BlossomandBramble
August 2023
Myself, my partner, our daughter and our two dogs stayed at this cottage last week and we had a great time.
The cottage was a lovely place to stay, it was clean and so well equipped. We packed lots of things that we need not have packed, such as an iron, hair straighteners and games, as Amanda and Graeme have thought of and provided everything!
I would recommend booking direct with Amanda and Graeme through their website as the direct price was cheaper than we had found online on a holiday website. Amanda and Graeme also prepared a lovely hamper for us which we really appreciated, including bread, milk, cheese and biscuits, wine, chocolates and lots of other goodies.
The cottage is in a nice quiet area and is close to so many lovely places. We visited Bassenthwaite Lake, Lake District Wildlife Park, Silloth, Derwentwater, Keswick, Whinlatter Forest Park, Gretna Green, Carlisle, the aquarium in Maryport and we walked up Binsey to see the sunset. There were many places to visit a short drive away, so many that we didn't make it through all of the places that we had planned on visiting, such as Cockermouth and Hadrian's Wall.
Our daughter loved saying hello to the cows at the end of the garden and she also enjoyed seeing a little bunny rabbit hopping about the garden. There's also a great play park for children at the end of the road.
We found the only downside to this great cottage to be that we couldn't let our dogs loose in the garden, as our dogs are small (a westie and a mini poodle mix) and so could have fit underneath the main gate onto the road. The cottage would be perfect for us if the guest garden were to be gated off on the fourth side however this wouldn't be a problem for guests with larger dogs or with dogs that can be trusted not to try to escape, like ours!
Thank you for a great holiday. We would recommend a stay at Leesrigg Cottage.