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Garden Cottage at Howe Foot holiday cottages

Romantic breaks at Garden Cottage

Enchanting self-catering property - 'Just for Two'

Garden Cottage was formerly a workshop for the making of oak swill baskets, a traditional Lake District craft for hundreds of years. The cottage has been fully renovated, creating a delightful holiday home, and is the perfect hideaway for a romantic break. The cottage has a range of attractive features that include oak beams, slate floors and rugs and wood-burning stove. The kitchen has a gorgeous Rayburn cooker, and there is a comfy sitting room, bedroom and shower room, all on one floor.

In 2010, after two years of offering bed and breakfast, we decided to extend Garden Cottage - to include a kitchen - and concentrate solely on self-catering. The attractive kitchen is very much the hub of the cottage, with lots of character in the beams, a curved wall and an oil fired Rayburn that's constantly on, and at cooking temperature. It keeps the whole cottage lovely and toasty, and there is a back up of central heating for chilly days!

The dining table 'Just for Two' is in the kitchen which on one side overlooks the fields, stretching up the valley, and on the other side, the garden. There's a washing machine, fridge, CD radio (all tucked away out of sight) and everything else you need for your self-catering holiday.

The sitting room houses a comfy sofa and there is a fabulous wood-burning stove for those chilly nights when you just want to tuck yourself up and relax after a busy day out and about. There are plenty of books, magazines and maps to plan your days out, and a few select DVDs if all you want to do is sit and relax with a glass of wine.

The cosy bedroom has a king-sized bed while next to the bedroom is a compact but beautifully formed shower room, with Victorian style shower, basin and toilet.

Every window in the cottage has a different view and each room has an abundance of features: window seats, interesting nooks and crannies and those lovely traditional beams.

The Garden Cottage at Howe Foot is the perfect little retreat for your stay whilst exploring the Lake District. Living in a traditional English cottage, with a roaring fireplace, sheep outside your window, and a big cosy bed, can't be beaten.

Everywhere you look is like a postcard, you can enjoy the views from your own little terrace that is right next to your cottage which contains chairs and a cool slate table. Running through the bottom of the land is a relaxing stream that is surrounded by perfectly manicured plants!

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Another great stay. We never tire of Howe Foot and the wonders of the Lake District. The views from the top of Helvellyn were to die for!! We'll be back!

Chris & Gillian - West Yorkshire

 

 

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