Self-Catering at Gatesgarth | Holiday Cottages in Coniston

Holiday home
Gatesgarth is a luxury, contemporary converted bungalow set in the Coniston countryside. The property has four bedrooms, a super-king-size with TV and en-suite shower room, a ground-floor super-king size with TV and Jack and Jill shower room, a twin with TV and Jack and Jill bathroom with shower over bath and a ground-floor twin with TV and en-suite shower room. the property also has a kitchen/diner, mezzanine-style first-floor sitting room with woodburning stove and a small balcony, a first-floor snug and a utility room. Outside is a decking area with furniture and a private hot tub, as well as off-road parking for up to 4 vehicles. There are 2 charging points nearby, one in the centre of Coniston village and one at the Blue Bird cafe. Gatesgarth is a stunning, high-quality property from which to base your rural retreat in the Lake District. Note: This property only accepts a Friday/Monday check-in. Any booking that does not coincide with this will be subject to cancellation.

Accomodation Details
Four bedrooms: 1 x super-king-size with TV and en-suite shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC, 1 x twin (or king size), with TV and Jack and Jill bathroom with shower over bath, basin, heated towel rail and WC, 1 x ground-floor super-king-size with TV and Jack and Jill shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC, 1 x ground-floor twin (or king size), with TV and en-suite shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC. Kitchen/diner. Utility. First-floor sitting room with balcony and woodburning stove. First-floor snug/ TV room

Area
Located at the head of Coniston Water, the pretty village of Coniston is surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery in the Lake District National Park, making it a superb base for touring. Within easy reach Hawkshead, Ambleside, Windermere and Grasmere, there is plenty of opportunity for exploring and visting attractions. Superb walking, mountain biking and climbing are available locally on Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam and the lovely woodland trails at Grizedale Forest. For watersports enthusiasts, the quiet lake is ideal for dinghy sailing and canoeing, whilst the less active can enjoy a leisure cruise on the beautiful steam yacht 'Gondola’, or visit Brantwood, the former home of John Ruskin. Nearby attractions include the award-winning village of Hawkshead, home of the Beatrix Potter Gallery, Tarn Hows, one of the most visited beauty spots in the country and Esthwaite Water, famous for its fishing. A first class holiday location at any time of the year.

Region
Impressive mountains, open fells and clear-water lakes, the Lake District has it all. From walking in the mountains to exhilarating watersports or just a gentle cruise on a steam-powered yacht, Cumbria is the perfect holiday destination.

Amenities
Gas heating with underfloor heating and woodburning stove. Electric oven and hob, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, wine cooler, fridge, 6 x TVs and WiFi. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Off road parking for 5 cars. There are 2 EV-charging points nearby, one in the centre of Coniston village and one at the Blue Bird cafe. Small balcony on first floor and rear decking with furniture and private hot tub. Two well-behaved pets welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 0.2 miles, pub 0.3 miles, Coniston Water 0.7 miles. Note:No stag/hen parties or similar. Note: This property only accepts a Friday/Monday check-in, Any booking that does not coincide with this will be subject to cancellation.

Virginia R

July 2024

A lovely location and a lot of the experience was positive but dismayed to arrive and find muck from the hot tub having been emptied all over the decking steps and a used ashtray left out. After some initial cleaning by us, further issues arose from being unable to use the main oven for two days before we chanced across the mains switch hidden behind umpteen pans (which had all seen better days) in a cupboard. The wine chiller unit wasn’t working, neither was the ice dispenser in the fridge. Had these been labelled as not working, we would not have wasted time trying to work that out. The dishwasher is straight forward to work but buttons worn out (and it is very small and doesn’t clean well) so take your marigolds as you’ll be washing up all week. We couldn’t adjust the temp of the hot tub which was set at a ridiculously hot 40 deg. We had to wait until tub man came on 5th day of our stay. The roof windows in upstairs bedrooms had fallen out with their control units so we were unable to open them - very uncomfortable as we had hot weather. We found it difficult to get managers to deal with all these issues as there is no one living locally. We singled out several chipped items of crockery and washed dirty pan found in cupboard. We’re very dissatisfied with derisory compensation offered subsequently as felt our holiday much compromised. Feel place very overpriced given all these difficulties.

tasha s

August 2023

Property was not up to standard. Windows would not open due to battery packs not working. We made the owner aware, and he did nothing about this, despite the issue being raised by others in June. When trying to open the windows, the handle broke off and we were charged £1000 at the end of the stay to install a new window. I struggled to sleep in the back room as it was too hot and the road is very noisy. The property is also next to a building site and backs onto an unsightly caravan site. The dish washer does not work correctly and there is a note to bang on the front when it stops working. Even when it did run, it didn’t get anything clean. Hot tub man comes in without warning, not ideal if you have nervous aggressive dogs. The whole experience was ruined by the unhelpful owner who refused to help us with the problems we raised at the beginning of our stay.

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The house is next door to a builders yard this was not mentioned by sykes holidays We were woken up by the builders Mon to Friday at 8am with out fail .They worked till 6 at least moving stones and rubble so u can imagine the noise in wat was meant to be a peaceful holiday .We even ate our breakfast on the patio with the builders watching us . When we complained to the owner his attitude was basically "tough"..This is a very expensive house to rent so is expecting a bit of peace and quite too much to ask .The house is built to a poor quality with lots of issues including ovens that are hard to operate and a dishwasher that was so small and didn't clean anything .This property is not worth the £5,000 we paid to stay for a very unjoyable week

Sean S

December 2020

We had a family long weekend at Gatesgarth. The property is truly sensational - the finest we have ever stayed in. We had a cinema night in, a delightful walk to Tarn Hows, a cycle around Coniston Water, numerous dips into the hot tub as well as lots of trips to the pretty Lake District sights locally. We could not recommend this accommodation highly enough.

JCCn6

October 2020

Gatesgarth is an amazing place. The whole property is stunning inside, with generously proportioned rooms, an open plan style for living and kitchen areas, use of quality materials and careful finishing, all done with a very satisfying attention to detail that makes you smile. Gatesgarth has been well designed to take advantage of the amazing views from the property, which can be enjoyed from upstairs, downstairs or even from the hot tub! And with Coniston centre and the lake only a very short walk, it’s hard for us to imagine staying anywhere else now. We can’t wait to return.

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Gatesgarth in Coniston, Cumbria