Big Cottages & Group Accommodation in Grasmere

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Nicola - Verified booking

  Had a truly memorable family holiday didn’t hear.

  Fantastic weather too!! It was a Stunning property, in a most Beautiful area of the Lakes. A massive place with plenty of elaborate bedrooms & bathrooms, enough to sleep at least 12 people, however the shared rooms (kitchen & front room combined) would be best suited for 8/9 at the most. We loved the covered porch area, with seating to take our walking boots off, which was a real sun trap in the morning, a lovely place to sit with a cuppa at the start of the day. We also enjoyed the movie room downstairs in the basement, where there was also a very warm Boiler/Utility room, where we could get our dirty clothes washed & dried very easily during our stay, very well kitted out. . Many fantastic walks starting from Elterwater, we walked to Grasmere, Ambleside, Skelwith Bridge & Little Langdale, so no need to drive anywhere if you don’t want to. But if you fancy a shopping day out in Ambleside there is a regular bus service, reasonably priced we used that a lot, where there’s lots of interesting shops, specialist walking stores, cafes & pubs galore plus Hayes a little walk out of town, the largest garden centre I’ve ever been to. If you’re up to walking a little further, then head down to Watershead where you can get a boat & cruise Lake Windermere for the day, stopping off at Bowness on Windermere & Lakeside. Lakeland’s store is worth a visit too, if you like cooking & kitchen gadgets. Elterwater has a great pub; The Britannia Inn, on its doorstep which does good food, but plenty of other pubs within walking distance; Eltermere Inn plus Wainwright’s which is a short walk to Chapel Stile, where you also find a convenience store & Brambles Cafe. There is even a Cocktail Bar which does food on the hill close by. It’s just a Fantastic & Interesting place to stay. The only complaints being the shower in Best’s bedroom ran too hot so couldn’t get an ideal temperature. And we also were a little disappointed that there was no welcome pack when we arrived. We had travelled from East Anglia, so had a long long nightmare of a journey & by the time we arrived which was late, there was no milk or complimentary tea/coffee/sugar, so had to wait until we had unpacked everything out the car in order to make ourselves a well needed drink. Other places we have stayed at leave a complimentary arrival pack, which includes a loaf of bread, butter, jam, tea/coffee, milk & sometimes a cake & wine, usually providing locally produced items. We also had a suggestion due to the double fridge freezer being in the hallway behind a door that’s used a lot. You need to put some port hole windows in that door, plus the one to the kitchen too, so you can see whose behind it, so no one try’s to open the door when someone is in the fridge or getting something out the cooker. Anyway it was a fantastic holiday & would definitely return.

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• Julian - Verified booking

  For this intergenerational family holiday we chose this house because it did not allow pets and looked modern in the photos.

  Indeed because of the house layout this actually worked well as each area gave some privacy The managing company responded well to emails sent over this holiday period. We agree with previous comments that the turn into the drive for Underhowe is a tight one. It might be helpful to have a house name indicated on the corner of the lane leading to the house. When we arrived at the house for our christmas break we found a house without any sign whatsoever..ie no tree or any decoration. It would have. been nice to have had a welcoming pack on arrival with a pint of milk and some bread and biscuits as has been the case in all the other properties we have stayed in. Indeed but for the managing company's small cleaning kit there was absolutely nothing. We apppreciate that there was no mention of anything such as firewood etc but it would have been nice to have had some. This has been the norm in all our other rentals. The first bedroom we entered was cold but the agents instantly sent around very helpful plumbers (twice ) to sort out our issue. They explained that as the heating stat for the bedrooms was at one end of the corridor that end itself got hot . The plumber turned down the stat which made the first room heating turn on but it only remained on if the bedroom door was kept open. The instruction folder left in the kitchen did not explain how the kitchen gadgets worked or where we should empty the 4 bins provided. We searched for external food waste collection receptacle and recyclable but found none. The folder has no local walks or attractions shown in it.. The TV controller for one of the rooms was missing. The dishwasher worked well but appears to have rollers missing or loose to the basket. The mottled saucepan leaks badly. The temperature in the shower in the main bathroom was too hot and could not be turned down to a comfortable level and the lack of a soap container made using the shower difficult. The hose for the bottom hand held section is broken and needs replacing. Tw of the chairs in the dining room had loose legs. Overall it was a lovely house in a lovely setting but a little more attention to detail and fixing issues already raised by previous tenants would have made our stay perfect

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• Kathleen - Verified booking

  Although we are regular visitors to Grasmere and have stayed at other cottages or hotels, this was our first visit to Field Foot Cottage.

  We chose this cottage because we had our dog with us on this occasion. The cottage is not easy to find as it is hidden away in a side lane by the Lakes Art Shop near the Co-Op store. It is, however, central and in a quiet location. As other reviewers have said, there is a covered parking space for 1 car behind the cottage, but the space is tight and it takes some manouvering to get the car in. The cottage itself met all our needs. The kitchen is a reasonable size with good facilities; excellent range of utensils, effective cooker, dishwasher and washing machine. The living room is small but cosy and with good maps / books for local walks. We used the bedroom in the attic conversion with a large space, comfortable bed and good en suite. However, the staircase from the first floor to the attic conversion was steep and may be an issue for those less certain on their feet. The central heating was effective, although we often had to override the programmed temperatures. We were disappointed that there was no handwash provided and only one toilet roll per bathroom. Fortunately, we had brought our own which was just as well as the Co-Op store had run out of stocks in the current climate. Also, we were unable to find an Information Booklet in the property. This meant that we got to use the central heating, cooker, washing machine and dishwasher through trial and error which is not ideal. Also although not an issue for us, first time visitors to Grasmere would appreciate information / recommendations on local restaurants / tea rooms etc Overall, we enjoyed our stay and would return again

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• Ben - Verified booking

  Good points: - Great location - Easy parking - Nice big bedrooms (apart from one) Bad points: - Kitchen is nowhere near big enough for that many guests.

  Similar work surface / storage to a 1 bed flat. - Main bedroom suite shown as having a kitchenette on website photos but on arrival had been removed. This exasperated the above issue and was a let down. - property has 6 rooms all with double beds. We phoned prior to booking to confirm these could be separated into twins in the kids’ rooms. We would not have booked it otherwise. This was not actioned and we were told the conversation did not take place. It caused stress on arrival but eventually it was rectified. But the property isn’t suitable for children sharing a room for this reason. - 1 bedroom is tiny - Microwave did not work - someone came out to show us how to use it but it didn’t actually warm food up. It was also at floor level bit odd and inconvenient. - Kitchen door opens into oven area. Poor workflow design and made cooking awkward. - Oven had missing instructions and was impossible to figure out so hard to use. - Property info book mentioned a deal with local leisure facility. After much phoning around and asking, there was no recognition of this as stated which caused frustration / a waste of time. - balustrades are made of threaded bar, not a conventional building finish, and some were loose and fell out leaving a gap that a small child could fall through. Building regs specifies 10cm max gap. Had to refit some of these. Not suitable for toddlers. We had a good holiday but for what it costs, these issues shouldn’t have happened. The main issue is the size of the kitchen.

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• Kay - Verified booking

  This is a lovely property (as shown in the photos).

  Here are some of our thoughts on how to make the cottage better for guests. I think a 4 bedroom property needs more than one key; I couldn’t go out for an early morning run as I couldn’t take the key and lock my friends in, nor could I leave the house unlocked. It also felt unsafe in terms of a fire escape, to have the kitchen door locked and the one key kept near the front door or vice versa. There were no recycling boxes outside, only a big bin, yet there were separate waste bins in the kitchen. It was unclear what we should do with all our paper, plastics and glass. We really wanted to recycle most of our waste but couldn’t. It would be great if some large cooking pans were provided so we could cook for our whole group easily. Or state in description that they aren’t then we’d bring our own. Unfortunately the nespresso coffee machine didn’t work. Lighting was lovely; just an idea, maybe label some of the switches. It took us several days to work out what switch did what! Apart from the issue of only having one key for 2 doors and 4 (or more) guests, all these points are really just “even better if”s. The property is lovely and is in a great location. You don’t really need to use a car; there are great walks up high and also round the lake etc from the door.

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