Lake District Self-catering Holiday Cottages

With Hoseasons, you can book self-catering holiday accommodation in England including cottages, holiday parks, lodges, boats and city apartments. These tend to be holiday bookings for several days or a week or two. For stays of one or two nights, or for more flexibility, please check the hotel listings.

• Yew Tree Cottage, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  This charming detached cottage is set in its own private country garden. Full of character the cottage offers comfortable accommodation in an excellent area.This is an ideal setting for a Lakeland holiday a nearby hill (Whitbarrow Scar) is designated a Site of Scientific Interest and Kendal offering a choice of inns restaurants and shops is just 7 miles away. Windermere with boat trips and watersports is 12 miles. Discover the area around Ambleside by hiring bicycles (15 miles) or visit the coast at Grange-Over-Sands (5 miles). There are walks villages with tea shops and restaurants within easy reach. Golf fishing sailing and riding all available in the area. Nearest pub and shop 2 miles.
• Pavey Ark, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  This spectacular glamorous lakeland property occupies the most magnificent and enviable position above Bowness-On-Windermere with lake views across Windermere from the vast sitting room and balcony. It’s fantastic facilities include indoor swimming pool sauna and TV/media room (and was once the temporary home from home of the Harry Potter stars and film crew). The sloping gardens feature terraces with barbecue area leading to 10 acres of lakeland woodland. The delights of Bowness are within downhill walking distance and include good food pubs restaurants a variety of shops and galleries hotel spa Steam Boat Museum and a cinema and of course Windermere with its steamers boat hire and ferry. Numerous footpaths lead off to tracks around the lake and onto the fells. Should guests wish to explore further a field Hawkshead the home of Beatrix Potter Kendal with museums and high street shopping Ambleside through to Grasmere with the homes of William Wordsworth at the heart of the lakes are approximately half an hour away.
• Park Stile Cottage, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  Tucked away in the historic village of Broughton this delightful cottage with its beamed ceilings is in an ideal location to enjoy all the amenities of the Lake District National Park. Semi detached the cottage has its own garden and is only 300 yards from the nearest shop and pub. Walking climbing tennis and golf are available locally along with coarse fishing. At Grizedale Forest 27 miles away there is cycling and at Coniston Water 10 miles sailing and watersports. The sandy beach at Haverigg is within 9 miles and other local attractions include Windermere Ravenglass and Eskdale railway and Muncaster Castle.
• Woodview Cottages, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  In the glorious landscape of the Lake District National Park and ideally located for enjoying water sports or fell walking and climbing these two spacious and comfortable properties have been created from the conversion of an 18th century barn. Allt Maen its name derived from the Celtic ‘Old Man of Coniston’ a mountain visible from the properties is on the first floor and Wetherlam occupies the ground floor. Coniston Water is just 2 miles Windermere 8 miles Blawith Fells are a short drive and Grizedale Forest tracks invite mountain bikers whilst nearby stately homes and gardens offer more sedate pleasures. A friendly pub (dogs welcome) is a short stroll and shops are 3 miles away.
• Lyle Yeat, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  Peacefully set in the picturesque hamlet of Old Hutton close to many of the Lakes’ and Dales finest attractions this cosy little cottage is an ideal base. Many outdoor pursuits can be enjoyed nearby including quad biking off road driving paintballing and clay pigeon shooting at an activity centre just 1 mile away horse riding is also available. The attractive towns of Kendal (5 miles) and Kirkby Lonsdale (7 miles) boasts a range of amenities and water sports and boat trips are within easy reach at Lake Windermere and Coniston Water. After an invigorating day’s walking on the fells visitors will find plenty of inns within a 5 mile radius offering good food and firesides to relax by. Shop/P.O. and pub 2 miles.
• Finkle Cottage, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  In the heart of a picturesque and welcoming village this charming 17th century cottage sits tucked away at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac and enjoys lovely far reaching rural views to the rear. Straddling the River Eamont at the north end of Lake Ullswater Pooley Bridge is graced by its 16th century bridge and streets lined with quaint gift shops tea rooms public houses with restaurants and visitor services which overlook the water sports activities on the lake. A short walk from the cottage you can catch one of the ferries around the lake. With Penrith (5 miles) Keswick and Lake Windermere are all in easy reach Finkle Cottage makes an ideal base for exploring the delights of the Lake District National Park.
• Thwaite Howe Cottages, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  From their secluded and idylically peaceful setting in the hamlet of Thwaite Howe Thornthwaite these two newly renovated and beautifully furnished properties enjoy stunning views towards Keswick and Skiddaw. With their adjoining acre of woodland leading to the Whinlatter Forest tracks – heaven for mountain bike enthusiasts they offer an ideal location for bird watching and spotting wildlife and red squirrels at play. Ideally placed for touring exploring and walking with the attractive bustling town of Keswick (4 miles) offering shops inns and restaurants. Water sports on Derwent Water (4 miles). Good choice of pubs within 2 miles.
• Duddon Bank Cottage, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  A paradise for lovers of wildlife and birds this spacious 300 year old cottage enjoys an elevated position amongst 5 acres of woodland and fields in the Lake District National Park. Within easy reach of the sea it has been restored and beautifully furnished by the neighbouring owner. Walking and Shire horse riding through fells - locally. Lake Coniston 10 miles Muncaster Castle and Ravenglass/Eskdale Railway 12 miles. Inn 1 mile shops 1.5 miles.
• Rampsbeck Lodge, Cumbria & The Lakes (Cottages from Hoseasons)
  This charmingly furnished property (shown bottom right with patio doors) enjoys a wonderful lakeside setting in 2 acres of beautiful gardens which sweep down to the shores of Lake Ullswater with breathtaking views (pictured). Adjoining the owners’ home visitors enjoy use of the private lake frontage with a jetty for launching a small boat and fishing. Windsurfing sailing golf walking and pony trekking are available locally. Pooley Bridge (1.5 miles) has shops tea rooms and inns and there is a restaurant within walking distance.

Hotels & Holiday Accommodation in Cumbria and the Lake District

• 5 star Windermere Hotels, Cumbria
• 4 star Windermere Hotels, Cumbria
• 3 star Windermere Hotels, Cumbria
• 2 star Windermere Hotels, Cumbria
• Appleby Hotels, Cumbria
• Bowness-on-Windermere Hotels, Cumbria
• Carlisle Hotels, Cumbria
• Keswick Hotels, Cumbria
• Kirkby Lonsdale Hotels, Cumbria
• Self-catering Cottages in Cumbria
• Self-catering Holiday Cottages in the Lake District
• Self-catering Holiday Cottages in/near Alston
• Self-catering Holiday Cottages in/near Penrith

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