Woodside Cottage - Cartmel Fell, Windermere

Beautifully decorated. Well equipped.

Power cut No hot water for shower Totally blameless. Just unfortunate.

It was clean very comfortable, cosy & warm.

It was quite dusty upstairs in the bedroom. Other than that everything was fine.

We stayed here for my dad’s 60th birthday and it was absolutely perfect. The main cottage has two very comfortable double bedrooms and a single room, and there’s also a lovely separate annex with its own double bed, wet room, and log burner – ideal for a bit of extra privacy. The host was genuinely exceptional. She went above and beyond to make our stay special, even putting up birthday decorations before we arrived and leaving thoughtful extras like milk, eggs, prosecco, crisps, and biscuits. When I messaged her with a question, she replied within a couple of minutes – incredibly helpful and friendly throughout. The property itself is stunning – a proper English Lakes cottage with all the modern comforts. There’s also a beautiful wood-burning hot tub on the patio above the house, not one of those plastic bubbly ones but a real wood-clad tub that adds to the charm. The host even started the fire for us a few hours before we arrived and left plenty of wood for both the log burners and the hot tub. You can see from their Instagram how beautiful the place is, but it’s even better in person. A traditional home full of character, spotlessly clean, and set up perfectly for a relaxing getaway. Couldn’t recommend it more – we’d love to come back!

The style and decor

There was no lighting up to hot tub or at hot tub for the evening. The doors were very creaky