Fern Lee

Good house in a great location.

Convenient for accessing city centre and has a park and riverside walks just an over the road. Spacious accommodation. Bedding clean and new but some floors hadn’t been cleaned very well and some furniture a little tired. WiFi did not work and we failed to resolve issue all weekend despite reaching out through different ways to owner and maintenance company.

We had a wonderful week with family at Fern Lee.

The property is in a great location that makes it easy to walk into the city centre or out down the Hadrians Wall Path and the countryside. House was very comfortable with plenty of rooms and space.

We hired this house to celebrate a birthday, it is large and the beds were comfy & plenty of space for 17 of us.

However, very disappointed with the lack of cleanliness! The floors had not been swept or moped, we found rubbish under the settee from previous guests. The place had not been dusted for a long time, cobwebs in every room, skirting boards full of dust. Floors dirty. The outside hot tub area was full of weeds and untidy. There was a musty smell when removing the hot tub lid so we only used that once. The house has so much potential, it needs a massive deep clean and it is disappointing considering how much it cost for 2 nights. I wouldn’t recommend unless they get a proper cleaning team in there.

Absolutely fantastic.

The perfect base for our school residential at Hadrian's Wall. Lots of space, nicely kept and clean. Thank you!

Great house for a family reunion with 20 of us.

Lovely large living room and snug for family spaces . Bedrooms had everything we needed with seating area in most too. Kitchen well equipped and modern. Walking distance to town (10 mins) so a great location too. Hot tub and outside space all good. Loved staying here and really happy to recommend this property. It's great.

We had great time at Fern Lee.

The property was warm, clean and met all our expectations. Just right for a group of 16 pensioners!!! We enjoyed exploring Carlisle, train trip to Glasgow, train trip to Skipton and a visit to the Sycamore Gap. I would recommend this property.

We celebrated my husbands birthday and renewal of our vows at Fern Lee with our family and friends.

We chose Fern Lee as Carlisle was quite central for all our family to get to from England and Scotland. We were not disappointed.Fern Lee is a Fantastic house with everything you could possibly need for a great stay. The property was very clean and warm when we arrived and the hot tub was an added bonus and given a A*rating by our 10 year old grand daughter. Contact with the owner regarding keys and details for our arrival was timely and very friendly and Julie waved her magic wand and made our stay a little more special, thanks Julie we all appreciated it. Plenty of parking at the premises which we were glad of as it was match day on the Saturday and Carlisle where at home. The house is very near the centre of Carlisle so we were able to walk in in ten minutes. All in all an amazing stay, highly recommended and we will use again for a special family get together.

Fantastic property.

Julie's communication before we arrived meant we had no questions. Listing was clear and accurate, rooms were clean and comfortable and the house was in a great location.

Fern Lee was ideal for our family of 17 ( aged 7-87) and dog for Christmas.

Big sitting and dining rooms, en suite bedrooms, well equipped kitchen, parking for 6 cars, and hot tub. Nine lessons and Carols at the Cathedral, the Tullie Museum, Lanercost Priory, Park Runs, Hadrian’s Wall, cycle rides, Museum of Miniatures, day in the Lake District and especially the Bookcase shop were all enjoyed. We would have liked a bigger freezer and more coffee tables.

This was our second visit to Fern Lee as a family of 20.

We once again had a great time. House is centrally situated. Rooms are spacious and all have bathroom facilities. Kitchen is well equipped. House was spotlessly clean as usual!! We all had a great time!!

I enjoyed my stay at the fern lee however at the end of it I got a debit of £250 taken out of my account without prior communication.

I believe this amount is high so I reached out to Sykes cottages and all they could do was apologize and nothing was done till date about it . I got comments in an email like I was cooking spicy foods and things like that so I reckon if you are from a region that cooks spicy food then this place may not be for you. Otherwise it was a nice place just bad communication and money deduction

Fantastic property for large groups.

We just spent a weekend there for our annual friends reunion and it was close to perfect. Each room has an ensuite, which is so rare yet so convenient. The kitchen is very well equipped, the utility room has a spare fridge which is really convenient. The garden is very small but the yard provides a safe area for children to play for a short while. The drive allows plenty of parking (we had 6 cars and 1 van and managed to park them all). The property was very clean. Location is perfect and allowed us to walk to the city centre and to local parks. Would highly recommend.

The house was everything we thought it would be.

Loved the size of the kitchen with 2 fridges and plenty of empty cupboards for the weekend food which isn’t always the case in holiday houses and having a large utility with a fridge freezer was a game changer. With so many family members celebrating 3 different birthdays we needed a drinks/bar area with a good supply of ice the utility was perfect. The outside space although small was kitted out very well indeed and we weren’t going to bother with the hot tub as the weather was very hot and sunny but it was an added bonus. All the rooms were tastefully done with en-suites & bathrooms which were a higher standard than some houses. Everyone enjoyed their time there even though some of the more mature ladies wished they had a fan in their rooms as the weekend was exceptionally hot! There was a pedal-bin missing in the ground floor bathroom which was just a little awkward. Hopefully the turn around staff were happy with how we left the house. I must say the communication before our stay from Julie at Sykes cottages was second to none. This is the second time Julie has managed holiday properties for me and her attention to every detail leaves no questions unanswered. Great service all round from booking, arrival and departure.

We stayed at Fern Lee as a family of 20.

The house was perfect for us. Lovely spacious comfortable house. Spotlessly clean. Great location, walking distance to centre. Kids loved the hot tub & the smaller lounge for their own space. Great that each room had their own private ensuite or bathroom. Kitchen facilities were perfect, allowed us to cook breakfasts and dinners for 20 of us! Very easy to find fromA69. Will definitely book again. We all loved it and were all gutted to leave.

I actually think the photos could be improved in the listing as the property exceeded expectations!

It’s much nicer than it looked online! The downstairs space was fabulous! I loved that all of us could sit down and still have space. We were lucky with the weather and used the outside tables and hot tub which was a great temperature! The kitchen was well stocked with everything we needed and thought had gone into catering for 20 people I.E. 2 toasters, 2 kettles. Only criticism was that we could have done with a couple of extra bin bags and dishwasher tablets. The garden also needs a bit of a tidy but, everything might have had a growth spurt with the sunshine!

The house was a good size, plenty of rooms and all being en-suite was a bonus.

The little snug living room was also an advantage.

Excellent house for the nine of us mature persons to holiday.

It gave us easy access to the interesting Carlisle area. Reconfiguring the furniture for our stay meant we could suit our mealtime socialising and meeting/relaxing times. Carlisle is undergoing major town renovations hopefully complete soon.

The house was amazing .

Superb location and everything you need for a stay The bed were comfortable and a real treat having just about every bedroom en-suite - with only one not bit with a bathroom right opposite Am looking to rebook as it is really brilliant Host and customer support excellent t ! Worth staying !!!

Just returned from a family holiday, which included children.

House was amazing and great location to explore Carlisle. Comfortable and plenty of space for 8 adults and 6 teenagers, and a dog. Well equipped and the hottub was fab.

Amazing property, very clean and well equipped in a great location.

It has everything you need and more. The only suggestion for improvement I could give was if there could be a couple of extra tea towels and maybe oven gloves to be provided.

Very good property for a large group or large families.

When I first saw the listing didn't think of it to be as big as it was. Very good location not too far from main supermarkets. This property isn't too far from the Lake District so that's another plus. Also I'd like to say Julie was very helpful and very informative didn't have no difficulties when we arrived. Everything was sent over to us regarding what we may need to bring along with us and what was already provided which was also helpful. Overall we enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend this property to anyone whose looking to book.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

The house is spacious and very comfortable with an extremely well equipped kitchen. We enjoyed the outside space and hot tub too. There is ample parking (we had 6 cars between us and all easily fitted on the drive) Fern Lee is well positioned for strolling along the river and into the centre of Carlisle. It's about a 15 minute walk to the train station and a couple of buses also run near the house.

We absolutely loved our stay at Fern Lee, it was perfect for what we needed.

Huge house to fit all 20 of us, dog friendly and close to the local amenities. It was great that all rooms had an en suite too for that bit of privacy and the hot tub was lovely

The property is in a great location, 10 minute walk from the train station, close to the football ground and next to a beautiful park.

A great base if you’re exploring the lakes or heading into Scotland. The house has everything for a large group, plenty of comfy beds and bathrooms. We had a fantastic time for our friends 50th birthday (there were 20 of us) and will definitely be back.

Amazing house, looks even better than pictures, all rooms were very nice and Comfy, there was 20 in my party when we stayed and was plenty of room for us all, town centre only 10 min walk away to with plenty of bars and restaurants, would recommend this house.

And would happily stay again

Beautiful, spacious house, all of our party were over the moon.

The owner was very accommodating. It had everything you need for a break away for a larger party. There wasn't anything we were disappointed with. We will totally book again. Thank you

Ideal accommodation for a large group.

Very spacious, very clean, decent furniture, comfortable. One of our group tried the tub but found it a bit cool!. Really enjoyed our stay.