About this property
This immaculately presented first floor apartment is superbly located in the heart of Coniston, in the spectacular Lake District, just five minutes' walk from Coniston Water. Well-appointed throughout to provide contemporary accommodation, this apartment is perfect for a relaxing break in one of the most beautiful parts of the country. The open-plan living area is welcoming and comfortable, and provides the perfect place to unwind after a long day exploring the fells. The spacious king-size double bedroom with views across the village to the Coniston Fells, together with a superb en-suite bathroom complete this delightful accommodation. Mornings can be spent in the small patio area, where you can sit with the paper and a coffee as you plan the day's activities. This lovely property is situated next door to a popular bistro, well worth a visit but early booking is recommended. The thriving village of Coniston has some excellent pubs and even has its own brewery producing Bluebird Bitter, and offers fantastic natural attractions including Lake Coniston where Donald Campbell broke four World Water Speed Records in 1950. His fully restored Bluebird K7 boat is now housed in Ruskin Museum nearby. The Old Man of Coniston offers a stunning backdrop to the village, and there are many walking routes from the apartment leading to Tarn Hows, Tilberthwaite and the charming village of Hawkshead, which has some interesting shops and is home to the Beatrix Potter Gallery. Grizedale Forest is also on the doorstep, and is very popular for mountain biking. This lovely apartment makes an ideal base for enjoying the delights of the Lake District, at any time of the year. Note: This property can be booked with Ref. 922442, together they sleep 4.
Nestling at the head of Coniston Water, the pretty village of Coniston is surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery in the Lake District National Park and makes a superb base for touring, with Hawkshead, Ambleside and Windermere just a short drive away. Superb walking, mountain biking and climbing is available locally on Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam, and the lovely woodland trails at Grizedale Forest. For water sports enthusiasts the quiet lake is ideal for dinghy sailing and canoeing, whilst the less active can enjoy a leisure cruise on the beautiful steam yacht 'Gondola'.
Accommodation
All first floor.
One bedroom: 1 x king-size with en-suite bath, separate shower, basin and WC.
Open-plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with electric fire.
Gas central heating with electric fire.
Electric oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge, washer/dryer, dishwasher, TV with Freeview, DVD, CD, radio, WiFi, selection of books and games.
Fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Roadside parking available.
Bike storage post .
Patio with furniture.
Sorry, no pets and no smoking.
Shop and pub 2 mins walk.
Coniston Water 5 mins walk.
Note: This property accepts guests aged 18 and over only.
Note: Shared entrance with Ref.
922442.
Note: this is a first floor apartment reached by one flight of stairs and is not suitable for people with health and mobility issues Note: This property can only accept holidays that start Friday or Monday.
Note: Must provide own lock for bike.
Nearby points of interest
- Lake Windermere
- Wastwater Lake
- Wastwater Alpaca Trekking
Reviews (35)
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Jane
Very painful if you bump into them. I packed our towels round them. Also the bottom section of the bedroom window is cloudy, which spoils the view. But never the less, a lovely place to stay.
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Simon
Online the swallows nest appeared far more suited tom our needs than the bluebird loft we had stayed in before. On arrival, the toilet was noisily continually on flush. Whilst we appreciate that we arrived on a bank holiday and instant maintenance would be difficult, we were left feeling less than cared about. Sykes team did what they could, but we had a running toilet for the whole of that night. It would have been nice if the owner had at least got in touch, apologised and promised to do what they could the next day. But unfortunately, no. Nothing. We were left with what amounted to Chinese water torture for the night on what might be the most uncomfortable bed I have ever slept on. So soft, we were almost on the boards. I joked that we should have got the air bed we had camped on before we arrived and slept on that. I should have done. Both my wife and I have very uncomfortable backs upon our return. Fast forward to Wednesday I think and whilst cooking dinner the smoke alarm went off. The door of the alarm unit is broken and I was unable to turn the alarm off. I also could not at first get any answer from the alarm maintenance company or Sykes. No answer from the maintenance company and every Sykes phone number went to the same answer phone message, even the emergency number. Eventually we found one that asked us to leave a message. Which we did and eventually we got a call back. Eventually we also got through to the alarm company too and they came and stopped the alarm. It had been going for an hour and a half. We had half the neighbourhood coming to see what was going on. Never mind eating a cold dinner in the front garden. It was a good job it wasn't raining. On top of all that, it happened again on Sunday morning. We were that upset that we decided to go home a day early and whilst cooking breakfast off the alarm went. Even though I had been shown by the technician how to turn the alarm off I still had to do it three times because the door was still unrepaired. This holiday had its redeeming features, but they werenât the swallows nest.
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Volker
The location of the flat is ideal for hiking. The flat was clean,but there were a few things we missed in the flat: salad bowl, bowls and lids for the microwave, salad servers, bowls for mixing, toothbrush tumbler, butter dish, several chopping boards, smaller towels to supplement the large towels, a few more cups and some plastic storage container would be also convinient.