“We all could not have been happier with Howgills Retreat, we planned to just use it as a base to travel into the Lake District every day but we found ourselves wanting to spend more and more time relaxing at the lodge.”
It was impeccably clean, quite modern while having tons of character, has a lovely view (sunsets were breathtaking), has a very well specced kitchen, well-decorated living space, great clean bathroom, large comfortable bedrooms, nice patio area... I could go on. It honestly felt like our little home, none of us wanted to leave.
Before we arrived I managed to get myself lost (whilst actually only being 1 minute around the corner), so I called the owner and she was lovely and patient as I fumbled with a map trying to describe where I was.
They had left us some treats and a nice letter welcoming us all, including the dog which was a nice touch! Speaking of the dog, he loved it. There is a grass field next to the lodge, there were some fence posts up without any wire so I'm not sure if this will always be accessible but he loved exploring that area.
You have to be comfortable driving on some smaller lanes to access the property (nothing bad) and it's next to a working farm so you will be neighbours to sheep and horses etc, we loved this. I can't remember the last time I felt as relaxed.
Thanks for the incredible stay, we will be back, hopefully this winter to cosy up by the fireplace.
