Ecclerigg Old Farm

the property was perfect for our group - we came for a birthday weekend to play a lot of board games.

plenty of tables with space to play. enjoyed meals outside in the garden area. everyone was happy with their bedrooms and the kitchen had plenty of room to store all our food etc. only criticisms would be that for an 8 sleeper, having an additional shower in the downstairs toilet would be useful as we ended up queueing to use the shower in the morning. additionally, the bin in the kitchen was very small for large group stays - we ended up hanging bin bags up rather than use it. location was absolutely great and we took buses to Windermere and did walks to the lake. would definitely stay again.

great place for easy access to all in central lakes

Great place and good value.

Used for a weekend fell walking trip. Worked out great. Well stocked kitchen. We didn't use the fire but all the systems (showers etc) worked well and there was never an issue with water. Great boot room area. Would certainly use again if we chose that area.

Ecclerigg Old Farm was above and beyond my expectations.

I visited with 6 girlfriends and the layout allowed us to have time together and space for people to have a little alone time too. It was probably one of the best equipped cottages I've ever stayed at. It was immaculately clean and lovely and warm. The private garden was a bonus, as we had glorious weather. It's location was spot on with a short walk to the lakeside for some of our party and a bus stop at the end of the drive giving easy access to Ambleside. I taught a little Felting Retreat, making hares and the dining room was perfect for running our workshop. We are all very keen to stay again and already planning our next visit.

very convenient place to access all in the Lakes very cosy.

looking forward to returning

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING FOR A GETAWAY.

FROM THE SIZE TO THE FACILITIES TO THE LOCATION ITS A HIDDEN GEM..COUPLE OF MINUTES FROM AMBLESIDE FOR SUPPLIES AND EVERYTHING IS AT THE FARM TO USE.TOASTER KETTLE MICROWAVE COFFEE MACHINE ETC AND THE SIZE OF THE PLACE IT CAN BE GREAT FOR AGAME OF HIDE AND SEEK..LOADS OF GAMES.DVDS..FOR ENTERTAINMENT IF THE TV ISNT TO YOUR FANCY ..A FAB PLACE TO STAY..

Was a great place to stay, and handy for getting to the hot spots of South lakes e.

g. Grizedale, Ambleside, Grasmere, Brockhole, Bowness, Coniston, Hawkshead, Troutbeck. Property had everything you could want for a weeks holiday, was clean, comfortable, and warm. Log burner was nice to have, plenty of space to park the cars too!

Had a lovely holiday and everything was amazing

Loved it .

going back in November

Second visit (first 2020), this time with our daughter and family: Starts with important negative/ends on positive.

.. NEGATIVE: in 2020 we reviewed the beds were extremely hard and uncomfortable giving very poor sleep quality, ending with backache by the end of our week's stay at this property - we said we would not revisit because of it - however, due to its location being very convenient to Brockhole we also thought it would be a good base to bring our daughter with her three small children. 5yrs on we thought about rebooking for a second visit with them so checked out more recent Guest Reviews online but was shocked to read that many many others had said the same about the hard beds - so presumed the mattresses had not been replaced since our last visit: Thinking how we could overcome the problem to offer all of us 7nights better sleep - we came up with the idea of Camping Roll Mats and made the booking. We purchased 8 Roll Mats - not cheap and which took up a whole seat in the car to transport from Bristol - and crossed fingers that they might help. We put one in each under the base sheets for us to sleep on (shouldn't have to do this - never had this elsewhere). Thankfully it worked well enough to get through the week with no major complaints from anyone - a second week would have been pushing it !! POSITIVES: Plenty of room for everyone / 3 WCs / 3 Parking Places / Lovely Garden / Very Convenient Base for Brockhole and Bus Stops. SUMMARY: PLEASE replace he mattresses!!!

Another fabulous week in this spacious old farm house.

The location is ideal with the added advantage of free access to Brockhole visitor centre. It's not a luxurious property but very comfortable and cosy, ideal for our party of 4 adults with 3 young children. Everything you need is provided and works fine.

Our family loved this big, roomy, friendly, old family home and its excellent position so close to lake but suffiently far from main road not to notice traffic noise.

The bedrooms are large with plenty of hanging space. Beds are all a little on hard side but otherwise all ok. Family bathroom is fine with big shower and lots of hot water and the bedroom with en-suite is also generous and comfortable. The Large lounge has good and comfortable seating enough for everyone and the satellite TV is great (but for size of room a bigger screen would be nice!). We also liked the big kitchen with its large farmhouse table, the boot room by the front door for shoes and coats and the utilty room with its big butler sink. The garden is smallish but well maintained grass and borders and we found our two spaniels were not tempted to go through the fence but would have liked a mesh between ground and first or second rail just for piece of mind and truly secure. Couple of niggles…the door handle catches on four or five of internal doors up and down need attention so they don’t “clack” when opening door (and waking rest of house at night), the family bathroom shower tray drains very slowly so the tray fills (flow was just enough to stop tray overflowing onto floor though), some of bedroom curtains have lost plastic hooks attaching curtain to rings (so closing them to prevent sunlight in morning quite tricky). The nice new frying pan won’t work on the induction hob (wrong type) but the older frying pan Teflon is coming off and consequently shouldn’t be used. Lounge and dinning room carpets are a bit stained in places and detract from what are nice rooms. One thing the website didn’t mention was the Lake District National Park visitor centre called Brockhole on Windermere which is only 100 yards from entrance to Ecclerigg Farm and marvellous attraction with activities for youngsters, trips on Windamere, restaurant and cafe at the old house, garden walks (perfect for dogs on leads) and wildlife…really lovely setting and entertaining.

Great place.

Absolutely ideal for us. Clean & warm. I would definitely book this again

our 4th time here and as always we love it - perfect size, location etc we will be back again.

.. only very very slight niggle we did miss the extra dishwasher in the utility but it certainly didn't spoil things - just a point to note - thank you for another amazing holiday

Pros - nice and convenient location - plenty of parking spaces - comfortable beds - comfee living room - nice garden Cons - Various items need fixing such as bathroom items and drainage - about time to change the non-stick pans as they are unhealthy to cook.

Really loved our stay for my 40th birthday with dogs and friends The location is is perfect - couldn’t believe how lucky we were with that.

It is so close to Windermere and Ambleside so amazing walks so close no need to spend ages in a car getting to places. 6 mins from Booths supermarket in Windermere which was very handy The garden was lovely - I imagine in the summer that would be such a treat. Great parking, easy to find, plenty of room. Real fire Overall I loved it and would definitely stay again. It’s not ‘fancy’ but for the Lakes and dogs it is just perfect and with modern bathroom and kitchens honestly I can’t recommend this place enough

The property was perfect for our holiday needs, 4 adults and 3 children.

It was really warm and cosy, very spacious with all amenities and facilities you could wish for. As mentioned in the visitor book the shower does feel like it's going to overflow the cubicle but it doesn't. Bedding was comfortable, plenty of pillows and more than enough towels for us all for the week. In a perfect location to explore the area with the added bonus of a short stroll with free entry to the Brockhole visitor centre.

Lovely accommodation.

Thank you for making this break really easy and comfortable - plus the visiting deer made it extra special!

The extractor fan in the family bathroom does not work,pink mould on the ceiling and the shower is not draining correctly.

The family bathroom shower needs a blitz,black mould in shower.we were disappointed that we were not told that we needed to bring our own toilet paper,and there were no cleaning products to clean bench tops or anything.The house is well equipped otherwise and we enjoyed our stay there.

We really enjoyed our stay and the cottage matched the description exactly.

It is a little difficult to locate on arrival but we found it very comfortable and in an excellent location.

Wonderful place beautiful location we loved it there also little dog felt at home too

Excellent accommodation, in a good location.

The cottage was comfortable, and cosy. There was an issue with the shower which meant baths only, and I couldn't report this on arrival as it was the weekend. However, this didn't lessen the enjoyment of staying at Ecclerig.

We love this cottage and have stayed here many times.

It is perfect for us as an extended family. The boot and coat room is very useful! Location is perfect. It is spacious and comfortable, delightfully old fashioned and well equipped.

We had an amazing time and would highly recommend this to anyone

Should start by saying that we were meant to be staying in a different property but had to find another one last minute due to a boiler issue.

Very pleased to discover that the sofa and chairs in the living room had been replaced. Great facilities from kitchen equipment to books, board games and dvds! There was an extremely strong smell of smoke from the log fire which the previous guests must have been using. Nothing that the owners could have done about it but it did have us all coughing a lot. Beds were extremely uncomfortable so the mattresses could do with being replaced. Apart from the smell of smoke and the beds, it was a really lovely stay in a great location.

The cottage was beautiful.

Lots of space. Everything provided including plenty of crockery, cutlery, pans, etc… The one thing I would say is that there is only one double bed in the en suite bedroom, the rest of the rooms have single beds. At least one more double bed needed. The single beds were a little uncomfortable ( bit hard). Other than that, perfect. We had a very special Christmas here (Christmas tree and house decorated). Lovely touch.

Love this place was like coming home.

I used to visit this exact property as a child and was great ro have the opportunity to take my children, who also had a wonderful time and want to visit again.

Fantastic location, we enjoyed our stay.

Beautiful property.

Well equipped and very comfortable. Lots of space so we could relax. Highly recommended.

As a family spanning three generations and with a dog our needs were quite varied.

We found the property with all its facilities very much to our liking and the proximity to Brock Hole, the lake and bus services couldn't have been much better. Given how spread around the UK we are, this was the first time we had managed to holiday together. It could not have worked out better.

Firstly as this was a last minute booking for us, the service from Heart of the Lakes was excellent.

Having not been happy with our first holiday home and not having a positive start to our holiday, you quickly turned it around for us so thank you. What works well for Ecclerigg Old Farm is it's ideal location close to Ambleside and easy access to other popular places in area. Great walks on the doorstep. It is spacious, clean and tidy. The cloakroom and large fully equipped utility room, an ideal place to store coats, boots and walking gear. The best thing was the modern, clean kitchen well equipped and plenty of storage space. A very pretty enclosed garden safe for a dog. I really loved the window seats. What could do with improvement is the decor - it was obviously furnished in the 80s. It is looking a bit tired and needs some re-decoration and modernising. The sofa is old and wasn't very comfy. Bearing in mind this is a property for 8, there is only a small sofa and two armchairs. I didn't like the stag horns above the fireplace. . It is disappointing that there is no recycling at the property and if guests want to recycle they are advised to visit local recycling facilities. What would be useful is a child gate across the bottom of the stairs or a portable one that could be used to stop children and dogs going upstairs. We used chairs but I have stayed in properties with one and it makes a difference. We had a lovely week staying in this property and would definitely recommend it to others.

Lovely house in a great location but do agree with a Few other reviewers it definitely needs updating regarding sofa etc.

was not the cleanest of place’s but we enjoyed our stay.

We had a lovely time.

The house was fairly simple but had everything we needed, especially the open fireplace and ready supply of logs. Only drawback was that getting out onto the main road sometimes took a while as that road was so busy .. even in November. I’d also say that 10am checkout is an hour earlier than I’m used to.

We had a lovely four night stay at Ecclerigg Old Farm marred only by the most uncomfortable 3 piece suite.

Flat seats flat cushions. Most uncomfortable. There was five of us but had there more we wouldn’t be able to sit together in one room.

Great cottage in a great location.

Very spacious which was great for two families. Being next door to Brockhole was a bonus!

The house was reasonably good for what we needed.

It was spacious, reasonably comfortable and in a good location. It was marred slightly by the previous people having left an overflowing bin (which, after the foxes had ripped apart, the owner himself came and cleared up), a lack of peeler so we had to buy another, missing usb plugs in the kitchen and bedrooms (couldn't work the radios otherwise), a mis-matched bin and lid in the kitchen so the lid fell off every time you opened it, TV controller which didn't work (one TV aerial wire had been ripped out of its socket and I had to re-connect it to get it working), and finally, the induction cooker hob failed three days before the end of our stay. To be fair, your service team managed to replace the hob with a temporary hob fairly quickly although unfortunately only one of the four rings worked properly. We can only assume you managed to replace with a new hob after we left.

Amazing stay within beautiful surroundings.

expectations were exceeded due to us being a large mixed family and the space suited us perfectly. Facilities in the kitchen and utility room were ideal. three bathrooms were a huge bonus. Weather was surprising good however we did take advantage of the open fire in the evening. Bedrooms were clean and comfortable. A lovely holiday had by all - we will book again - Thank you !

There were positives and negatives about Ecclerigg.

The problem with the washing machine was an issue and was not resolved whilst at Ecclerigg, and was handled really poorly. The cleaning of the house was questionable- a mask had been left on the floor by the previous renter and not removed. The splash backs in the kitchen were dirty and the fridge hadn’t been cleaned properly. Do I think it was cleaned to current Covid standard, no.

No complaints couldn’t of wished for better.

Beautiful property. We were delighted with it and everyone enjoyed their stay.