Woodside West

Our 2nd time staying at Woodside west and it didn't disappoint.

Great cottage very comfortable and spacious so close to Town. Car parking and outside seating area fantastic. Special thank you to housekeeper Jane for her help with a couple of issues.

A very comfortable well appointed property in a great location.

My sister & I had a fantastic week here and have already booked for next year. The owner was very helpful too.

Property - A loverly property very well equipped, the 3 flights of stairs were a challenge as we are all in our twilight years

Woodside West is an excellent base for exploring the Lake District.

The property is comfortable and well equipped; close to shops and local bus services, but in a quiet location. Fast broadband and a good TV made staying in on wet days (and we had several) enjoyable. This was our first holiday here, but we've already booked for next year.

Excellent property in an excellent location.

We have visited 9 times now and will be going back again soon. The property is kept immaculately clean by the housekeeper Jane who deserves a special mention.

Woodside West is a lovely house to stay in.

Home from home. Comfortable and very clean and excellent position for getting out and about. Hope to return.

This was our 3rd stay at Woodside west the accommodation is great for comfort and a nice quiet location and still handy as everything is only a few minutes walk away would highly recommend this property .

Kind regards , Caroline and Matt ,

Great location, well equipped.

We have stayed in the area before but the parking puts us off coming back.

This property has great & easy car parking which together with previous good reviews made us book. We wasn’t disappointed & will definitely return.

Our third visit to Woodside West and what a lovely property to return to after wet and windy walks on the fells!

Warm, cosy and comfortable accommodation with excellent, easy access to shops and restaurants and dedicated parking spaces. Highly recommended.

Very clean, very comfortable!

Great location and was a very homely property. Jane was friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay again.

Well equipped, clean and a great location.

my heart sank on arrival on having to carry my luggage up 3 floors of stairs! But once in not a issue It is also stated that there are views of the lake you would have to squint to see a lake. small patio as there was a little table and chairs shown in the pictures which were actually at the front in the car park. Not a big deal as in November we were not sitting outside. We had a extremely comfortable stay and would return.

Brilliant location for a lovely comfortable for home for exploring Bowness on Windermere and the surrounding area.

We have stayed at this house many times over the years and continue to go back. The property is spacious and well appointed. There is great parking and it is lovely and quiet. It only takes a few minutes from leaving the property to be in the main street for shops, bars and restaurants.

Had a brilliant holiday.

Cottage was spotless and well equipped. Convenient location right on the bus route. Will be back.

Superb property, our 8th visit and we have already booked again for May 2026.

Excellent location being very central for all amenities in Bowness and Windermere but quietly tucked away with off road parking for 2 cars. Always immaculately clean and well presented, thanks to Jane the housekeeper.

Had a great week in Bowness.

The house is comfortable and well equipped....also well situated in the town. The weather was fabulous so enjoyed getting out and about in the beautiful Lake District.

Excellent amenities and comfortable clean accommodation really made for a great break.

Lovely comfy cottage, fantastic location which benefits 2 large parking spaces.

It is immaculately clean thanks to Jane and is very well equipped. The main bedroom has the most comfortable bed I have slept in and both the main bathroom and en-suite have large showers. The utility is located on ground floor and very spacious for drying wet walking clothes. The exit from the cottage is slightly banky but still ok for 2 unfit pensioners like ourselves. Needless to say I have already booked Woodside West for our next holiday.

Woodside West was fabulous!

We had a fantastic week in Bowness-On-Windermere and staying at Woodside West made it even better. The cottage is beautiful, exceptionally clean, comfortable, had everything we needed and more. The car parking spaces and outside seating area was an added bonus we sat outside in the sun most evenings. We enjoyed it so much we have already booked our stay for 2026!! Thank you so much to the owners for this fabulous holiday home x

We really enjoyed our stay at Woodside West.

The property is in an excellent location within in easy access to all that Bowness and Windermere has to offer. The 2 car parking spaces are a real bonus. The property is well equipped clean and well maintained and has a homely feel. Would definitely recommend and we hope to visit again soon.

A very convenient location with an excellent bus service on the doorstep.

The property is really well equipped, very clean and very comfortable.

Beautiful stay, I could go on and on about the quality and facilities, but it’s easier to keep it to one word.

Exceptional!! See you again soon Steve,Jane & Jess Tellwright

Excellent property in a great location.

Car parking is a big bonus.

Woodside West is a home from home.

The location is ideal, so close to shops, cafés and restaurants and yet really quiet, tucked away as it is. The interior is excellent too. It's impeccably clean, spacious and very cosy and comfortable. We particularly appreciated the Christmas decorations which brightened a somewhat wet and gloomy week.

Lovely property and very good response from Jane the housekeeper

We've stayed at Woodside West several times now.

Everything has stayed exaxtly the same over the years! The lady who services the propery was excellent - very helpful and friendly.

Second visit to 1 Woodside West.

We love the location accessibility to both Windermere and Bowness. The convenience of having a dedicated parking spot. Well appointed and very clean.

The cottage is well placed in a central but quiet location.

It’s very comfortable,clean and well equipped. Sykes photo of the “patio” is very misleading as it’s just in the car park and others seemed to use it. In late September that didn’t matter but it may to some people. Overall it’s a very good holiday home with a large ground floor utility room - useful for walking gear

Really enjoyable stay in this property.

Well kitted out and very clean and comfortable. Excellent location, right in town centre. Easy parking

Cottage was well appointed, clean and comfortable.

Slightly odd layout over three floors, with two flights of stairs to negotiate to bedrooms with suitcases on arrival and departure. Description referring to "patio/sun terrace" and "garden" maybe stretching things slightly. Private off-road parking a godsend during the extremely busy time of our stay (August 24). Access back to the main road in the car a bit precarious though. Overall, a lovely place to stay, with good access to Bowness, Windermere and beyond. Would recommend.

We had a very enjoyable stay at Woodside West last week.

The property is well appointed and very comfortable. The housekeeper, Jane, was extremely helpful and prepared everythig for our stay. The property is perfectly situated for easy walking access to Bowness and Windermere. Thank you for a very pleasant holiday in the English Lakes.

A very comfortable cottage, in a quiet location within the Bowness area, with the added convenience of good parking

Woodside West ticks every box and we were so pleased to have found it , it’s our favourite holiday cottage now.

Very clean and comfortable and great parking too. Can’t wait to return ! Thank you too Jane for being very kind and helpful after discovering we had left something behind .

The listing on the website was inaccurate as it says the property is over 2 floors then goes on to describe 3, which it actually is.

Not a problem for us but might be for some people especially getting all the food shopping to the kitchen upstairs and suitcases up two flights to the bedrooms. The photo of the outside space is misleading, it’s not private in the sense of not being overlooked as it’s in the car park area, but it is only used by this property. We didn’t like it and didn’t want to use it.

Woodside West is a lovely property.

Well equipped, very tidy and a great location. My only criticism is that it is advertised as being on 2 floors, it’s actually on 3 floors. Lots of stairs! It is also stated that there are views of the lake. This is simply not true. Very misleading.

This is an excellent cottage in a good location.

There are lots of places to eat and transport facilities are good.

Woodside West is a home from home.

It’s clean and comfortable with everything you need .The location is great as it’s just off the Main Street yet far enough away to be really quiet. The parking space is essential as Bowness gets very busy. We have stayed here before and look forward to staying again. The only thing is the house has a lot of stairs and there is a bit of a bank to climb from the property to the main road so it is not suitable if you have mobility issues.

Superb property and excellent location.

Our 7th visit and will be returning again.

We loved this property.

It is ideally located in the heart of Bowness and Windermere and yet in a quiet cul de sac with pleasant views. The house is beautifully appointed with everything you could possibly need and it was spotlessly clean.

A really lovely house, immaculate inside pictures did not do it justice.

Very impressed how nicely furnished it was it had everything we needed and a great location and good parking. Nice and warm and cosy and we loved our stay there. We will definitely go back there as can not fault it at all. A really pleasant place to stay. Thank you.

We have stayed at the property 4 times now and love it.

The location is fab and it is really well laid out. The only issue we had this time was with the heating. It would not come on before 9am (ish) and after 9pm (ish). This was inconvenient at best. When we arrived on Friday tea time it was working fine but we could not turn it on Saturday morning. I phoned Lakelovers and they were going to send someone out. I then phoned back to say that it had started working about 9am so nobody came out. I appreciate I should have phoned back because we had this problem all week. We were out all day one day, returning after 9pm and could not get any heating on at all.

Great place to stay

A great cottage which is very central just a short walk away from the shops, bars and restaurants.

The cottage was very clean and the kitchen was very well equipped. We will be back!

Fabulous location and well appointed.

This holiday let was extremely comfortable. Great to have parking. Wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again.

The property was excellent with great facilities.

Very comfortable and clean. The location was also very good, being only about a 10 minute walk from the Steamer pier. Having private off-road parking was a great advantage.

A truly beautiful cottage with perfect facilities for four guests- without the usual struggles for a shower in the morning!

The washing machine and tumble dryer was a great bonus and it was great to come home with no dirty washing! Excellent facilities in the utility room. Nice for us all to sit round the table for dinner. Kitchen very well equipped - maybe a little bit too much! Maybe empty a cupboard for food storage, but that’s a minor thing. Beds were clean and very comfortable and we all slept better than we had in ages. Lady phoned us early to say the cottage was ready and was flexible about check out - especially when one of us lost their glasses and had to pop back. Only reason not a 5 for accuracy is the outdoor area isn’t particularly private- it’s across the small car park. One thing to bear in mind is there’s quite a short, but steep slope down to the entrance to the cottage, plus four steps up to the door. I have arthritis but managed it, but someone less able may struggle. Hand rail down the slope would help. Overall- excellent! Will be booking again :) Thank you!

3rd visit to this accommodation.

Clean, great parking for 2 cars. Ideal location in bowness also quiet at night

Fantastic location, very comfortable property, had every thing that you could possibly need

Great property our 6th visit.

Ideally placed , quiet and tranquil yet close to all amenities. Safe off road parking for 2 vehicles priceless. Will be going back again.

We really enjoyed our stay.

The standard of cleanliness and presentation of the property was excellent. It really was a home from home. The location was great as it was close to the amenities. We almost didn’t book the property as the photos really don’t do it justice but we were very pleased we did. However I would advise any one with mobility issues not to visit this property as there steps up to the front door and there are a lot of stairs inside. Also there is a steep bank to get to and from the property which would be challenging if you have restricted mobility. Improved lighting outside would have been helpful also.

cottage was very clean and comfortable.

The directions are very misleading and subsequently we went to the wrong address. We had to ask the lady who lived opposite where it was, and 15 to 20 minutes later we finally we found it, whitch was very frustrating. It also lacked the personal touch no basics left. eg. tea coffee etc. Just a suggestion people would pay say £20 for a welcome pack, including these items

Immaculately clean, lovely decorated and very homely property.

The property is well equipped....the only one very minor comment is that there was no tea/coffee etc available. We still had a wonderful family stay and we would love to return to this property in the future.

Second visit to Woodside West and again not disappointed.

Well appointed, furnished and very comfortable accommodation. Great facilities. Jane does an excellent job preparing for visit. Will definitely return again.

Our 4th visit to this property and we will be back again !

Great location and central for all amenities yet quiet and peaceful with parking. Superb.

A wonderful property that was beautifully presented and very well equipped.

Jane, the house keeper deserves special mention, not only for her efforts in ensuring that the property was spotless, but also for her friendly communication throughout our stay.

Lovely cottage booked at short notice.

Absolutely spotlessly clean. Had everything we needed. Very comfortable and loved the pretty bedrooms. Would definitely stay again.

The stay was lovely.

Thank you for the gift. The Christmas trees and lights in the kitchen a lovely touch. A perfect stay.

By far the best so far we have stayed in at Bowness ….

Central but extremely peaceful and the parking for two cars is priceless! We will definitely return

This is a really nice, well specked cottage that I would guess has recently been decorated with new carpets.

There is really little to fault. Ok you do have to walk across your own private parking spot (25 feet) to get to the garden table which frankly is no great shakes. The table gets the sun from late morning all the way through to the evening, ideal for a sundowner! The cottage is located on the very edge of the town centre, less than 1 minute walk from the top of the Main Street where you will find an abundance of shops and restaurants (suggest you try and rebook these) and 10 minutes from the ‘dock’ area. It is set back off the main road and very quiet. We did a couple of trips on the open top bus, a great way to see the area and very cheap at about £5 for a hop on hop off service. Highly recommend this place.

cottage was perfect for us as we like quiet, parking and comfort and it was very clean

The outside space was a little misleading, the pictures made it look like it was like a garden or balcony, when it was down a flight of stairs out the front door and across the car park

This is around the fifth cottage we have booked with Sykes and have never been disappointed, however this one exceeded our expectations in all areas.

Exceptionally clean and comfortable and exceptionally well equipped, our only problem was bins, the bin was full when we arrived and we did not have clear instructions re what to do with our rubbish. Although just off a main road it was so very quiet and peaceful. The descriptions were very accurate. Most visitors noted a lack of WiFi in the premises our son brought a mobile router and he needed it as he was called away early for work. There is always a solution.

The only problem I found was that all the bathrooms wasn't as clean as I would expect poor standard alot of hairs and dust.

The only small point (that didn’t affect our holiday at all) we were under the impression the property had a small patio as there was a little table and chairs shown in the pictures which were actually at the front in the car park.

As I said this didn’t affect us, the rest of the property and the location more than made up for it!

Nice house with the perfect cleanliness.

Beautiful house, a great stay!

Lovely house, great location, fab stay!

Excellent stay again!

Love it here.

Beautiful house, very comfortable.

Shame about the weather!