Self-Catering at Ivy Bank | Holiday Cottages in Kendal

Holiday home
Ivy House is a delightful cottage situated in the village of Windermere, Lake District. Hosting three bedrooms; two double (one zip/link), and a double with en-suite, along with a bathroom, this property can sleep up to six people. Inside you will also find a lower ground floor sitting, kitchen, and dining area with woodburner. To the outside is off-road parking for one car. Distance to Beach 0.43 miles. Located in a pleasant setting with much to explore in and around the area, Ivy House is a memorable cottage in a scenic part of England.

Accomodation Details
Over three floors. Three bedrooms: 2 x first floor double (one zip/link), 1 x ground floor double with en-suite shower, basin and WC. Ground floor bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Lower ground floor sitting, kitchen, and dining area with woodburning stove.

Area
The twin towns of Bowness and Windermere in the Lake District National Park boast a range of attractions, amenities, shops and restaurants, plus boat trips are available from Bowness to Ambleside and Lakeside. The region also features many National Trust properties as well as a variety of water sports.

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 central heating with woodburning stove. Underfloor heating lower ground floor. Electric oven and gas hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher, Smart TV with Freeview, TV in all bedrooms, WiFi, selection of books and games. Hairdryer. Fuel, power and starter pack for fire inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Travel cot and highchair. Off-road parking for 1 car to the rear of the property. Free on street parking in the roads around the cottage for additional cars. Two well-behaved pets welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop and pub 2 mins walk. Distance to Beach 0.43 miles.

Mr Hobson

May 2019

The cottage was in an ideal location for Bowness on Windermere and only a very short walk to the shops and pubs.. The parking space was very small though and a large vehicle would find it difficult to fit, the permit for the road though was ideal and there was always an available space for a second car. The heating controls in the property were intermittent and even when we attempted to adjust the settings it didn’t seem to make any difference. Overall we really enjoyed the property and the decor was neutral and modern throughout. A slight criticism however is that for the amount we paid I would have thought we would have received limited basic amenities, we had to buy bin bags and washing up liquid, items which we are used to being provided with in properties we have rented. Also, there was no information in the property about refuse collection in the area so we were unsure when it would be collected and if there were any recycling facilities.

Mrs Stockwell

A lovely property.. Well situated and equipped. I would not hesitate to go back. My only issue was around parking. The space at the back of the property is very tight - not suitable for an estate or bigger car. It would have been useful to have known this. I contacted Sykes in advance to ask about parking for a 2nd car and was told the owner did not provide a permit and that I would need to buy one (£30) & a link to do this was helpfully e-mailed to me. However there is a permit in the house for use parking in the roads around the property so buying a permit was an unnecessary expense. Unfortunately the map accompanying the permit did not show where it could be used as the info claimed - it was just a google map print out. I searched the internet to no avail. I did find spaces I thought it could be used for in but they did say for 'residents' and the permit said 'visitor' so I was not sure, and those spaces were always full. Some of the surrounding roads have unrestricted parking. So neither permit was really necessary in the end and the parking was not a problem.

Mrs Jackson

March 2019

Love this house on of the best we have stayed in will be back again

Mrs Proud

February 2019

Ivy Bank cottage was suberb in every respect.. Centrally located, well equipped, warm, comfortable and impeccably clean.

Mrs Langan

December 2018

We had a lovely time, the cottage was very comfortable and pleasant.. The key collection was very smooth also. The correspondence between my self and the owner was smooth. The only thing that I can complain about is that the hot water went off and the radiators which meant it was very cold in the bedrooms. After contacting the owner regarding this she switched it back on via the hive as the hot water had been switched off which was disappointing. I found it quite unfair that this was done considering the price we paid. Luckily we had the open fire which was very cosy and warm.

Mrs White

Perfect Location and property is large and finished to a very high standard.. Was great to have the parking and extra on the road permit for 2nd car. We will definitely being going back again

Mr Dring

November 2018

Excellent accommodation in an ideal location

Hughes

We had a lovely weekend in Bowness.. The cottage is a 3 min walk down into bowness centre and to windermere lake itself. The house was lovely and cosy and so warm after a days walking. We would definitely stay here again!

Cumming

October 2018

We had a lovely holiday.. Very impressed with the house and especially loved the ground floor kitchen diner, which was so cosy and wonderful underfloor heating. Clearly newly refurbished and looked very stylish.

Mrs Cunniffe

Overall a disappointment – Ivy Bank did not meet our expectations or your description.. Kitchen inadequately equipped - only one tea towel, small cafetière barely big enough for two, no teapot, no milk jug, no egg cups, only one oven shelf (apart from grill pan), no serving spoons etc etc. Fire starter kit lacked matches- they suggest you order wood but where do you store it? More cellar than basement - you say it has a sense of light and space but it is dark and we had lights on all the time. View from sink is of a wall a couple of feet away. View from the other end of the cellar (lounge) is of steps up to the small and difficult to access parking space. The parking space is not large enough for anything other than a small car. Instructions on use of parking permit would have been helpful. Instructions for the washing machine would have been useful. It is advertised as having a fridge freezer but what it actually has is two fridges one of which has a small very frosty ice box. The property was clean with the exception of the sticky sofas with crumbs and hairs between the cushions which I cleaned. 'Hotel standard' family bathroom is cold - the radiator is too small and the tiled floor would benefit from under floor heating. The bath is rather small - too small for me at 5'5" and a size 10. The mirror in the bathroom and the very small ensuite appear to have lights that do not work. I would have expected more than one set of keys.

Ms Barnett

September 2018

The house was perfect! A great location just 3 minutes walk from Bowness centre, it was spotlessly clean throughout and the rooms were all really spacious and comfortable. Couldn't have asked for anything more from a holiday cottage for our Lake District weekend. Thank you!

Mr Norris

Brilliant location close to all that Bowness has to offer.. Fantastic accomadation with all the facilities you could wish for or want. A superbly appointed cottage, clean very comfortable lacking nothing.

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Ivy Bank in Kendal, Cumbria