Reviews

Great stay at Oak retreat. We were greeted with a lovely welcome food selection, including fresh bread, homemade jam, amazing coffee, tea, butter and eggs. The place was lovely and quiet and just what we needed for a relaxing yet active break! Thank you Christine for being so helpful with responses and things to do in the area.

Loved staying at Rowan Retreat, didn’t want to leave!

Hut and surroundings were very nice, and the hut was really clean. We also liked the complimentary eggs, milk, butter, orange juice, and loaf of bread.

We thoroughly enjoyed are stay at the shepherds hut ,it was lovely and peaceful with Bread and Milk and butter ready in the fridge .

Have just spent a lovely weekend at Kirkbride Hall for a family get together. The house is beautiful & very well maintained having everything you could possibly need. The welcome basket was amazing, don’t think I have ever had one with so many goodies.
Melmerby village is full of history & the surrounding area is so pretty. Everyone was so friendly. Lots of walks direct from the house. The village bakery cafe just 10 minutes down the road is a must to visit.
Would highly recommend.

Fantastic retreat to cook and read from, and convenient base from which to explore the area and wider Lake District. Beautiful and secluded, but Christine’s instructions were crystal clear. She is a great and responsive host. The detailed local recommendations were also very welcome.

Thank you for a marvellous stay at Hawthorn Retreat, it was perfect, and one of the nicest and most well provisioned places I’ve stayed in a very long time. I hope to return.

We had a great stay while there, with beautiful views the second you step out of the hut. Could not recommend enough, Thanks for the breakfast as well that bread was fantastic

We stayed at the Rowan Retreat for 4 nights and really enjoyed the tranquility of the location! It was very quiet and secluded. The cabin was very well equipped and clean. It was in good driving distance of local hikes and Keswick. We would definitely recommend!

If you prioritise your privacy and just want to be away from it all then this is the place for you. There is no phone signal – which I loved! But wifi is available if your not so keen on switching off completely. The check-in was nice and easy and we likely wouldn’t have seen another soul if we didn’t go out and about around the lakes. Christine has really thought of everything from providing a delicious hamper with breakfast bits, fresh juice, tea and coffee to practical essentials like foil, different utensils, coal for the BBQ and wood for the fire pit. Being near a stream, nestled amongst the trees and long grass does mean that flies and knats are about. Christine did provide citronella incense, which I suspect meant it wasn’t as bad as it could have been! We had a truly amazing time here and, unusually for us, would go back again.