Testimonials
Guest book reviews and testimonials for Cottages Made For Two-
Fri 2nd – Sun 4th Oct’15. We have had a lovely weekend break in this charming little cottage child free 🙂 ! Spent Saturday sight seeing. Enjoyed a browse at Keswick market followed by a lovely walk in the mountains at Buttermere, then a quick stop at Cockermouth. if you like a bit of country air, we seriously recommend a visit to Buttermere! Enjoy. Big thanx to Jo & Wayne! 21st – 25th Sept ’15. It took us nearly 6 hours to get here. It was definately worth the travel. Beautiful place!! Will definately be returning, especially as after nearly 8 years together Dan booked this holiday to ask for my hand in marriage!! 🙂 13.9.15 – 20.9.15. Jo & Wayne are most helpful, couldn’t do enough and very good on local places of interest. Highly recommend Dodd Wood, Ulswater & Buttermere to name a few, along with Lowther Castle. Excellent meals had at both Mason Arms & Barn & Bistro, both a must & both very friendly. Molly loved her long lake walks as much as we did. Our first time to Cumbria, we weren’t dissapointed. Weather was great too! We shall be back next year! Many thanks. 5th – 19th Sept 2015. Enjoyed a lovely 2 weeks here. The weather has been fantastic. The scenery is beautiful. Explored both the coastal area and the lakes. We had a boat trip and a narrow gauge railway ride all in beautiful sunshine. Thanks. 12 Sept 2015 – 3 Nights. We had a lovely quiet & peaceful stay. Went to Silloth, Cockermouth, Maryport and Keswick. Cottage was delightful & location lovely. Thank you very much. 9/9/15 – 13/9/15. Loved spending a relaxing time here, loved the hot tub and Bar’n’Bistro was amazing. This was a fantastic first holiday, so lovely & cosy. Had a lovely time and will be back. Fire was amazing to snuggle infront of. xx Thank you. 10 – 13 Sept 2015. Had a lovely time. Cottage nice & cosy, has everthing you need. Went to Allonby, Maryport, St Bees Head, Buttermere & Cockermouth! Great places to visit & weather was superb apart from 1 morning of rain. Ozzy had a great time as everwhere is dog friendly, especially Mason’s Arms where the food is great! Hope to be back soon. 7 -11 Sept 2015. Lovely 4 nights, has to be one of the best holidays in Cumbria. Give the hot tub a try, it’s fab. Many thanks. xx 29 August – 5 September. Brilliant cottage, brilliant setting. Easy reach of big towns and lakes. Really friendly hosts and really great holiday. 1/9/15 – 5/9/15. Really enjoyed spending the last part of our honeymoon here. Very relaxing and cosy. Going to miss sitting and watching the birds with our morning coffee. Both the Masons Arms and the Bar’n’Bistro were lovely friendly pubs with nice food. Highly recommend using the hot tub and settling down for the night with the fire lit and a take away from Fiza Spice. Very nice cottage, peaceful holiday, location good. Didn’t get to coast, maybe next time as this is our first time in Lakes, we will be back sometime. Buttermere beautiful and the quietest place to spend the day, Marley the Doodle loved every minute as water everywhere! 22 – 29 August. We had a lovely week at Stables 4 cottage. It was cosy and comfortable and had everything we needed. The weather was good for us and visited St Bees, Allonby and Silloth, which was lovely. Also enjoyed walks at Loweswater and Ennerdale. The hot tub is great too. Meals out at the local Bistro and pub were very good. Thanks Jo & Wayne for making us so welcome. 16th – 22nd August 2015. We are regular visitors for a very good reason. It’s perfect. We visited Scotland, the Pennines & of course the Lakes- all from here. Fantastic walks with our two dogs, who loved the mountains, the lakes & the beach on the Solway coast! We will be back in December, when the fire will be on, cannot wait. A good meal at the Bistro, run by very friendly couple. See you when it’s colder! 21/8/15 – 25/8/15. An excellent stay yet again. We will be back sooner this time!! Had an excellent meal at the Bar’n’Bistro and the Mason Arms welcomed Millie the two evenings we went there. Thank you. 22nd August, 3 nights. We all had a lovely stay, lovely location. Very quiet and cosy. Went for a meal at the Barn’n’Bistro, highly recommend. Would come again. Thanks. 11 – 18 Aug 2015. Wonderful place, lovely apartment. Lake District is a beautiful region for walking and from here we could visit the Borders too! Thank you Jo & Wayne for your hospitality. What to say…….Stupendo! Grazie mille! Another wonderful holiday! Peace and tranquility provided by friendly thoughtful hosts. The only worry is where to walk and what to eat or drink!.. Perfect! Hope to be back soon. 7th – 8th August 2015. This was a last minute booking after getting the chance for a week away. We wanted to get to visit the Lakes by staying in nice accomodation. We had all our boxes ticked when we arrived, great location, tidy & comfortable & close to the lakes. We brought our 2 Staffies who loved it. Had dinner (x2) at the Bar’n’Bistro, lovely food. Thanks for a wonderful visit and location. Our first visit to the Lake District, but won’t be our last! We’ve had a wonderful, relaxing holiday. The cottage is perfectly situated- we’ve managed to visit Carlisle, Keswick, Kendal, Windermere & Ullswater. We would recommend the Masons Arms- only a 10 minute walk and the food was lovely. The hot tub was a lovely treat for our final night. We definately intend to return and will be encouraging friends & family to visit these cottages. Thank you 🙂 Amazing stay. Lovely little cottage. Would definately visit again. Thank you! 2nd – 9th August ’15. Beautiful area, loved the cottage. Didn’t use the hot tub, but DID use the steam cubicle- TRY IT!! We’ve had a wonderful holiday, finished it with our last day treking up to the summit of Dodd Wood- the most amazing views over Keswick, Derwent Water & Bassenthwaite Lake- can’t encourage you enough to walk it & enjoy the views. We all had a great time. Very welcoming and relaxing setting. Cottage was just perfect, wish we could have stayed longer. Roxy’s favourite was the beach at St Bees! Thank you for everything. Lovely accomodation in a very lovely setting. Very relaxing holiday. Hot tub is great. Thank you to Wayne & Jo for a lovely time. Will definately be back. 31st July-2nd Aug 2015. Celebrating our wedding with a minimoon here and really enjoyed our stay. Made to feel welcome by Wayne, Jo and all of the villagers nearby. Would highly recmmend the Masons Arms for a great bar meal! Would definately come back! Thank you! Stuart, Catherine & Archie- Woof!🐾 xx 29th July – 2nd August. Back once again to beautiful Ellen Hall cottages. Our cottage is as cosy as ever. Always spotlessly clean, light and airy……We stayed here for our Honeymoon and are back again to celebrate 2 years together. Last year we stayed in the Hayloft for our anniversary. We’ll be back again before the end of the year. Thanks again. We have had a lovely week, it’s been a very nice break. A cosy cottage with lovely peaceful surroundings. This is a fantastic place to set out on a morning to explore the lakes. July 23rd 3 nights. We booked to stay here on a personal recommendation from a family who stay here regularly. Delightful cottage. Peaceful location. Thank you Jo for your recommendation to go to Buttermere. Wonderful walking area. We enjoyed the hot tub one evening- just perfect! We will definately book again. Many Thanks! Sarah and Ian and Milly 🐾 20th – 24th July. 4 nights. Had a good few days relaxing and exploring the lakes. Great place to come to. Had great food at the Masons Arms, would encourage you to try it. Thank you. 15 – 18th July 2015. We had such a lovely stay in this cottage. Everyone we met was so nice and helpful. Feeling very relaxed and will be sure to recommend these cottages to friends and family. Thank you. Our stay here was arranged by son & daughter in law as a 30th anniversary present. We are pleased they did, lovely place and very nice people. We were fortunate to have wall to wall sunshine….. Ideal location as fairly central for most places of interest. Don’t forget to try the hot tub, we did and had a wonderful relaxing 45 minutes. We intend to come back soon. 5th – 12th July. 7 nights. A very peaceful and relaxing stay. We’ve had a great holiday and Ted the Border Collie has found his spiritual home. We had 2 lovely meals at the Bar’n’Bistro; highly recommended if you like your food. Thank you Jo & Wayne. Kim, Ray and Teddy 🐾 3rd July – 11th July ’15. Couldn’t fault anything, the most amazing beautiful place. Thank you Wayne & Jo for your kindness. We’ll definately be back, hopefully for 2 weeks next time. The ship at Dovenby is definately worth a visit, fantastic food & hospitality. 4th – 11th July 2015. 1st time visit and super happy we decided on this cottage. 100% relaxed, chilled out and recharged batteries. Bistro serves fab food. Many thanks. xxx Spur of the moment break & luckily had space for us. Beautiful location, friendly people. Warm, comfortable & clean place. Try thr Baywatch Hotel in Allonby (Jacks Surf Bar)- lovely food, nice atmosphere & the barmaid was so kind. Well worth a visit.! After a beautiful Buttermere day we booked the Hot Tub- it was absolutely amazing! So relaxing & well worth it. All in all a fabulous location……We will be back 🙂 29th June – 3rd July. Really enjoyed our stay, lovely cottage in a lovely village setting. Great food in both the Masons Arms and the Bar N Bistro. Would highly recommend. Thanks to Jo & Wayne. 1st time in the cottage, lovely and cosy. Had a relaxing time here. Jo and Wayne, you were very helpful and we had a great time exploring Buttermere. 22nd – 26th June. Very welcoming and gracious hosts with great local knowledge to supplement your stay. Recommend the HOT TUB- it’s v.relaxing. Many thanks. 22nd – 24th June. Beautiful place, lovely owners- just wish we were staying longer! We’ll definately be coming back. Thank you! 13th – 20th June. Returned several times to this same cottage, warm and comfortable as ever. Saw first ever red squirrel on bird feeders and woodpecker on tree. Very relaxing holiday. Great stay as usual. Cosy, relaxing, clean and welcoming. Hot tub was a treat. Many thanks, we shall be back again. 18th – 21st June 2015. Stunning cottage. Evenings by the fire a real treat. Lovely gardens and a great base to explore the Lakes and Dumfries & Galloway. See you next time! 15th – 17th June 2015. Everthing was amazing, start to finish, couldn’t fault it! Beautiful location, very homely cottage. Steam room was perfect, but my favourite was the secluded Hot Tub! Everyone must try! Would love to come again & would recommend this place to anyone. 🙂 Totally relaxed week. Accommodation great as was the weather & the days out. Thanks Wayne & Jo. Hope to see you again soon! June 5th – June 7th 2015. We really enjoyed our stay, the cottage is lovely and cosy and a great base to explore the Lakes. Loved the hot tub!! Wayne & Jo were very welcoming and helpful. Will recommend to others 🙂 Thank you!! Great stay and lovely accommodation. Owners were really helpful and friendly, would definately recommend Thanks 🙂 3rd – 5th June ’15. We really enjoyed our stay here at Ellen Hall. Everything was perfect and we will certainly be returning. xxx What a wonderful relaxing time we’ve had, in beautiful surroundings. Wonderful cottage with all amenities. Thank you both for your hospitality. 29th-31st May 2015. Beautiful cosy cottage in a lovely area made for a really good birthday! Excellent customer service from Wayne & Jo, we couldn’t have asked for anything more. Genuinely lovely stay and definately enjoyed the hot tub!! We’ll be visiting again. Many thanks for everything. Tue 26th May – Fri 29th May. Lovely relaxing stay for our ‘mini moon break’. The hot tub was amazing! Jo and Wayne are excellent hosts and they are very helpful. Thank you for making our mini moon perfect. 🙂 21 – 25/5/15. The cottage was cosy and had everything we needed on arrival. Jo was very helpful recommending to us places to visit. Peaceful and chilled out, just what we needed. Thank you 🙂