The Retreat

Great place, very well styled, and welcoming, even the bedroom which is often more practical than glamorous!

Ample room and more for 2 people and a dog! Very spacious rooms and a well equipped kitchen. We parked in the car park recommended 2 mins walk away with no problem. Very close to the High Street for all your shopping and meal requirements. Not an awful lot to do in the immediate vicinity but a great base for discovering the wider area, coast and Northern Lakes, an area we hadn’t visited before.

Lovely break in Wigton.

The Retreat is perfect. Alison and Mark have done an amazing renovation on this property with great styling. Everything you could need. We had the BEST nights sleep EVER! I would be extremely greatful to learn what mattress is in the property so that I can get one for home! Thank you for letting us stay and we hope to revisit soon. X

Everything you need for a short simple break in Cumbria ,the flat is very tastefully decorated and a very well equipped kitchen along with a comfy bed .

Superb comfortable and very clean flat.

Wigton is a great base for exploring Cumbrias fantastic walks. The flat was nicely decorated and very well kept.

Absolutely loved the cottage it’s great to see an old building like that having been refurbished to a really terrific standard.

It’s a nice quiet location for visiting the lovely areas on the Solway Coast. We would thoroughly recommend The Oddfellows Arms in Calderbeck for food it’s excellent and only 14 mins by car, and of course the Cottage.

This is our third time at the retreat, so really that speaks for itself!

Tbf we choose to stay here because it is very close and convenient when we visit family in Wigton, but we would not continue to come if it didn’t meet our expectations! It is comfortable, warm and clean, right in the town centre (but not noisy!) and only a short drive to the Lake District and the coast. The only downside is the lack of parking but there are car parks nearby. A parking permit is provided but we didn’t use it so we’re not sure if it can be used for overnight parking. Note to the owners, some info on this would be useful!) Also there is no outside space at all, which is not a problem for us but might be for others. All in all I highly recommend this property.

This is our second time at The Retreat and no doubt it won’t be our last!

The apartment is beautiful and has everything you could need. We were there in mid-December and it was cosy and warm. The bed is very comfortable and the shower is hot, both very welcoming after walks in the beautiful Lake District or on the coast, which are each about half an hours drive away. We had no issues this time but last time when we had a problem the hosts were attentive and quickly got it sorted. The only issue is a lack of parking but that is just how it is on that particular street. A parking permit was provided. Highly recommended.

We had a great time, the accommodation was really clean and had everything you could possibly need for a self catering holiday.

Bed was comfortable, shower was great and Wigton itself is a lovely little place. We used two butchers and both supplied good quality chicken and sausages. Parking is on the road - we never had a problem and found a space every day when we returned from a day out. Only recommendation would be to have darker/blackout curtains in the bedroom but not a major problem . We loved all the finishing touches, from the magazines, nice hand wash, tissues and the biscuits and milk sachets.

The apartment was very damp and smelly when we walked in on Thursday it did improve slightly as the weekend went on we found a slug on the bedroom wall friday night as we went to bed so i took it outside so not a good thing to happen overall the property was very good but just the damp that put us off going again

A very comfortable apartment ideally placed to visit the Lake District and the rest of Cumbria.

The whole place was lovely, just want to mention that the front door key is a bit tricky!

You have to be very zen to make it work!