Glen Cottage

4.2★

2 Guests
1 Bedroom
1 Bathroom
Pets Yes
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Features

Off road parking
Ground floor accommodation
Ground floor bedroom
Open fire
Garden / Patio
Cot available
Highchair available
Dishwasher
Broadband / WiFi

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Comfort

Facilities and Maintenance

* Based on a combined average customer score

16 Customer Review(s)

Rhiannon
May 2025

“It's not very often that you're in the middle of nowhere in a cottage and have both a smart tv and WiFi, the WiFi was a bit weak but you don't really need it.”

The shower was lovely, nice pressure and heat. I've never slept so well in a bed that's not mine and the cottage itself was gorgeous. The landscape around the cottage was stunning. We really enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend it to any couple that wants a quite holiday

The shower was lovely, nice pressure and heat. I've never slept so well in a bed that's not mine and the cottage itself was gorgeous. The landscape around the cottage was stunning. We really enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend it to any couple that wants a quite holiday

- Rhiannon, May 2025
Barbara November 2024

“Lovely cosy cottage, which I book every year .”

.. and am able to bring my cat, so very pet friendly, not just for dogs.

- Barbara, November 2024
Hilary October 2024

“Glen cottage is a lovely well equipped little cottage and we wish we could’ve enjoyed it more.”

However having the bedrooms from the cottage next door above us was a nightmare as there was children being children staying in them which entailed running and jumping and banging on wood floors for hours on end which disturbed our evenings and spooked our dogs. It was after midnight last night before the jumping stopped. Also we didn’t realise that the garden was on the side of the cottage and that we’d have to walk the dogs around to it rather than just letting them out. Good job we had a torch as it was very dark on an evening . In addition it is advertised as having a kingsize bedroom so we assumed it would have a kingsize but it didn’t.

- Hilary, October 2024
Jane September 2024

“This was our second holiday at Glen Cottage and it was as good as our previous trip.”

When we arrived the cottage hadn’t been turned around from the previous guests. A quick call to the housekeeping team and all was sorted. The housekeepers arrived within 20mins and got to work. They did a great job and were very apologetic. Everything in the cottage was as we remembered. We had some great weather so made use of the garden. Will definitely be back.

- Jane, September 2024
Rachel July 2024

“We had a wonderful stay in Glen Cottage, it was a beautiful space with all the home comforts you could need.”

The views are gorgeous and the location is ideal for exploring the lakes. We met the owner Joy during our stay and she could not have been nicer. We wouldn’t hesitate to come back!

- Rachel, July 2024
Catrin May 2024

“The floorboards from Beckwood as so creaky.”

. it's fine if there's no one there but unfortunately the place was full for the duration of my stay. The guests from the 3rd to 8th at Beckwood were a group of youngsters who were up until 1am crashing around upstairs which kept me awake. They had 5 cars with them and took up the whole parking area and even onto the grass. They also used all the hot water - I tried to shower at random times during the day but because there were so many of them, they'd used it all. The shower is also really challenging to control and very hot. I had to have it on low flow to keep it at a manageable temperature. The kitchen doors need changing as the dishwasher one looks so untidy but luckily doesn't affect function. I found the let very comfortable overall, the sofas were great, the bed was comfortable. Overall it was clean but I did use the hoover to improve on the rug cleanliness and the poor cleaner must have a challenging job as it hardly touches it - there was clearly a white dog staying previous! The WiFi was slow and I was hoping to complete some work whilst I was away but the WiFi inhibited my ability as it wouldn't open websites on my laptop. I would stay again, as it's the perfect base and minus the faults, I had an enjoyable time! But I would try to avoid it when Beckwood was full or ask the owners who is staying there to avoid people who stay up late!

- Catrin, May 2024

Thank you for your informative feedback. We are glad that you found it a comfy, and I’m sure spacious stay. We are sorry about the guests at Beckwood, as so many guests get on well together during their stays. We are sorry about the sometimes creaky floorboards, depending on the amount of, and activity of the guests next door, but I’m afraid that we are not able to rectify this until later in the year. You will be pleased to know that since your stay , both cottages have had new heating systems put in, which should rectify any hot water problems. We are sorry for the amount of guests cars. That is more than is allowed to be on the premises, and if you’d notified Lakelovers, they would have tried to rectify this. We are so glad that you would stay again, as like you we do love the area, the views, and the positioning of the cottage. Thank you again. Property Owner
Danielle February 2024

“This is an excellent cottage for a getaway.”

Nicely out of the way and gives you the opportunity to avoid the bustle of the bigger towns whilst being close enough to both Keswick and Penrith to be able to easily take advantage of the facilities. We had a minor issue with the cottage heating not working initially, but the owner contacted an engineer and it was up and running again within a couple of hours. Fantastic service - can't ask for better. As others have commented, you can just about hear people in the above accommodation moving around, but if that keeps you awake at night, you're either a very light sleeper or the upstairs guests are grey with big ears and have recently flown in from the Savanna. The cottage is well equipped and the dishwasher was a pleasant surprise. Very comfortable bed (although this is always going to be a personal preference) and nice furnishings. The log burner was toasty on the wet February evenings. Would definitely sent it again!

- Danielle, February 2024

Thankyou for this lovely review. We also appreciate the fact that it is quiet and yet also very easy to get to other places. We hope that you're able to stay again some time. Thankyou. Property Owner
Jane September 2023

“We loved our stay at Glen Cottage and will definitely visit again.”

You can hear the people above but it didn’t bother us. The garden was a great addition on the fabulous sunny days we had. Watching the buzzards on an afternoon was lovely. The cottage was bigger than we expected and had everything we needed.

- Jane, September 2023

Thank you for your lovely feedback, we are so glad you enjoyed Glen Cottage and would love to welcome you back in the future. Property Owner
Philip June 2023

“A couple of comments, The lock to the front door is difficult to turn and does not turn on the inside.”

Side garden is listed as enclosed but currently has the gate missing. Apart from that, the cottage is very comfortable and works well enough for us, however, we were not impressed to learn that we were required to be out of the cottage at 9.00 am instead of the usual 10.00 am on the day of departure. Having the usual vacuum around didn’t happen!

- Philip, June 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear you had a comfortable stay in Glen Cottage. We have passed all of your comments on. We hope to welcome you again soon. The owner relations team - Lakes Cottage Holidays Property Owner
Joanne September 2022

“Firstly I’d like to say Glenn cottage is an amazing cottage with amazing views, apart from when the neighbours hiring the cottage adjoining parks both their cars infront of your window and then you can’t see anything!”

I only added the sad face in the feedback describing the advert of the cottage because it’s really misleading it should be more clear about having neighbours next door and sleeping above your front room. I’m sure it was as much of a shock to them as it was us! The advert really needs to be clear! We definitely wouldn’t of booked it if we had known. But apart from that we made the most of it and had a great time! What else could we do when they turned up next door like that.

- Joanne, September 2022
Christine September 2022

“GLEN cottage is attached to another larger cottage, also to the farmhouse The farmhouse is above Glen cotttage so some living noise directly above can be heard.”

The description does not make clear Beckwood ( sleeping 8) cottage garden is not enclosed at all and infact its more a shared space directly in front of Glen cottage. Im pleased noone was in during our stay as it would have been a bit intrusive to sit out on the furniture provided sharing with other neighbours. There were sheep in the front garden on our arrival so its not dog safe/ friendly. There is a small enclosed garden at the side of Glen cottage but you have to walk to it past any straying sheep or neighbouring dogs on the front lawn area. The flies in the kitchen are defnitely an issue as there are 3 rubbish bins directly outside the kitchen door. We did not use the door for this reason. These are constructive criticisms i feel other people will benefit knowing before booking Glen cottage. I have stayed in many cottages before and would say it is a 3 tick/ star rating at best. The description re gardens need to be made clearer.

- Christine, September 2022
Aliysha August 2022

“Overall, the cottage is a nice place to stay and the location is lovely.”

Unfortunately, it was a very noisy place to stay. On our first night, we were unable to sleep because of the loud footsteps, crashing and banging from above which was in the very late hours of the night and continued for hours. We thought this may just be a one off or noisy behaviours but this was the case throughout unfortunately, even with a change in neighbours. The floorboards above are clearly in need of some work because the volume was on another level. The facilities and decor is very basic and it was extremely uncomfortable to shower as the water was scalding hot and something that seemingly couldn’t be changed. I can’t say that I would want to stay there again I’m afraid.

- Aliysha, August 2022
Peter July 2022

“Absolutely loved our stay everything was provided so central to where we needed to be will definitely return”

- Peter, July 2022

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Glen Cottage and found everything to your liking. We would love to welcome you back in the future. Property Owner
Simon June 2022

“Overall we enjoyed our stay at Glen Cottage: its location in the middle of nowhere was great, the views brilliant, the accommodation clean and the facilities good.”

We enjoyed the four days we stayed in the Lake District very much and were rained on a lot (as you would expect) but also had periods of great weather too. There were a few things that could be better though: - the toilet was loose and it was a bit unnerving sitting on it at times. - we felt that the notices for dog owners left for us were somewhat blunt & abrupt. We, of course would look after the accommodation but to be told that we 'must' do this and 'must' do that did not set us up with a great feeling about the time there and stressed my wife more than it really needed to: rules are fine but please treat us as adults when it comes to keeping in line. - the description of the property could have been clearer. Whilst we were aware that it was a single storey, it was not made clear that part of the other rental property on site was in fact on top of our accommodation. There was significant noise from what I assume was an uncarpeted or hard floor above us every time people walked about or used the stairs. This was true of both sets of people using the accommodation so we assume it was the floors rather than the people. Fortunately, there was little noise during the night apart from the odd toilet flush(!) - the garden provided for us was very small and the grass very long - even though someone mowed the grass on the area reserved for the other accommodation, ours was left long meaning that it wasn't really practical to use the garden. Overall these are relatively minor quibbles but sorting them out would have resulted in a super score for the property.

- Simon, June 2022
Norman September 2021

“The cottage was OK but needs a little TLC the towel rail never worked and was full of rust in places not fit to hang a towel on.”

The heating was underfloor but was never able to heat place on cold nights but luckily an electric fan heater was available so just coped. When stripping bedding at end of week a note asked us to put it all in a plastic bag but never found this . While stripping the bed noticed the mattress cover was far too small and hardly covered the whole of the mattress large parts were exposed.

- Norman, September 2021
John July 2021

“A very well equipped, comfortable cottage, well located for Keswick and the Lakes.”

We enjoyed our stay but there were two issues of concern. Firstly the location of the refuse bins for both cottages being right outside the kitchen door of Glen Cottage posed a problem. The bins were overflowing on arrival and this resulted in us being unable to open either the kitchen door or window without an invasion of flies. We feel this is unhygienic and unacceptable and cannot understand why the bins are located there given that there is ample space around the property to provide a more suitable location. Secondly, the kitchen floor is needing replaced. There are several damaged floor tiles. On a minor matter, the heated towel rail in the bathroom is badly rusted and requires replacement. We are surprised at the high rating Sykes gives to this cottage given the comments above

- John, July 2021

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Summary

All-ground-floor
One king-size bedroom
Shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC
Kitchen/diner
Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher, Dining room
Sitting room with woodburning stove
Oil fired underfloor heating and woodburning stove
Smart TV, DVD, WiFi
Fuel and power inc. in rent
Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
Travel cot and highchair available
Off road parking for one car
Walled garden with furniture
Shared lawn
Two well-behaved dogs welcome
Sorry, no smoking
Shop 9.1 miles, pub 1 mile

The property

Glen Cottage is a spacious ground-floor cottage nestled within a traditional stone-built barn, boasting idyllic views of the distant fells, luscious countryside and a walled garden.

Rated Four Star Gold by Visit Britain, this cottage has a gorgeous sun lounge area where you can kick back with peaceful views of the Dodds, as your pets run free around the large fenced field.

Settle in for an evening inside the sitting room, boasting traditional oak beam ceilings, and a toasty woodburning stove, a homely spot to curl up with a good book or escape reality during a family film night.

Show off your culinary skills in the amply-equipped kitchen, featuring an oven, microwave, dishwasher, washer/dryer and wide range of crockery and utensils.

End your day relaxing in soothing hot waters from the contemporary shower room, before heading down a few steps into the glorious king-size bedroom.

Enjoy a refreshing pint in the local pub nearby when you fancy an evening away from the kitchen, soaking up the peaceful surroundings among the quiet village of Troutbeck.

The fields around usually have sheep or ponies and a wide variety of birds visit the feeders outside the sun lounge, whilst the chickens provide delicious fresh eggs and are always entertaining to watch as they explore their large grassy pen looking for a tasty treat, or running to meet visitors.

The cottage is close to Ullswater and Keswick, yet away from traffic in an idyllic location for walkers and cyclists exploring the Northern Lakes or to simply relax and enjoy the scenery.

Choose Glen Cottage for your romantic retreat to the Lake District.

Note: This property can be booked with Ref: 1066761, together sleeping 10 guests.

Greenbank Farm Cottages

Positioned in the idyllic location of Troutbeck, lying north of Ullswater, in the Lake District National Park are these two delightful dwellings, Greenbank Farm Cottages. This stone-built barn conversion comprises of Beckwood, boasting four bedrooms and sleeping eight guests, and Glen Cottage, an adjoining one-bedroom retreat. The properties are ideal for families seeking a homely base for Lakes adventures, easily accessible from the M6, with plenty of friendly local pubs and restaurants within easy walking distance. Penrith and Keswick with their lively shops, bars and restaurants are both a short drive in either direction from the cottage, providing you with ample facilities to stock up on essentials and browse through dining options. Local attractions nearby include boat trips out on a Windermere Lake Cruise, the famous Theatre by the Lake, the Pencil Museum, Lake District Wildlife Park, and great hiking trails up Skiddaw and Catbells. Enjoy a hike up to Great Mell Fell which sits practically on the doorstep of the properties, or take a trip to Ullswater to see the unmissable Aira Force. Blencathra, Derwentwater and Hellvelyn are all within easy reach, and a scenic drive takes you over the spectacular Kirkstone Pass towards Ambleside and Windermere. Create unforgettable memories in the Lakes with your loved ones at Greenbank Farm Cottages.

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About the location

KESWICK

Bassenthwaite 7 miles, Ullswater 16.6 miles; Cockermouth 13 miles.

The popular town of Keswick is the holiday centre of the North of the Lake District and has plenty to offer the visitor at any time of year. The town boasts numerous shops and restaurants to suit all tastes, as well as offering miniature golf, excellent parks, the famous Theatre by the Lake, a charming cinema, the Pencil Museum, a climbing wall, fishing and great mountain biking opportunities, whilst the beautiful lake of Derwentwater at the head of the stunning Borrowdale Valley is only a few minutes walk from the town centre. Nearby, between Braithwaite and Buttermere is the beautiful Newlands Valley, while picturesque Bassenthwaite Lake is well worth a visit. From a gentle countryside ramble to a challenging hike up Skiddaw or the famous Catbells, there really is something for everyone. Visit Castlerigg Stone Circle, the Jennings Brewery and Mirehouse, a grand house and gardens on the shores of the Bassenthwaite Lake, or take a fabulous boat trip around Derwentwater. With plenty of attractions for the kids, lovely parks and the nearby Lake District Wildlife Park this is a great Lakeland destination whatever the time of year.

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Reviews & Ratings

“It's not very often that you're in the middle of nowhere in a cottage and have both a smart tv and WiFi, the WiFi was a bit weak but you don't really need it.”

“Lovely cosy cottage, which I book every year .”

“Glen cottage is a lovely well equipped little cottage and we wish we could’ve enjoyed it more.”

“This was our second holiday at Glen Cottage and it was as good as our previous trip.”

“We had a wonderful stay in Glen Cottage, it was a beautiful space with all the home comforts you could need.”

“The floorboards from Beckwood as so creaky.”

“This is an excellent cottage for a getaway.”

“We loved our stay at Glen Cottage and will definitely visit again.”

“A couple of comments, The lock to the front door is difficult to turn and does not turn on the inside.”

“Firstly I’d like to say Glenn cottage is an amazing cottage with amazing views, apart from when the neighbours hiring the cottage adjoining parks both their cars infront of your window and then you can’t see anything!”

“GLEN cottage is attached to another larger cottage, also to the farmhouse The farmhouse is above Glen cotttage so some living noise directly above can be heard.”

“Overall, the cottage is a nice place to stay and the location is lovely.”

“Absolutely loved our stay everything was provided so central to where we needed to be will definitely return”

“Overall we enjoyed our stay at Glen Cottage: its location in the middle of nowhere was great, the views brilliant, the accommodation clean and the facilities good.”