Gate House

A fab family holiday to celebrate a 60th.

What a beautiful house and garden, it was interesting to look at the book of how the owners have transformed it all. The house was perfect for our family and dogs, large, clean, and everything you'd need. Ample parking for 3 cars. Hot tub was fantastic in a beautiful setting. House is sat on the pathway up to Old Man Coniston, and is also a few minutes walk to the shops and 4 pubs, and 10 minute walk to the lake. Herdwicks is a nice place for a good lunch. A lovely village to be based in, not far from Ambleside, Grasmere, Windermere and Grizedale. We had a fabulous holiday, thank you! A note for maintenance- the dishwasher needs salt and rinse aid.

A great house - we were a granny, an auntie, a mum and dad, 2 children and 3 dogs.

It worked on all fronts - both front and rear gardens are secure and its a 5 minute walk down into Coniston village. The house is so well equipped and well appointed and the hot tub was enjoyed. Close to Coppermines and other walking routes.

Great location.

Property is spacious and very well appointed with high quality furniture, furnishings and decor. Finer details could be improved in our opinion, e.g. dusty furniture/lamps in some instances; poor quality Welcome Pack considering cost of the property; no vacuum cleaner or broom; poor WiFi at times; clothes airer broken and not useable; no shower gel/shampoo provided in bathrooms (again disappointing considering price); mouldy bath mat in one bathroom; mop bucket provided but no cleaner to use with it. In addition, would benefit from covered area at the rear (maybe a parasol) and a few recliners/comfortable chairs outside.

My son and family came over from Australia.

We booked the cottage quite late because of the troubles in the Middle East. Everyone was really happy with the accommodation. The facilities, the rooms, were exceptional. Just loved it from the first day to the last. It was expensive but didn’t think of it once when we were there. Would recommend it as a first class accommodation

The property is very well situated for all of the amenities in Coniston.

The property itself is well presented, however there were several things that let it down, the garden was in a dreadful mess with nettles and weeds everywhere and a huge amount of debris from the trees, the garden furniture was covered with green algae. It was obvious nothing had been done for weeks. Inside the property the top right oven in the range cooker did not work, the toilet seat in the rear en-suite was broken and there was a leak under the sink and there was black mould in the main en-suite at the front of the house. Finally there were several lightbulbs either missing or not working. On another point there were no towels for the hot tub so we had to use the towels out of the bathrooms which was less than ideal. We spent several thousand pounds renting this property for a week and all of the guests were rather disappointed with the lack of care/maintenance at the accommodation.

Gate House was a fantastic property.

The accomodation was as described and true to the pictures in the Sykes Listing. Very spacious and comfortable. Furniture style very in character with the house and condition perfect. It was interesting to read about the history of past residents. Near to shops, cafes and pubs which we walked to and took 5 mins. I and the rest of my party would highly recommend this property and hopefully be booking again. Thanks for making our weekend fabulous.

The gatehouse is in a great location tucked away but close to all the village amenities.

Beautifully presented and decorated/maintained to the very highest standards. Secure for pets too. The hot tub was a big hit for both the kids and adults. All in all we had a most wonderful stay.

The Gate House is an amazing place to stay, set back from the main road but just a two minute walk to the shops.

The accomodation is of a high standard throughout and everything has been thought of to make it a comfortable and relaxing holiday. I could not fault anything at all and would definitely recommend it to others.

A very well presented house, perfect for large groups.

Large bedrooms with comfortable beds. Easy access to everything that Coniston has to offer. Not mentioned in the details was the hose which is perfect for cleaning mucky dogs and walkers. Two sets of keys would be better for large groups, but not a major problem. Best to take your own tea, coffee and milk, as welcome pack a bit light. Tesco's deliver.

Gate House is a fabulous house, only let down by the little touches that make a great holiday fabulous.

It is an expensive place to stay, so why are there no “little touches” like a decent welcome pack instead of pathetic UHT sachets of milk and a couple of biscuits, not even one each! Why no starter pack of logs for the fire? Some dressing gowns for the hot tub would be nice and some plastic cups/ glasses for using outdoors. The bedrooms are all lovely with comfy beds and all en suite, the decor is all very nice, the kitchen is extremely well equipped with lots of cutlery and crockery. Plenty of room for parking 3 cars, with more room in front of gate. It is in an excellent position for walking into Coniston, (2 mins) yet away from the busy centre. Also plenty of walks from the door. A couple of things for the owners, the kettle switch won’t stay on, a couple of the dining chairs have broken back legs making them wobbly and potential for injury.

Fantastic accommodation for large family’s with up-to 3 dogs.

Hard to find places that will accept that amount of dogs. Well equipped, clean and comfortable. Would happily return again in the future. Just a note for the owners, the kettle is faulty and not always working so needs replacing.

Beautiful accommodation.

This was fantastic.

Very clean and very well maintained I would definitely be returning and be recommending it to anyone, parking was fantastic plenty of room for 6 cars.

This is a beautiful cottage!

The quality of the interior is high end, amazing location and well maintained. It’s quiet yet close to the village centre and you can walk straight onto the fells. We loved it!

The house is lovely -great showers and very well equipped kitchen but a few things remain an issue that are mentioned in other reviews (which means the owners don’t respond) The house smells of wet dog.

There isn’t enough loo roll for 8 guests Check out time is ridiculously early 9:30. The hot tub takes 12 hours to warm up so we could only use for one night. It’s a lot of money to rent and things like the cheap welcome pack with uht milk is a bit of a poor show.

A beautiful house.

Good size bedrooms. Very comfortable beds. Lovely bathrooms. Kitchen has everything and more you would need. Immaculately kept. Hot Tub was lovely . Short 5 minutes walk into the centre of Coniston. Pubs/Resturants on your doorstep.

Absolutely lovely house.

Couldn't be more perfect. Plenty of space, lots of parking. Large comfortable bedrooms and luxurious bathrooms. The hot tub was a nice bonus and the setting was beautiful. Thank you.

We couldn’t fault it.

Absolutely lovely! The house has been furnished with taste and the en-suites are gorgeous. It is within easy reach on foot to the pubs and lake side. Also, it is immediately at the start of a walk up to the Coppermines and the Old Man.

The property is lovely, great location and setting and a good size and layout for 2 families to meet up.

The internal fixtures and fittings are a very high quality and everything needed is supplied, our issue was the hot tub, the lid had no fixings to secure the belts only the bar across the top and on a very windy night the lid blew off and the force broke the bar, although reported and photos supplied to Sykes we have been charged £210 for the damage and Sykes have not acknowledged our complaint or suggested they would investigate - very disappointing and potentially a situation that other families will find themselves in unless resolved.

Perfect location and set up for Four Couples to get together.

The house has quality fixtures and fittings, from bath taps to kitchen aids. Literally, the chaps were amazed at the KitchenAid toaster x That would bring me down to the petty "err's" but certainly wont put us off coming again; no welcome pack?? Two small boxes with UHT milt sachets, couple of teabags and coffee/sugar sachets and biscuits. Also, only one loo roll per bathroom, no spare and no kindling or wood to get you going and yet three burners?? Last comment, whats all this about having to be out at 9:30!! It dropped to 10 in lock down and now 9:30!!

We have stayed at the Gate House before this upgrade, it is a beautiful property.

This stay did not disappoint and the addition of the hot tub made the long walks in cold wet January well worth it. A few minor comments, pillows are a little hard and lumpy, mugs not clean and probably my biggest negative comment is no logs or sticks when we arrived. Other than that a lovely stay.

Overall the house was great and suitable for our extended family with good facilities and decorated for Christmas.

Few little niggles that took the edge off the holiday. Considerable “wet dog” smell when arrived. Understand dogs allowed at the house before we booked but deodorising after previous guests would be good, not everyone is used to a house smelling of dogs. Bought a fabreeze to try and mask the smell. Kitchen benches and floor not the cleanest along with some of the glasses. Cleaned benches, floor and loaded all glasses and cups into dishwasher to overcome this. Again would have expected better quality of cleaning. Rest of house was fine. Could not find any information in the welcome guide on heating especially with regards to when it comes on/off had to get in touch with Sykes to find out as house extremely cold when arrived. Would be useful to have some simple instructions, found the boost buttons but the downstairs one was faulty. Repaired next day. Very efficient and great service. Overall a good holiday but not a great one.

Superb cottage in a great location.

Very well equipped cottage, could be mentioned in property listings as I was unsure what I would need kitchen equipment wise. Decor, quality of appliances, crockery, beds and en suites all excellent. Only let down by quality of welcome pack, sachets of long life milk!!! (a fresh pint of milk would have been much better!) and a starter pack of logs for the fires would have been appreciated. We will definitely be back.

Beautiful property set in a lovely quiet spot but in close proximity to centre of the village.

Beautifully furnished, excellent kitchen & Bathrooms, & comfy beds.

We had a wonderful stay at The Gate House, with our two children and their partners (as well as three dogs).

The house is large, with beautiful appointed rooms and a well equipped kitchen. Being November, we didn’t make use of the spa or rear patio area, but no doubt this space provides a relaxing atmosphere next to the adjacent babbling stream. In all, this is a lovely house and well situated for walks, local pub/restaurants and shops.

Returned for a visit to this lovely house.

We had good weather and did plenty of walks from the door. There are plenty of places to eat in the village all within walking distance. There were however a few housekeeping issues namely the fan oven on the range appears not to be working and the timer is broken. There is no tv remote in the snug and most of the jets in the hot tub are not working.

Lovely property very well presented and maintained.

Beautiful area and so easy for walks direct from the house. If we come back to Coniston we will definitely be back at the gate house.

A very comfortable, smart and well equipped property.

Well appointed. Suited us very well. Having the four ensuites was great. Good location. The hot tub was appreciated after hikes on fells. We really enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend.

The property was excellent.

The rooms were very spacious . It was really clean . The only downside was as dog owners was there wasn’t a lot a walks that near for a bigger dog . We loved the area busy with cars and walkers. Definitely recommend this property .

Had a wonderful stay.

Cottage beautiful and furnished to a high standard. Facilities in the kitchen were excellent. Perfect location too.

What a great location and such a comfortable house.

we loved that wee could holiday on luxury with our dogs. Super well equipped kitchen. We would have liked a few more champagne flutes please and just a little starter pack of logs would be a nice touch. We’d absolutely love to visit Coniston and this house again soon

One of the best cottages that we’ve ever been to!

Attention to detail, a luxury rental with everything you need for a restful stay. I can’t recommend this cottage enough, the restoration is just beautiful and the Gate House is well cared for, thank you