Sykes Holiday Cottages is an independent holiday cottage rental agency, with the finest selection of holidays across the UK and Ireland. Whether it’s a family-friendly holiday, a pet-friendly holiday or an activity and adventure-filled holiday, find your ideal UK break with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Our sister brands include Abersoch Quality Homes, Best of Suffolk, Carbis Bay Holidays, Character Cottages, Coast and Country Cottages, Coast and Country Holidays, Cornish Cottage Holidays, Dream Cottages, Heart of the Lakes, Helpful Holidays, Hideaways, Hogans Irish Cottages, John Bray, Lakes Cottage Holidays, Lake District Lodge Holidays, Lakelovers, Manor Cottages, Menai Holidays, Northumbria Coast & Country, Welsh Coast and Country Cottages and Yorkshire Coastal Cottages, and our family extends as far as Bachcare in New Zealand.

Briars Lea is a reverse-level holiday home with four bedrooms: one super-king-size (zip/link can be twin on request), one ground-floor super-king-size (zip/link can be twin on request) with Smart TV, one king-size with Smart TV and one ground-floor double with Smart TV. There’s a shower room, a wet room and two ground-floor shower rooms. There’s a first-floor kitchen equipped with an electric oven and gas hob, a microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, coffee maker, kettle and toaster, and a ground-floor kitchen/bar with an electric oven and hob and microwave. There’s a first-floor living/dining room with an electric fire, Smart TV and balcony with furniture, and media room with a Smart TV. Amenities include gas central heating, WiFi, a selection of books and games, fuel and power, bed linen and towels. Outside there’s a private driveway parking for three cars, an enclosed rear garden with lawn, patio, furniture and pond, and an enclosed side garden with deck, furniture and hot tub. Two well-behaved dogs are welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Nearest shop in 0.6 miles, pub in 0.4 miles, lake in 0.5 miles. Come and enjoy at luxurious stay at Briars Lea. Note: Check-in from 4pm, check-out by 10am

The vibrant twin towns of Bowness and Windermere hold enduring appeal for visitors to the Lake District National Park, with each providing a range of nearby attractions, amenities, cinema, shops and restaurants to suit all tastes. A variety of boat trips and boat hire are available from Windermere Lake Cruises in Bowness to Brockhole, Ambleside and Lakeside (at the southern end of the lake where the Lakeside Aquarium and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway are situated). The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction and the Old Laundry Theatre are 1.5 miles away. Orrest Head, where Alfred Wainwright was inspired to write his series of iconic guidebooks, is a 30-minute walk to enjoy the spectacular panorama of far-reaching views over the lake and surrounding fells. Brockhole, which offers high wire tree top experiences, is three miles away, and the historic villages of Grasmere, Ambleside and Troutbeck are a short drive away. There is also a variety of watersports on offer for the more energetic at marine centres along the lake. The area is ideally situated for exploring all that this region has to offer, whether by foot, bike, car, railway or bus; and is within easy reach of attractions such as the spectacular Langdales, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top House at Far Sawrey, Coniston, Grizedale Forest Park, with its delightful walks and famous outdoor sculptures, mountain biking and 'Go-Ape' adventure park, Ullswater, Kendal, Keswick, stone circles, Roman forts and England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike.