“Absolutely loved it , the location is fantastic, as good as anything you could hope for , waking up to that view of the river was wonderful , which would be even better during the summer months , when i would imagine breakfast on the terrace would be a must , as it would be for any meals in on an evening,dont want to cook ,you dont have to drive the swan, its 100 yards away , we had a really great meal sunday at the swan , but you must book in advance , gets very busy , the occasional steam train chugging past was nice as well .”
The cottage was modern and tastefully decorated and very clean and had everything we needed. the only thing i could knock it for would be size , its a little snug for our family of 4 and a big dog, and it has no walled garden for dog safety , but you can walk your dog from the door , we were aware of all that before booking , and it didnt spoil our stay at all . great base for the whole lake district and local family activities , me and my eldest son and dog walked up scafell pike on Saturday , which is a bit of a trek to get to, but well worth it , also Coniston , Windermere, ambleside are close , even Langdale , Ullswater , Keswick , Hawkshead , the whole lot drivable in an hour , and Ulverston just up the road has a number of good pubs for food as well . there are things without driving at all as well , my Mrs. and my youngest went on the steam train Saturday , the stations only 200 yards and takes you up to lakeside , the bottom of windermere , you can get a boat from there into windermere if you want , they didnt do that spent time in the aquarium at lakeside instead , theres other familly stuff not far away too , south lakes zoo , rohanhead beach , a bit hard to find(search it up ) , but well worth it , on a sunny day a great beach , unusual for cumbria , theres no other beaches in England with a mountain view quite like that . long and short of it , we loved it and are looking at dates to return next year , we love the lakes , we used to own a property in the northern lakes near lake Ullswater , was great to explore a more southerly aspect just one other thing , would be great if you could leave a vac out , our dog was shedding hair at the time of this break , and we would of liked to clean up after her better , cant do it with a brush , we felt a bit guilty on leaving
