“Derwentwater is a very lovely little cottage, well decorated and laid out, and very well situated.”
The bedrooms are a good size, for example the main bedroom contains a wardrobe and chest of drawers, and a bedside table, with enough floor space left on either of the three sides for a dog bed. Very comfortable beds, and very clean laundered sheets and towls (which are provided). 2 teatowls, and a dishcloth and sponge, and bin bags were also provided, which I was not expecting them to be from the booking description. There is also a laundry in a building next door that guests can use, which is very convenient, 2 x washing machines and one dryer. There is a clothes horse, an iron, and small ironing board provided in the property.
There is an amazing view from the kitchen and from the living room of the valley, and the patio accessed from the living room backs directly onto the shared dog area (for exercise/toilet when needed). Dogs need to be kept on a lead as this area is not completely enclosed. There is a path from this area which leads to the lake, Esthwaite water.
The fittings in the cottage are very good, for example a large high definition tv, and the kitchen is well stocked with cutlery, mugs, plates, pans etc, and good quality appliances. I’ve never used an induction hob before, and was very impressed with it (very quick). As other reviewers have mentioned, some of the markings have worn off the dials on the oven, but there is a diagram in the property folder of the oven dials you can use for reference to use the oven, which I only used for the grill anyway.
The owners of the property, Graythwaite, are very responsive if there is any maintenance issue, I contacted them by email on a Friday night (not expecting a response until in the week), and received an email reply on the Saturday morning, and someone from maintenance came by on the Saturday afternoon. If there is any issue whatsoever, please make them aware.
Another draw for us was the property’s proximity to Hawkshead, which is about 2 miles away, its walkable, half on the road, half off on a path (new path put in by the parish council).
Overall a very comfortable stay and we will hopefully stay again (2 adults, one 6 yr old, 1 large German Shepherd).
