Gathered my family here for Christmas week, 6 adults, 2 children and 3 dogs. Everything we needed, the owner had put up lovely decorations and a real Christmas tree beautiful. Plenty of room for our family to have quiet time.We all love walking so plenty of signed foot paths and a friendly pub close by in the village. Can’t recommend Holly Bank enough, we’ve booked again for a different time of your.

Fantastic autumn break. Whole family aged 20 to 90 plus dog, loved it. Something for everyone in a very well situated and equipped cottage.

We had a lovely stay. Fantastic view. Good local short walks. Clean and tidy house with good facilities. Loved the wood burning stove for the cool evenings. A very enjoyable and pleasant stay. Happy to recommend this cottage

The views from Holly Bank are amazing and truly gold star. Unfortunately the same can’t be said for the house. Several things let it down for us. The biggest issue was the fact that there is no mention of a public right of way in the description. While sitting in bed with a cup of tea admiring the view in the morning were startled on several occasions by the appearance of people walking directly past the the window! The dining chairs in the kitchen and conservatory were falling apart. One gave way while our son was holding his 5 month old daughter, no injuries but could have been worse. The decking outside the kitchen and conservatory is very slippery and rotten in places. There is a large area of damp on the wall by the window in the main bedroom. We didn’t use the summerhouse as the view is obscured by the trees in front of it. The boot room is more of a wood store, full of spiders and not accessible directly from within the house. On the positive side. The views from the house and conservatory are stunning, with Skiddaw to the left and Bassenthwaite lake to the front. The sunset over the lake one evening was incredible. We saw red squirrels in the garden, numerous wild birds and could hear owls all around at night time. The Sun Inn, just 10 minutes walk into the village, is friendly and serves good food and real ale. Keswick and Cockermouth are a 15 minute drive away with good selection of shops and eateries. Good market in Keswick on Thursday and Saturday. We were a party of 6 adults, one baby and 3 dogs and the property accommodated all of us comfortably.

Loved this cottage, did not what to come home 🙁 great for are dogs, walks from the door. Saw red squirrel’s every day. Already booked again for next year 😀

Great property, views second to none. Well equipped, a couple of little tweaks would make it a 10/10, nothing major, I left a couple of suggestions in the book provided.

Beautiful cottage, lovely location, amazing weather. This is our third visit and we will definitely be back again. The grandchildren loved the lion teddies left for them, thank you. Put a couple of things in the improvement book, but nothing that spoiled our holiday and enjoyment of the cottage.

The cottage was ideal for walks etc. The view was amazing and nice wildlife. Everything you needed was there and the lion cubs left for my grandchildren was a lovely touch. Drive steep but gave us no trouble and at one point had four cars.

Had a fantastic week at Holly Bank. Garden beautiful and the view absolutely stunning. Would stay again.

Very comfortable and ideal for us. 3 couples and 3 dogs. Super view. Large garden with access to walks.

We were aware there was a public footpath through the grounds of the property but did not expect a large party of teenagers peering in the windows of the bedrooms

Lovely spacious cottage, kids loved the garden with stream, the woods and garden house. Good location for local and further afield walks. Downside was the journey to the outskirts of Keswick or Cockermouth for food shopping. Ideal for summer with patio area.