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Woodland Cottages at Elm, Bowness-on-Windermere

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Cumbria » Bowness-on-Windermere
Sleeps up to 10
Hot Tub
Bedrooms: 5

This five-bedroom cottage at Woodland Cottages at Elm sits on a high promontory in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. Set among woodlands on The Oaks Estate, it sleeps 10 guests across spacious accommodation. The property features a woodburner and picture windows overlooking the surrounding countryside.

You're just 1. 3 miles from Bowness-on-Windermere with its shops and restaurants. Lake Windermere lies within easy reach. The woodland setting provides peaceful surroundings while keeping you close to all the action.

Inside you'll find five king-size doubles (three can convert to twins on request). Bedroom one sits on the ground floor with an en-suite bath and shower. Bedrooms two and three have en-suite showers.

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About Woodland Cottages at Elm

This five-bedroom cottage at Woodland Cottages at Elm sits on a high promontory in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. Set among woodlands on The Oaks Estate, it sleeps 10 guests across spacious accommodation. The property features a woodburner and picture windows overlooking the surrounding countryside.

You're just 1.3 miles from Bowness-on-Windermere with its shops and restaurants. Lake Windermere lies within easy reach. The woodland setting provides peaceful surroundings while keeping you close to all the action.

Inside you'll find five king-size doubles (three can convert to twins on request). Bedroom one sits on the ground floor with an en-suite bath and shower. Bedrooms two and three have en-suite showers. A separate bathroom serves the remaining bedrooms. The open-plan kitchen and dining area includes a utility room with cloakroom.

Windermere Golf Club sits less than a mile away. The World of Beatrix Potter attraction (1.5 miles, 6 minutes) makes a great family day out. Brockhole visitor centre offers lakeside walks and activities. Ambleside and Grasmere provide traditional Lake District experiences.

The decked area with hot tub creates the perfect spot for evening relaxation. Woodland Cottages at Elm works brilliantly for large families or groups wanting space and comfort in the Lakes.

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Woodland Cottages at Elm Attractions & Days Out

Explore the wonderful attractions and activities surrounding Woodland Cottages at Elm during your stay. Find the best places to visit and things to do in the local area, all conveniently organised by distance and type. Charming villages to lively and exciting attractions - there's something for everyone to enjoy. Browse through our categories including attractions, walks & outdoor activities, shopping destinations and handy tips on getting around. Plan your perfect day out. Whether you're looking for family fun, romantic experiences, or pet-friendly adventures, this cottage provides an ideal base to explore Cumbria's fantastic days out. Click on any attraction for more detailed information including address, opening times and visitor tips.

Blackwell
Distance: 1.2 miles (3 min drive)
LA23 3JT
Lakes Aquarium
Distance: 8.3 miles (15 min drive)
LA12 8AS
Laurel and Hardy Museum
Distance: 15.7 miles (24 min drive)
LA12 0DB
Coronation Park
Distance: 1.4 miles (4 min drive)
LA23 3EU
Dales Way
Distance: 1.9 miles (7 min drive)
School Knott
Distance: 2.1 miles (7 min drive)
LA23 2DS
The Cornish Bakery
Distance: 1.2 miles (4 min drive)
LA23 3DB
Gift Shop
Distance: 1.3 miles (4 min drive)
LA23 3HJ
Booths
Distance: 2.7 miles (8 min drive)
LA23 1QA
Windermere Station
Distance: 2.7 miles (9 min drive)
LA23 1AH
Kendal Bus Station
Distance: 8 miles (17 min drive)
LA9 4BT
Ferry Nab
Distance: 1.1 miles (4 min drive)
LA23 3JH
Blackwell
Distance: 1.2 miles (3 min drive)
LA23 3JT
Lakes Aquarium
Distance: 8.3 miles (15 min drive)
LA12 8AS
Laurel and Hardy Museum
Distance: 15.7 miles (24 min drive)
LA12 0DB
Coronation Park
Distance: 1.4 miles (4 min drive)
LA23 3EU
Dales Way
Distance: 1.9 miles (7 min drive)
School Knott
Distance: 2.1 miles (7 min drive)
LA23 2DS
The Cornish Bakery
Distance: 1.2 miles (4 min drive)
LA23 3DB
Gift Shop
Distance: 1.3 miles (4 min drive)
LA23 3HJ
Booths
Distance: 2.7 miles (8 min drive)
LA23 1QA
Windermere Station
Distance: 2.7 miles (9 min drive)
LA23 1AH
Kendal Bus Station
Distance: 8 miles (17 min drive)
LA9 4BT
Ferry Nab
Distance: 1.1 miles (4 min drive)
LA23 3JH

Is Woodland Cottages at Elm Right For You?

Discover why this cottage is ideal for different types of visitors

For Families
The woodland setting on The Oaks Estate provides natural play areas with communal open fields. One swing sits in the natural play area. The World of Beatrix Potter attraction is just 1.5 miles away (6 minutes drive). Brockhole visitor centre offers adventure playgrounds and treetop nets. Lake Windermere provides boat trips and watersports. The spacious cottage gives families room to spread out.
For Couples
The hot tub on the private deck creates romantic evenings under the stars. The woodburner adds atmosphere to cosy nights in. Picture windows frame woodland views from the sitting room. You're close enough to walk into Bowness-on-Windermere for dinner at lakeside restaurants. The peaceful elevated position provides privacy while three en-suite bedrooms offer comfort and convenience.
Pet Friendly
This cottage does not accept pets. The property operates a strict no-pets policy so you'll need to arrange alternative care for your animals. The woodland setting and nearby walks would suit dogs but the owners have chosen not to allow them on the premises.

Dining & Cafes

Taste the local flavours during your stay at Woodland Cottages at Elm

The Old John Peel Inn

Located 0.9 miles from your accommodation.

Postcode: LA23 3NB

Gilpin Spice

Located 0.4 miles from your accommodation.

Postcode: LA23 3NE

The Crafty Baa

Located 1.3 miles from your accommodation.

Postcode: LA23 3BT

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to our most common questions about Woodland Cottages at Elm

Does this cottage have a hot tub?
Yes, Woodland Cottages at Elm has a hot tub on the decked area outside. The hot tub is well maintained and checked every day by the site team.
Is it pet friendly?
No, this cottage does not accept pets. You'll need to make alternative arrangements for your animals during your stay.
How many people does this cottage sleep?
The cottage sleeps 10 guests across five king-size double bedrooms. Three of these bedrooms can be converted to 2'6" twin beds on request when you book.
What are the bedroom arrangements?
There are five king-size doubles with three en-suite shower rooms and one en-suite bathroom. The ground floor bedroom has an en-suite bath with shower over and a separate family bathroom serves the other bedrooms.
Is there parking at the property?
Off-road parking for two cars sits approximately 30 yards from the cottage. Additional parking spaces are available at the main car park around 150 yards away if needed.
What facilities are in the kitchen?
The open-plan kitchen includes electric oven, hob, microwave, fridge freezer, dishwasher and Smart TV. A separate utility area houses the washing machine and tumble dryer plus a cloakroom.
How far is it from Bowness-on-Windermere?
The cottage sits 1.3 miles from Bowness-on-Windermere centre. Windermere train station is 1.5 miles away and Windermere Golf Club is less than a mile from the property.
What time is check-in?
Check-in time is 5:00 PM. You'll collect the key from a lockbox at the property and a £250 Good Housekeeping bond applies to your booking.

Woodland Cottages at Elm Reviews

Fantastic space and facilities, and a great location. Particularly pleased to see the cooking utensils and crockery were appropriate for accommodation with 10 guests. Electric car charging was convenient, even if an external app was required.
Gillian
Great facilities and we have all enjoyed this venue once again. Very high standard and friendly staff. Thank you for a brilliant holiday
Nicolle
A stunning and welcoming holiday home for me and my friends to enjoy for our relaxed girly weekend, will definitely be booking again, thank you!
We stayed here for my 50th girls weekend and absolutely loved it. The cottage and location are brilliant, and the gorgeous weather made it even more special. The hot tub was fantastic, and having so many bathrooms made getting ready a breeze for 10 ladies. Well definitely be returning. Thank you for a wonderful stay.
Ingalill
Really lovely accommodation, spacious, clean & welcoming. Comfortable beds. Great hot tub! Kitchen extremely well kitted out. Wouldnt hesitate to come back. The only bit of feedback I would give is that the curtains in the en suite bedrooms are a bit flimsy and privacy is important as the bedrooms overlook other properties.
Our second visit to here so largely knew what to expect. The accommodation still works perfectly for an extended family group like ours. Good location and facilities. Comfortable cottage and 3 granddaughters who thoroughly enjoyed the hot tub on a daily basis. Clean and tidy on arrival so no complaints at all.
Absolutely perfect stay, lovely comfy beds and very clean. Only negative we have is the fans is the bathroom take too long yo go back off. Other than that we all had a fantastic time away thank you.
Joanna
Sufficient parking. Could do with a 'The Oaks' sign at the start of the road you turn into next to the hotel sign as a few guests were confused and thought they were in the wrong place so didn't find it straight away. Easily accessed the property with key from lock box. Property was very clean, spacious and tasteful. Facilities were exactly as described and exactly what we needed. Double room beds were very comfortable. The double beds arranged into singles became very thin one person actually fell out through the night
We all loved the cottage and location. The log burner was fabulous as it was chilly weather at times. The showers and beds were great to. Sarah was very welcoming and friendly and helped us set up the burner and spoke about the local area. One addition I would suggest is a small play park for children. We had a 2 year old with us and a swing, slide and apparatus in a corner of the grounds would have been ideal and made the location perfect. Thanks for a lovely holiday.
Heather
The house provided us with a great base for a large family holiday in the Lakes. It was spacious and well set out. Beds were comfy, kitchen well equipped, and hot tub a luxury. Just a few pointers for improvement the house suffers with condensation and it was not possible to open the velux windows to help with ventilation, as such there were quite a few patches of mould and flaking paint. We ran out of hot water on three occasions, having only used one or two showers worth, which was frustrating and there was no information in the property to explain why this might be or how we could increase the supply of hot water. The bedroom windows overlook other hot tubs and some windows were less sound proof than others the pink bedroom was particularly bad, which is a pain when you have young children going to bed at the time neighbors are in their hot tubs. The grassy area around the house was smaller than it appeared on the listing. Having said that, I think we probably would visit again.
Natalie
What a lovely cottage! Fantastic size, clean and just overall a beautiful experience and peaceful too! Thank you for an amazing stay
Great cottage, lovely location. Very clean, well maintained. One downside other cottages hot tubs can be quite close. We had next doors directly under our bedroom window and unfortunately on our first night the neighbours were very loud until early hours. Waking us and children up. Think the hot tubs should be moved to better places. Not everyone will adhere to the rules to keep noise down
This is a great holiday property in a very good location. I would give it 5 stars but for these very minor issues a clothes line would be most useful the cooker took ages to heat up possibly we didn't read the instructions correctly! I expected more extensive grounds for exploration from the description and a view of the local tarn, which was there but not visible. The kids loved the hot tub which was perfectly maintained. There is plenty of spacestorage everywhere even if the ensuites were a little tight! Very comfy beds, excellent information including the all so important wifi code being very visible in a picture frame. The staff we had contact with were brilliant. It is worth visit the adjoining hotel it and it's views are beautiful. Would I return? Absolutely.
Alison
We had an excellent stay in Elm Woodland cottage, everything was provided to make our stay comfortable. Great outdoor space for children to play and the hot tub was enjoyed by all . Very peaceful setting and only a short drive into Windermere. The cottage itself was spotless and the outdoor space very clean also . The hot tub was checked every morning. This is an amazing place to stay we will definitely come back next year .
Great location nice and quiet. 20 minute walk into bowness the staff are very helpful , .highly recommend .
Caroline
We had a fantastic weekend at Elm Cottage lovely facilities, well stocked with everything you could need, great location. Would absolutely come and stay again!
Lovely lodge. Suited us perfectly. Well equipped, great location. It would have been useful to have a rotary clothes line for drying towels and swimwear. We noticed other lodges had this facility.
Jackie
We all had an amazing time at the Elms beautiful and very comfortable accommodation very relaxing the gardens were gorgeous and the staff were extremely helpful Nothing was to much trouble. Thank you to Sarah & all the staff at the Oaks woodland cottages we will defiantly be returning.
Lovely, clean, comfortable accommodation in a beautiful setting. Really enjoyed our stay.
Excellent facilities and location for a peaceful and tranquil family holiday. Thoroughly enjoyed a very comfortable stay. The grandchildren particularly liked a daily spell in the hot tub.
Merfyn
This is our third year here and once again, we had a wonderful time. The cottage has everything you could possibly need, very clean and comfortable and in a lovely position overlooking the lake. It is in walking distance of Bowness and many walks it was so nice to dip in the hot tub after a long day walking. The location is secluded and very peaceful, bliss! Staff are discreet and very helpful. Will be returning again.
Natalie
We had a fantastic family stay in the Elm Lodge between Christmas and New Year for a special birthday celebration. The lodge was very clean when we arrived and in the perfect location for short or long walks around the Lakes. We are already thinking about going back!!
We had a fabulous stay and enjoyed every minute, everything was perfect, clean ... We had a fabulous stay and enjoyed every minute, everything was perfect, clean and well prepared, we will return, thank you
Our family of ten stayed here to celebrate my 60th birthday. We all had a wonderful time.The cottage is stunning with beautiful views, there is every you could need to cater for a large family and the log burner is perfect for cozy nights. The view from our hot tub was beautiful. Staff are really discreet but very friendly if you need them. Would definitely stay here again
The cottage was in great location to the town centre and for plenty of walks and bike rides. It was very large and had plenty of room the 10 of us. The rooms were clean and done out very nice. I liked being able to order food for arrival so we didnt have to rush to the shops was a great perk. The facilities was Great the utility room with the extra fridge was an added bonus as there was 10 of us. We was not short of anything. The hot tub was checked daily. All round we had an amazing and would recommend and would definitely return. Thanks Oak estate.x
Amelia
Cottage was spacious, clean and everything you needed. It was lovely to arrive and have basic starter kit in the kitchen for cleaning purposes, a bottle of milk and Grasmere gingerbread. Hot tub is so relaxing after lots of walking each day. We would definitely book and stay here again.
The only downside was you don't have recycling facilities or at least did not make this clear how to recycle. There was a recycling bin in the property but all the large outside bins were for general waste and all property residents were mixing up their waste. Not good in these times!!
These cottages are a hidden gem and real value for money. Spacious, comfortable, well maintained. Quality furnishings and very clean and well equipped. Stunning views but visitors should be aware of steep road if walking to Bowness, otherwise a car is essential. Perfect location for accessing the most popular Lakeland tourist spots.
Michelle
The accommodation was fantastic, with all the facilities we could possibly need! It was like a home from home!
Property is exactly as listed comfortable, spacious and high spec facilities. We had a great weeks holiday despite the weather!
The holiday was excellent, lodge was clean and comfortable, and all covid related matters were fullfilled.
Great accommodation! !! We were a party of 8 adults, 2 children and 1 baby celebrating my 70th birthday and everyone had a great time and holiday. The hot tub was also a great hit with all. Since we were a group of tea drinkers a bigger tea pot would have been useful, but otherwise it kitchen facilities were adequate for our needs. If you intend to cater for a large group during your stay, you my consider bringing a few more pans etc to aid with the cooking. We plan our meals for the week prior to arriving and therefore we brought extra pans to cater for our needs. The location is fabulous and we managed to do a number of walks from the house. Martin the site manager and the cleaners were very welcoming,friendly and helpful. We would definitely go back again
Yvette
We had a fantastic time very clean and the welcome scone was lovely . This is my second visit but a first for my friends would come back again
Beautiful surroundings as well as spacious well equipped clean modern accommodation. One small point. No chopping board in our cottage. Odd when catering for 10. Good sized pots and pans for 10.
This was our second time here but in a slightly smaller one. The cottage was beautiful, the beds unbelievably comfortable. The location is amazing, the views stunning, the hot tub a refreshing end to a long walking day. The staff are so friendly and helpful. So many positives and fortunately only a couple of negatives and I am being picky because you really do just improvise. The dining table, when extended was too big for the room and too small for ten chairs. The one oven was impossible to cater for ten people, it took two hrs to cook a meal that would normally take one with lots of shuffling about of racks. Would go back in a heartbeat and highly recommend
Joanne
Fantastic location, clean and tidy, great views and really enjoyed staying there so thank you!
Had an absolutely fabulous weekend and will be definitely recommending to others. staff were so polite and lovely made time to chat and make us feel welcome. Will be sure to return in the future and stay with you again
Christine
The only thing missing was a spatula and extra toilet roll. Me and my family, who live in different parts of the country, had a wonderful time, the cottage was very clean and roomy, there was room for all 9 of us although it was still cosy.
Lauren
The cottage was beautiful, peaceful and very comfortable after long mountain walks. Only 5 minute drive from Bowness my favourite town in the Lake District! Theres so much to see and do nearby. Checkin was so easy and problemfree. Hot tub was wellmaintained by owners, problems quickly sorted. My only tiny issue would be a lack of baking trays, spatulas and various other kitchen utensils. Not a major issue at all, but we had to be a little resourceful! Overall, we had a wonderful week at Elm and would love to return!
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