Blog > Monthly Archives: January 2012

Daw Bank (sleeps 6), Chapel Stile

I don’t know.. no new cottage news in a while and then two come along at once! Daw Bank is right in the centre of Chapel Stile, a traditional slate fronted terraced house. During the 1890′s, Daw Bank housed the first Langdale Valley Coop, now loved and cared for by the owners (Howard & Jen), [...]


Late break offers for January & Febuary

Price reductions now for Jan and Feb weeks, if you haven’t booked for Feb half term, now is the time. After a wet and blustery New Year things seem to have brightened up a bit. With the rivers full and the leaves still off the trees there are some of the best views to be had whilst [...]


Ambleside Paws Outdoors

Surveys differ in their reports of dog owners visiting The Lake District but even the most conservative estimates shows 30% + will bring a dog. We are happy to accept dogs (sometimes they’re even better behaved than their human counterparts) but we don’t allow them to be left alone in cottages. Being in a strange [...]


Looking forward to a great 2012

January is always a busy month for us. Although it’s not traditionally a time for many to take holidays, it is the time when people start to form their plans for later in the year. We spend our time organizing maintenance work & taking bookings for later dates. Over the past few days we have [...]


Welcome to the family

New year 2012 & whilst many were waking up with hangovers & slouching in front of the TV we were on our way to pick up the latest addition to our clan. Elsa is a 3 month old mostly Boxer pup (with a little Mastiff thrown in). Heather & I have been wanting a dog [...]