Guests say
Millie's Cottage in Keswick is highly regarded for its excellent location, comfort, and well-equipped nature. Guests appreciate the modern kitchen and bathrooms, and the property's proximity to the town centre and local attractions. While parking can be challenging, the cottage's amenities and homely feel consistently impress visitors.
Cleanliness is generally praised, but a few guests noted areas for improvement, such as under the sofa cushions and the top bedroom. The quick response to a fridge issue shows good maintenance, but the unaddressed cafetiere fault suggests room for better upkeep.
The location is frequently highlighted as a major plus, with its close proximity to the town centre, local cinema, and Derwent Water. Despite some concerns about narrow streets and parking, guests find the location convenient for exploring the Northern Lakes.
Guests find the cottage comfortable, with a cosy living area and roomy dining space. The presence of heated towel rails and a choice between a bath or shower adds to the comfort. However, the mention of low ceilings in the top floor may affect taller guests.
The cottage is consistently described as well-equipped, with a modern kitchen, airfryer, and games. The quick provision of a replacement fridge demonstrates good maintenance. However, the repeated mention of a faulty cafetiere, which was not replaced, indicates some oversight in facilities maintenance.
While the reviews reflect a well-equipped property with attention to detail, there are no specific mentions of gifts or extra thoughtful touches provided by the hosts. Therefore, it is not possible to score this category.
About this property
Refurbished to a good standard to offer comfortable accommodation and enjoy the amenities of Keswick town centre, only a few minutes level walk away..
Ground Floor:
Living/dining room: 32" Freeview Smart TV, DVD Player, CD Player, DAB Radio, Gas Fire
Kitchen: Smart Speaker, Electric Oven, Ceramic Hob, Microwave, Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher, Washer Dryer
First Floor:
Bedroom 1: Kingsize (5ft) Bed, 24" Freeview Smart TV
Bedroom 2: Single (3ft) Bed
Bathroom: Bath With Shower Over, Toilet
Second Floor:
Bedroom 3: ¾ Double (4ft) Bed
Shower Room: Cubicle Shower, Toilet.
Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Welcome pack. Cot. . Small yard. On road parking. Visit England 4 Star.. Millie’s Cottage is a comfortable mid-terraced stone fronted cottage with gas central heating, offering an ideal base to enjoy the popular market town of Keswick, which is only a few minutes’ walk away. Local convenience stores provide a range of essentials, with the larger shops not far away. It is easy to get to the river and Fitz Park with its tennis courts, bowling, playground, museum, cricket ground and BMX track for the more adventurous!
Walking into the hallway you are greeted with a tree mural on which to hang your coats. Going through into the dining room there is a large OS map to help you plan your time in Keswick and the living has a gas fire and large bay window which gets the late afternoon sun. The fully equipped contemporary kitchen is off the dining room, with the rear door opening out onto a small yard with some seating.
Going upstairs from the hallway is the recently refurbished family bathroom, with deep bath and drench shower. Along the landing is a single bedroom then at the front of the house is the double room with kingsize bed. Continuing up steep turning stairs you get to the top single bedroom with views over Keswick town and the fells beyond. To the rear of the cottage is the shower room with quadrant cubicle with drench shower.
With its cinema, theatre, market, museums, climbing centres, rowing boats, playground, crazy golf as well as varied shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs Keswick town really does offer something for everyone. There are many walks that you can do straight from Millie’s Cottage and the fells are easily accessible for both walking, mountain biking and climbing. There is plenty to do in Keswick throughout the year and whatever the weather. Shop, pub and restaurant ¼ mile.
Please note: There are open, steep, spiral or narrow stairs at the property.
Free WiFi
There are open, steep, spiral or narrow stairs at the property.
There are low ceilings, doors and/or beams within the property.
Nearby points of interest
- Derwent Pencil Museum
- Catbells Lakeland Walk
- Wastwater Alpaca Trekking
- Hayes Garden World Ambleside
- Lodore Falls
- Buttermere Lake
- Scale Force waterfall
- Wastwater Lake
- Church of St Olaf
Reviews (20)
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Confirmed Guest
This is a very well thought out and equipped cottage for a stay in the Lake District. All three bedrooms have good size wardrobes with plenty of clothes hangers. The galley style kitchen had all the facilities we could possibly need for our holiday. It was warm and cosy for our February stay and made us feel welcome. Handily it is only a few minutes walk away from the centre of town and while we were there there was plenty of on street parking for both our vehicles. We would definitely recommend Millie’s Cottage and hope to return for our next Lakeland break.
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Confirmed Guest
Lovely property, would definitely recommend
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Confirmed Guest
This was our second stay at Millie’s cottage .Cottage has everything you need and is well located. The only down side was the towels smelt damp so has to wash them , not a big issue as there is a washer /dryer.My grandson had lost one of his toys and when we lifted the cushions on the sofa it wasn’t pleasant, don’t think it was just from the last guests either, I was disappointed with that.Not sure we’ll stay again.