Being a part of the Western Lakes scenery set between the fells and the sea in living rural community. A most convenient location from which to explore what was for us a new part of the Lake District. Both Dan and Emiko were most welcoming and informative as was Doreen who also gave excellent service and superb guidance as to where we could explore in the time we had available. Top notch.

Emiko provided us with some helpful information about the locality - we went to Wast Water as a result. Helpful list of places to eat. Be prepared to take your shoes off before going upstairs - if you are concerned about slipping on the wooden steps, take some slippers. Good location for accessing west Cumbria (including Ravenglass Steam Railway, Wastdale and Coniston).

Emiko was an excellent host - from online booking contact, to first greeting upon arrival, to offering sightseeing tips, to providing a high quality organic breakfast, to maintaining a spotless boutique accommodation venue. If you're looking a a peaceful setting, in a high quality space - this is IT!

Food, welcome, rooms, service...everything!

From arriving at the Wayside & Whisky Barn you are instantly in a state of relax, Emiko, our/your host has a very warm welcome and softy she talks through the house rules, I call them the house rules as the whole place just feels like an extension to Emiko's home to which she welcomes you. The room we had (No2 - Buttermere) was beautifully presented, very spacious, a comfortable bed, with crisp white linen and a bathroom with great shower and bath (for that long soak after a hard days walking

Lovely weekend away to relax n chill

riding and walking.

Spacious room, great facilities, wonderful team, amazing views. I cannot compliment this place enough.

Stayed one week in Wayside.The area is very peaceful and tranquil.Steven and Lynne very friendly welcoming,and obliging.Food delicious,and home-cooked.(We ate too much!)Highly recommend it.

The room was very comfortable and beautifully decorated and a fantastic en-suite, all in a beautiful setting. Emiko was a very helpful, welcoming and considerate host. Breakfast was delicious. Evening meals were not available on the night we stayed but we followed Emiko's recommendation for somewhere to eat and had a lovely meal at the Blacksmith's Arms.

The Wayside is in a beautiful, quiet location. Our room was spacious and comfortable. Emiko was the perfect host and a very helpful guide to her extensive whisky collection, which was a very pleasant way to finish off the lovely meals that she prepared for us.

This was our second stay at The Wayside and Whisky Barn and we had another brilliant time. Emiko and Doreen worked tirelessly to ensure our stay was perfect. All the food was delicious and we enjoyed sampling from the extensive whisky and gin selections. Dan’s detailed knowledge of the area meant that we got the most out of the beautiful surrounding countryside.

Three nights in June. Loved it from the moment we drove through the gates and an electronic beam triggered a lathe of small lights leading us to the car park.

Very comfortable spacious room and bathroom, knowledgable host, very friendly service, delicious breakfasts and pre-booked evening meal. Beautiful surroundings, our room looked up towards Black Combe, we enjoyed walks along the beach at Silecroft and visits to Coniston, Windermere, Wastwater, Steam train rides and boat trips.

We booked 5 nights at the Wayside. It was the first time we had visited that part of the Lake District and we were so surprised how quiet and relaxing it was. We were welcomed by the owner Emi, who made us feel at home straight away. The Wayside was very comfortable as was the bedroom. It's very easy to travel around from the Wayside to explore the less known areas of the National Park. We were looked after extremely well by Emi who fed us very well with her quality of cooking.

We booked two nights to attend a nearby wedding but extended to three nights.

We have stayed at the Wayside Whisky Barn half a dozen times now and enjoyed every moment. Emiko has thought carefully over every detail which has made for a wonderful stay for all guests. Every visit starts with a very warm welcome, the bedrooms are beautifully furnished, cleanliness is top class, the views of Black Combe are lovely and the catering is first class. Nothing is too much trouble for Emiko and Doreen who looks after the guests at meal times. We can’t fault the Wayside Whisky Barn!

We needed accommodation for on night to close to an elderly relative, and this proved to be not only the closest place. Able to come and go as we pleased and everything we needed was catered for in style

We stayed at Wayside in August for a short getaway break, what a great choice!, the accommodation is simply 5 star everything about the room was perfect, immaculately clean with quality fixtures and fittings.The bar is so well stocked and the food is just brilliant, Steven and Lynne are great hosts and made us welcome at all times, nothing too much trouble. Wayside is a credit to them and simply a pleasure to stay, we will be back.

We stayed for a Friday to Sunday short break and can say that from making the booking to leaving the owners attention to their guests is impeccable. Nothing was amiss, the rooms were exactly as presented on the web, the food was restaurant quality and the bar stocked with some interesting whiskies. We’ll have no hesitation to staying again when we are in the west lakes.

We were met with a warm welcome and shown to our room which was lovely; immaculate, clean, comfortable and well equipped including complimentary Noble Isle toiletries. Breakfast on both mornings was delicious and we'll definitely try dinner next time, if breakfast is anything to go by, I'm sure we won't be disappointed. Our hosts were very knowledgeable about the area and were more than happy to share tips and information - thank you for looking after us, we'll definitely be back.

Wonderful host, location, food, customer service and our whole experience.