Our Favourite Luxury Lake District Cottages

Celebrating a special occasion? Or simply fancy adding a spot of elegance to your Lakeland getaway? There’s no better choice than a luxury Lake District cottage. 

With contemporary dining spaces, roaring open fires and bubbling hot tubs, you’re sure to find your dream getaway!

Continue reading to learn more about some of our favourite luxury Lake District cottages…

Choose a getaway to a luxury Lake District cottage

A wealth of self-catering accomodation finds itself scattered throughout the landscapes of the Lake District National Park.

Choose from cosy Lakeland cottages or contemporary barn conversions, to chic boathouses, impressive manors and jaw-dropping architectually designed retreats.

Holiday homes can be more than quaint, tumble-down cottages situated in remote locations. Today, the Lake District is brimming with award-winning, avant-garde, and often decedent examples of holiday accommodation.

Many lxuury holiday cottages include concierge services, helipads and even in-house spa’s. These holiday homes have become the new boutique hotel, offering privacy and exclusivity alongside  state-of-the-art designs, fixtures and fittings.

Brunt How, Langdale

Sleeps: 6
Parking: Yes, off-road parking available for 3 cars
Pets: No

This renovated Victorian gentleman’s retreat is set amongst the natural beauty of the Langdale Valley.

Once refered to as England’s “Himalayas in miniature” by Alfred Wainwright, here you can can appreciate the delights of the Langdale Pikes.

Brunt How is one of three properties, seperated in the 1960s from one larger residence. It very much has the feel of a grand house, displaying a bit of Victorian splendour with a cool, contemporary air as created by the interior designer.

Spread over 2,400 sq. ft, this luxury Lake District cottage is beautifully-adorned with high Victorian ceilings and towering vertical pane windows in every room.

Flooded with natural light and framing spectacular countryside views, is there any better way to experience the rural beauty of the Lake District?

Gaze out across the wooded, verdant landscape from the comfort of the covers, or enjoy the vista from the bay windows, elegantly dressed with inviting scatter cushions. 

Brunt How offers three spacious bedroom suites, one suitably named the Penthouse Bedroom. Made up with Egyptian cotton bed linen, fluffy towels and bathrobes, its not just the presentation of this property that gives it a grand, boutique hotel feel.

A games and entertainment den sits in the penthouse, perfect for entertaining little ones, whilst a welcome hamper of local food and wines and an exclusive concierge service are sure to appeal to grown ups. 

Learn more about Brunt How here!

Bracken Ground, Coniston

Sleeps: 10
Parking: Yes, off-road parking available for 10 cars
Pets: Yes, two well-behaved pets welcome

How does a private hot tub and sauna set within a tranquil landscape sound to you? Look no further than Bracken Ground, a breathtaking 5 star property set on the outskirts of Coniston.

What was once a typical Lakeland holiday home is today, following an exciting year-long extension and renovation, far from traditional. 

The spacious interior of this contemporary holiday home comprises of five beautifully-appointed bedrooms, two with stylish en-suite bathrooms and one with French doors leading out onto the green garden.

The open-plan living areas are ideal for hosting gatherings with friends and family, where a unique wall of glass frames a jaw-dropping view of your very own nature reserve.

Outdoors, 7 acres of spectacular, unspoilt grounds surround this luxury cottage in the Lake District.

Soothe your mind with the beauty of the natural surroundings with a dip amongst the bubbles of the hot tub. For a truly indulgent treat, ease your muscles following an exploration through the fells with a seat in the large outdoor sauna.

It’s difficult to find a good enough reason to tear yourself away from Bracken Ground when staying here. In fact, we might just stay ourselves!

Learn more about Bracken Ground here!

Le Chalet, Langdale

Sleeps: 12
Parking: Yes, private parking available for 3 cars
Pets: No

This wooden-clad, six bedroom chalet is where the rural Lake District landscape meets with a traditional swiss design, creating a perfectly luxurious getaway in the Lakes. 

This luxury Lake District cottage is not the only association that the region has to the renowned and design-conscious nation of Switzerland.

In the Northern Lake District, Ullswater is often compared to Switzerland’s Lake Lucene. Both unusual shaped bodies of water are set to a dreamy mountainscape.

If you’re looking for an uber-cool pad to reunite with family or friends (or both!), Le Chalet will awaken your inner interior designer.

Contemporary fixtures and furnishings are effortlessly blended with rustic wooden, swiss-style decor, offering the best of both worlds.

Cook up a storm in the gleaming kitchen before snuggling up amongst the roaring flame of the hand-designed woodburner.

For an extra special touch, there’s a large media room, complete with a 75inch TV and surround sound system.

A family of sports fans? Is there anywhere better to catch kick off than the private media room at Le Chalet?

Away from the property itself, the restorative nature of the grounds surrounding this luxury Lake District cottage are unquestionable.

Gushing clearwater, waterfalls and the crunch of a rocky path underfoot will provide the soundtrack to your Lakeland getaway.

Learn more about Le Chalet here!

Loughrigg Cottage, Ambleside

Sleeps: 10
Parking: Yes, off-road parking available for 4 cars
Pets: No

Loughrigg Cottage is a highly sought-after property set in one of the most desirable locations in the Lake District.

One of those “I wonder who owns that” kind of properties. We can almost guarantee that you’ll be tempted to stay here! 

An imposing, detached five bedroom property, this luxury Lake District cottage has a “somebody important lives here” mystery oozing from its picture-perfect period frontage.

This Lakeland holiday house holds an important past. In fact, the listed building has had some impressive tenants, including William Wordsworth and American President Woodrow Wilson, who holidayed here in the summer of 1906.

Built in the 18th Century as a typical two-up, two-down Lakeland cottage, today, following several renovations, this holiday home sleeps up to 10 people.

Loughrigg Cottage combines period charm and character with contemporary luxuries, providing the perfect spot to enjoy a getaway with loved ones. 

Rustic wood-panelling, towering bay windows and an intricate inglenook fireplace are unique pleasures that decorate the interior.

Here you can enjoy a getaway in the Lakes whilst walking in the footsteps of some of the greatest English poets.

Loughrigg Cottage makes for a very special place to stay, right in the heart of the Lake District National Park.

Learn more about Loughrigg Cottage here!

Tempted by a memorable getaway to one of these luxury Lake District cottages? Secure your break online and start planning your thrilling holiday itinerary today!

If luxury isn’t your thing, we’ve got a wonderful collection of pet-friendly cottages, Lake District lodges and romantic holiday homes to choose from. 

For more inspiration on how to spend your time in the Lakes, give our guide on our favourite walks in the Lake District a read! 

This blog has been updated based on original content written by Lakelovers