Swinside Cottage

Second visit Perfect location Great views Comfortable cottage Dog friendly Plenty of walks from the door Will return

Brilliant place.

Somewhere we have been 8 times and will come again. The owner kindly let us transfer the booking at very short notice after a family emergency at Christmas. Thanks again. We appreciated the new pans which we felt heated up quickly. Our only areas for improvement would be the availability of different duvets depending on temperature we felt ours was too heavy. Also there were moths downstairs on the wall underneath the stairs. They didn't particularly bother us but thought you should know as they may multiply.

Nice, comfy cottage in a perfect location.

A few more logs and some goodies would make it 5 star accommodation.

Another good week at Swinside despite all the rain!

Hiccups with bedding in one previous visit all resolved. All was lovely and clean and fresh as is usual there. Very comfy mattress. Very peaceful and no hint of a generator as commented on by another guest. I have stayed here many times and never been disturbed by that kind of noise. Fortunately the activity centre next door is very clearly marked on the ordinance survey maps so prospective guests will be well informed in advance. Never been a problem in my experience though. Cottage well equipped given limited storage and I found mugs perfectly adequate as there is a teapot for topping up your cuppa. I expect like me, many holiday cottage guests bring their own favourite mug. Treats very welcome, thank you! Just a suggestion but a little note informing new arrivals that the emersion heater in the airing cupboard may be switched off. As it is usually switched on it took me a while to twig! Thank you to Jo and Janette yet again. I will be back next spring.

Property is very well located for walks from the door and quite spacious.

Generally well equipped and comfortable. Very nice to have a bath rather than just a shower as so often is the case. The owner left a note to explain the broken freezer door, but one negative point is the bed/mattress which has seen better days, has big divots and has collapsed at the edge so offers no support and felt like you were falling out of bed all night. This really needs replacing. Putting a mattress topper on doesn't solve the problem.

A lovely little cosy cottage set in a perfect position in the Newlands Valley.

Excellent walking right from the front door. Comfy bed and a very efficient log burner. It would have been nice to have had a starter pack of logs and sticks. The Swinside Inn up the road has very good food. We will definitely return!

Swinside Cottage: Setting - lovely although the views of Causey Pile in the photos were misleading as you couldn’t see it from the gardens.

Cottage - small and warm with reasonable facilities for two of us. Lovely back garden but a shame we were overlooked by the busy adventure centre. Noise - what we guess was the centre’s generator ran noisily all night. Not what we expected in Newlands. Cleanliness - there was a nasty smell of uncleanliness when we went upstairs. We soon located it on the towels - all of them absolutely stank of being left in the washer and forgotten about. I’d have thrown them out as they were past saving. We ordered new towels at Argos and picked them up the next day in Penrith. Facilities - we also bought large £2 mugs at sainsburoes as the cups provided were way too small for a decent cuppa. Despite all this, and because we made the most of things, we had a good holiday. However, this is the second Sykes Cotten in a row that has disappointed.

The cottage was as described.

The location was perfect for walking. The bed was very comfortable and the cottage warm and welcoming.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely use the Cottage again.

We have recommended the property to friends.

I have staying at Swinside cottage in the past and hope to again.

It is clean cosy and comfortable without the irritating unnecessary add-ons. The views are beautiful, a lovely place to retreat to alone for a week.

We loved staying in Swinside cottage.

Such a wonderful location in the Newlands Valley with walks from the doorstep. Very comfortable bed and settee which are essential. The kitchen was well equipped including a dishwasher. The views from the patio were amazing so very easy to to relax and have a great holiday. We will definitely stay again.

Lovely comfortable cottage in idyllic setting, lovely garden & walks.

Very comfortable double bed, generally well equipped. We missed having Wi-Fi but understand this may be difficult in a remote area. Only improvements would be hairdryer and few more cooking dishes/salad bowls etc in kitchen. But that is being very picky! Enjoyable comfortable stay at Swinside cottage thank you.

Still my favourite cottage in the lakes and thanks to Joe and Janette.

Very lucky with the weather, only one wet day. Apart from an issue with bedding (very unusual for Swinside) all was well with the cottage. I didn’t spot a hairdryer but this was not a problem as I had my own. This may be a new policy. Looking forward to return in November.

Perfect holiday cottage.

Comfortable bed and nicely furnished .Great shower, lots of hot water.Superb location overlooking Cat Bells to the front and Barrow to the rear of the property. Lovely garden. Great walks straight from the door - we didn’t move car all week . Can walk to ferry at Hawse End to cross Derwent and go into Keswick, equally it’s an easy walk in !Good pub up the road Swinside Inn pricey but good food. Would definitely return.

A lovely cottage in a lovely part of the lakes.

Clean and comfortable. Look forward to coming back in July. Thankyou to Joe and Janette as always.

Fabulous cottage for 2, has all the facilities you need.

Lovely location with walking right from the door.

Lovely cottage, well equipped, super setting with lots of walks from the door.

Even has mobile phone signal. Only criticism was that the bed creaked whenever one rolled over.

Another lovely visit to Swinside.

Predictably tidy and welcoming, lovely treats and really nice new bathroom. In my experience it is one of the few cottages that you never need to be anxious about what state it will be in, very important when you have driven a long way. A big thank you to Jo and Janette and I look forward to more trips next year.

A delightful cosy, clean, very comfortable cottage in great surroundings.

A good base for exploring by foot or further a field by car. Although there is no Wi-Fi at the cottage there is some EE coverage if you need to download maps or keep in touch.

Sad to be home after a fabulous stay at Swinside!

A lovely little cottage perfect for a couple or solo traveller, clean and fully equipped with everything you could need - including a grapefruit spoon! Didn’t know what one was, had to google it! Incredibly comfy bed, and quality bedlinen too. It’s in the perfect location for exploring straight from the door, and Keswick is just a short distance away for any amenities. We had 2 excellent evening meals at the newly opened Swinside Inn, which is just a short walk away. I must admit when I first drove in my heart sank at how busy the campsites were just down the road, but miraculously the cottage is very quiet and peaceful, as is the area surrounding it. There was also a constant stream of birds on the feeder in next doors back garden, which were lovely to see. Having stayed in many cottages over the years, I would say this has been one of my favourites and I’d definitely look at booking here again for the future.

We enjoyed another great holiday at Swinside.

We feels very at home in the cottage and love all the walking and have already booked our next stay. We would appreciate some new saucepans though. I’m not sure the copper bottom ones work well for an electric hob - they take ages to heat up.

We really enjoyed our stay at Swinside Cottage: great location, comfy beds, well-stocked kitchen, powerful shower, great outdoor space and a superb pub just up the road.

Highly recommended!

My favourite cottage in the Lakes and I had a very good week.

Struck lucky with the weather and cottage as usual left lovely and clean. Enjoyed the wonderful peace in the evenings. Felt very welcome thanks to the owners and cleaning team. Look forward to returning in November. Thank you again.

We would like to point out that the small village hall directly opposite was systematically demolished during the complete week of our stay, culminating in the concrete being totally crushed on Friday 14th.

DID you not know this was going to be done, if not, perhaps you should continually review your portfolio, as all the locals new it was going to happen. (However, this did not impact our stay as we were out most of the days) Works commenced at between 8 - 8:30 each morning, except on Sunday. There was NO spare toilet rolls left, which meant we had to purchase some. The SWINSIDE INN is closed and according to all the neighbours we spoke to, this is NOT going to be opened as a pub in the near future, but as a shooting lodge for the Lingholme estate. (We feel your information should remove the fact that the Swinside inn is just but a mere 1/2 mile walk up the lane. Last year we would agree with that statement, as many an evening we visited it. We did enjoy our stay and will almost certainly visit again.

Absolutely amazing stay!

Lovely welcoming touches. Such a peaceful and idyllic location

We could not operate the electric towel rail in the bathroom.

We found the instructions but the actual control was o the floor and very difficult to read. The toilet seat was very loose. it kept on coming away and the lid would shut as you were sitting on the toilet.

Lovely holiday.

First time we had stayed in this cottage and will come back again because it's a lovely cottage and well located for walking straight out of the door. There are more walks than you can do in a week, both low and high level routes. Cottage very clean and nice and warm, cake and milk on arrival a nice touch. Modern kitchen and generally well equipped, but as other users have commented the lack of an extractor fan over the hob can set the smoke alarm off. We weren't troubled by the small crack in the bath panel (noted by previous residents), but it could be sharp if you caught your leg on it. Local pub Swinside Inn looks shut long term, so bring your own supplies.

As alway Swinside was a great place to stay, particularly in such wet weather.

Always warm, clean and welcoming thanks to the owners and the cleaning team. So many nice touches and well equipped, particularly for such a small cottage. Looking forward to coming back in July!

Thoroughly recommend Swinside which is 5 star itself, one of my favourite cottages and I look forward to returning next year.

Not sure what earlier guest meant by “20 commuters an hour” ? I have stayed there several times at different times of year and no such problem! Visitors yes, and the activity centre generates some activity but nothing to spoil the pleasure of being there. Microwave dishes a big help. Cake a definite plus so thank you! Happy Christmas.

A lovely cottage, very cosy in a beautiful setting.

The views are magnificent and the facilities while not extensive were very adequate. I very much enjoyed my stay and would visit again in the future.

Very comfortable house.

Fabulous bed. Thoughtfully equipped kitchen. Very good location.

Overlooked at rear, by other property, not mentioned in advertising material.

Very noisy in morning and evening when people going to and from work, 20 cars per hour, average Bed very comfortable and storage good, and furnishings very good. Bathroom adequate, but workmanship poor. Not recommend to seal bath to wall with adhesive, it's normal to use a non setting compound. I slipped and grabbed at the right hand side of bath to break my fall, it gave way, split the side panel, and in consequence tiles glued to bath came away. Cobwebs in bathroom and behind some furniture. Kitchen cramped, no cooker hood, so when we had a fry up the fire alarm went off. Front path non-compliant; risers must be same height, and treads (the going), must be same dimension front to back. Sound of brook and bird song fantastic, when they could be heard. Swinside pub very, very disappointing. The Pheasant Inn opposite Bassenthwaite Lake was excellent We had a good week, went on the Ratty, had good time on the Gondola and Tweedies in Grasmere is a good place to stop for a relaxed drink. Views from Swinside front to back spectacular but spoil by activity center to the rear and waste bins to the front.

Fridge quite noisy.

My third lakes cottage this year and my favourite. Nice to have radio. All lovely

Swinside Cottage is comfortable and very well equipped.

It is in a great location for walking the fells. The local area is peaceful, the only sounds you hear are the nearby Newlands Beck and the visiting birdlife in the garden.

Clean, comfortable cottage.

Excellent location for walking; we hardly used a car all week. Bird feeders in the garden next door attracted flocks of birds which were great to watch (though a bit traumatic when a sparrowhawk was hunting them). Lack of WiFi might be a blessing to some visitors, but it would have been useful, as the mobile signal was also very weak.

One of my favourite cottages and would certainly recommend the cottage to others.

Lovely new bed, quality bed linen and, as always, beautifully clean. Well equipped although some plastic microwaveable bowls with lids would be useful as plates have silver rim. Saves always using oven and hob which is pricey for the owner as all electric. Lovely week at swinside, despite some disappointing weather, and will be booking again. Lovely cake nice touch! Thanks to Joe and family.

Our 4th very enjoyable stay at Swinside.

Thanks for clearing up the garden area - it’s lovely now.

Our stay was lovely, and the cottage was just fine.

The location within the Newlands valley is within such a beautiful area, with walks all around you, what more could we have asked for. No hesitation about recommending it to our friends .

Booked again for 4th time so I think that speaks for itself

One of my favourite cottages, always feel welcome.

Clean, warm and comfortable although bed/mattress a wee bit dippy in the middle ? Lovely setting and very quiet this time if year. Lack of WiFi a mixed blessing but easy enough to pop into Booths cafe in the morning for a coffee and internet link. Cake too so win win! Have been able to get reasonable mobile signal up the lane if needed. Look forward to at least one return trip this year so will get booking. Thanks for the cake, Joe!

What a lovely cottage so peaceful and relaxing, will definitely be back.

A lovely cottage, beautifully clean and in such a lovely place.

Although no bedroom blind on arrival (no note of explanation or apology either). I rung the contact number on H of L info sheet only to downer Joe was great. He fitted a new blind and put light bulb in bathroom on the Sunday, apologised on behalf of the services responsible for these.

Swinside cottage is lovely!

It's kept really well and is very comfortable, the location is fab for walking and Keswick and is really beautiful. It's our third stay here and I'd love to visit again. The only downside is no wifi and terrible phone signal which is annoying for weather checks for walking etc as well as evening entertainment. The private outside area has also deteriorated since our first stay - it was full of weeds and the furniture is getting grubby. Pretty easy to sort that out though.

The property was as we had expected, very comfortable and well equipped.

It felt like a home from home. The only additions we would have appreciated would have been a measuring jug or some food scales and access to wi-fi but we knew the latter wasn’t available when we booked. The property was spotlessly clean and in a perfect location for walking out from. We would happily return if holidaying in that part of the Lake District again.

Lovely and clean as always.

Very comfortable and warm. Tea bread lovely! Personally I like all china matching exactly but that’s a fad! Not having WiFi is a mixed blessing as makes it a more peaceful week but also meant no freeview which would occasionally have been useful. Still I was able to pop into Keswick for a coffee and check emails when needed. Will happily go again and looking forward to return in July. A big thank you to the owners and the housekeeping team.

This is a lovely cottage in the most beautiful location.

However, we had two issues that would make it unlikely we would book this cottage again and book one of the others in the same terrace. The only comfortable chair is a small settee which we didn't find that comfortable. Most properties now, even for two people, have ample comfy chairs. After a hard day's walking, one needs comfort, not to be cramped on a settee. Major issue for us was lack of internet which we missed on the details. We need access to internet for my partner's work (he is self-employed). We also wanted to stream some TV as the main channels are hopeless. For these reasons we would not stay again. However, for some people the lack of internet and mobile phone signal (not the fault of the cottage owners I hasten to add) would be bliss!

Cosy and peaceful, thank you we had a lovely week xx

We had a great time - again, thank you.

The top of the newel post at the bottom of the stairs was lose when we arrived and needs fixing.

Lovely little cosy cottage in a great location.

There was no hairdryer and when I rang Heart of the Lakes I was put through to Sykes cottages who weren't very helpful. Also no teabags, a cracked drinking glass, only 1 bowl...i was told its self catering which I understand obviously, but every cottage I've stayed in has always had the basics for when you first get there. However we had a lovely holiday, loved the log burner (even in August), and the big bath was great after a long day walking.

Mattress still needs replacing as dippiness affects sleep.

Have mentioned this before. On arrival place was full of flies, all windows shut and no fly spray. The evening was impacted by flies landing on us, our hair, arms and on our food while we tried to eat, the dog tearing about as constantly being bothered by them. Still a problem in the morning despite our leaving windows open and all lights off the previous evening to coax them out. I understand that the weather is responsible but the cleaning team must have known and could at the very least have left an apology and some fly spray. Would only have taken seconds and would be good practice. Otherwise cottage as expected, very clean and lovely new bedding. Comfy sofa and lovely scenery to gaze at after a long walk. Fifth visit there and overall really enjoyable. I would love to come back yet again but not happy with takeover by Sykes who retain customers bank card details which although legal is not liked or encouraged by the holiday industry itself. Heart of the Lakes themselves always helpful.

The cottage would benefit from having wi fi

Very comfortable cottage in good location.

Would prefer to have Wi-Fi, especially as phone reception isn't good, to get weather forecasts and book holiday activities and check opening times and menus etc. You can log onto a public BT Wi-Fi but you have to pay and it logs you out regularly.

Loved it.

Great little cottage. Will definitely be back!

Perfectly nestled in this sublime setting warm and safe. A wonderful few days in Newlands Valley - a perfect spot to explore the Northern Lakes.

A beautiful, cozy cottage, a tranquil place to spend time. Hope to be back soon.

Another great week here (our third). Pleased to see it is its usual high standard! Sure to be back in this cozy cottage.

One of the nicest I’ve stayed at for a long time. Thank you