Jo - verified booking

"Lovely cottage in lovely location. This was our second visit. The cottage really does have everything you need and is incredibly stylish and well presented. The aga is great once you get used to it. 2 pubs in walking distance. We only went to coledale Inn which is lovely (although food is rather average. Steaks were nice. Vegetarian meals are very poor)We would love to return every year. My only grumble is the price of the cottage. As with all cottages the prices soar in school holidays which is unnecessary. I am restricted to school holidays. It was my choice to have a child and as a punishment, I'm forced to pay inflated prices for holidays for 14 years of my child's life just because cottage owners can get more. It doesn't cost more to run the cottage last week than it will in 2 weeks time. The price increased from last year and any further increase would price us out especially when it's Friday to Friday so we can only travel after school so arrive really late. A reduction for return visitors if booked well in advance would be nice to see. I would have appreciated a little more wood for the fire. There was only enough wood left to burn for few hours. We had to travel to Keswick to buy wood, kindle and fire lighters as none in local shop. But these are just my views. This is a spectacular cottage."

Claire - verified booking

"A relaxing family break at The Larches. A lovely week the weather was very kind meaning we could get out and explore the area. The cottage was clean, cosy with a real fire and all the facilities you need to feel at home. Beautiful contemporary bathroom and a invigorating rainfalll shower room.The only negative point was the parking. We could easily park the car outside the property close to the wall and gate however a very rude neighbour took it upon himself to have a word with my husband complaining that we were parked to close to the gate, hindering being able to get the bins out for collection( obviously we would of moved the car for this and didn’t need to be told), there was simply no need and this put a slight damper on our stay. Saying that we would definitely consider staying at the cottage again simply due to its location. A lovely walk from the doorstep up to the Whinlater Pass and it’s visitors centre is a must, lots of trails to walk from moderate to strenuous, great days out in Keswick, Bowness and a lovely peaceful walk around Crummock Water followed by a little drink at The fantastic Kirkstile Inn Loweswater."

William - verified booking

"This barn conversion ticks most of the boxes and if my review was only about the accommodation I would rate it very highly, indeed, it is a quintessential British Barn conversion. However, parking is an issue if you have two cars. One car is no problem. The accomadation is called Beck Edge this is because it is located on the edge of a beck, however, ones view is blocked on a daily basis by neighbours washing, which, is placed on a line, in front of the kitchen window, stretched between the road sign and a pole. This inconsiderate behaviour detracted from the outside ambiance. Extra parking can be had near by at a local religious building but the locals are decidedly unfriendly. The local shop is well stocked and together with the village is very picturesque. A lose drain cover outside the accomadation is quite annoying every time a car passes over it.Overall the cottage itself is a credit to its owners and is spoiled only by others."

Olive - verified booking

"Comfortable cottage, with lovely views of Skiddaw range from one bedroom and pretty views and hills visible from everywhere else. Good sized rooms. Excellent kitchen diner and very well equipped indeed. Mattress on double bed was replaced very recently. Attractively decorated rooms. Nice to have the seating area in the front, outside the house that gets afternoon sunshine. Good off-road parking. Very close to a handy village shop that's open into the evening, even in the Autumn. Thermostat for heating temperature is flexible - that's helpful and heating & hot water work very well. Great area for accessing walks and other attractions. Boiler in bedroom cupboard comes on in the morning and you can't change the time but it wasn't a huge problem and yes, I'd agree with other reviews the sofa's are quite small for 4 adults. I'd love to go back though."

Nicky - verified booking

"A lovely quirky cottage in which we felt immediately at home! A couple of minor issues with no TV working and a leaky sink in one room but this did not detract from our fantastic holiday. The parking area is something of a concept of intrigue!! It's very steep and shallow and we did have a moment of thinking our car was going to topple sideways in our attempts to keep it off road... We reverted to road parking after a couple of days and think that this should be clearly stated in the cottage description as if you had more than one vehicle or a large vehicle, the parking would be a major issue.Would highly recommend however and would happily stay again as the kids, our dog and ourselves loved it and didn't want to come home!!"