Dog-friendly Swallow's Nest, Cumbria

Overview

This stone-built, terraced cottage rests in a quiet hidden corner of Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District. With the comforting living areas and fantastic location, this cottage is ideal for families that want a fun-packed holiday in this popular area. Enter the oak-style kitchen/diner where you will find all the equipment you could need, with rustic fixtures and fittings adding character to this already charming cottage. The sitting room features a plush settee and an alluring electric stove to keep you warm, where you can put your feet up and relax while you’re not exploring the Lake District. Upstairs plays host to the bedrooms, including a master with king-size bed and views towards Claife Heights at the rear of the property, while there is a snug single room to the front. The bedrooms have been tastefully furnished in a cottage style with carefully chosen colours and fabrics, giving the property that home from home feel. To the outside of the cottage is a rear garden with table and chairs, a great place to unwind after a long day sight-seeing or walking the fells. Walkers will be delighted to know that the Dales Way passes close by the cottage, and the summit of Brant Fell is just a short walk up from the cottage with superb lake views to be admired along the way. Head into Bowness to find an assortment of shops and a supermarket for picking up any essentials, as well as several excellent restaurants and bars to sample. Find Bowness Pier and you can depart on board a steamer taking passengers up and down Lake Windermere to Brockhole, Ambleside and Lakeside. Row boats can also be hired if you’d prefer to explore the waters at your own pace. This part of the Lake District has a very wide appeal – perfect for families, with a host of watersports and mountain biking available, and great for couples wishing to enjoy the romantic beauty of the lakes and mountains. Swallows Nest is a charming dwelling in a thriving Lake District location.

Bedrooms & Suites

Two bedrooms: 1 x king-size, 1 x single. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Kitchen/diner. Sitting room with electric stove

Location

Directions

The vibrant twin towns of Bowness and Windermere hold enduring appeal for visitors to the Lake District National Park, with each providing a range of nearby attractions, amenities, shops and restaurants to suit all tastes. A variety of boat trips and boat hire are available from Windermere Lake Cruises in Bowness to Brockhole, Ambleside and Lakeside (at the southern end of the lake where the Lakeside Aquarium and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway are situated). The World of Beatrix Potter attraction and the Old Laundry theatre are 1.5 miles away. Orrest Head, where Alfred Wainwright was inspired to write his series of iconic guidebooks, is a 30-minute walk to enjoy the spectacular panorama of far-reaching views over the lake and surrounding fells. Brockhole, which offers high wire tree top experiences, is less than two miles away, and the historic villages of Grasmere, Ambleside and Troutbeck are a short drive away. There are also a variety of watersports on offer for the more energetic at marine centres along the lake. The area is ideally situated for exploring all that this region has to offer, whether by foot, bike, car, railway or bus; and is within easy reach of attractions such as the spectacular Langdales, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top House at Far Sawrey, Coniston, Grizedale Forest Park, with its delightful walks and famous outdoor sculptures, mountain biking and “Go-Ape” adventure park, Ullswater, Kendal, Keswick, stone circles, Roman forts and England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike.