Glebe Holme

We had a great stay at this property.

It was lovely and clean, spacious and had everything we needed to enjoy our visit. The location was ideal - close enough for an easy walk into Bowness but away from the hustle and bustle after busy days out. The hot tub was a bonus after walking and the enclosed garden/patio was perfect with our dog so we could enjoy the beautiful weather we had. Off road parking was a bonus during the busy tourist season. Highly recommend!

This is a beautiful place to stay with a perfect location to base yourself in the lakes.

The property is exactly as described and has everything you need for a comfortable stay. It was spotlessly clean and felt just like a home thank you for a wonderful stay we hope to return again next year!

Our second stay here and we have booked again for next year!

Perfect location and really comfortable accommodation. Beds very comfortable. We love the large, open plan, kitchen diner and tend to use this room the most even to watch tv in the evening. Fabulous full bifold doors to the garden and hot tub. We had extreme hot weather this year during our stay but the snug stays SO cool as it’s completely shaded from the sun if you need somewhere cool to chill out in the evening. Always assured of a fab holiday at this property.

Our second visit and booked to stay again next year.

Cannot fault a thing. We love everything about Glebe Holme.

The property is in a great quiet location.

The house is lovely and well set out , the garden is very nice and hot tub is great after a day of walking , the utility room was great for wet dogs and drying things out after the rain, will definitely return

We loved glebe Holme.

We stayed next door 2 years ago and book this one for last year, iwe had to move out a year as our daughter had surgery. We loved the cottage, the whole house was well equipped, including hand soap in all the bathroom. We love it so much we’ve booked it for next year!

Clean, comfortable, spacious and well-equipped accommodation in a great location.

Plenty of towels were provided and it was helpful to have a separate toilet in addition to the ensuite and bathroom. Soap was provided at each sink and a handy cleaning kit in the kitchen. It would have been nice to have a welcome pack providing sufficient to make a hot drink on arrival. We used a car rarely, the rest of the time using regular local buses and a trip on the steamer on the lake. The bus stop is about 2 minutes walk away on level footpaths. We enjoyed local walks from Glebe Holme. We would certainly return.

Had a fantastic holiday here , great location very comfortable and well equipped.

Beds really comfortable we had great nights sleep

The location is fantastic.

The gardens were very well maintained. The house is beautiful and very big and well equipped. The heating was red hot in the kitchen extension and cold in the bedrooms as the thermostat was in the hotest part of the property knocking the heat in the bedrooms off, although this wasnt a massive issue. There was an underlying musty smell in the bedrooms and hallway of damp, this would be the only reason we would not visit the property again as my mum and grandson ended up very chesty after a couple of nights. This is a fantastic property in every way, its just let down by the damp air and musty smell.

Great location with ample parking (we have 2 large cars).

Glebe Holme is always a pleasure to stay at and is always well presented and clean. We are returning visitors and “Yes” we have already booked for our next holiday. The accommodation has a large sitting, dining, kitchen area with Sky TV which is great for families. Doors open out onto the hot tub and garden area. There is also a separate snug area which also boasts Sky TV. Overall this is a lovely modern comfortable and well maintained property.

A fantastic property for a family stay in the Lakes.

It is within walking distance of Bowness. We were a family of 6 plus two babies and the property was able to comfortably fit us all and was very spacious. The integrated kitchen and large island was great. Outside we made use of the hot tub to relax. We would recommend this property

We spent a wonderful week at Glebe Holme this August and absolutely loved it.

It’s a beautiful, spacious property, perfect for a family with young children, with plenty of room to play indoors and out, and just a short walk to the lake. Our two dogs settled in happily too, which was a real bonus. When we weren’t out exploring, we enjoyed the cosy kitchen/snug area or relaxing in the jacuzzi. The clever layout, with the living room between the kitchen and bedrooms, meant we didn’t have to tiptoe around once the children were asleep. The house was very well equipped, making our stay easy and comfortable. The owner was friendly and quick to respond to our questions, and the property service team were excellent in letting us know about some belongings we’d left behind, offering to post them to us. It truly felt like a home away from home, and we’ll definitely be returning.

Glebe hole is a wonderful base location for all activities in the Lake District, it’s close to Bowness with lots of shops bars and restaurants.

Walking distance to lake activities and the main ferry. The house its self is well appointed spacious and very clean. Couldn’t fault our stay.

Excellent property.

Very clean and everything that you need was in the bungalow. Would definitely book again if we holiday in the lakes in the future. So close to the town.

Great location.

The layout worked really well for us - 4 adults and two children. The side entrance was really useful when weather was wet! Ample crockery and really appreciated the amount of towels provided as we were staying for a week. A few minor niggles: Mirror light in en suite doesn’t work - has been mentioned in other reviews. Curtains in main bedroom look like they have been affected by damp. Quality of bedding could be improved though appreciate it goes to a commercial laundry.

Good location, great for walking into Bowness or down to the car/foot passenger ferry.

Plenty of space and all the accessories you will need for your stay. The owner was very helpful if we ever had any questions. We really enjoyed ourselves.

Beautiful home,and is as described.

Great location. Will definitely use again. On arrival I found the oven on the right was full of grease, and had to clean before we could use. Mirror light in ensuite does not work and noticed that this was highlighted in a review last year. Single beds - no mattress protector on one of them and mattresses very uncomfortable. Note this was highlighted in previous review and owner said he had spent a lot of money on new mattresses. The king and double were comfortable, buy the single are not great. Duvet cover on king bed had a stain on which did not come off when washed. Laminate flooring in kitchen and open plan living room - I hoovered and mopped the floor the morning after arriving and I honestly couldn't say when the floor was last mopped as the water was so dirty. 3 mops left to clean the floor - 2 were full of hair and dirt and the other was falling apart. This is the first time booking with Sykes and the first time we have never had a courtesy call the day after arrival to check if there were any issues. Phoned the contact number in folder and gave feedback on cleanliness. No apology -just we'll pass the message on. Regardless of above, the owner has a beautiful home, location is excellent and we will definitely recommend and return.

Fantastic property.

We had a small problem with a broken key while on holiday but the owner sorted it very quickly. Many thanks we all enjoyed our stay.

We had a fabulous stay in glebe holme,cottage had everything we needed and more.

great location,clean,modern,hot tub was fantastic,we will be back

Beautiful property and in an ideal location for lots of walks around Bo'ness.

Hot tub was super! Open plan kitchen/living area was perfect, with everything you could possibly need for a holiday stay. My only suggestion would be to improve mattresses on single beds. When being used by adults, they were not hugely comfy and one mattress didn't even have a mattress protector so all the indents from mattress could be felt. However, genuinely perfect property!

On returning this year we found the ensuite plug would not stay down so had to have tap running when shaving Again this year the ensuite mirror light wasn't working A few of the doors were catching that needs easing A few stains were on the towels that weren't there last year There was rubbish in 1 of the wheelie bins which was half full when we arrived , so on leaving unfortunately we also ended up leaving about the same which we apologise for but apart from taking it away with us we had no other choice Also a guy turned up on Thursday to trim up the neighbouring bush and filled 1 of the empty bins up with all the cuttings which didn't happen last year In all though a great property where we all said we would return to again.

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Myself and Family had a Fabulous week in the holiday property it had everything we needed and more situated in an ideal position for day's out Such a Lovely place to stay will definitely come back without any hesitance Fabulous Place

We had a very enjoyable week at Glebe Holme.

Everything was as we had hoped and expected, and also very safe for our dog. We went on plenty of walks and it was ideally situated close to the lake, shops and restaurants but most importantly the ice-cream van! Highly recommended.

Lovely stay at this gorgeous bungalow.

The photos don’t really do the place justice. The place was spacious and had all we needed for our stay. The location is great too- we stumbled back from the local pubs a few times !

We have just returned from a festive family stay and it's with a very heavy heart that we had a few issues which resulted in us having to write this complaint sadly.

On first impressions of our property Glebe Holme was absolutely superb and It had everything possible in the pictures shown on the booking page and was perfect for our weeks stay. After settling in it was then that we realised that we couldn’t use the Hot tub as it was very cold water to which we contacted the owner about and he said that the engineer had only just been to clean it. My husband afterwards realised that the thermostat was completely down to below the advised temperature, and we managed to get it working properly in order to use but this really should have been checked by the engineer. The cleanliness of the property was unfortunately poor as Mum had to clean out bedroom drawers due to people's hairs and tissues in there before unpacking and the cutlery, plates and 1 pan still had food on them I’m sorry to say. Hair all in the sinks. We had a few issues with the state-of-the-art cookers as too technical and resulted in manuals every time we cooked but luckily had 2 brainy masterminds with us. Only minor issue but a struggle nonetheless. And the last issue which I’m so sorry to say was the absolute worst was the heating. We’ve virtually had none all week despite contacting the owner again. I'm awfully sorry but I don’t particularly agree with the owner overseeing the property heating from his own home during the property being occupied and we are convinced that he was turning it off all the time that we put it on. The property was honestly freezing at most times of the stay which then led to it being really damp. We contacted Michael about this issue a few times, but he said that he couldn’t see any faults. Even on his timed schedule, 7.30am to 11.30, the heating system either never came on at atall or went off on its own so when we changed it manually over to manual, for some reason it still wouldn’t respond and at times, the boiler system in the utility wasn't even firing up! We had pets and my parents who sadly have health conditions, and they felt the cold terrible all week, especially as we were caught out in the torrential rain showers, we had out exploring the Lakes. We came home to a dithering house. Both bathrooms had puddles in due to condensation and our towels had been wet through or cold to use as no way to dry them. Towel rails stone cold too. It seriously needs addressing and if the radiators need bleeding it should have all been checked beforehand. He said the hive heating was only 6 months old. I honestly don’t think our stay was worth £1876 as it’s been a bit of a joke and stressful at times, especially having to sit around with coats on. We expected heating to be a basic need, especially in December and with the weather we had. We left the property in accordance as requested and left it exactly as we found it. Stripped bedding and discarded our towels in the showers ready for cleaners. No good housekeeping bond of £200 was reimbursed as stated in conditions. We will continue using Sykes but definitely not staying here again.

Great family kitchen, diner, and seating area that leads out to patio and hot tub, brilliant for families, as is the gated garden and driveway.

. Utility room well equipped, the water was always hot, showers good, nicely carpeted comfortable sofas. The beds look good in photos, but the properties Achilles heel is the mattresses are well past their best, and need replacing. Otherwise defo one nicer holiday homes.

This is a fantastic property with everything you need provided.

It has a sky package as well as a hot tub so in relation to other properties the same, it is great value. The location is good, we park 2 large cars easily. We have stayed here 3 times now and rate it our no 1 choice out of many holiday let’s and hope to keep on returning. There are TV’s in every bedroom invaluable with children as is the small snug room . The property is alway immaculately cleaned on arrival and is a total credit to the owners.

Absolutely amazing house.

Bedrooms and bathrooms all clean. Living areas were big and spacious. Out door space was lovely and all enclosed keeping the dog safe. Would highly recommend. I will certainly be looking to book again!

We enjoyed our stay here, good location spacious inside and the outside area.

Plenty of space for parking only negative for us was that we all thought the beds were uncomfortable.

A fantastic cottage finished to a high standard and well maintained The location is great, a 5 minute walk to Lake Windermere itself along qith its bars, shops and restaurants.

A Tesco express only a 10 minute stroll into Bownes village itself Our family of 6, and 2 dogs had a great weeks stay over the late May bank holiday and are already looking to book again

Excellent accommodation in good location, short walk to town and shoreline, towels for hot tub now provided which was much appreciated.

Kitchen facilities and outside area very good for family use, have booked again for next year. Very happy with our holiday.

This holiday let is amazing, location is perfect, a very clean house, all on one level, hot tub a lovely added luxury.

Everything has been thought of. I’m pleased I read previous reviews and knew to take something for when we’d been in the hot tub, we took beach towels for each of us to use, spare towels or robes would be useful, or to state they are definitely not included. The only negative we’d say, is the house is a bit on the cold side, the bathrooms in particular, and although our stay was over Easter it was really difficult to get the bathrooms to dry out, we were using the bath towels to try and dry them but then after going out all day and returning, the walls were still running with water and the floor was very cold. We did turn the heating up a bit, but the bathroom radiators didn’t dry them out. We ate every night in the property, instructions for everything were very clear, every utensil, pot or pan we needed were there! We discovered the Lake District and an added bonus didn’t use the car for a few days! Thank you for a lovely stay

Great location within walking distance of all amenities in Bowness.

The cottage has been renovated to a lovely standard but a few things let it down; There are no pool/hot tub towels provided so we had to use the bath towels. Not great when you then needed a shower later. Also the outside area had not been cleaned, the table needed a good wipe over and there was dog poo in the garden. Fortunately we have dogs so had our own poo bags but if you are not dog lovers it would have been very unpleasant. Although the main bedroom now has a mirror on the drawers is was useless as its too low and not near a plug for the hairdryer! Lastly, I have never stayed in a property of this standard/cost before where there is no welcome pack (milk, a bottle of wine, local produce etc) provided. Not only that, the tea/coffee/sugar caddies had also been emptied and anything else other guests may have left. The agents, however had left us their own welcome gift pack - a pan scrubber, dishcloth, 2 bin bags, 3 dishwasher tablets (not enough when you are there for a week) and 20ml washing up liquid. How insulting!

Excellent cottage very handily located for Bowness.

Really well equipped and comfortable accommodation. Would thoroughly recommend and we'll definitely book again.

Lovely bungalow, great location, this is our second visit to Glebe Holme.

There is everything you could need provided and the addition of sky on 2 TV’s when travelling with small children was a godsend for evenings. The property is comfortable and spotlessly clean with plenty of parking for anyone with large vehicles. This property is a credit to the owners.

Super property.

Well equipped. Excellent storage for coats and shoes. Could do with the washing line going across the grass instead of the patio area for dripping clothes after using the hot tub. Otherwise, pretty near perfect.

Coffee machine had not been cleaned for some time so we had to clean out congealed milk.

Main bathroom drain blocked inside shower resulting in floor needing mopping after every use.

Side door key stuck in lock but later heard this door has ongoing problems.

On arrival no travel cot which was requested previously and took several calls to sort out so maybe a travel cot in the property would be a good idea. Although both problems sorted I had to make several calls when all I wanted was a return communication that maintenance were on their way. The problems were minor issues as the property itself is a beautiful property and has been well thought out. The sky tv was a bonus with 2 small children and location is second to none. The kitchen is well stocked and the ice dispensing fridge was a godsend in hot weather. We have already booked Glebe Holme for 2022 so need I say more.

A fantastic location with amenities in walking distance.

The property was immaculate. So good that we have booked again for next year!!!!

Really nice properly, well positioned with great facilities.

It exceeded expectations.

Fantastic cottage.

Facilities excellent as was the location. 2nd time to Bowness, would definitely stay here again.

Having the bifold doors was fantastic it really brought the outside in so you felt included wherever you are.

The snug was lovely for the football sad we lost. We had our dog with us and great the garden was fully secure. Would definitely stay here again.