble sale/pound shop. Coupled with an apparent absence of even superficial cleaning before my arrival was the fact that much of the dirt was ingrained, not just recent. The utility/porch, in particular, was in an appallingly filthy state. (& light bulb didnât work). The kitchen sink was dirty brown, embedded grime in kitchen caddy and washing up bowl. Empty soap container in kitchen. Food debris in kitchen cupboards. Filthy stained lampshades. Mould on bathroom ceiling, bathroom blind and a snail on the bathroom wall. Hairs on basin and on bath. Toilet brush bristles and holder had excrement in. Bedroom blind covered in mould. Dirty stained bedroom stool upholstery. Tatty threadbare âdecorativeâ cushions on bed. Accumulation of dirt along edges and in corners. Mass cobwebs throughout (not just an odd wispy recent one, clearly not been attended to in weeks/months). Sweet wrappers & other debris down side of sofa cushion. Of the three remotes for TV/DVD/VCR, one had no batteries, one had dead batteries, the other took a different size. No spare batteries in cottage. (unable to use TV until owner brought some batteries - he declined to leave any spares in the property). Told him there were corroded batteries in kitchen cupboard & queried why hadnât cleaner removed them. Also relayed poor cleaning standard to him. He said you would know better than me whatâs in here and said heâd âhave a wordâ. He moaned about contract cleaners, difficulty getting seasonal staff. Made no apology and seemed pretty indifferent despite being told about various issues, including the snail in bathroom (which the cleaner could not have failed to see if theyâd even gone in there). Other oddities/omissions/small gripes: No dustpan and brush. No bleach. âBathâ towels were small, thin & rough. Just 3 teaspoons yet over 30 side plates?! Provision of foil/cling film would have been useful, and has been in previous s/c I have stayed in. Apart from the dirt & neglect of the place, there was the issue of vehicles from the 4 adjoining lets; one a large building divided in 3 cottages, the other a large house taking around 16 people (that I counted). There was a minimum of 10 cars/vans during my entire stay, which turned round on, passed across and sometimes parked on, the area of tarmac directly in front of the cottage, meaning there was limited privacy and frequent engine noise/fumes. The cottage is anything but the idyllic, peaceful retreat it is made out to be. Having paid around £1,300 I made the best of my stay, but I was disgusted with it & to say it was disappointing is understatement of the century. I donât think this property should even be let out again until cleanliness issues addressed & certain items replaced.
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Sally - Verified booking
The property is shown entirely on its own and we booked it because of that as we wanted to be isolated.
In fact there are 2 large properties adjacent and there were children running around and dogs, one of which barked a lot. This wasn't what we'd expected or what we wanted. There should be a different photo. The property is listed as having TV, however this did not work during the whole week. The picture was so pixelated that it was impossible to watch on any channel. We rang the owner who did come and have a look at it and re-tuned it (which I had done already) but the picture was just as bad. We were looking forward to relaxing evenings watching our favourite programmes but this was impossible and spoiled much of the holiday for us. We did tell the owner (by text) that the TV still didn't work but nothing more was done. Additionally we had taken some DVDs but were unable to watch these as, although it worked fine, there was no remote control and so it was impossible to use subtitles which we need as my husband is hearing impaired. On the day we left, we found the remote which had been put (by previous occupants?) in a corner of the main bedroom - we hardly thought to look there! Perhaps the cleaner could ensure that all remotes are in the right place. There were no instructions for TV or DVD which would have been useful. A small point - but there was no bath mat. This would be useful. There was no casserole type dish (apart from a really tiny one) which would also have been useful. The screen for the shower round the side of the bath didn't stay put very well - could that be looked at? There were many good points, however: excellent supply of hot water; comfy beds and good decoration throughout.
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Mark - Verified booking
The good bits!
Absolutely beautiful views, while the photos of Ghyll Bank are as has previously been stated misleading in that itâs very much sandwiched between two other large dwellings, nevertheless when we stayed we were not encroached by this with both properties being empty. With a full complement of guests present on site this would be far from isolated (Iâd imagine) everything one would need is present though some attention to detail would help. Itâs location offers easy access to a good proportion of beautiful lake land, without the need to travel vast distances & the local village of Staveley is well appointed with eating & shopping facilities. Ghyll Bank is certainly warm & dry & overall provides a lovely base. Not so good are the niggles. Attention to detail would have left us with the means to light the wood burner which, we felt we needed by the evening as the storage heat drops away a little by then & the electric bar fire is broken. The wood store leaks leaving a good proportion of wood soaking wet but there was enough dry to be able to cope. The shower screen is abysmal, it needs to be manually wedged in order to use it, but there is plenty of hot water. A drainer on the sink draining board would be useful too. Be warned clothes storage in the second bedroom is limited!
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Caroline - Verified booking
What a fantastic, relaxing and comfortable weeks break we had at Bishop Howe despite the storms and wet weather!
We were greeted with fresh farm eggs, local jams and relishes and a few other essentials. The cottage itself is extremely clean, comfortable and cosy, kitted out with all the mod cons and has more than ample space - we are a family of 5 and hardly used the 2nd lounge. The beds are especially comfy and we all had a great night sleep from day one. Every night was spent in front of the open fire playing games with days walking and visiting local towns. The position of the cottage is perfect with the Cuckoo Brow Inn a few minutes walk away and gorgeous walks from the door. It is very quiet and rural but not isolated and easy to get to the surrounding little towns by car. A lot of thought and care has been put into this holiday cottage and I love the way the local industry is promoted throughout - we loved the Herdwick tweed cushions so much we bought a few from the shop in Grasmere! Ann, the owner is very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommend this holiday cottage and plan to return again soon.
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Kevin - Verified booking
The house is very well appointed and comfortable.
The view out of the front window over the rural landscape is also stunning, especially at sunrise. It is well worth setting the alarm, so that you do not miss it. The owners were also keen to make sure that everything was perfect and were very friendly. The location is away from the main tourist towns and because of that it is extremely quiet - perfect for that get away from it all holiday if that is what you are after. There are also a few local walks that get you to lovely view points within half an hour of leaving the house. I would certainly book the house again for future visits. The main supermarkets at the other side of the lake are only half an hour away but the location of the house is worth that little extra drive.
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