Self-Catering at Topiary Cottage | Holiday Cottages in Kendal

Holiday home
Topiary Cottage is a super barn conversion, in the village of Ings, just two miles from Windermere, and can sleep two people. This all ground floor cottage has a king-size double bedroom, a shower room and an open plan living area with a kitchen, dining area and sitting area with electric fire. Outside there is off road parking for two cars and a patio and garden with furniture. Topiary Cottage is a lovely holiday cottage.

Accomodation Details
All ground floor. One king-size double bedroom with TV. Shower room with shower, basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with electric fire.

Area
The twin towns of Bowness and Windermere are both vibrant, fun-filled places set within the splendid scenery of the Lake District. Both towns provide a range of amenities, shops and restaurants to suit all tastes whilst Ambleside offers the additional attraction of a boat ride to Bowness, the Lakeside Aquarium and Beatrix Potter's 'Hill Top House' at Sawrey. Grizedale Forest Park is within easy driving distance and is home to a range of activities including many good walks, mountain biking and the 'Go Ape' adventure park. The region also boasts many National Trust properties as well as a variety of water sports for those who prefer a more adrenaline-fuelled trip. Children will enjoy a trip to the "World of Beatrix Potter" in Bowness whilst the villages of Grasmere, Coniston Water, Kendal, Keswick and the Lakeland Mountains are all within easy reach.

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
Electric heating with electric fire. Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher, 2 x TVs with FreeSat HD, DVD, iPod dock, DAB radio, WiFi. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Off road parking for 1 car. Patio and garden with furniture. Sorry, no pets and no smoking. Shop and pub 8 mins walk. Note: There are 3 steps down from patio to garden. Note: There is a river and a small wildlife pond at the bottom of the garden. Note: Adjacent to owner's B&B. Please note that check in time for this property is 4pm and check out is 10am, thank you. There is an E V charger was available for guests to use. 7.3k Project EV RFID-4G, single-phase, type 2 socket, fast AC electric vehicle charger. RFID control allows the user to easily start and stop their charging cycle with the simple swipe of a card. Use is chargeable depending on usage.

Mrs Toms

October 2020

Amazing cottage, amazing views.. Cottage was lovely and comfy real home from home. Owners very helpful and chatty. Gerry mentioned about our bus passes and suggested some trips which we took advantage of, we wouldn't have thought about them. Bus stop at end of drive and buses go to all the main towns from Windermere 5 minutes down the road, plus very regular even on a Sunday. Cottage was spotless and all Covid precautions were taken. We certainly would stay again when wanting to go to The Lakes again. Well worthy of the 4* rating.

Mr Brown, August 2020

August 2020

Lovely cottage with everything you need for a comfortable stay.. The garden was especially nice, as were the views from the garden. The owners were a lovely, friendly couple and made us feel very welcome. We would highly recommend.

Mrs Toms, October 2020

The cottage is in a lovely setting and has an excellent garden with a little river at the bottom of the garden.. The hosts were very friendly and available if needed. The cottage in the small village of Ings is in an excellent location near to the main road between Kendal and Keswick. We therefore did not use our car at all. We certainly enjoyed our week in Topiary Cottage and would not hesitate to return again.

Mrs Holroyd, August 2020

July 2020

Great location and easy access to Windermere, Ambleside, Grassmere and Coniston.. Helpful hosts and lovely cottage.

Mr Brown, February 2020

February 2020

Another relaxing stay.. The cottage is just perfect it has everything that you need. It is not in the centre of Windermere but only a couple of minutes away by car. There is a lovely pub that serves excellent food and a good choice of drinks just a 2 minute walk away. There is also a very nice farm shop up the lane that you can buy your meat, chicken etc at and also have a bite to eat and a coffee.

Mr Littlewood, July 2020

Home from home, comfort and privacy 100%..

Mr Curley, February 2020

January 2020

An amazing place to stay in a beautiful location.. I loved morning walks from here, past three and horses. Getting up in the morning was never easy because the bed was so incredibly comfortable. I highly recommend topiary cottage.

Stewart, January 2020

December 2019

The cottage was warm all the time and the kitchen was really well kitted out.. The bed was incredibly comfortable. The owners were very friendly and were always on hand if anything was needed. Overall a wonderful place to stay and I will no doubt book here again.

Mr Whitley, November 2019

November 2019

A lovely spacious cottage which was well equipped and warm on the cold Lakes nights.. Whilst location is not in the heart of Windermere, being on the outskirts made it a quieter, less hectic place to stay. Very easily accessible and still very close to all The Lakes has to offer. The Lakes district is a beautiful vicinity offering something of interest for all tastes.

Mr O'brien, December 2019

We love the area and the cottage and have booked already for next year

Mr Davies, November 2019

Accommodation was just what we wanted for a few nights away.. The owners were friendly and welcoming.

Ms Livingstone, November 2019

October 2019

Lovely place great location and friendly and helpful OWNERS

Gracudd

Stayed here for a short break in late October, weather turned cold on our arrival date and we found the cottage chilly at night. Heating is by electric heaters which are pre-set by the owner. Lovely comfortable relaxing setting with great food at the local pub available. Good Wi-fi, phone service (o2) and parking on site. Adjoining guest house was full on Saturday/Sunday night, random parking by guests caused difficulty on the second night of our stay. Could have been better controlled to make better for everyone but other times were fine.

Mr Lake, August 2019

August 2019

An enjoyable week in a good location.. The cottage is comfortable and well equipped. Good pub down the road.

Mr Curley, October 2019

This is our first time in the Lake District.. The cottage was very good and gave us easy access to a lot of the Lake District. The owners were very pleasant. The garden was beautiful. We could not fault it .Ings village was lovely and the Waterville pub was excellent

Mrs Birkett, August 2019

June 2019

Lovely comfortable cottage.. With everything you could need. Lovely owners nothing to much trouble

Mrs King, June 2019

April 2019

Property is well situated for touring.. ..lovely cottage with views...very pleasant and helpful owners...would go back.

Mr Lambie, April 2019

Excellent value for money.. Exactly as described. Very friendly and informed property owners. Cannot fault the booking and location. Will certainly return!

Mr Games

March 2019

We really enjoyed our week at the cottage and would certainly book the cottage again.. The facilities were excellent.

Ms Michaeloudis

February 2019

Topiary cottage is a lovely cottage with great facilities in a lovely location.. Perfect for a get away for two. The hosts were friendly and helpful.

Miss Brownlow

January 2019

We felt very welcome at Topiary Cottage from the moment we arrived until we were bid farewell.. It’s very conveniently located for access to Windermere and the rest of the lakes. The pub over the road does great food and we ended up eating there twice as it was so convenient and tasty. We will definitely be back to stay in Topiary Cottage

Mrs Yarwood

December 2018

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Topiary Cottage.. The cottage is cosy and very comfortable and is done to a high standard. The Christmas decorations made it feel festive & homely. Thanks to owners Jerry & Jo-Anne for making us feel so welcome. We would highly recommend staying here and do intend to return.

Mrs Mitchell

Beautiful, comfortable accommodation.. Made even more enjoyable by the manner in which it was decorated for Christmas

Mrs Miller

Lovely cottage in a great location.. Good for walking but also very near the main bus route to Windermere, Grasmere, Ambleside, Kendal etc so easy to travel without having to take the car. Gerry the owner was friendly and willing to help if we needed anything.

Baggieroy

November 2018

It is a lovely well appointed cottage in a beautiful area with good access to all you could want to visit.. It is obvious how much Jo-Anne and Gerry care and they are such a nice welcoming helpful couple .

My wife and I stayed for a week from the 10/11/18 and had a super time in this comfortable well equipped cosy cottage . It is well situated to explore the area and if you need any help or advice the lovely helpful owners are only next door . We didn’t have any parking or noise issues especially as the car didn’t move apart from once all week.

nikkikev

October 2018

We booked this for a week and arrived Saturday, 20/10/18. The cottage is well equipped with everything you could need. There are some remarks about 02 reception but we had full signal and 4g all the time. The cottage is right near a busy road with traffic noise all day and night is like us you have a window open at night, but we overcame this by closing the windows and using the Dyson fan provided. We had no parking issues and the cottage is next to stable but this did not cause any major issues at all. Very good location for all the lakes !

We have been to this cottage previously ie April 2016 and for its location and facilities were happy to return, particularly with the Watermill Inn being 2minutes over the road.. The cottage furniture had been considerably improved being replaced throughout the sitting and bedroom areas, excellent. However, why replace the bedroom furniture including the bed and leave a double mattress that it seemed to be so old that it sags in two halves? The other ponderable is why when the property depends upon a shower only, when opening the bag marked bath mat, you find something that is black and mouldy and feel sure if you use it, you will feel dirty having used it in the shower than not having a shower! This cottage without these anomalies would be great for use at short notice, if available, ie within 2hrs from home straight up the motorway, 106 miles, good location and pub over the road.

Mrs Chapman

The Cottage is lovely and cosy, and very well equipped.. Decor lovely . There were a couple of downsides, the Cottage is right next to stables and they start quite early, not a major issue as we wake early anyway, but we do like to sleep with the windows open and there is a very noisy road that is busy all day and night. We were able to close the windows and use the fan provided, but this is just a personal thing, also the bed needs up grading it has a topper but it sinks in places and needs replacing. Otherwise lovely cottage !

Mr Read

September 2018

The topiary was spaceous and had every facility.. The owners were friendly and helpful. We had a good holiday there.

Mrs Hazelgrove

This lovely cottage was the perfect base for our first visit to the Lake District although the sat nav did send us some dodgy roads en route to the start of our walks.. It was nice to return to a cosy cottage which had everything one would need for self catering but we must admit that the Waterwheel public house across the road (200 metres away) does great food and brews its own beer. Once again Sykes have come up trumps in providing a top class cottage for our holiday. Thank you.

Miss Chadwick

August 2018

Very nice setting.. There is some noise from the A road, but not intrusive. There are lovely quiet lanes right near the cottage, and public footpaths across the fields. At the rear of the property is a stable yard, so the most we heard was the odd neigh, and some clip clopping back and forth, which was lovely! Bus stop very near the house so easy to get to Windermere, Bowness etc if you don't have a car.

Mr Manners

July 2018

Very cosy comfortable cottage and warm welcome from owners.. Will definately use again and recommend to others.

Mr Boyle

Beautiful cottage with excellent furnishings all mod cons included and very well maintained , would definitely choose to stay here again..

Mr Butterworth

June 2018

Excellent cottage, most useful and entertaining having owners living next door..

Mrs Galvin

We had a great holiday at Topiary Cottage with lovely friendly owners.. .....nothing was too much trouble.

Mr Crane

The cottage was very comfortable,clean and well appointed, we would consider going back again..

Mr Kingston

May 2018

Great cottage in a fantastic location

Mrs Bradshaw

April 2018

The owner, Gerry Wilkinson, was most friendly and helpful The cottage was extremely well equipped and furnished to a very high quality.. Although we were just visiting friends in the area the cottage is ideally situated for all major attractions of the Lake District.

Mr Littler

March 2018

Don’t miss out on this cottage.. Next time we go to the Lake District this will be the first cottage we try and book

Mr Hodgson

February 2018

Footage exactly as described.. The owners very welcoming and helpful.Thoroughly recommend.We hope to return!

Mrs Welford

January 2018

It was a cold snowy weekend and we struggled to keep warm .. Radiators were locked so we couldn’t adjust the temperature. Extra heaters were available but they don’t heat very well. More heating needed in bathroom - no radiator just a heated towel rail which does not warm the room enough when it’s only 1 degree outside ! Other than the heating , parking slot was a bit tight but overall a pleasant stay.

Mr Hopkins

July 2017

The Lake District is stunning, Topiary cottage is totally superb and the pub over the road serves 16 real ales, whats not to like!

Mrs Finn

Lovely cottage In a great location x The owners were very friendly and helpful! Had a great holiday.

Mrs Booton

May 2017

Lovely cosy cottage with everything you need for a good holiday and so easy to have as a base to visit places of interest from without having to go to far..

Mrs Booton, May 2017

November 2016

We really enjoyed staying at this cottage, it was very clean, comfortable and warm, Mr & Mrs Wilkinson were the perfect hosts.. The cottage was located close enough to a main route into Windermere making travel to local attractions easy to attain. There was a very good pub only moments away which served very good food. We were so pleased with this cottage and amenities that we will be booking again.

Mr Melvin, September 2016

September 2016

The cottage was lovely.. Can't say the same about the weather. The owners were very nice and helpful. It was nice that it was a cottage that was free from animals and children. The location of the cottage was perfect for all places we wanted to visit.

Mrs Swain, November 2016

Topiary cottage is one of the best cottages we have stayed in the owners were very helpful and took time out to show us how cooker, microwave, TV and outdoor seating worked this is the first time an owner has took the time to show us around there cottage, just show's how much Mr & Mrs Wilkinson take pleasure in there cottage.. As I have said it is the cleanest lovely cottage we have stayed in and I would not hesitate to recommend it to friends and family as it is that good we would love to go back for another stay in the future, A big thank you to Jo-Anne & Gerry Wilkinson[owners] for a lovely stay at Topiary cottage. Mr Tom Melvin

Mrs Thomas, August 2016

August 2016

Peace, quiet, comfort, cleanliness, and a perfect base to explore the lakes..

Mr Willcock, September 2016

We had a very good holiday and the accommodation was very good.. We were very comfortable and the owners where friendly and helpful.

Kath B

We had a fantastic time in the Lake District, Topiary Cottage was lovely, clean with all the essentials. Patio and garden was great. Parking was tight but we were always able to get a space. Phone signal is poor but Wifi was okay. Cottage is in a good position, Kendal, Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside are all a short drive away - however we walked to them all

Mr Gorham

July 2016

The cottage was the best we have stayed in when holidaying in the UK. The owners were on hand and excellent hosts. The cottage's location was superb, the centre of the Lake District. We would definitely stay here again. A lovely retreat when it was raining hard!

Stephen W

We have just stayed here for the second time. This is a really super, well equipped and comfortable cottage. It has everything you could reasonable want including a lovely terrace and garden. It is ideally located for touring the Lake District. Good wifi and a strong Vodafone signal are available. Can thoroughly recommend

Mr Porter

The cottage was very comfortable and easy to relax. We loved sitting in the garden and would definitely go back again.

Mr Harker, August 2016

The cottage was very comfortable and easy to relax.. We loved sitting in the garden and would definitely go back again.

Mr Porter, July 2016

June 2016

The cottage was the best we have stayed in when holidaying in the UK.. The owners were on hand and excellent hosts. The cottage's location was superb, the centre of the Lake District. We would definitely stay here again. A lovely retreat when it was raining hard!

Mr Hall

May 2016

We had a very enjoyable holiday, the cottage was ideally placed and we could not have wished for more.

Mr Askew

The cottage is beautifully appointed and is equipped to high standard. We enjoyed our stay very much and if we return to the Lake District in the future this is the place we would choose to stay. Even though it rained continuously for one day we were quite content to spend the day in the cottage which is a real home from home.

Mr Gorham, June 2016

We had a very enjoyable holiday, the cottage was ideally placed and we could not have wished for more..

Mr Hall, May 2016r

April 2016

The cottage is beautifully appointed and is equipped to high standard.. We enjoyed our stay very much and if we return to the Lake District in the future this is the place we would choose to stay. Even though it rained continuously for one day we were quite content to spend the day in the cottage which is a real home from home.

Mrs Felger

January 2016

My partner and I felt very comfortable in the Cottage, we weren't missing anything. The welcome from the owner was very nice and kind. We had a fantastic time and if we can we would like to rent the cottage again. We could not ask for more comfort! It was just brilliant!

Mr Askew, April 2016

My partner and I felt very comfortable in the Cottage, we weren't missing anything.. The welcome from the owner was very nice and kind. We had a fantastic time and if we can we would like to rent the cottage again. We could not ask for more comfort! It was just brilliant!

Mr Jones

December 2015

The cottage was real 4 star luxury and way better than we are used to. The Lake District is so pretty and it was just good to get away. The owners were very friendly and welcoming too.

Mrs Felger, January 2016

November 2015

The cottage was real 4 star luxury and way better than we are used to.. The Lake District is so pretty and it was just good to get away. The owners were very friendly and welcoming too.

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Topiary Cottage in Kendal, Cumbria