brandonandlinda - verified booking

"High Kiln Bank cottage is a beautiful, period farmhouse in a remote and rarely-visited part of the Lake District. It is quiet, beautiful, and extremely peaceful. We traveled to the cottage by car, and received good directions which brought us straight to the property. When we arrived, we were met by the owner (even though we were running late) who was extremely helpful and friendly. She showed us how to make everything work - from the hot water heater to locking the upstairs windows for safety. Maybe most impressive and thoughtful is that they knew we were coming with three young children so they had installed a child gate at the top and bottom of the stairs just for us. Very thoughtful. The cottage is very large, with a kitchen and table which seats eight comfortably, lounge, three bedrooms and three baths. The lounge even has space for a grand piano which is tucked away nicely and the owner were happy with my children playing (banging) on the instrument. The showers are great, with lots of hot water and excellent water pressure (not always common in older houses in the UK). The kitchen was well-stocked. There is a very good dishwasher, washer/dryer combo, fridge, freezer, tea kettle, toaster, French press, etc. Plenty of dishes, cutlery, well-made pots and pans, and so on make it easy to cook for a family in the cottage. The views are amazing. The house is perched on a hillside over one of the most picturesque valleys in the Lake District. There are a handful of gardens around the house where you can enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning or glass of wine after dinner. There is a fenced in orchard with a picnic table that is perfect for kids. We brought our dog as well, and often a "pet-friendly" place makes you feel uncomfortable for having brought your dog. That is not the case here, they were very happy with our dog to wander around off the lead. One part of the visit that was very special for our kids is that the owner's 96-year old mother lives in the other half of the holiday rental (think two semi-detached cottages with a door between in the inside that is not used). She has been living there for 70 years and was so sweet to our kids and our dog. She even told us about when the Lake District had no power, no running water, when she was in the RAF during the Second World War. It was a real pleasure to be able to talk with her through the week. Of note, there is no mobile connectivity in this area of the Lake District. There is a land-line phone next door in case of an emergency. Overall, the owners were very kind and accommodating and the cottage is a real gem. It is in a peaceful part of the Western Lake District. We'll go back!"

brandonandlinda - verified booking

"High Kiln Bank cottage is a beautiful, period farmhouse in a remote and rarely-visited part of the Lake District. It is quiet, beautiful, and extremely peaceful. We traveled to the cottage by car, and received good directions which brought us straight to the property. When we arrived, we were met by the owner (even though we were running late) who was extremely helpful and friendly. She showed us how to make everything work - from the hot water heater to locking the upstairs windows for safety. Maybe most impressive and thoughtful is that they knew we were coming with three young children so they had installed a child gate at the top and bottom of the stairs just for us. Very thoughtful. The cottage is very large, with a kitchen and table which seats eight comfortably, lounge, three bedrooms and three baths. The lounge even has space for a grand piano which is tucked away nicely and the owner were happy with my children playing (banging) on the instrument. The showers are great, with lots of hot water and excellent water pressure (not always common in older houses in the UK). The kitchen was well-stocked. There is a very good dishwasher, washer/dryer combo, fridge, freezer, tea kettle, toaster, French press, etc. Plenty of dishes, cutlery, well-made pots and pans, and so on make it easy to cook for a family in the cottage. The views are amazing. The house is perched on a hillside over one of the most picturesque valleys in the Lake District. There are a handful of gardens around the house where you can enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning or glass of wine after dinner. There is a fenced in orchard with a picnic table that is perfect for kids. We brought our dog as well, and often a "pet-friendly" place makes you feel uncomfortable for having brought your dog. That is not the case here, they were very happy with our dog to wander around off the lead. One part of the visit that was very special for our kids is that the owner's 96-year old mother lives in the other half of the holiday rental (think two semi-detached cottages with a door between in the inside that is not used). She has been living there for 70 years and was so sweet to our kids and our dog. She even told us about when the Lake District had no power, no running water, when she was in the RAF during the Second World War. It was a real pleasure to be able to talk with her through the week. Of note, there is no mobile connectivity in this area of the Lake District. There is a land-line phone next door in case of an emergency. Overall, the owners were very kind and accommodating and the cottage is a real gem. It is in a peaceful part of the Western Lake District. We'll go back!"

Sharon - verified booking

"This cottage is gorgeous. If your looking for a truly rustic out of the way setting with lovely views, great owners, log burning stove in your lounge and soft leather sofas then this is for you. Two massive double bedrooms and two separate singles so great for a family with older kids who like their own room. Previous comments about lack of utensils etc in kitchen have been sorted out. Loads of pots and pans, and cooking dishes. Lovely garden out back with a picnic bench. At night the skies are completely black with no light or sound pollution so it's so great for star gazing. It's very easy to find even in if it is the middle of nowhere in the pitch dark. Sat nav directions and C4U directions for owner worked perfectly. It does have wi if which is not advertised in the brochure so I suggest they add this to their brief for the cottage. Boiler is slightly dodgy still in that you need to turn of the heating button while six adults have a shower but the log burner provides enough heat anyway as is very cosy. Owner was extremely helpful and provided loads of wood and complimentary tea and coffee and sugar on arrival although we had bought our own. Towels galore in the bathroom. Shower is fabulous power shower and piping hot once you turn the heating button off. "

T - verified booking

"Fantastic cottage on a working farm, that also allows camping and have there own old train carriage sleeping cabins to.The family that own the cottage live next door and were very helpful and friendly if anything was needed, on arrival a nice little note welcoming us, with tea, coffee set out for us, There's an enclosed garden to the rear if u have a dog, lovely kitchen with a argar and large table, following through to a large living room area with a log burner fire (wood is supplied free from the farm), 2 bathrooms on ground floor one with a bath/Jacuzzi.Upstairs have 4 lovely bedrooms sleeps 8, 3 of the rooms have double beds and the other bedroom has 2 single beds, quite surprising how big this property is. There is wifi in the property and worked well for us.I would say you do need a car to get about and site see, we found some lovely places even a few beaches. One thing I would suggest is to take shopping with you or do an online shopping order as there isn't a main shop for at least 6 miles and that is in the next town.This is a lovely cottage and you will also meet scruffy the dog (owners dog) lovely and friendly :-)"

Dr Howard - verified booking

" There is a separate "Orchard" a few yards from the cottage which has seats and table and wonderful views over the Duddon valley:- great place to sit and for children to play. We really appreciated being met by the owner who showed us around the property and clearly explained all of its systems. We would be very happy to stay there again. Suggestions to owner: NOT TO BE PUBLISHED Because the cottage is remote and shopping is some distance away we would suggest: Providing (a) some tablets for the dish washer (b) some washing powder (eg enough to do one wash) and (c) something (eg a dish cloth or pan scourer) to aid in washing the dishes. These would make life there easier. Again because of remoteness, the owner could consider supplying a loaf of bread, some butter/margarene, a bottle of milk and a few tea bags as a welcome pack-just to get started on the arrival day. "