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.

Gate House is a cottage with three double bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower with basin, heated towel rail and WC. There’s a bathroom with bath, shower ove,r basin, heated towel rail and WC. Upstairs there’s a sitting room with a Smart TV and woodburning stove, and downstairs a kitchen/diner equipped with an electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, kettle and toaster. WiFi, fuel, power and a starter pack for woodburning stove, bed linen and towels are included in the rent. Outside there’s an enclosed front garden with lawn, gravelled area and pond, and an enclosed multilevel rear garden with lawn, gravelled area and bench. Sorry, no smoking. Nearest shop in 3.2 miles, pub in 3.4 miles. Gate House is a stunning hideway to visit the beauties of Cumbria. Note: There is a pond outside of the property, children must be supervised at all times

Dacre is a small, quiet village that sits within the Lake District National Park, set amongst rolling Cumbrian countryside. The village offers a pub serving food, with shops available 5 miles away in Penrith. St Andrew’s, the parish church in Dacre, has occupied the site for over 1,000 years and has an ancient cross, which is believed to be pre-Viking. The village also has a castle, which has recently been restored and is now a private residence. Dalemain, an historic house and gardens, is also close by and every year hosts the World’s Original Marmalade Awards. With Ullswater also on the doorstep, and magnificent scenery to be enjoyed down towards Glenridding and Patterdale, which travels southwards towards Ambleside over the Kirkstone Pass, Dacre makes a wonderful base for making the most of this spectacular region.