The Gilpin Farmhouse, Lake District Getaway - Ridgestone

We had a truly wonderful stay at this charming cottage in the Lake District. Nestled against a backdrop of hills and surrounded by farmland, it offered a peaceful setting for our getaway. The house was thoughtfully decorated and comfortably accommodated our group of three couples, with full-size bedrooms that ensured everyone had their own space to unwind. And plenty of space for 3 cars to park. The location was ideal—quiet and still conveniently close to the popular lakes and with easy access to the main roads, making day trips effortless. We also found the check-in and check-out process to be smooth. Thank you for accommodating us over the Easter long weekend—we very much enjoyed our time here!

Just 1 bath

A lovely cosy cottage with plenty of space and the hot tub was lovely.

We booked from 23rd to 28th and had to go and buy a Christmas Tree as there wasn’t one at the property. With younger children it was a necessity and to be honest for the price we paid a small christmas tree would have been a lovely touch

The property is very, very pet friendly, however my dogs were very interested in the previous occupant smells and especially the bedroom rug. When I checked it, it was soiled with stale dog urine. My recommendation would be to keep pets away from Upstairs as even if house trained it’s too tempting for them!

Very quaint beautiful little farmhouse. The most comfortable beds and beautiful bedrooms

Quite a few dead flies in the bathroom light that need removing and on the skylight Needs a few more oven racks in the oven as only had a grill pan I the top grill.

Rooms were comfy that’s about the best thing about It.

Hot tub was deceiving and not usable as it was so small, house was full of cobwebs and ironing board was broken which was never mentioned as when I rang she said there was no iron available.

The location was great, the house was lovely, hot tub was a great touch, rooms were a lovely size and really comfortable.

Apart from welcome email with lock box code and directions no other welcome instructions : e.g. had to guess that the temperature and bubbles on hot tub were automated timer set and couldn’t be controlled manually. No shelves in oven - cooking a special birthday family meal was difficult with no shelves. Owners directions to property didn’t seem to be correct although we tried to follow them a couple of times we found our own way.

Lovely house, nice and clean inside

No heating or hot water in the property. Rang the emergency phone number and no one answered, managed to get though in the morning and it was sorted in the afternoon. But we had to sleep on the sofa to stay warm, awfully expensive when we had no heating or hot water for a day!