Above The Brook

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Cottage |4 bedrooms |Sleeps 8

Windermere in Cumbria/Lake District

From £460 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover Saturday

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

Above The Brook is a fantastic place to spend your holiday, the cottage has a great atmosphere, is well equipped with good, comfortable furnishings, and it's location is ideal in the heart of the Lake District.

The lounge has large leather sofas on which to relax and maybe watch a DVD on the 32" LCD TV(digital freeview). The spacious dining room houses a large eight seater table and two comfortable armchairs where you can listen to music on the stereo (with IPOD docking station) or read a book from the selection provided on the bookshelf. The kitchen leads on from the dining room and is fitted with cooker, microwave, dishwasher, fridge, freezer and toaster. The utility room is equipped with a 2nd sink, ideal for cleaning your dirty hiking boots, Bosch washer/dryer, hoover, iron and ironing board. Stairs from the hall lead you to the first floor where you will find two of the four bedrooms, 1 double and 1 double with en suite shower room and LCD TV/DVD. The family bathroom with shower, bath, toilet and basin is next to the games room which is equipped with LCD TV/DVD, PS2(with some games - football/golf etc), a selection of board games and an Air Hockey table to challenge your Mum & Dad at. Stairs from the first floor lead to two further bedrooms on the second floor, one with a kingsize bed, the other is a twin room. Outside to the rear of the property is a walled patio area, ideal for barbeques. A 3rd toilet can also be found outside (BBQ loo!). Parking is never a problem as there's lots of parking space to the front of the property.

' Above The Brook ' is on Ellerthwaite Road in Windermere, and really is a leafy lane, the cottage is named after both the local pub (200 yards away) The Brookside Inn and the stream that runs behind the pub. It is a one minute walk into Windermere village where there are cafes, street culture, restaurants, pubs, shops, post office, banks, fuel station etc. Bowness on Windermere (by the lake) is a pleasant stroll down the hill or a two minute car drive. The property is totally central as Kendal is 8 miles east, Ambleside is 5 miles north, and Hawkshead / Coniston are 7 or so miles west.

If you are looking for a beautiful house in the heart of the English Lake District which is close to the fells, lakes, mountains, shops,restaurants, cafe's,pub's, bistro's, supermarkets, you have found it !

For the latest availability just check our calendar at the bottom of the page, it is updated the instant we get a booking.
If the availability calendar shows a grey area please enquire.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The house was fully renovated in 2007 this incorporated double glazing to all windows, a new central heating system and mains powered smoke alarms fitted to each floor. 4 bedrooms, sleeping 8 people: 2 doubles (1 en suite), 1 king size and 1 twin. Family Bathroom, Kitchen, Dining room, Lounge, Games room and outside patio. The price includes all bedding, all towels, central heating and hot water.

Please note that the fireplace in the lounge is for decoration only, and should NOT be lit !

Further details outdoors:
A completely walled and fully flagged rear courtyard with a large table and chair set, an outside wc and outside tap for washing bikes down. A rear gate leads to the quiet back lane.
A cover for the garden furniture has been provided to keep it dry and clean. Please replace the cover after you have used the furniture.

Further details

Holiday weeks start and finish on a Saturday, checking in from 4.00 pm, checking out by 11.00 am.

An initial deposit of 50% of the rental to be paid when booking, and the balance of the holiday week must be paid in full six weeks prior to the booking, or where late availability is made, full payment is required with the completed booking form.

A deposit of £200 will be held against any damage caused or where it has been obvious no attempt to leave the property clean and tidy has been made. Once the house is checked over the deposit is returned.

The keys are picked up via a key safe near the front door. The keys SHOULD ALSO BE PUT BACK INTO THE SAFE WHEN VACATING AFTER YOUR STAY WITH THE SAFE BARRELS ROLLED AFTERWARDS( not put back through the front door ).

Plus all rubbish must be black bin bagged before putting it in the large wheely bin to the rear of the property. PLEASE USE the Re cycling bins provided. Please replace the garden furniture cover after use.

Conditions

We ask that the house is left clean and tidy including the oven and all used bed linen and towels are put in the utility room on the day of departure. All pots and cutlery / plates / mugs etc to be washed and put away.

There is an ironing board and iron, plus a hoover, all of which are kept in the utility room.

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Above The Brook 50 Ellerthwaite Road Windermere

 

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The Dining Room leading into the kitchen area

 

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The kitchen, and utility room behind

 

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Bay window'ed lounge, 32" tv / dvd, leather sofas

The Cumbria/Lake District region

The Lake District is simply the most beautiful area in northern England, being home to Beatrix Potter, Wordsworth, Ruskin, the National Park, mountains galore for walking, cycling, special cycle trails through forests, market towns like Kendal, Keswick, Penrith, picture postcard villages such as Hawkshead and Kirby Lonsdale.

Water activities aplenty on Windermere, Coniston to name but two. Steam railways at Lakeside and further up the coast, Eskdale (with Thomas the Tank weekends ). Fabulous beaches on the west coast of Cumbria, and Scotland only an hour away.

Cumbria Tourist Board official website: http://www.golakes.co.uk
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction (Bowness): http://www.hop-skip-jump.com
Windermere Lake Cruises (Bowness/Waterhead/Lakeside): http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk
Hill Top (Near Sawrey): http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hilltop
Beatrix Potter Gallery (Hawkshead): http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-beatrixpottergallery.htm
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam Railway (Lakeside): http://www.lakesiderailway.co.uk
Ambleside: http://www.amblesideonline.co.uk
Grasmere Gingerbread: http://www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk
Dove Cottage / The Wordsworth Trust: http://www.wordsworth.org.uk
Cartmel Village Shop (sticky toffee pudding): http://www.stickytoffeepudding.co.uk
Holker Hall: http://www.holker-hall.co.uk

The Windermere area

Windermere village is one minute from the doorstep, with shops, a large supermarket Booths, cafes, restaurants ( Indian, Chinese, Italian, English, etc ) traditional pubs ( 4 ), garage, post office, chemists, deli, fresh bread shops, newsagents etc. If you know your arrival time is around 4.00 pm why not do your shopping online and have it delivered to the door by Tesco from Barrow in Furness. They deliver 7 days a week to Windermere. The 3 screen cinema is only 2 minutes down the hill by car, again with restaurants all around it, plus pubs and Inns. Two minutes further down the hill again is Lake Windermere with boat trips all day, every day on the half hour and hour.

The Beatrix Potter Exhibition Centre is based in Bowness. Lots of live music in the evenings, tapas bars, and 2 disco's if you have the energy. Windermere Golf Club is 5 minutes by car, the pitch and putt in Bowness is the same distance, it depends on how seriously you take your golf ! Tennis courts 5 mins away. Horse riding 5 minutes away also. Lots of fishing, trout and course. Troutbeck Swimming Pool is one mile away and also has a gym, kendal Leisure Centre is 15 / 20 minutes in the car and has a pool, badminton, squash, fitness room etc.

How to get there

Above The Brook What's nearby: Attractions Restaurants Click map icons for more information

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M6 motorway, then A591 all the way to Windermere, only 20 minutes off the M6.

Trains change at Oxenholme ( near Kendal ) then get branch line to Windermere, 2 minutes walk from the station.

Activities near Windermere

Reviews

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02 Jan 2012

“An excellent base” Thoroughly enjoyed our holiday in this house. An excellent base for touring the lakes. There were 4 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN( 8,10&13YRS) in our group. The house was plenty bigenough for us to have our... more

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	17 Jul 11	4 Sep 11	900£ 900	0-	0-	1 Week
	4 Sep 11	16 Oct 11	780£ 780	0-	0-	1 Week
	16 Oct 11	30 Oct 11	900£ 900	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 Oct 11	18 Dec 11	460£ 460	0-	0-	1 Week
	18 Dec 11	8 Jan 12	940£ 940	0-	0-	1 Week
	8 Jan 12	29 Jan 12	510£ 510	0-	0-	1 Week
	29 Jan 12	19 Feb 12	575£ 575	0-	0-	1 Week
	19 Feb 12	27 Feb 12	750£ 750	0-	0-	1 Week
	27 Feb 12	8 Apr 12	640£ 640	0-	0-	1 Week
	8 Apr 12	16 Apr 12	750£ 750	0-	0-	1 Week
	16 Apr 12	29 Apr 12	935£ 935	0-	0-	1 Week
	29 Apr 12	16 Jul 12	880£ 880	0-	0-	1 Week
	16 Jul 12	9 Sep 12	990£ 990	0-	0-	1 Week
	9 Sep 12	21 Oct 12	860£ 860	0-	0-	1 Week
	21 Oct 12	4 Nov 12	990£ 990	0-	0-	1 Week
	4 Nov 12	23 Dec 12	510£ 510	0-	0-	1 Week
	23 Dec 12	6 Jan 13	1035£ 1035	0-	0-	1 Week
	6 Jan 13	3 Feb 13	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

The house is centrally heated which is included in the price. Towels and bedding are also provided.

We run special offers for the out of season months, which in the lake district is late November, early December, and mid January, early February. We will consider 2, 3 or 4 night stays during these periods. We accept payment by direct bank transfer. We now do not use Paypal due to their high interest charges.

We ask that when staying at our house, it is left as it is found as much as possible, with used bed linen and towels put downstairs in the utility room. This is greatly appreciated, many thanks.

Availability

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3 years listed You are contacting Sharon Crook Landline n/a Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This cottage has received 1 review from previous guests.