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  • Last Minute Cottages - Lund

Cumbria

Lund

Ref: S216398

Reviews 44

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6
The village of Far Sawrey has a pub/restaurant, whilst Bowness, with all its shops, restaurants and leisure facilities, is just a short distance across the lake by ferry. Also close by is ‘Hill Top’, once the home of Beatrix Potter, and Hawkshead...

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£242

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Acorn Cottage

Cumbria

Acorn Cottage

Ref: S282865

Reviews 34

3
5
Ambleside is a lovely town sitting at the northern tip of the renowned Lake Windermere, England's largest lake boasting a range of watersports, eateries, and scenic spots galore. The town itself also hosts a selection of shops, pubs and...

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£98

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Cunsey Lodge

Cumbria

Cunsey Lodge

Ref: S810746

Reviews 11

4
8
Hawkshead is a historic village filled with culture among whitewashed 17th century houses, pleasant inns, a local store, tea shops, guest houses and gift shops, as well as famous attractions at the Beatrix Potter Gallery, the Old Grammar School of...

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£351

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Middlerigg

Cumbria

Middlerigg

Ref: S281799

Reviews 31

3
6
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£112

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Ann Tysons House

Cumbria

Ann Tysons House

Ref: S778952

Reviews 11

3
6
The picturesque village of Hawkshead still retains the charm and character that so endeared it to its most famous residents - William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. Visitors can wander the wealth of tiny alleyways, thoroughfares, archways and...

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£137

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Pudding Cottage

Cumbria

Pudding Cottage

Ref: S281891

Reviews 12

3
6
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£210

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  • Last Minute Cottages - The Old Farm

Cumbria

The Old Farm

Ref: S282850

Reviews 23

4
6
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£141

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Hilber Cottage

Cumbria

Hilber Cottage

Ref: S396947

Reviews 9

3
6
Idyllically positioned at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, the largest lake in England, rests the charming town of Ambleside. Home to a fabulous selection of shops and eateries to cater to a variety of tastes and boasting a plethora of...

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£97

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Grassings

Cumbria

Grassings

Ref: S820328

Reviews 14

5
10
The picturesque village of Hawkshead still retains the charm and character that so endeared it to its most famous residents - William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. Visitors can wander the wealth of tiny alleyways, thoroughfares, archways and...

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£306

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Estcote

Cumbria

Estcote

Ref: S484434

Reviews 10

3
6
Hawkshead, the charming village, preserves the beauty and character that drew its most renowned inhabitants, William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, to it. Between the whitewashed 17th century buildings, visitors may explore the abundance of little...

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£135

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Gowanlea

Cumbria

Gowanlea

Ref: S855173

Reviews 4

3
6
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£121

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Fernleigh Cottage

Cumbria

Fernleigh Cottage

Ref: S281746

Reviews 22

3
5
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£124

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  • Last Minute Cottages - 3 Bed Cottage in Cunsey

Cumbria

3 Bed Cottage in Cunsey

Ref: S525963

3
6
Additional information and rules No dogs allowed - 3 bedrooms – 1 king-size, 1 double, and 1 twin zip-and-link (which can be made into a king-size on request) - 3 bathrooms – 1 bathroom with bath, separate shower and WC, 1 en suite shower room...

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£172

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  • Last Minute Cottages - One Side House Farm

Cumbria

One Side House Farm

Ref: S854636

Reviews 3

3
5
Situated in the heart of the Lake District National Park is the lovely village of Grasmere, probably best known as the home of William Wordsworth, a place he once described as "The most loveliest spot that man hath found". Any visit to Grasmere...

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£124

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Gale Lodge Cottage

Cumbria

Gale Lodge Cottage

Ref: S282086

Reviews 22

3
6
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£178

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Romney 14

Cumbria

Romney 14

Ref: S282825

Reviews 26

3
6
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£126

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Rawfell

Cumbria

Rawfell

Ref: S282870

Reviews 25

4
8
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£181

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  • Last Minute Cottages - 3 Bed Cottage in Ambleside

Cumbria

3 Bed Cottage in Ambleside

Ref: S882255

3
5
Additional information and rules No dogs allowed - 3 bedrooms – 2 doubles and 1 single 2 bathrooms – - 1 en-suite shower room with walk-in shower and WC, and 1 shower room with walk-in shower and WC - Electric oven and hob, microwave,...

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£128

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  • Last Minute Cottages - The Mews

Cumbria

The Mews

Ref: S281773

Reviews 28

3
6
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£159

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Primrose Cottage

Cumbria

Primrose Cottage

Ref: S810763

3
6
Ambleside is a great starting point for exploring the central Lake District, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a few minutes' drive away. Windermere, Lake Windermere and the village itself have a lot to offer visitors of all ages and...

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£113

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  • Last Minute Cottages - The Old Barn

Cumbria

The Old Barn

Ref: S281867

Reviews 25

3
6
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£155

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Orchard House

Cumbria

Orchard House

Ref: S282880

Reviews 18

4
8
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£285

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Rossett Holme

Cumbria

Rossett Holme

Ref: S1028946

Reviews 41

4
8
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£274

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  • Last Minute Cottages - Old Ambleside House

Cumbria

Old Ambleside House

Ref: S281975

Reviews 36

4
8
Lying at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, Ambleside makes a superb base for touring the central Lakes, with Grasmere and the Langdale Valley just a short drive away. There is plenty to do here - cruises, boat trips and...

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£327

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Big Cottages & Group Accommodation in Ambleside

Ambleside is yet another one of the Lake District's jewels. This scenic town located at the head of Windermere is an excellent spot for a last minute cottage holiday. Windermere is the largest lake in England and is a thing of real natural beauty. Perfect for a last minute escape, Ambleside has everything that you will need whether you are looking for a group trip or fun with the whole family.

The Lake District is famous for its outdoor activities, and Ambleside provides a fantastic base for those that are looking to get in touch with their inner adventurer. Hiking, mountain biking and water sports such as canoeing, kayaking and waterskiing all are readily available in the town. Being on Windermere, it would be foolhardy not to take advantage of the stunning cruises that run regular tours of the lake. Ambleside is well catered for tourists and as such has all the great local pubs, independent shops and fabulous restaurants that you could desire on your large cottage holiday in the Lake District.

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Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

  • Alan - Verified booking

    This is a fabulous property in a fabulous location as you can see from the photographs, unfortunately we arrived at 1700hrs on the Friday night when Storm Arwen was at it’s worst.

    There are three bedrooms of which we used two hoping that friends could join us for the Tuesday night in the third bedroom. That is a large room with lovely bathroom and velux window. We had a quick look in that room and got on with unpacking, and I lit the wood burner and turned up the radiators looking forward to our evening meal. About 1830 the power went off and was off until late Sunday afternoon. No central heating no lights no internet very iffy mobile signal and no running water as it is pumped, flushing the toilets was done by a bucket of water from the very nearby lake. After a very wild night where hundreds of trees came down, one of which wrote off my two month old car things could not get worse, or could they? The following morning we looked in the third bedroom and found water and debris in the bathroom and a gap all the way around the velux window (we were told later by the roofers that the window had been blown the wrong way round) I wedged the window the best I could to minimise the incoming rain and reported the damage to Sykes. We made the best of the week we cooked two meals on the wood burner which I managed to keep going by using the offending tree resting on my car until power was restored. Obviously our friends couldn’t stay and people staying the following week had to be cancelled. We were having problems getting a hire car and the owners said we could stay an extra couple of nights at £105 per night (most generous) as they couldn’t get anybody else. We managed a hire car and got home, I then asked for compensation starting with their price for two nights, this obviously didn’t go down well but then I received via Sykes the most unbelievably insulting email where the owner accuses us of opening the velux window! I ask anyone reading this review: Would you or anybody you know enter this bathroom on probably the wildest night of the year and open a velux window and how would you feel if you were accused of doing so. What I do know is if that window had been open, even a little, it would have been very noticeable on that wild night but if it was closed but not locked I would not have noticed and it wasn’t my responsibility to check. If it had been left open by the previous guests that is perfectly acceptable, we have stayed at cottages during covid where we have been asked to open windows before leaving. The responsibility for that window being unlocked or faulty is not down to any guests. Beautiful property, you can form your own opinions about the owner.

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  • Alison - Verified booking

    Our stay at Lund was our third visit to Mitchell Wyke.

    We have stayed in Macan, one of the one-bedroom properties on two previous occasions - one being in mid July this year. The location of all of the properties with views over the bay are fantastic. Lund is particularly special as it is oriented with views north along the length of Windermere. We booked Lund to stay with family, but COVID-19 related issues meant that we visited just as a couple with a dog. We felt rather decadent having the whole place to ourselves and wished that we could have shared it as planned. Nevertheless it lived up to expectations with the stunning views really being something very special indeed. The inside of the property is immaculate and well equipped, we couldn’t think of anything that we would have wanted in addition. The only omission was sunny weather every day! It was the rainiest August week! The exterior of the windows needed a clean and the balcony could have done with a pressure wash - something we also noted with our visit to Macan earlier this summer, but these are only minor gripes and not issues to complain about. The only real downside to any of the properties is the proximity to the Windermere Car Ferry, while convenient for trips to Bowness-on-Windermere, the queue outside does create problems accessing the parking spaces. Drivers either do not see the (faded) ‘Keep Clear’ markings on the road, or they ignore them. Many times we had difficulty leaving or arriving. For some reason there are people who also park in the marked parking spaces too. We had to ask people to leave so we could park in our clearly marked parking spaces! While this is irritating, inconvenient and causes anxiety (and is noticeably much worse in school holiday time than earlier in the summer), we would not let this stop us booking again in the future, the views (especially from Lund) are spectacular. An added bonus worth noting is that you can access the water from the properties. We brought a paddleboard with us and while one of us messed about on the paddleboard in the bay, the other could relax on the balcony with a glass of something nice. A fellow couple staying in one of the other properties had brought a kayak with them and they were doing the same. We haven’t booked for a future visit but we do hope to be back in the future, it is a gorgeous location.

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  • Janet - Verified booking

    This is a lovely cottage in a perfect location.

    Five minutes walk to Brockhole, a few minutes drive to Windermere/Bowness or Ambleside. Ample room for six people with a lovely open plan layout downstairs. Our grandchildren are paddle boarders and we found a lovely spot at Middleground along the Bowness road which has a car park with toilets and is a short walk down to the lakeside, or if you’re lucky, a lay-by just before the car park which has access to the lake if you’re able to carry equipment a bit further. Just a couple of things missing which is why I’ve only given a 4 for some questions. The outside light is not working and, as there is a step up to the door, can be quite dangerous for younger children (and sometimes adults too). We couldn’t find a kitchen sink plug anywhere so it was difficult to clean grill and grill pan. The information folder told us there were details in a basket by the front door about refuse and estate rules but there was nothing in the basket other than fire instructions. Might I also suggest a casserole dish. We ate in almost every night and we did manage but it would have been much easier to have one. And yes the downstairs en-suite needs updating (previous reviewer) but it was spotlessly clean. Please don’t let any of this put you off staying here. It really is a lovely place and we will definitely stay her again.

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  • Suzanne - Verified booking

    Just back from a fabulous week in Ambleside with sunshine from dawn to dusk .

    The house reviews are mixed but honest : Acorn Cottage is ideally situated for access straight into town , ideal for the park & fells Parking permit was superb , as were the kitchen appliances and top floor bathroom . Beds were comfy , and sofas seemed quite new . Fluffy towels and plenty hot water , The negatives are mostly around cleanliness , the lounge carpet is dirty and has a smell . The fridge hadn’t been cleaned , nor the kitchen floor . The gas fire in the lounge doesn’t work . Huge dirty cobwebs Hanging from ceilings . Seating in the lounge us for 4 and it’s cramped ( we only had 3 of us so that wasn’t an issue to us) There is no folder with any instructions for heating , boiler, or kitchen appliances or recycling. The back door area does have 4 stacking chairs , but even although we had gorgeous weather wouldn’t have sat with the bins , old dumped floor mops and disused plant pots . Just needs some tlc , thorough cleaning in and out . If we saw this house had replaced the flooring and sorted the decor downstairs would definitely stay again for the location .

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  • Adele - Verified booking

    Lund certainly has the ‘wow’ factor with magnificent views over the lake.

    The welcome pack and bottle of milk were great and much appreciated. We were really lucky with the weather and enjoyed sitting out on the balcony and dog walking along the lakeside. We didn’t have any trouble parking though it was clear it could be an issue at busy times when the queue for the ferry blocks the car parking area. I didn’t give full marks for comfort as there were only two, two seater settees, the beds were wonderfully comfortable the property was lovely and warm and there was always plenty of hot water. I knocked a point off ‘facilities’ as they need a little renovation, the floor tiles were loose in one bathroom and all needed redecorating. My husband is a keen cook and prepared a wonderful Sunday roast for us, he found the oven temperature was inaccurate, and a couple of larger pans would have helped. Overall we had a great stay at this beautiful property and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it, if you are lucky enough to go do take a plentiful supply of bird seed as you will have a chorus of expectant visitors every morning!

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