Testimonials
Guest book reviews and testimonials for Cottages Made For Two-
08 – 10 February 2022. Amazing time spent together, like a second honeymoon. Lovely place, we really enjoyed the hot tub and the places we visited around the area ❤️ 28 – 30 January 2022. Thanks for the lovely stay! Really enjoyed our time here in the Lake District. 22/01/2022 – For 1 week. Lovely relaxing winter break. Cottage very warm & cosy. Log burner in full use. Some lovely walks around Ellen Hall. We first came here in 2005- always loved it and have been back several times since. 25th – 27th Jan 2022. We usually celebrate our wedding anniversary here & yet again, another fantastic stay! This was the with our dog Belle & she has loved her time here. Thank you so much Jo & Wayne for these wonderful cottages & facilities. The hot tub is a treat in itself! 23.01.22 – 27.01.22. Loved our time here. The cottage is lovely & has a great relaxing feel. Hot tub was great too! Had some amazing walks & can recommend Buttermere. Would definitely like to come & stay again. Thank you Wayne & Jo. 17th Jan 2022 – 5 Nights. A lovely relaxing retreat. The weather has been kind & we’ve had lots of adventures along the coast & around the Lakes. Very welcoming & friendly- we’ve loved our stay. 14th Jan 2022- 3 nights. We absolutely love Dykes cottage! We’ve loved every minute of staying here- friendly welcome, helpful tips, beautiful, clean and cosy cottage. We will definitely be back. Thank you! 14-17th January 2022. Lovely Stables Cottage. Enjoyed our stay here, with good access to all of the Lake District. Hot tub fantastic! Great hosts, really friendly & helpful. Will definitely return & recommend to family & friends. 2 nights from 14th Jan 2022. Lovely short stay, very accommodating and friendly:) Wish we could’ve stayed longer!! Will be returning another time 🙂 6th – 8th Jan’ 2022. Beautiful accommodation, hosts are fantastic, very welcoming and helpful. A peaceful and relaxing location, we have already agreed we will be returning later in the year. Look forward to seeing you again soon. 27th – 29th Dec’ 2021. Another great visit over ‘Twixtmas’. Loved the tree & the decorations, as well as the tranquility & the bird song in the mornings. Thank you again for a wonderful break. 23rd – 30th December 2021. I just love this cottage, it’s so cosy, which is why we always come back here regularly. We decided it would be a lovely place to spend a truly peaceful Christmas. The cottage was very festive: Christmas tree, lights, decorations and a lovely welcome gift and card. Such a lovely touch. Until next year…… 8th – 13th December 2021. We have had another great time. The cottage is lovely and cosy and the Christmas lights beautiful, especially the tree with the star. Thank you to you all. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
15th- 19th November 2021 Can’t put into words what is has been like to have had a wonderful time here. The cottages has a wow factor and the surrounding area. Thank you Wayne and Jo 29th – 31st October 2021. A wonderful couple of days here at Ellen Hall. We weren’t at all bothered by the weather. We loved our first evening with cheese and wine by the log fire and a fabulous meal on the Saturday at the Mason’s Arms. Visited Keswick, Cockermouth and Maryport, but best of all was the cottage itself. 18/10/2021 to 25/10/2021. What a great little find! …..ideally situated at the Northern end of the Lake District to explore and then come back to a clean, comfortable, place with a really welcoming feel. Wayne and Jo are two really friendly hosts with some great tips of places to go and see…will definitely come back when we next visit. 25th October 2021. A lovely place and location for exploring the Lakes. Great accommodation and the Flower family were all lovely and helpful. Loved the hot tub. 26th September – 1st October 2021. We had a great time staying in Parlour cottage. Every evening we moved the dining table over to the huge front window and dined watching the day turn to night. The accommodation is great with lots of space, we felt very at home. Thanks again. 17/9/21. Just spent another relaxing week at Ellen Hall celebrating our engagement. This time we stayed in Salkeld cottage which is just perfect for a romantic stay. Beautiful surroundings…… we’ll be back! 3 – 5th Sept 21. A wonderful weekend enjoying the short ‘Indian Summer’. Another relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable stay with our fabulous hosts 7 their family 🙂 30/08/21 – 04/09/21. Thank you for a lovely stay in your beautiful cottage. We’ve had an amazing honeymoon and sad to go back home. The hot tub was amazing…….. we can’t wait to stay again. 2nd – 9th Aug 2021. Thank you for a very pleasnt stay, we enjoyed our little cottage for 2. Hopefully we will be back again. Everthing we need was available, the cottage was clean and well presented. 31/7/21 – 7/8/21. Had a lovely week. The cottage had everthing that we needed & more. I love the bedroom upstairs with the bathroom and lots of space. The cottage is in an ideal space……. hoping to book for next year. 1/8/21 – 8/8/21. Thank you for yet another lovely stay here. We will definitely return! 13 – 16th July ’21. Glad to be back – sorry to leave! A little piece of heaven in our ‘happy place’. Hope to return soon. Many thanks. 28th June – 2nd July 2021. Fantastic stay in every respect. Hope to come again before long. Thank you for everything, especially the weather! 🙂 Thank you so much for having us! We’ve had a lovely time. Everything was super clean…..the cottage is lovely. Scenery here is beautiful and we really liked the hot tub. Definitely worth the nine hour trip from the South East Coast! 21.6.21 – 23.6.21. We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would love to come again in the future. See you then. P.s. Wayne and Jo were very friendly and helpful. A great place to stay. 16th June – 21st June 2021. Thank you for a restful break. It was nice to be back after an absence of 16 years – we will be back. Especially enjoyed the hot tub- very relaxing! Thanks Jo for being so welcoming and helpful. Look forward to our return. 07.06.21 to 09/06/21. Loved it, was great, definitely want to come again. It’s all really beautiful……..incredible value for money. 28/5/21 – 30/5/21. Really enjoyed our stay, so peaceful and relaxing. Would definitely return, cottage was lovely. 25th May 2021. Thank you for a lovely stay to celebrate my 50th! Had a great time, thank you guys! 21/05/2021. Lovely stay at Ellen Hall as always. The weather was especially kind this visit but just to be back at Gilcrux and in the Lakes with Jo and Wayne was the highlight. A reassuring feeling of normality!! Thank you. 17th May – 21st May 2021. Had an amazing time. Our first proper holiday together at last. It was perfect fo a young couple, we would recommend to family and friends and will defo be back. Lovely stay if your looking for a relaxing getaway, somewhere quiet. 18.4.2021. Lovely quiet place. Can’t fault accommodation. Very welcoming, nice people. Would definitely recommend and hoping to return. Thank you for an incredibly relaxing anniversary break. Super cosy and Christmassy 🙂 Nothing was too much trouble and we will be back, I’m sure! 2nd November 2020 2 nights. Thank you again for being so accommodating with the change of dates due to ‘lockdown’ mark 2!! A great couple of relaxing nights, just what we needed. many thanks and we hope to see you again soon. 30th October 2020 very welcoming when we arrived. Nice, Clean and warm cottage with nice views. Town close by to do some shopping and there are some nice walks to be had as well. 30th October 2020 2 nights. Lovely cottage, absolutely loved our weekend staying here. thank you so much. 19th October 2020 7 nights Stayed for a week on honeymoon, had a lovely time visiting all the beautiful places nearby. Would recommend a trip to Buttermere. 25th October 2020 5 nights. We really enjoyed our stay at Hayloft cottage and would like to try a different cottage sometime as well. We loved exploring the area, even in the rain. 23rd October 2020 7 nights. A lovely time was had at this beautiful location. The cottage was lovely, clean and compact. Perfect for two people. Lots of places around to visit and sight see. Thanks Geoff and Jackie. 21st October 2020. Thank you for a lovely stay once again. This gorgeous place never fails us & thank you for the special birthday effort- I was really touched…….of course we will be back again. Stable, site, hot tub, owners – faultless! 16th Oct – 19th October 2020. Thanks so much for having us, such a lovely spot. The cottage is a really nice place to stay and the dogs loved it! Will definitely recommend to family and friends 15 October 2020, 3 nights. Cosy getaway and everything we needed, including the bonus of a Hot Tub. Fabulous food and welcome from the local pub. Thank you. 12/10/20 – 15/10/20. Lovely cottage, relaxing break and long walks. Allonby was our fave, walking to Maryport then to the tea room in Allonby for a well deserved cuppa. The hot tub was fab, would highly recommend. 9 -11th October 2020. Had a really lovely stay. Very clean and very welcoming. Will definitely be recommending to family and friends. Thank you. 4th – 8th October 2020. Had an amazing time- very relaxing & very peaceful. The hot tub was a wonderful extra. The accommodation was perfect- thank you and I will be back. 19th Sept – 2nd Oct 2020. We had a wonderful time in Salkeld cottage. Very rustic and homely. The stream and grounds are lovely.