Cottage Features

The cottage accommodates five people in 1 double, 1 twin and 1 single bedroom. A cot, high chair and stair gate are available if needed at no extra cost.

The price includes fuel and electricity; bed linen (except cot linen), towels and tea towels are provided, and household items such as dishwasher tablets and firelighters.

The cottage is heated by night storage heaters, as well as an Aga stove in the living room; there is always a supply of smokeless fuel at the cottage. There are wall mounted electric heaters in each of the bedrooms, and heated towel rails in the bathroom and the downstairs shower room.

The living room has many original and interesting features; the floor is slate flagged; there are exposed oak beams as well as ceiling hooks from which utensils used to be hung, and the original wooden shutters and doors. It is furnished with a Laura Ashley sofa and armchairs, Ashley Wilde curtains, cushions and rugs and an LCD TV/DVD player with SKY freeview. It is a comfortable room in which to relax with a glass of wine after a hard day of walking!

The study next to the living room is well stocked with things to do, including maps and guidebooks for planning walks and days out, and novels,DVDs,CDs, games and jigsaws for rainy days! There is also a phone with an “honesty box”.

The kitchen adjoins the living room, and has limed oak units, an electric cooker with ceramic hob, fridge, freezer, microwave and a dishwasher.

The dining room is furnished with a large oak dining table with chairs for five, and Laura Ashley rugs. The windows afford superb views of Coniston Old Man and the surrounding peaks.

The adjoining shower room has a wash basin and WC; there is also a washing machine and tumble dryer.

Upstairs there is a spacious tiled bathroom with bath, power shower and shaver point. It is possible to see the Coniston fells and the ‘Old Man’ whilst taking a bath!

The double bedroom is comfortably furnished with Laura Ashley curtains and bed linen, a patchwork quilt and plenty of drawer space.

The twin bedroom also has Laura Ashley bed linen, patchwork quilts, drawers, a wardrobe, and the original cast iron fireplace. Each bedroom has white iron bedsteads with luxury pocket sprung mattresses, window seats, sash windows and fully fitted carpets. The single bedroom is furnished with a pine bed, patchwork quilt and a wardrobe.