Photos of the area


Around Limefitt Park - Near Jenkins CragAround Limefitt Park - WIndermere with rainbowAround Limefitt Park - View from Wansfell PikeAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck GardenAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck GardenAround Limefitt Park - UllswaterAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchyardAround Limefitt Park - TownendDSCF1561Around Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchAround Limefitt Park - Cattle on the fellsAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck TongueAround Limefitt Park - View from WansfellAround Limefitt Park - View from Ill bellAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchyardAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck TongueAround Limefitt Park - WindermereAround Limefitt Park - UllswaterAround Limefitt Park - Limefiit from aboveAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck Churchyard

The Cottage Guru reviews our web site!

Last week Heather Bayer, (AKA the Cottage Guru), cast her eye on our web site and wrote a review on her highly respected blog

For those of you who don’t know of Heather she lives in Canada and writes on the subject of self-catering holiday lets. She is a highly respected international expert in the [...]

2010 Availability going going going.....

Every year the Lake District just seems to get more and more popular, and every year people seem to book earlier and earlier. (Rory Magrath’s series on the Lakes currently airing in 12 episodes on ITV probably isn’t doing us any harm either!)

We think this is due to a combination of the fantastic scenery [...]

Last minute Christmas break in the Lake District - Now HALF PRICE !!!

We have just has a last minute cancellation for Kingfisher Lodge, so we have SLASHED the price of a 4 night Christmas break to just £299. That’s less than £20 per person per night and you can bring up to two dogs with you at no extra charge!

If you fancy spending Christmas here:

Limefitt park in [...]

Happy guests again!

Well, we’ve just been through the Guest Survey responses from 2009 and I’m delighted to say that we’ve continued to get a great level of satisfaction. We’ve now been doing this for 3 years and we’ve made a point of trying to maintain and exceed the great start we got in 2007. Hopefully the results [...]

Government as bad as Foot & Mouth for UK Tourism!

To be serious for a moment, we self-catering operators are shortly to be shafted by the government when they repeal the Furnished Holiday Letting rules next year. This is being done to us just so that they don’t have to extend the FHL tax treatment to European based businesses owned by UK nationals.

Many of us [...]

Now every day can be Valentine’s Day in the Lake District

I just love this idea from Swish Travel

A romantic tour around the Lake District for you and your partner.

There are few places more romantic than the Lake District, Cumbria, so we decided to put together a dedicated romance tour to really make the most of the beautiful views on offer here.  Our indulgent Valentine Day [...]

Wakeboarding on Windermere

On Sunday we took the kids down to The Low Wood watersports centre and had a couple of hours learning to wakeboard.

Joe, our instructor was great and very patient and we all got up out of the water.

It was a lot of fun but quite tiring.

Whilst £65 an hour sound expensive you can split it [...]

My Lake District Top 10

Troutbeck Village
The view of Windermere from Wansfell Pike
Sailing on Windermere
MTB ride round Kentmere
Go Ape – Grizedale forest
A canoe on Ulswater
Wordsworth’s daffodils at Glencoyne Bay
A pint at The Queen’s Head Troutbeck
A walk around Grasmere followed by dinner at Villa Columbina
Watching the colour of Buttermere change with the light.

Why not post yours here too – [...]

Carlisle Living Features Windermere Lodge

In May 2009 we were very flattered to be featured in Carlisle Living’s

Six Of The Best Holiday Cottages For A Break Close To Home

“Brits will be flocking to one of the UK’s top holiday destinations this year – Cumbria. Nick Brownlee picks six of the best holiday cottages for a break close to home

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WINDERMERE [...]

April’s Calendar Wallpaper – Wordsworth’s daffodils

April  is a lovely time of year in the Lakes. This photo was taken last April at Glencoyne Bay, Ullswater.

Wordsworth's Daffodils

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This is the exact place that inspired William Wordsworth to write the famous poem. Well, actually,  it seems that it was his sister Dorothy who [...]