Reviews

Our stay at Larch Retreat was heaven on earth! It was beautifully decorated with so many thoughtful touches to make our stay idyllic! With peaceful and picturesque views to wake to , it’s the perfect get away base to explore the autumnal beauty of the Lake District! Christine was so friendly with emails in the lead up to our stay! She shared contact details in case we needed any help, recommendations for things to do and a lovely welcome package with necessities including local produce – the Rowley Estate jam was delicious! After daily 5-6 hours walks/hikes, returning to the peace of Larch Retreat was blissful. A cozy autumnal haven , it also has a fire pit outside that is perfect to curl around with a good book at the end of the day. One a clear night you can also enjoy the dark skies and with a very good camera you’ll catch thousands of stars which we took advantage of as keen photographers! My husband and I will 100% be back one day as it was a trip to remember for a life time

Larch Retreat was beautiful! A lovely personalised welcome from Christine and the place was clean and beautiful. Would highly recommend for a private trip to the Lakes. Not too far from things either which makes it easy.

We had a lovely stay at Larch Retreat. Christine had provided excellent instructions for us to easily find and access the hut. The hut is tucked away at the edge of a secluded woodland, giving privacy and a beautiful view. We enjoyed the welcome package, especially the delicious bread and jam! We really appreciated that the wood burner was left ready to go and kept us more than warm enough in our cosy hut. The kitchen was very well kitted out with a full sized fridge and oven, which was perfect for us as we had brought a couple of meals to cook ourselves. We had all of the cutlery, crockery and utensils that we needed. A very comfortable, relaxing and peaceful stay. Thank you Christine and Team.

Amazing top quality Shepard’s hut. Great features such as wood burner and outside space. Great little bathroom, everything worked perfectly had no problems. Fantastic location! would love to come back again!

Really enjoyed our stay. Christine was responsive and really helpful. We also really enjoyed the privacy and peace of the location. Thank you so much!

Thanks for the lovely retreat, stunning location and made us feel very close to nature

We had the most relaxing and beautiful stay here for a few days in August that we truly did not want to leave. The hut is so comfortable with absolutely everything you may need included. We arrived to a lovely welcome hamper which was greatly appreciated. We were super lucky with the weather and managed to use the outdoor space which was equipped with seating, a BBQ and a great firepit! The surrounding area is great and very close to many pubs and 20 minute drive to Keswick. We most enjoyed having the doors open in the morning and looking at the view whilst lay in bed with a cup of tea…absolutely bliss. Thank you so much to Rowley estates for making our stay so wonderful and we cannot wait to return!

The Larch retreat is truly a paradise for anyone looking for a place to stay whilst exploring the lake district! It is such a peaceful and remote location, and is the perfect place to get away from all the noise of the lake district in the holidays. It is care that the Rowley estates team have put a lot of effort into making this place special, and they show dedication and support to whoever choses to stay with them! Would recommend 100%!

Thank you so much for a beautiful stay x

We have just returned home from a beautiful 3 night stay at Christine’s Shepherds Hut. Everything was perfect and as described. We absolutely loved our time there, and really wished we had a few extra nights to relax a bit more, after a jam packed weekend in the lakes. We loved the fresh bread, coffee, eggs, juice, and the delicious home made jam, that was waiting for us on arrival, thank you 🙂 Bed was also super comfortable, and the hut had a lovely shower. The fire pit outside is wonderful, and we would have made use of the wood burner inside, had it not been such good weather. Also the view from the private garden area is absolutely stunning. It was so so peaceful. We will look forward to staying here again sometime soon. We also really appreciated the flexibility provided with check in and check out. Cannot fault anything about our stay, it was just perfect. Thank you so much. Dan & Jo