Book Your Holiday Cottage in the Lake District with Confidence Welcome to our beautiful region We take great care to ensure your safety in our properties, and we thank you for your cooperation and support with this. Please do not arrive and try to check in until the confirmed check in time. Our office is open from: Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 4:30pm, Friday & Saturday 9:30am to 5pm Sunday – Closed Please contact us if you need any help with your booking or during your stay. You’ll find our team hard at work in a traditional, converted stone carriage building in sleepy Elterwater, at the gateway of the stunning Great Langdale Valley. From here, we help people find all sorts of charming local hideaways, from converted barns to rambling stone-built parsonages. So whatever sort of Lake District break you’re looking for, give us a shout and we’ll use our in-depth local expertise to find you a place you’ll love. Phone us and you’ll be talking to Denise, Helen, Pip or Julie – all with years of knowledge about what makes our region great. Whether you’re looking for walks, cream teas, paddling, peddling or paragliding, they’ll point you in the right direction. And if you need anything sorting out during your stay, just give us a buzz and our team of locally based housekeepers, handymen and problem solvers will be on it in a flash. Best wishes, and take care. The team at Wheelwrights Cottages

A short walk from Ambleside, The Old Dairy is a perfect base from which to explore South Lakes. Dating back to 1830 and originally the old dairy to the former neighbouring manor ‘The Croft’, this one bedroom property that sleeps 2, has been beautifully renovated and continually updated by the owners. It retains a lot of original features including the hayloft which is now a snug sitting area above the main living room. From the courtyard, with convenient parking right outside, you enter the hallway with space for boots and coats. The kitchen is well equipped with everything you could need including a washer/dryer, fridge with ice compartment and a view over the cobbled courtyard at the front. The shower room has a spacious walk-in shower, sink and WC, under floor heating and heated towel rail. The pretty double bedroom is very romantic with a high ceiling, wardrobe and chest of drawers. The living-dining room has a solid wood floor, leather sofa, separate chair, flat screen TV with DVD player and electric fire inset and looks out over the courtyard. There is also a dining table and chairs to one side. Above the living room is the old hayloft, with a reclining armchair next to the window providing a delightful space to relax and read. The Old Dairy has its own slate bench overlooking the courtyard and guests can also enjoy the shared riverside garden just across the road with seating overlooking the river. As the Old Dairy is located in a courtyard, the parking space is only suitable for cars. We are unable to allow large vans or motor homes to park.

The bustling town of Ambleside is just a mile away and has become a popular tourist resort offering a diverse range of eateries from picnic takeaways to a Michelin starred restaurant. It boasts three cinemas, gift shops, outdoor clothing stores, hotels, cafes, pubs and a park with outdoor activities. It even has its own Roman ruins to explore, for those interested in history. Of course England’s largest lake, Windermere, is on the doorstep offering all the fun of a variety of water sports, lake cruises and is just a great place to sit and watch the world go by. For those who wish to explore further afield, Ambleside is a connection point for buses to connect guests with the wider towns and outstanding scenery of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Leaving the car behind and jumping on a bus to explore the National Park not only helps to look after the spectacular landscape but also gives passengers the opportunity to see it without the challenge of negotiating narrow, and sometimes steep, country lanes or search for parking at your destination. By sitting back watching the landscape go by, the journey becomes part of your adventure!