Help needed please - holiday in Lake District

lovemoneysaving

Hi folks

I'd like to book a holiday somewhere in Lake District for me and my husband for one week or less before or after the expensive Half Term week.

We've never been there before, would like to stay somewhere with beautiful scenary...

Your recomendations of place to stay, how to book cheap hotel/b&b, places to visit would be highly appreciated. Thanks very much in advace.

Mrs_B_12

The best overall site for booking or finding accommodation is the go lakes site at www.golakes.co.uk . Most places will be a lot quieter after half term but which week is it you are going? Different places have different half term weeks and the price can vary a lot at holiday times.

deva

The boot inn in eskdale comes highly recommended- particuarly the beer and food.-http://www.bootinn.co.uk/SpecialOffers.htm if you can wait until nov they have three nights dinner bed and breakfast for £135 p/p which is seems a very good deal.

also not sure when half term prices rise as bolton schools half term starts 20/10- whilst mine also in the north west is the week later- taking you well into nov

Ali25

We stayed at this amazing cottage called "The Cottage, High Oxen Fell". It is very rural but has unbelievable views and great wildlife. I would really recommend it. We booked via Cottages4you.co.uk.

The link is http://www.cottages4you.co.uk/uce/c4y?view=details&action=readDetails&cottageId=409558&holidayPark=N&sleeps=2&propertyTypeId=&complexId=

If that doesn't work the property reference number is 948.

Also if you are an AA member you get 5% off cottages4you bookings.

Have a good trip.

Alice

lovemoneysaving

I'll check these out thanks guys :T
any recommendation still very welcome cheers

vegasking

We have stayed several times at Gillside in glenriiding on Ullswater the caravans are brand new and the site offers superb views of the surrounding mountains. Prices are £40 per night or £240 per week for a 6 berth.

www.gillsidecaravanandcampingsite.co.uk/

http://www.lakedistrictletsgo.co.uk/townsvillagers/glenridding/glenridding_main.html

lovemoneysaving

thanks vegasking

BernadetteN

You could try the Langdale Country Club which has hotel rooms and self-catering rental of timeshares (usually one weeks duration). Their website is not exactly the easiest to use and some of the photos are not up to date of the insides of the timeshares.

www.langdale.co.uk

We own a Langdale Chapel Stile timeshare week (sadly not the week you are looking for) and it's ideal for couples. Our timeshare is in the same complex as a great pub called Wainwrights and it's much quieter and more scenic than the timeshares on the main Langdale site. The local Chapel Stile Co-op is just fantastic too and it's only across the road. The main Langdale site has a lovely pool, sauna, steam room, squash court, fitness suite, 2 more restaurants, a beauty salon.

Many of the local cottages also have seekly membership of Langdale facilities included in the rental prices. A good rental agency is Wheelwrights.

www.wheelwrights.com


It's also a perfect place for a first time visit to the lakes as you are right in the middle of Lakes area but not too near the hoardes of tourists that invade Bo'ness and Ambleside. There are great walks along the Great Langdale valley, over to Little Langdale, to Elterwater or Grasmere.

budget_counsellor_shaz

Hawkeshead is a beautiful place to stay and fairly central. We've stayed in mobile homes there. I searched for Hawkeshead and found this:

http://www.lakeland-hideaways.co.uk/listings.asp

Anywhere where in the lakes is wonderful. It is lovely but it rains and rains so be prepared......lol you'll have a lovely time

Shaz

froogle_la

Gutted - just returned from a few days in the lakes. I've been to Ambleside twice this year and can recommend it for ease of access to loads of lakes, enough facilities to see you through the week but still quiet and not the hustle and bustle of the larger towns. We booked our last place 'the gables' through heart of the lakes which had fantastic views over Ambleside and to the mountains as it's up in the gables (bet the name gave it away!) We've also stayed in the Gale Lodge Stables in Ambelside which were an idylic and romantic getaway for 2 - book through Lakelovers (I think!), although there's no particular views.

You'll love anywhere you stay around ambleside - have you a spare case I could hide in??

Enjoy and get out with yer boots!!

La xx

missmcardle

I can't advise on places to stay b&b wise as me and my partner normally camp when we go, but Pooleybridge just outside of Penrith is a beautiful place to visit. plenty to do there aswell, we visited the bird of prey centre, climbed the mountain 'Hellvellyn' theres also a boat trip you can take across the lake, and a waterfall walk which looked amazing, we plan on doing that next time