Lovely quiet property with great views set back from the road gave the feeli g of being remote but in fact it was really easy to access the towns and lakes in the aren It had everything we needed for a family break with 6 adults and two dogs. The house info book was a great help particularly the routs of suggested walks direct from the cottage. The younger members of the group even ventured a refreshing dip in the waterfall up behind the house!!!

This cottage is in a spectacular location at the foot of Castle Rock. The views are stunning and you couldn’t want to be in a better location to explore The Lakes; Keswick, Ullswater, Buttermere, Windermere are all within a short drive. There are stunning walks from the front door too. The cottage itself is wonderful. Plenty of room, well kitted out for an outdoors lifestyle (including a wet dog), a big kitchen and cosy lounge with a fantastic log burner to enjoy snuggling up after a day in the fresh air. It is all decorated in a homely way and very welcoming to return to. We were pleased with the cottage last time and the owner has continued to make improvements since we were last there. He is easy to contact and quick to respond with any problems (we forgot the property information so needed his help to get in!). All in all, a delightful stay and we will definitely be returning!

Excellent central location for exploring the Lakes. A lovely house, very comfortable beds, clean and with a few books and games, plus toys and DVDs for the kids etc. We would stay here again.

Nice house, clean, well furnished. Comfortable. Dog friendly (fenced garden)

House had everything we needed. Communication with property owners was excellent. Lovely walks from house. Good pub 5 min drive away.

This house is fantastic. Wonderful accommodation and we will use it again. We all loved the outside loo. Perfect for getting children to use the loo fully kitted out for fell walking. Lovely garden with views. Everything you could need in the house. Great comfy beds and warm underfloor heating.

We loved this house. For us - 2 adults, 3 kids - it has a great layout with a big master bedroom and two smaller bedrooms across the landing (!). The bathroom is pretty cosy when everyone insists on doing their teeth at the same time, but it works. The living room is comfy and the kitchen big, modern and well-equipped; it all strikes the right balance between a holiday home (practical) and a place you want to relax (comfortable). The location is brilliant, of course: plenty of walks from your doorstep and many more a short distance away, as well as everything Keswick has to offer. Easy comms with Jamie and a great info folder, too. (Incidentally, we don't have a dog; this place accepts them and normally we'd avoid this if we noticed it having stayed at one too many 'smelly dog' places before! But this house is immaculate, no worries at all on that score.) Big recommend, and we hope to go back. Thanks, Jamie.

The house was ideal for us. It's large sociable kitchen was really well appointed too. Peace and quiet, with a lovely pub down the road doing great food.

Just like last time, the property was in excellent condition and had everything and more than we needed. We will be staying again. Jamie is an excellent host who communicates quickly. The location is perfect, far enough away that is quite and private but close enough to Keswick and Windermere for great day trips with excellent hikes straight from the doorstep.

Castle Rock Cottage is literally tucked underneath Castle Rock and is a good quiet location just down from St Johns in the Vale. I had 2 kids to take walking and we wanted to avoid the crowds in Keswick and the more popular tourist areas. The local walks of High Rigg and Great How are ideal for Children - we saw only a couple of other people on these walks. You are still only 10 mins away from Keswick for Supermarkets etc. The house is well equipped, plenty of hot water and with the fire going (which we needed because of the weather) its very cosy. Great selection of books and local walking guides, All in all we had a great time and would go back if I could ever persuade the children up another hill :).

The best thing about this property is it’s location: 10 minutes from Keswick, 15 from Grasmere and all the cells and lakes within easy driving distance. There are fantastic walks - easy through to very challenging - from the cottage door too. The cottage was lovely with a secure garden, which was perfect for our dog. The decoration was very pleasant with an excellent family kitchen to refuel after a long hike. Very comfortable sofas with a selection of books to read in both fiction and very useful books about the local area. The property guide wasn’t obvious to find (it was under the guest book on the desk in the corner of the lounge) but once we did it had excellent information and we followed a couple of the walks which were stunning. Only two small negatives. First was we couldn’t get the TV to work, but I am sure this was a glitch and we didn’t make a lot of effort to sort it as we enjoyed relaxing and getting early nights after a day’s walking. A working (and bigger) TV would have got it that final star though as the rest was superb. Also, the first thing we saw when we arrived was the overflowing bins directly in front of the property where you work. Again, not a major thing and I am sure was awaiting the council pick up, but didn’t give the best first impression when we arrived. But, if they are the only negatives we can say about our stay, then it was excellent overall and we would definitely go back.

Four adults, two children and two dogs staying at the cottage and it was ideal! It felt cosy straight away, the kids loved their bunk beds and adults beds were really comfy. Great location 10 mins into Keswick and off on the steamboat for some great walks. Jamie the owner was a pleasure dealing with any inquiries and all in all was a lovely stay Will 100% be returning in hopefully the near future!

Lovely experience

Lovely spot between Grasmere and Keswick and plenty of walks from the front door. Would definitely recommend ⭐️⭐️

Beautiful, well equipped holiday house in the Lakes. We had a super stay with friends and all our dogs. The house is well placed for getting around and has everything anyone could need for a comfortable self catering holiday. Thank you everyone :-)

We had an amazing holiday which centred on both the cottage’s location and condition. The accommodation was exceptionally well maintained and equipped with a wonderful position in the Thirlmere valley. The log burning stove in the lounge was a welcome bonus after a long day out walking with the dogs and kids. I genuinely can’t fault the place. The host (Jamie) was even able to deter all rain for our weekly stay which is no doubt unheard of for the lakes in December! We’ll definitely be back.

We really enjoyed our stay at the house. Lovely and warm, great space and beautiful views. Beds were very comfy with good quality bed linen. Plenty of room in the kitchen and lounge and a wonderful place to come back to after a day out or stay in if bad weather. The garden would be lovely to use if the weather was good enough

a beautiful clean house very quoet area very clean and i loved it plenty of space was just myself and my wife with our dogs staying there its got catachter love the kitchen and under floor heating only down side ot the log burner difficult to light and i have a log burner at home i will want to stop there again thank you

We enjoyed a real home from home experience in this gorgeous homely cottage. Cosy, comfortable with walks on the doorstep. We hiked Helvellyn and back from the cottage and everything is in easy reach. Brilliant family kitchen with lovely touches including a wine library! Thank you Jamie - super communication before and during our stay and we absolutely loved it.