Cumbrian Cottage Holidays Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Considering 96 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the wonderful locations, stunning natural views, and exceptionally well-equipped, cozy accommodations that consistently make every family holiday truly memorable and relaxing. Guests also highlight the immaculate cleanliness throughout the properties, incredibly comfortable beds, and extremely thoughtful welcome packages provided by attentive hosts. Some reviewers were not happy with minor maintenance shortcomings, mentioning specific issues like extremely small sinks, worn-out furnishings, or appliances that needed attention. Additionally, a few people noted that walking back up the steep local hills or dealing with narrow driveways could sometimes be a bit challenging.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent dog friendly cottage for our weeks escape from the norm. Lovely cottage and clean furniture! Super king and king sized beds more than enough room. Kitchen has all appliances we needed fr... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Old Belfield makes a great base for exploring Bowness, Lake Windermere and the Lakes. We enjoyed 4 nights in this beautiful cottage that is full of character and has everything needed for a very comfo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This beautiful house far exceeded our expectations. There were thoughtful touches throughout the property. I especially loved the bunch of carnations in the kitchen. The views from every window ov... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Such a privilege to be staying in an Arts and Crafts house for a week to celebrate my 80th!! Cosy fireside chats or playing Canasta, friends and family visiting, wonderful family evening meals arou... See more

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  1. Self-Catering Accommodation

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Cumbrian Cottage Holidays is a small, independently owned, self catering holiday cottage agency (please do not confuse us with Cumbrian Cottages who no longer trade under that name) specialising in cottages, lodges, pods and shepherd huts throughout Cumbria and the Lake District. We have a range of cottages for every budget including dog friendly cottages, some with private hot tubs and some with breathtaking lake views. The perfect cottage for your break away can be found on our website, whether it is a romantic weekend getaway for 2, a family get together to celebrate Christmas or a group of friends looking to get out and about in the Lake District fells, there is a cottage perfect for your needs. Our popular Lake District destinations include Bowness on Windermere, Keswick, Ambleside, Grasmere, Ullswater, the Eden Valley and we also have cottages at other beauty spots throughout Cumbria including Hadrian's Wall and Talkin Tarn. With over 30 years experience in delivering memorable Lake District holidays, Gail and David look forward to welcoming you on your next Lake District cottage holiday.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Arts and Crafts Sanctuary for Celebrating

Such a privilege to be staying in an Arts and Crafts house for a week to celebrate my 80th!! Cosy fireside chats or playing Canasta, friends and family visiting, wonderful family evening meals around the large dining table and breakfasts around the smaller kitchen table.
Yes, it was glorious to be in the Lakes and even more enchanting to be in such a house.
I won't take a star off for not having a Kenwood to make the birthday cake since the kitchen had just about everything else we would need for 10!! And all spotless...
Everyone involved said theirs was a memorable stay/perfect venue

21 September 2025
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Happy 80th birthday. Thank you for a lovely review, we are pleased you enjoyed your stay and were able to have friends and family help you celebrate your special day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful holiday

Wonderful holiday, everything was perfect and exactly as advertised. I would definitely use this company again. We have stayed in many holiday homes in the Lake District and this was the best we have ever stayed at.

4 September 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for a lovely review and we are pleased you have enjoyed your stay at Daweswood, it certainly is a lovely characterful cottage.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good local holiday company.

Helpful staff.
Professional service.
Simple booking system.
Good choice of cottages.
Only downsides were early checkout (9am) and taking money for security deposit with balance. However this was refunded a couple of days after departure.

3 September 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for your lovely review and we hope you enjoyed your stay at Anley Cottage. Our normal check out time is 10am, however you are able to provide a check out time when you make a booking and this has been filled in as 9am. We do request breakage deposit are paid with the balance as this cuts down on the amount of admin time chasing these which helps keep our costs low. We hope we can welcome you back again to one of our cottages in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sledbank Cottage/Cottage…

We stayed in Sledbank Cottage/Cottage in the Hill from 10th - 13th September 2025 and had a wonderful time. Mike and Toni are great hosts and the attention to detail was fantastic. They kindly decorated the cottage for my partners birthday and even baked us a homemade Victoria sponge which was delicious. Thank-you so much for allowing us to use this beautiful cottage as our home base for a few days whilst we explored the lakes, we had a fantastic time and would highly recommend the cottage to anyone looking to visit the lakes. We’ll definitely be back!

13 September 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for a lovely review of Sledbank Cottage in the Hill we are pleased you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredible location and beautiful cottage!

Exceptionally clean, fantastic location, unparalleled outlook

28 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for our review of Roxby, the location overlooking the river with Ullswater beyond is fantastic. We hope we can welcome you back again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely stunning place

Lovely stunning place

4 September 2025
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Thank you for your 5* review of the Duke of Portland Boathouse, it really is a lovely stunning place and we are pleased you enjoyed your stay.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great cottage very clean and lovely…

Great cottage very clean and lovely furnishings

4 September 2025
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We are pleased you enjoyed your stay at Cosy Cottage in Ambleside, it is a lovely cottage in a popular location and we hope we can welcome you back again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service and Communications…

CCH couldn’t have been more helpful when our accommodation had to be changed at the last minute due to an unforeseen maintenance issue. They turned what could have been a stressful and anxiety-inducing situation into a seamless transition to a lovely alternate cottage. We were all very impressed with their attention to service, their communication, and the great place they found us.

7 September 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for a lovely review Caroline, and once again we are sorry we had to cancel your property last minute due to the water leak. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay at the alternative cottage and thank you for your understanding of the situation. We hope we can welcome you back to one of our cottages again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A lovely and tranquil place to stay

A lovely and tranquil place to stay. The host is very welcoming, the pre arrival information was very informative. I wouldn't hesitate to book again.

25 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

We are pleased you enjoyed your stay at Geltsdale Garden Apartment and found all of the information informative. We hope we can welcome you back again in the future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We were informed that there were a…

We were informed that there were a couple of marks on the bed covers which may need the professional cleaners, meanwhile they have withheld our deposit of £250, which sounds to me completely over the top. besides we wrer informed they would get back to us on the actual cost very soon, its now been 14 days and we haven't heard a word from them.

14 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

I am sorry you felt the need to leave a 1 star review but as advised we were waiting for the laundry to remove the stains on the bedding caused during your stay and advise of the costs which we have only just received. It is only on very rare occasions we need to withhold money from guests damage deposit and only for none accidental damage.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Accessible and easy to manage

Easy to book and kept informed of the booking.

2 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for your review of our service. We hope you enjoyed your stay at Church Beck Cottage and hope to welcome you back to one of our cottages again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful family experience

The house was huge and so nice. There was so much to there and they provided sports games such as badminton. The house was an hour drive from the Lake District and was so clean. The swimming pool was big and secluded. The jacuzzi was amazing. My only issue is that many of the blow dryers didn’t work and the kitchen burners were really slow and weak so it would take a lot longer than usual to make food. I highly recommend this place, it was so worth the money.

17 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for a lovely review of Bank House, it is perfect to gather the family or group of friends for a break away.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect in every way

Perfect in every way. Wonderful cottage wth excellent facilities and superb patio with view overlooking the lake. Our family get together was just the best and the location and comfort level of accommodation just added to our fantastic week in this cottage .

21 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for a lovely review, you can't beat a lake view when holidaying in the Lake District We hope we can welcome you back again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Seed Howe Cottage

A lovely, cosy little cottage with everything we needed, easy to find and not far from anything so there was always something to do just a short drive away.

12 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for reviewing your stay at Seed Howe Cottage, it is conveniently located for exploring the Lake District. We hope we can welcome you back again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great place expert response times

Great place expert response times

10 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

We are pleased you enjoyed your stay at Blacksmiths Cottage Pooley Bridge and rated our service 5* also. We hope we can welcome you back again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simply Stunning

We had a wonderful stay at High House. Beautiful house set in picturesque scenery with everything we needed and more!
The house itself is beautiful with no expense spared and a real attention to detail - comfortable and spacious with a wonderful mix of traditional features and all the mod cons.
The surroundings and views are stunning - such a peaceful place to spend a break, coupled with bbq and hot tub it was exactly what we needed and we will definitely be back!
Barbara was wonderful, made us feel very welcome and the breakfast hamper was delicious. Nothing was too much trouble - thank you!

7 August 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

Thank you for a lovely review, we 100% agree with everything you've said, the cottage is perfect in every way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Gorgeous Greenside cottage Caldbeck

Gorgeous cottage, very nicely set up with comfy beds, well appointed kitchen and good shower. The village is picturesque with the Muddy Duck brilliant for brunch and the pub very welcoming with fabulous food. Duck food from the village shop led to a lovely time feeding the ducks at the pond the garden so beautifully overlooks. I really liked the vending machine that fills your own bottles with fresh milk from the local dairy, opposite the pub. Had to drag ourselves away to visit Keswick, Derwent Water and Hadrian's Wall. Highly recommended and the hosts were very efficient in sending drainage guys to fix the slow draining toilet. Thanks again.

27 July 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

It sounds like you have found all of Caldbecks hidden gems during your stay at Greenside Cottage and even managed to visit some lovely parts of our county. We hope we can welcome you back again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

house and pool room were ideal for our…

house and pool room were ideal for our family but older kids were disappointed that the dart board had been taken out. the conservatory could do with a ceiling fan and magnetic mesh curtain to help with the heat and flies

24 July 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

I am sorry to hear the dart board had been taken out and your older children were disappointed. Unfortunately we were not made aware of this. We will pass your recommendations on to the owner regarding the fan and mesh curtain. We are pleased however you still enjoyed your stay at The Farmhouse, Sedbergham and hope we can welcome you back again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A perfect home from home!

This was our second stay here, after a short stay after Christmas. We loved it so much we booked to return in summer. The house is absolutely perfect, a true home from home with everything you could want or need for a comfortable and enjoyable stay. The location is fabulous and we loved our visit, we can’t wait to come back again soon! Many thanks.

24 July 2025
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Reply from Cumbrian Cottage Holidays

We can't wait to welcome you back to Hill Cottage at Braithwaite, the location is perfect a peaceful village yet Keswick is within walking distance, the best of both worlds on your doorstep.

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