Deer Thwaite

Been to Deer Thwaite many times, excellent location, very comfortable and having a super grassed area in which we could observe the many varieties of birds and squirrels as long as you buy the nuts etc!

We would just like to thank the owners.

This was our second stay at Deer Thwaite this year, and feels very much a home from home and the best property we have stayed at on the Merewood estate. Plenty of space, bright and three large, comfortable bedrooms. Good location for public transport and handy for a stroll round Brockhole. Best of all is just watching the birds and squirrels on the feeders in the back garden area.

This was our first stay at Deer Thwaite, paying a little more than our usual budget, but so glad we did.

This property was a pleasant surprise. Five of us were staying at the property for a week, and we all commented on how spacious Deer Thwaite is. When returning at the end of the day, everyone could spread out and relax, and the bonus was having the outside area/lawn. It is a shared area, but was never crowded (at least when we were staying there) and is a big bonus with teenagers! The facilities were plentiful (our only small suggestion is possibly to have a couple more towels in the bathrooms for those with long hair after a shower, and the long mirrors would be easier to use if located on the walls instead of inside the wardrobe doors, but these are very minor suggestions). Fingers crossed we'll be able to visit again, and we'd highly recommend to anyone to book this property.

We asked for extra hand towels the first day, although promised they never arrived.

Brown towels were very heavy with a harsh fringe. We have been many times to Deer Thwaite, excellent upgrades on the bathrooms/showers. No potato peeler!! Apart from these relatively minor points, an excellent holiday venue.

We were very pleasantly surprised by how lovely our cottage was.

Our daughter was getting married at the Merewood Country Hotel and it was perfectly placed for this. The cottage was situated in a beautiful quiet setting and centrally positioned within easy reach of Keswick, Kendal and Ambleside with lake Windermere across the road. We had the perfect week there.

Lovely warm, comfortable and spacious cottage in a very convenient location to explore the Lakes, thank you very much!

A little of the gloss taken off by some technical issues with the TV and the dishwasher stopping working, but luckily the cottage was very well equipped and had plenty of games too. New bathrooms excellent!

We’ve been staying at Deer Thwaite for over 10 years and this was another great stay, apart from a few niggles that could be easily resolved.

The en suite shower hose is leaking so badly hardly any water comes out the shower head, the radiator in the bedroom with velux windows doesn’t work and the dishwasher has a broken spring on the flap where the tablet goes so it doesn’t spring open and the tablet gets trapped, we worked around this by just putting the tablet on the top shelf. Despite these minor issues we will of course be back again next year. Jon, Vicky & Jacob

Spent 2 days without Internet and TV with maintenance unable to help.

Central heating only worked for 24 hours in what was a cold house. Car parking was a nightmare. Would never consider returning. Also although we complied I think it is unfair to insist the guests dispose of their rubbish in the skips provided. Isn't that what cleaners are for. Sykes customer services were hopeless.

The boiler didn’t work.

There was no heating ever and no hot water after 24 hours. When I reported this, some maintenance guys came round and set the immersion heater so we had hot water (and a certain amount of mud traipsed through the property which we cleared up). They said they’d get a proper boiler engineer in but (s)he didn’t come during our stay. Apart from that the cottage is lovely, so lovely that it cries out to have soap and shampoo provided.

A great stay, great location, really comfortable, quiet, spacious, comfortable beds & lots of hot water.

Well equipped kitchen. We were very happy. The only disappointment was the level of cleanliness. The property had been cleaned but not deep cleaned LOTS of cobwebs in the kitchen & lots of long term dust on skirting boards & bathroom towel rails, oven door not cleaned etc. Thought the property would have had a deep clean at start of session. However everything else was great so did not stop us enjoying our stay. We would return Thank you.

A lovely cottage with a beautiful garden area.

Quiet but with easy access to Ambleside and Windermere, plus walks from the door. Very well equipped and comfortable cottage. We would hope to return. Thank you.

A nice, well equiped and comfortable cottage.

Stayed in March so it was good to come back to a lovely warm cottage after our many walks on the fells. Small problem over the lack of toilet rolls when we arrived but one phone call to Lakelovers solved this and more toilet rolls were delivered in an hour - well done to all concerned.

We have stayed at Deer Thwaite twice before so I think the fact that we went back again says it all.