Dog Friendly Cottages in the Lake District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Leigh-ann - Verified booking

  Spacious for the 8 of us plus our dog.

  Excellent location. The main issue we had was that we got given the wrong key code for the house. Imagine travelling over 5 hours with 2 elderly relatives and a 12 year old lab to find you can't get in and worry you have been scammed. Even worse when Skye Cottages had given us 2 numbers to try, one of which no one answered and the other the person was so incredibly rude, hanging up on me twice saying I was bothering him and it wasn't his issue (so how come we were given his number in the first place) Eventually after 40 minutes of pure panic the home owner rang back and casually said oh we had the wrong key code. No call or check in after to see if we were OK, or had actually managed to get in. We were also told the washing machine was broken, one day before we were due to travel. I understand things happen but didn't plan on spending one of my days having to hang around at the laundrette waiting for my clothes. Also said we could be re embursed for that but wasn't told how? 3 of the beds also had stained / dirty sheets. Parking was ok, IF you managed to get a space in front of the property. 2 of our relatives had mobility issues so it was alot of back and forth having to drop them and drive to the parking place if no spaces were available. I would 100% go back to the Lake District, but I unfortunately would not stay at this accommodation again.

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• Leigh-ann - Verified booking

  Spacious for the 8 of us plus our dog.

  Excellent location. The main issue we had was that we got given the wrong key code for the house. Imagine travelling over 5 hours with 2 elderly relatives and a 12 year old lab to find you can't get in and worry you have been scammed. Even worse when Skye Cottages had given us 2 numbers to try, one of which no one answered and the other the person was so incredibly rude, hanging up on me twice saying I was bothering him and it wasn't his issue (so how come we were given his number in the first place) Eventually after 40 minutes of pure panic the home owner rang back and casually said oh we had the wrong key code. No call or check in after to see if we were OK, or had actually managed to get in. We were also told the washing machine was broken, one day before we were due to travel. I understand things happen but didn't plan on spending one of my days having to hang around at the laundrette waiting for my clothes. Also said we could be re embursed for that but wasn't told how? 3 of the beds also had stained / dirty sheets. Parking was ok, IF you managed to get a space in front of the property. 2 of our relatives had mobility issues so it was alot of back and forth having to drop them and drive to the parking place if no spaces were available. I would 100% go back to the Lake District, but I unfortunately would not stay at this accommodation again.

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• Lynda - Verified booking

  Ghyll Bank Byre is one of 5 holiday lets on the site, 3 of which are part of an old barn.

  Ghyll Bank Byre is the largest of the 3, having 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The property is accessed via an uphill single track road with passing places and has a very sharp hairpin bend, so not suitable for very large vehicles like motor homes. The view from the property is brilliant in every direction and cannot be faulted. We were very lucky with the weather in September. The property itself is very good but let down by a few things which is a pity, but in my view if these things were rectified it would be superb. The main issue is that it needs a deep clean and re-painting in places, which is surprising given that it would not have been used for most of this season due to Covid-19. Things like the table mats, plates and cushions need replacing as they look like they are cast offs from several years ago. The outside furniture is good and the quality of the furniture inside is good. In spite of our grumbles above we had a lovely holiday. There are lots of walks from the property and a great bakery and cafe on a small business park in Staveley. Booths supermarket is very good and easy to get to in Windermere with free parking for 2 hours. One other thing to bear in mind is that the WiFi was very patchy.

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• Green Party - Verified booking

  My children and I stayed at the house a couple of times over the summer holidays and we would definitely stay again.

  The house was decorated and furnished to a very high standard. There was plenty of space for everyone, including a lovely big living kitchen/dining area as well as two other separate living rooms. The kitchen had everything we needed and the bedrooms were very roomy. The bathrooms were all very luxurious, with special mention for the en-suite to the master bedroom including its amazing giant bath and lovely steam room. There was good outside space to enjoy the weather and the kids enjoyed playing in the garden while the adults relaxed with a glass of wine. The location was excellent – nice and peaceful=but within walking distance of the little town centre (although the return walk was harder as the house is located at the top of a bank). The town centre itself has lots of little restaurants, bars, shops and supermarkets (including an M&S food). There was also a little park a short walk away with lovely views over the hills, which the children enjoyed. There are plenty of tourist attractions within a reasonable drive too, including Lowther Castle (which is also recommended) and Ullswater lake. All in all, I’d recommend this to others and already looking at dates for our next trip

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• Laura - Verified booking

  The property didn’t get off to a good of start when I had to remove a lot of litter from outside the front door.

  Inside, the living areas and kitchen/diner were a bit tired. All could do with a freshen up/deep clean. Both upper floors were better. Beds comfortable and nice bathrooms. The kitchen/diner floors were so sticky when we arrived that I had to mop them twice. The dishes weren’t clean and the cupboards were full of crumbs etc. The stairs leading down to the kitchen weren’t clean, bins hadn’t been emptied in the back sitting room, there was no hand wash or dishwasher tablets provided, 2 bedrooms had broken bedside lamps, the double room on the first floor had a broken door handle and also the wardrobe in that room was missing a handle. The courtyard was very small but could be made better if tidied up and plants trimmed back, if at full occupancy there would not be enough seats for everyone to sit outside. Unfortunately during our stay there was a large, very noisy dog on the other side of the fence so we were unable to sit out for long. All small things but there was a lot of them, a bit disappointing considering the cost of the stay.

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