Ambleside Cottages in the centre of the Lake District
2, 3 and 4 Bedroom Cottages
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Ambleside is an ideal holiday spot for walking, boating and touring, situated at the centre of the Lake District, at the north end of Lake Windermere. We love living here and are delighted to offer you superb comfortable cottages in quiet positions within 5 minutes walk of the shops, restaurants and cinema.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 27 May 2011 - 2 June 2011 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 3 June 2011 - 9 June 2011 | £510 | 7 | ||
| 10 June 2011 - 15 July 2011 | £486 | 3 | ||
| 16 July 2011 - 25 August 2011 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 26 August 2011 - 15 September 2011 | £486 | 7 | ||
| 16 September 2011 - 20 October 2011 | £390 | 3 | ||
| 21 October 2011 - 27 October 2011 | £510 | 7 | ||
| 28 October 2011 - 10 December 2011 | £300 | 2 | ||
| 6 January 2012 - 4 February 2012 | £300 | 2 | ||
| 10 February 2012 - 23 March 2012 | £486 | 2 | ||
| 11 February 2012 - 23 February 2012 | £486 | 7 | ||
| 24 February 2012 - 29 March 2012 | £390 | 2 | ||
| 30 March 2012 - 19 April 2012 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 20 April 2012 - 24 May 2012 | £510 | 2 | ||
| 25 May 2012 - 14 June 2012 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 15 June 2012 - 12 July 2012 | £486 | 2 | ||
| 13 July 2012 - 30 August 2012 | £600 | 7 |
Court End (3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 5) Prices
| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 4 March 2011 - 7 April 2011 | £351 | 3 | ||
| 8 April 2011 - 28 April 2011 | £459 | 7 | ||
| 29 April 2011 - 26 May 2011 | £351 | 3 | ||
| 27 May 2011 - 2 June 2011 | £540 | 7 | ||
| 3 June 2011 - 9 June 2011 | £459 | 7 | ||
| 10 June 2011 - 14 July 2011 | £438 | 3 | ||
| 16 July 2011 - 25 August 2011 | £540 | 7 | ||
| 26 August 2011 - 15 September 2011 | £438 | 7 | ||
| 16 September 2011 - 15 October 2011 | £351 | 3 | ||
| 21 October 2011 - 27 October 2011 | £459 | 7 | ||
| 28 October 2011 - 10 December 2011 | £270 | 2 | ||
| 21 December 2011 - 5 January 2012 | £540 | 7 | ||
| 6 January 2012 - 4 February 2012 | £270 | 2 | ||
| 10 February 2012 - 24 February 2012 | £438 | 3 | ||
| 25 February 2012 - 29 March 2012 | £351 | 3 | ||
| 30 March 2012 - 19 April 2012 | £540 | 7 | ||
| 20 April 2012 - 24 May 2012 | £459 | 3 | ||
| 25 May 2012 - 14 June 2012 | £540 | 7 | ||
| 15 June 2012 - 12 July 2012 | £438 | 3 | ||
| 13 July 2012 - 30 August 2012 | £540 | 7 |
Oaks Cottage (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4) Prices
| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 22 October 2011 - 28 October 2011 | £381 | 7 | ||
| 29 October 2011 - 16 December 2011 | £240 | 3 | ||
| 17 December 2011 - 6 January 2012 | £450 | 7 | ||
| 7 January 2012 - 4 February 2012 | £249 | 2 | ||
| 10 February 2012 - 24 February 2012 | £363 | 7 | ||
| 25 February 2012 - 29 March 2012 | £291 | 3 | ||
| 30 March 2012 - 19 April 2012 | £450 | 7 | ||
| 20 April 2012 - 24 May 2012 | £381 | 3 | ||
| 25 May 2012 - 14 June 2012 | £450 | 7 | ||
| 15 June 2012 - 12 July 2012 | £363 | 3 | ||
| 13 July 2012 - 30 August 2012 | £450 | 7 | ||
| 31 August 2012 - 13 September 2012 | £363 | 3 | ||
| 14 September 2012 - 18 October 2012 | £291 | 3 | ||
| 19 October 2012 - 1 November 2012 | £450 | 7 |
Smithy Brow (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4) Prices
| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 15 July 2011 - 25 August 2011 | £390 | 7 | ||
| 26 August 2011 - 15 September 2011 | £315 | 7 | ||
| 16 September 2011 - 21 October 2011 | £255 | 3 | ||
| 29 October 2011 - 16 December 2011 | £220 | 3 | ||
| 17 December 2011 - 6 January 2012 | £390 | 7 | ||
| 7 January 2012 - 4 February 2012 | £220 | 2 | ||
| 10 February 2012 - 23 February 2012 | £390 | 7 | ||
| 24 February 2012 - 29 March 2012 | £255 | 3 | ||
| 30 March 2012 - 19 April 2012 | £390 | 7 | ||
| 20 April 2012 - 24 May 2012 | £330 | 3 | ||
| 25 May 2012 - 14 June 2012 | £390 | 7 | ||
| 15 June 2012 - 12 July 2012 | £315 | 3 | ||
| 13 July 2012 - 30 August 2012 | £390 | 7 | ||
| 31 August 2012 - 13 September 2012 | £315 | 3 | ||
| 14 September 2012 - 18 October 2012 | £255 | 3 | ||
| 19 October 2012 - 1 November 2012 | £390 | 7 | ||
| 2 November 2012 - 19 December 2012 | £220 | 2 | ||
| 20 December 2012 - 3 January 2013 | £390 | 5 |
Changeover day
Preferred changeover days are:
Birch End and Court End: Fridays
Oaks Cottage & Smithy Brow: Saturdays.
Except Christmas & New Year: mid week.
Arrival time is after 3pm on the arrival day and departure is by 10am on the departure day.
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Court End (3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 5)
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| Modern cottage, up a wooded lane (no through road), at the end of a small courtyard development, with a pleasant outlook onto the wooded Stockghyll waterfall park. Quiet position. Secluded lawned garden and patio. Spacious lounge/dining room with views on 3 sides of garden and Stockghyll woods. Well equipped kitchen including electric cooker, gas hob, fridge, freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, stable door to garden. Downstairs cloakroom/WC. Upstairs: Bathroom with 3 piece suite, 3 bedrooms ( Double with views of Stockghyll woods, twin & single). Garage plus private parking for 1 car | |
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Oaks Cottage (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4)
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| Delightful cottage, over 300 years old, tastefully modernised without losing any of its character. Beamed lounge overlooking the garden with easy chairs, living flame gas fire, dining table and chairs. Fully fitted kitchen with stable door, electric cooker, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine, breakfast bar. Bathroom with 3 piece suite, shower attachment. Two bedrooms, one with double bed, one with 2 single beds (blankets provided here, not duvets as in all our other properties). Private garden with patio, lawn. Parking space. | |
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Smithy Brow (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4)
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| Grade II listed traditional Lakeland cottage with beamed ceilings in lounge & bedrooms. Lounge with living flame gas fire, separate dining room & kitchen. Double and twin bedrooms. Private parking. Very close to centre of Ambleside. | |
Notes on accommodation
Cot/high chair for a young baby can be provided on request. All cottages have colour TV, and central heating included in the rent. Blankets provided at Oaks Cottage, otherwise duvets. We provide tea towels. All have garden furniture for sitting out. Sorry, we don’t take dogs.
Accessibility
Birch End has two ground floor bedrooms, a ground floor bathroom and has fairly level access to the house, town and lake, and so is suitable for guests with mobility problems.
Outside
All the cottages have garden furniture for sitting out in secluded sunny positions and storage for bikes/canoes.
Coast/Beach
It's only 10 minutes walk to Waterhead where you can take a ferry to various places on Windermere, launch your canoe/dinghy, have a meal/drink overlooking the lake, enjoy the view and feed the ducks, or if you're feeling energetic swim to the southern end and back (about 26 miles!).
Travel
Nearest airports Manchester and Liverpool about 100 miles. Nearest train station Windermere about 6 miles. Use of car is convenient but not essential. Ambleside is also a good centre for using public transport-buses.
Further details
Walk circuits from the cottages include:
1. Stockghyll Waterfall 1km
2. Todd Crag 3km. Wonderful views over lake Windermere.
3. Loughrigg. 5km Excellent views of all central fells.
4. High Sweden Bridge. 4km. Pretty bridge and good views.
5. Wansfell Pike 11km. Good views of Ambleside and lake
6. Grasmere round Rydal Water and Grasmere lake 13km
7. Fairfield Horseshoe. 16 km. Strenuous ridge walk.
Many other walks are easily accessible because Ambleside is centrally situated with roads to all four points of the compass.
The ferry terminal at Waterhead, Ambleside is only 1km away. Cruises on the lake go to Wray Castle, Far Sawrey (you can walk between these 2 along the lake shore), Bowness, Brockhole and Lakeside at the southern end.
Swimming pool at Troutbeck Bridge.
Golf at Windermere Golf Club LA23 3NB, provided you are a member of a recognised golf club and have an official handicap. Otherwise pitch and put in Ambleside Platt’s park.
Tennis: courts in Platt’s Park, Ambleside. Club social play in Queen’s Park, Windermere, Sunday afternnon.
Cinema: 5 screens at Zeffirelli’s in Ambleside (with meal deal available).
Theatre: Theatre by the Lake, Keswick 40 minutes drive, Brewery Arts Centre, Bowness 15 minutes drive.
Food in Ambleside accessible on foot: At least 18 restaurants, 4 pubs, 7 hotels & 2 supermarkets: Co-op and Spar (open 7 days/early to late).
Booking notes
Please call or email to check availability. We will then hold your chosen cottage for you for a few days to allow you to send the booking form and deposit to us. Deposit of one third payable with booking, balance 6 weeks before holiday.
Owner profile
About the owner
We are a couple who retired to Ambleside in 2001 to live at the centre of the country’s most wonderful National Park and look after our 5 self catering Ambleside cottages. Besides looking after our guests and cottages we also enjoy walking with U3A, playing tennis, table tennis and Scottish dancing.
Year purchased: 1980's
Why the owner chose a home in this location
Ambleside is the ideal centre for enjoying the beauty of the Lake District. It's right in the middle with roads going north, south, east and west. It's at the north end of Windermere so you can enjoy cruising from the ferry terminal. It has numerous walks for all abilities from your doorstep and if you want to enjoy the countryside in peace you don't have to walk far. It has ample restaurants, pubs and shops, cinemas with 5 screens, banks and a helpful tourist information office. There are many visitor attractions nearby in Grasmere, Bowness, Coniston, Hawkshead and Keswick which you can easily see in a day.
For booking and further information
Property Ref E1838
Peter Bradley
Tel: (UK) + 44 (0)1539 431 436
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