Guests say
Cottam Road offers stunning panoramic views and a peaceful rural setting, making it an excellent base for exploring Keswick and the Lake District. Guests consistently praise the beautiful location, comfortable beds, and helpful host. While the property is generally well-equipped, some guests noted issues with cleanliness, limited privacy due to its connection to the owner's house, and a lack of basic supplies. Despite these minor drawbacks, most visitors enjoyed their stay and appreciated the tranquil atmosphere and scenic surroundings.
Several guests mentioned issues such as dust, cobwebs, spiders, and a need for deeper cleaning, as well as occasional damp smells in bedding and towels. However, some reviews found the accommodation clean and comfortable, indicating inconsistency in cleaning standards.
The location is widely praised for its breathtaking views, peaceful setting, and proximity to Keswick and local walks. Guests consistently highlight the scenery as a major positive.
Guests found the beds comfortable and the property cosy, but some noted issues with heating, noise from the adjoining house, and an uncomfortable sofa. The lack of privacy and occasional cold were also mentioned.
Facilities are adequate, with good amenities and a well-equipped kitchen, but several guests noted missing basics (toilet rolls, bin bags, salt, pepper), misleading photos, and maintenance issues such as chipped paint and a narrow driveway.
While some guests appreciated extra blankets and a hot water bottle (not guaranteed), many noted a lack of basic supplies and essentials, and felt more attention to guest needs would improve the experience.
About this property
This lovingly decorated studio offers an idyllic couple’s retreat, with a host of sights and attractions to discover nearby.. All on the
Ground Floor:
Open plan living space.
Living area: 32" Freeview TV, Patio Doors Leading To Garden
Dining area.
Kitchen area: Electric Oven, Electric Hob, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer
Bedroom: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Shower Room: Cubicle Shower, Heated Towel Rail, Toilet.
Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. External utility/boot room with washing machine (shared with main house). . Enclosed, lawned garden (shared with the main house). Patio with garden furniture. Private parking for 1 car. No smoking. Please note: There are 6 steps in the garden.. This good quality studio apartment, forming part of a terraced cottage, is situated in the village of Threlkeld and offers stunning views to the surrounding fells and has easy access to Keswick.
Renovated in 2019, this stylish property is perfect for couples to relax and enjoy the beautiful views from anywhere in the apartment, even from the comfort of your bed, which is a sight to behold when you wake in the morning. Thanks to the excellent design and floor-to-ceiling glazing, you can look across to many of the Lakeland fells and also benefit from a desirable location, surrounded by breathtaking scenery and within easy reach of Threlkeld, St John’s in the Vale and Keswick.
Cottam Road is a spacious studio apartment with a good quality finish, combining many of the architectural features which enhance the interior design. It has been lovingly furnished and provides everything you need for a memorable break in the Lakes. All on the ground floor this property offers an open plan living, kitchen/dining/bedroom space as well as a stylish bathroom which features a shower cubicle. The amazing views continue from the enclosed garden at the rear which is a real sun trap thanks to its south facing aspect. You’ll also find a great boot room and wet gear store in an external, shared building, which is perfect after a day full of adventure. For keen walkers the location is perfect, the property is located on the lower slopes of Blencathra and is just 5 miles from Thirlmere reservoir which is at the base of England’s third highest mountain, Helvellyn.
Within the village there are two excellent pubs/restaurants and you can reach them on foot in about 10 minutes. You are also just 2 miles from Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum, offering a fun day out with a narrow gauge train ride, mining tour and activities including digging and panning for gold. For golfers you will find Keswick Golf Club just over a mile away or head towards Keswick and you will reach Castlerigg Stone Circle which is an interesting and short walk suitable for all levels of experience. The popular market town of Keswick with its abundance of bars, shopping experiences, restaurants and tourist attractions, including The Derwent Pencil Museum, home to the largest pencil in the world, The Theatre by the Lake, offering award winning arts and drama, and Puzzling Place with a selection of mind boggling optical illusions, is just 5 miles away. Shop 3¾ miles, pub and restaurant ½ mile.
Free WiFi
Nearby points of interest
- Wastwater Alpaca Trekking
- Wastwater Lake
Reviews (21)
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Confirmed Guest
A wonderful stay, amazing weather. Beautiful view from the studio. Comfy bed and great bathroom. Only niggle we couldn’t get the tv to work but it didn’t bother us.
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Ameerah Loup-Devere
The views from this property are absolutely stunning and the location is beautiful. We had a lovely week exploring Keswick and the surrounding area, and the scenery was undoubtedly the highlight of our stay. The accommodation itself looks lovely in photographs and initially appears well presented.However, there were a number of issues which significantly affected our experience and which I feel future guests should be aware of.The biggest surprise was discovering that this is effectively an attached studio connected to the owner’s house. This was not something I appreciated when booking. There are connecting doors between the accommodation and the main house, and the mezzanine shown in the photographs is not accessible to guests and appears to connect back into the main house. While this may not bother everyone, it made us feel uncomfortable and affected our sense of privacy. We found ourselves reluctant to use certain areas and facilities because we were conscious that someone else was living directly next door.The washing machine and dryer are located in the boot room, which is also accessible via the main house. As a result, we chose not to use them. The garden space also felt less private than we expected due to the property’s connection to the owner’s home.The listing photographs are slightly misleading in places. The mezzanine shown is not for guest use, and the living area appears larger in photos than it is in reality. We had expected two sofas from the photographs, but there is only one small sofa, which we found quite uncomfortable for a week’s stay.The bedroom was also disappointing. There is no headboard, only a stone wall behind the bed. I banged my head on it several times during the week. The pillows were poor quality, with only one feeling reasonably full while the others were extremely flat and offered very little support. Two pillows appeared to be being used as a substitute for a headboard.Unfortunately, the bedding and towels had a damp smell, something I later noticed had also been mentioned by previous guests. The property would also benefit from a deeper clean. Some of the cutlery was marked, the pots and pans had an unpleasant smell, and there were quite a lot of spiders throughout the accommodation.The kitchen facilities generally worked, although the oven runs extremely hot and the fridge freezer is very small. We stayed for a week and struggled to fit all our food inside, having to constantly rearrange everything to make it fit.The TV had no signal during our stay. In the end, we had to purchase a cable and connect our laptop in order to watch anything.The outside bin was already completely full when we arrived, apparently from previous guests, which was frustrating. We also felt the property was very poorly stocked with basic essentials. For a week-long stay we were provided with only one toilet roll and one towel per guest. There were no spare bin bags, very little cleaning product left, and no tea bags, coffee, sugar, salt, pepper, shampoo, conditioner or body wash. We ended up making multiple trips to the shops and buying our own cleaning products, cloths, tea bags, coffee, sugar, salt and pepper, which we would not usually expect to have to do.The driveway is also extremely narrow and difficult to manoeuvre into and out of, particularly if you have a larger vehicle.Overall, the views are breathtaking and the location is fantastic, which is what raises this review above a lower rating. However, we felt the listing could be much clearer about the property’s connection to the owner’s house, and the accommodation would benefit from better maintenance, deeper cleaning, improved bedding, more basic supplies and greater attention to guest comfort. Had we known some of these things beforehand, we would likely have chosen alternative accommodation.
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Confirmed Guest
Lovely location however the house is not looked after very well. Paint work is all chipped and the bedding and towels smell of damp. There is only 1 toilet roll and bin bag provided so you will need to buy more and the closest shop we found was in Keswick. You can’t change the heating so expect to be cold as it only comes on first thing in the morning and in the evening according to the book however it did not come on at all whilst we were there.