Early October 2024 This has been the perfect place and we’ve had a perfect week including a fab display of northern lights on two nights! Late September 2024 Thanks for a lovely stay and for all the little extras. Very peaceful and quiet with lots of great walks...

Late June 2024 Thanks Jan and David for providing everything we needed for a great week. Hope to see you again next year – 20 years since our first visit to Croft Corner! Late May 2024 What a tremendous stay, we are surrounded by beauty in a most comfortable,...

On a very wet late January day the walk down past the boat landings made for an atmospheric stroll.  The launches around the Derwentwater are much loved by visitors and locals alike. They afford an easy way to start the walk up Catbells or can be used to walk...

Mid September 2023 Thank you for a very comfortable stay. We loved the cottage and the garden. Early September 2023 One of the highlights of our year is our week spent at Croft Corner. Thank you so much Jan and David for making this such a special place and for your...

This is a view up to Skiddaw over the choppy waters of Derwentwater on an early March day. The walk over the "Chinese bridge" and then along the duckboards is a favourite and affords spectacular views of the lake and the encircling fells.  Usually the walk is...

Croft Corner has had a number of bookings throughout the autumn. Some of the guest comments are given below: Christmas  Thank you for providing such a welcoming and warm "escape". The little touches of home made it perfect.  Early December  We have been coming to...

April 2022 I think this place is really nice. . . . (7 year old guest) May We had an amazing week – the cottage is just perfect. July We have enjoyed a wonderful week staying in this very comfortable house which has everything one would ever need.   The views are...

Rydal Water and Grasmere are the two lakes most associated with William Wordsworth. Wordsworth lived near these lakes between 1799 and 1850 – firstly at Dove Cottage and later at Rydal Mount. He wrote some of his best-known works during this time and hosted many...

Mirehouse is a remarkable, historic house which has been owned by the Spedding family for over 300 years. It is located near Bassenthwaite and has views across Bassenthwaite Lake.  For the opening times for the house, the grounds and tea-room see the Mirehouse website...

Just as the bulk of Skiddaw overlooks the town of Keswick , Blencathra at 2847 feet overlooks the village of Threlkeld just a few miles away. From Threlkeld the summit can reached by one of the ridges on the southern front of the mountain.  From the hamlet of Scales,...