Find self catering and cottages with easy walking access in North West England

Graythwaite Farm - Holme Well, Graythwaite, Cumbria, North West England

Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from: £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Graythwaite sleeps 8.

Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Games Room • Easy Walking • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: An idyllic Lakeland setting in 4 acres of woodland on the western shores of Lake Windermere at the heart of the beautiful Lake District. . .

Horseshoe Cottage, Somerford, Cheshire, North West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Somerford sleeps 6.

Features include: Hot Tub • Short Breaks • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: This lovely single storey holiday property stands attached to the owners’ home, with views over the open countryside and offers walking and cycling from the doorstep. Only 3 miles to the historic market town of Congleton, which holds a farmers market twice weekly. Visit Gawsworth Hall an ancient, manor house or spend a day at the stately home of Capesthorne Hall with its 100 acres of Cheshire lakes and parkland.
Visit Stockley Farm for tractor rides and lamb feeding. Monkey Forest is 20 miles away, with 60-acres of woodland which is home in total freedom for 140 monkeys. Book a days’ tuition including equipment at a shooting lodge. Horse riding and stabling nearby with excellent facilities for the horse owner.
The old market town of Macclesfield with its shops and cafes are well worth a visit or walk the canal tow path to the lovely village of Bollington. The property is near to The Peak District, spend the day at Chatsworth House and Estate or the spa town of Buxton, with its theatre and beautiful gardens. Antique fairs and French market can often be found here. Take a trip to Castleton caves famous for its Blue John stone or take in the museums, art galleries, restaurants and shops that Manchester city has to offer. Shop and pub 21/2 miles.

Living/dining with French doors and kitchen area with oak effect floor. Two double bedrooms with TV and oak effect floor, one with French doors to garden. Twin bedroom with TV and oak effect floor. Wet room with toilet.

Seaview, Beckfoot, Cumbria, North West England

Sleeps 16
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Beckfoot sleeps 16.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Games Room • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 16

Accommodation overview: Stunningly set by the sea, in the designated Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this large detached property commands dramatic panoramas from every room, over the sea to Scotland and meadows to the Lake District Fells. Seaview stands in an unspoilt seashore hamlet of 28 homes, and is surrounded by its own enclosed gardens, with vast sands just over the road. It has eight good-sized bedrooms (three with en-suite facilities). There is ample room for large groups, making it a perfect holiday destination for families to get together in a seaside/rural area. Between the house and sands is a nature reserve, a park-like greensward stretching for 12 miles from the Victorian seaside resort of Silloth (3 miles) to the fishing harbour of Maryport (9 miles) with play areas and delightful shoreline walks. The Beckfoot sands offer rock pools, sea angling, sailing, windsurfing, kite surfing and swimming, as well as an abundance of bird life and glorious sunsets to enjoy. Behind the house quiet lanes wind through the Solway Plain and offer excellent cycle routes. Just 2½ miles down the road is a modern leisure centre, with indoor swimming-pool, spa, sauna, gym, tennis, shop and café. Five 18-hole golf courses are nearby – Silloth’s is in the ‘Top 50’ and is a championship qualifying course. With Hadrian’s Wall, the Lake District National Park and the Scottish Borders all easily accessible, this makes an ideal touring centre. Shop and pub 2 miles.

Entrance hall. Sitting-room (seats 16) with 32in LCD digital TV and Blu-ray. Dining room (seats 16) with patio doors to terrace. Large, well-equipped kitchen with range cooker and breakfast bar. Utility. Shower room with toilet. Large integral games/play room/twin bedroom with patio doors with sea views, table tennis, toys, 32in LCD digital TV, DVD and X-box games console with games. Two twin bedrooms; one with en-suite shower room and toilet. First floor: Four double bedrooms, each with 5ft bed; two with en-suite shower room and toilet, one with balcony overlooking the sea. Twin bedroom. Spacious bathroom with shower cubicle, whirlpool bath and toilet.

Broadmea Farm - Broadmea Stable, Alston, Cumbria, North West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Alston sleeps 6.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: These stunning barn conversions are situated in the beautiful, unspoilt South Tyne Valley on the Cumbria/Northumberland border. Skilfully undertaken and refurbished to a high standard the holiday properties retain charm and character offering a mix of traditional structure and contemporary design. They stand proudly across the courtyard from the owner’s home and 1800-acre working sheep farm in the North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The many footpaths (Pennine Way) and groomed cycle ways allow guests the freedom to explore the stonewalled fields and surrounding moorland. Trout and salmon fishing can be enjoyed on a quiet stretch of the South Tyne river running through the farm. Broadmea is perfectly situated as a touring base for exploring a wealth of natural and historical treasures in the area. Hadrian’s Wall is only 8 miles away, with the Scottish Border and the Lake District 25 miles distant. Nearby Alston (5 miles), the highest market town in England, offers an interesting array of cafes, shops, pubs, steam engine railway and 18-hole golf. Cycle hire, pony trekking and trout farm fishing (15 miles). There is a village pub (1 mile) with good food. Shops 5 miles.

Cowans Butt Barn, Wigton, Cumbria, North West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Wigton sleeps 6.

Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Easy Walking • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: This renovated holiday barn has been furnished to a high standard, with beams, oak gallery, stone and oak floors and arched windows. Boasting an outdoor heated swimming pool, it lies within easy reach of the Northern Lakes, Hadrian’s Wall and the historic city of Carlisle. The charming seaside town of Silloth is only 8 miles away. There are views across the Solway to Scotland, and magnificent sunsets can also be savoured. Shops 2½ miles, pub 1 mile.

Large open-plan living/dining room with high open beamed ceiling and stone arched windows. Well-equipped kitchen area with flagged floor. Double bedroom with rugs on flagged floor. Wet room and toilet. First floor: Two bedrooms, each with wooden floor; one double and one twin. Bathroom with shower attachment, bidet and toilet. Beamed throughout.

Daleside - Primrose Cottage, Keswick, Cumbria, North West England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from: £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Keswick sleeps 4.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Detached • Easy Walking • Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: In a magnificent rural setting, with fabulous views of the Skiddaw mountain range, magnificent sunsets over the Solway Firth, and the hills of Galloway across the border, these comfortable holiday properties enjoy shared use of a large and colourful garden and were winners of the Keswick Tourism Association Country Establishments in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and the Cumbria in Bloom Tourist Board Rose Bowl for Self Catering Establishment winners in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Rose Cottage is attached to the owner’s farmhouse home; Rambling Rose Cottage and Rosedale Cottage are adjacent and have both been converted to a high standard, whilst Primrose Cottage has been converted from a former byre and stands in a courtyard which is bedecked with flower tubs, window boxes and hanging baskets. The cottages are beautifully furnished and equipped to VisitBritain ‘4 Star Gold’ standard. Guests will enjoy the friendly rare breeds sheep, pot bellied pigs, goats, and ponies (including a miniature shetland pony called Mirabelle) and visitors are welcome to walk in the fields surrounding the farm (a red squirrel has been spotted in the grounds), as well as the many public footpaths nearby. This 500-acre farm is set in an AONB, with walks from the door plus superb fell walking nearby. Keswick stands on the shores of Derwent Water and is an excellent base to explore delightful Borrowdale. In the town itself are many interesting shops, inns and restaurants, an entertaining motor museum, as well as a leisure pool. Cockermouth also has a swimming pool. Just 6 miles away Bassenthwaite Lake offers a variety of watersports. Within easy reach are the beautiful lakes of Derwent Water, Crummock Water and Buttermere, surrounded by Lakeland’s dramatic scenery. There is tennis, riding and golf in the area, as well as good fishing locally and excellent bird watching from the farm, as well as the chance to spot the occasional red squirrel and deer, whilst it is a short drive to Osprey Watch at Dodd Wood, Bassenthwaite. Shop 4 miles. There is a good choice of pubs and restaurants locally (including vegetarian), the nearest pub in Ireby is a 1½-mile drive away. Uldale is 2 miles, also with a pub serving good food.

Bobbin Mill - Coopers, Ulpha, Cumbria, North West England

Sleeps 5
Weekly prices from: £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Ulpha sleeps 5.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Easy Walking • Sleeps 5

Accommodation overview: Nestling into a hillside in the beautiful Duddon Valley these delightful holiday cottages have been converted from a stone and slate built Bobbin Mill, constructed during the Industrial Revolution in the early 19th century. Brackens (LJ5) is a detached cottage on one level looking out onto the pretty grounds and brook, with spacious living/dining room. Coopers (LJ6) is on the upper level of the original mill with level access from the rear, and Turners (LJ7) is the lower level of the mill with access from the front. Both these cottages have wonderful views along the Duddon Valley from their living rooms. Original beams, traditional furniture and lovely views characterise each cottage, whilst the peaceful lawned grounds with picnic bench overlooking the babbling brook (Hole House Gill) and 7 acres of natural woodland stretching up the hill, are there for guests’ enjoyment. Each cottage has its own sitting out area with garden furniture. The whole area is a walker’s paradise, close to Eskdale and the Langdale Fells which are accessed via the stunning Hard Knott Pass, as well as Wasdale with amazing views of Wast Water. History is an important part of this beautiful western Lake District area and Muncaster Castle is a short drive away, a superb day out for all the family. The steam train can be boarded at Ravenglass and a trip along Eskdale is not to be missed. A scenic drive to Duddon Bridge leads to the pretty small market town of Broughton-in-Furness which has very good pubs and eating places, as well as shops. Just a few miles further is the South Lakes Wild Animal Park at Dalton, whilst three miles of clean award-winning sandy beaches stretch from Haverigg northwards along the coastline. Shop 1 mile, pub 3 miles.

Barton School House, Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, North West England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Pooley Bridge sleeps 6.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Detached • Easy Walking • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: Quietly situated close to magnificent Ullswater, this single-storey holiday home with large, enclosed garden has been converted from an attractive Victorian school building, complete with its original bell-tower. From the doorstep, there are excellent walks to the high fells and a ten minute walk to the lakeside. The dramatic Lakeland scenery can be enjoyed by steam boat from Pooley Bridge. Climbing, sailing, canoeing, hang-gliding and pony trekking are available locally. Keswick 12 miles. Penrith 5 miles. Excellent restaurant 2 miles. Pub and shop ½ mile.

Entrance hall. Living room with open fire, mullioned windows and French doors to garden. Kitchen/dining room with fitted units and quarry-tiled floor. Two double bedrooms, both with en-suite shower room and toilet. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.