Betty's Mews

It would. be a good idea to have an umbrella stand.. It was wet when we stayed and, to avoid soiling and soaking floor, we had to lay our brollies in the bath. Hooks for coats would be good too. A hand rail to get in and out of bath/shower for elderly people would prevent accidents. Overall, a great cottage - we were very happy.

Parking space was very tight and the upstairs neighbour liked loud music..

Cottage is very compact, and we might have struggled to dry walking gear if we had been there for a whole week.. Otherwise, it had everything we needed. We are regular visitors to the Lakes, but this was the first time we had used Sykes to book our accommodation. We were impressed with the service.

Lovely accommodation and convenient location to walk into the village centre ..

The cottage was very comfortable, clean and well equipped - looked like it had been newly refurbished.. Close to the village centre and lots of lovely walks from doorstep.

The parking space was very narrow for our Megan Estate car.. The path from the parking space was very narrow- needlessly so - making it awkward to carry suit cases and bags round to front door. Minor point the side gate gets jammed closed.

Betty's Mews was a delightful downstairs cottage apartment and ideal for two older (or younger) people.. It was equipped to a high standard, spotless and very comfortable. All local amenities including shops and eating places were very close by and, although on the road, it was not noisy if the windows were closed. There was a little awareness of people in Betty's Loft, the apartment upstairs, but not enough to be annoying or intrusive. The private parking behind the property in King's Yard was useful but meant carrying cases round to the front down a narrow path. Not too good if a person was disabled. Really only very minor points for slight improvement - the cupboard door to the cleaning equipment was very hard to open and we thought it was locked for a couple of days! It took a strong wrist and some determination to get it open! There was no long mirror in the property and no mirror close to a power point for use of any electrical equipment such as a hair drier or heated brush/straighteners etc. These are minor points and did not detract from our enjoyment or satisfaction with the property. Hawkshead is a lovely village and although popular with tourists it had a friendly, local atmosphere. It was an excellent centre for visiting other parts of the Lakes by car or bus (20 miles to Keswick) and the nearby lake of Esthwaite Water as well as the larger lakes of Windemere and Coniston Water were easily accessible. Some good walks too especially to Tarn Hows some 2 to 3 miles away and to Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's home a mile from Esthwaite Water. The information book provided was very useful for outings and for instructions for the use of equipment in the property. We can highly recommend this property and location.