Daw Bank Cottage is 16 miles south of Penrith, 16 miles north of Kendal, and 3 miles west of Orton and Tebay. Quiet Rural Location in the Westmorland Dales (which joins up the Lake District And Dales National Parks) but easy to reach off the M6, less than 5 minutes from the northbound or southbound Tebay Services.
This unspoilt area is part of the northern Lake District, with easy access to the Lakes, Yorkshire Dales and the Eden Valley, and offers excellent touring, walking and cycling opportunities. The house is of "upside down" design and the living room windows afford views of the Howgills, the Lune Valley and the famous Shap gradient of the West Coast railway line - close enough to be impressive, yet not so near as to be disruptive! Sleeps 5, in 2 bedrooms (standard booking charge is for 4 people. Surcharge per night above that number.) Non smoking policy.
Parking is for 2 cars, 3 by arrangement. We have installed an electric vehicle domestic charging point. Payment for charging is per Kw at either the daytime rate or Economy 7 night time rate. The cost is covered by your Damage Protection fee and the remaining balance of the fee is refunded after your stay.
You will get a good mobile phone signal on BT, EE, Vodafone and probably other services.
We will usually be around when you arrive but since the Covid lockdowns we have enabled minimal-contact check-in and check-out, and we leave a 1-day gap between bookings to enable cleaning and disinfection, etc.
We have a dog, who spends his days around the yard and his nights in kennel; a cat; and one or two ponies who live in the fields by day and in the stables by night. Please don't feed any of the animals unless you're with one of us, but the ones around the yard are pets, all of them are friendly, and we are happy to welcome your own well behaved pets who come here with you and your family.
You are welcome to enjoy our fields but please remember that Daw Bank, like the rest of Greenholme, is working farmland where the farm livestock take priority. There are sheep in our fields and cattle in our neighbours' fields. Please keep your dog leashed when going for walks, especially where there are cattle, sheep or horses. (If you go among cattle anywhere, be prepared to let the dog go if they become inquisitive or aggressive.)
In reply to some queries we have had: There is no enclosed space outside Daw Bank Cottage where you can leave dogs or toddlers unsupervised. There are no dog parks nearby to let a dog run free.
TEMPORARY MESSAGE, MAY 2024
There have been some glitches with the agency description of our facilities (due to use of AI text generating software) so perhaps it is as well to mention here that we do NOT have a hot tub or a spa whirlpool. Other mistakes have been introduced into our listing, which may mislead visitors. Not all of them are editable by us, because some have been auto-generated by the agency.
While these errors are being corrected, we are contacting our upcoming guests to check that they have all the correct information about our property.
Notable errors are:
- We are 16 miles from Penrith, from Kendal and from Kirkby Stephen. Orton is the nearest village and we are half a mile from the M6 Northbound Tebay services.
- Times given by Vrbo for driving to various local attractions and services should be taken with a pinch of salt - generally, doubled.
- Some of the "local" attractions named by Vrbo's software either don't exist or are well out of our area. (I think the AI has been scraping Trip Advisor. I'm still trying to find out where "Colclough Stag" is.) So FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION PLEASE READ OUR PERSONAL WEB SITE, https://www.dawbank.co.uk (if that URL gets taken out by the software, search for Daw Bank Cottage, Greenholme CA10 3TA).
If all that information is irrelevant to you, then hurrah, and we look forward to seeing you!
cheers
Sue Millard