Find self catering and cottages with an open fire or a wood burner in Cumbria. A self catering cottage in the Lake District and Cumbria offers you the perfect way to holiday in this beautiful area of England.

Cumbria is packed full with drammatic scenery with Lake District National park containing 16 major lakes and the country's highest mountains. Tourist favourites include Windermere, Ambleside, Bowness, Keswick, Ullswater and many more.

We have self catering accommodation suitable for a romantic short break, a family holiday or for accommodating a large group with self catering cottages and apartments in Cumbria and the Lake District.

Riggs Cottage, Bassenthwaite

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

A traditional Lakeland cottage dating back to the 17th century, Riggs Cottage enjoys a rural location at the northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake in Routenbeck. Benefiting from a delightful cottage-style garden with a stream running through it, Riggs C... more

Herald Cottage, Ambleside

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Herald Cottage is a traditional Lakeland stone cottage in a quiet courtyard right in the centre of Ambleside.It has a fantastic location both for those people wishing to relax and enjoy the amenities of Ambleside and for those who wish to get out ont... more

Emerald Bank Cottage, Uldale

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Emerald Bank Cottage is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, one of the most scenic in the Lake District with an abundance of local wildlife including osprey and red squirrels. The cottage is equipped with everything you will need on a walki... more

Derby Cottage, Ambleside

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Derby Cottage forms part of a terrace of similar and substantial stone built 3 storey properties in the very heart of Ambleside. Situated as it is, the shops, amenities and restaurants are quite literally a stones throw away from the cottage, making ... more

Chapel Cottage, Bassenthwaite

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Chapel Cottage is an excellent addition to our portfolio of properties. Built in the 17th century this true Lakeland cottage just oozes character, with heavily beamed ceilings and inglenook fireplace and is complimented with high quality furniture an... more

Breasty Haw, Satterthwaite

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Taking its name from the rather steep area of woodland near where it sits, Breasty Haw is a wonderful example of a traditional, detached Lakeland cottage. The setting is idyllic as not only does Breasty Haw enjoy fine views across the valley but the... more

South View, Bassenthwaite

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

With its South facing aspect and views from all rooms, including Skiddaw, this spacious three bedroom house has the benefit of all day sun and is always warm and welcoming. Backing onto woods and with a large garden, the property is ideal for familie... more

Byre Cottage, Appleby

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

This luxurious upside down barn conversion is perfect for 2 couples, with 2 en suite bedrooms downstairs and open plan living upstairs. Situated in the grounds of Asby Hall, a 17th century Grade 2 star listed property in Great Asby, a conservation vi... more

Mount Cottage, Tebay

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Mount Cottage sits at the bottom of a valley in the middle of remote working farmland just 1 1/2 miles from Tebay. Panoramic views can be enjoyed from the cottage and its grounds towards Tebay Fell, The Howgills and Jeffreys Mount, the sheep dotted l... more

Meadow Cottage, Staveley

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Taking its name from the delightful outlook across an open meadow and to the fells beyond, Meadow Cottage in Staveley is an ideal base for those who prefer to be on the fringes of the busier resorts, yet only minutes away by car. The village has a h... more

Aikin House, Portinscale

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

The Newlands Valley remains one of the Lake Districts best kept secrets with breathtaking scenery, unspoilt by tourism. Aikin provides the ideal get away from it all retreat. Built as a barn in the 19th Century and converted to a house in 1965, the c... more

Carhullan, Ullswater

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

This former Cumbrian farmhouse enjoys a spectacular remote location, high up on Bampton Common among the Lake Districts eastern fells and close to Ullswater and Haweswater. Carhullan was completely modernised in 2008 by the owners, who retained the c... more

Crag Cottage, Keswick

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Crag Cottage is ideally situated in Keswick, on a quiet street yet only 200 yards from the town centre and amenities and 5 minute walk to Hope Park, Derwentwater and the Theatre by the Lake. It was completely modernised in 2009, with luxury bathroom,... more

Greenside Cottage, Caldbeck

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Sitting on the end of a row of cottages, overlooking the duck pond and Caldbeck Common must make this one of the most picturesque locations of all of our cottages. In the heart of the village of Caldbeck, within the rolling Caldbeck Fells, Greenside ... more

Treacle Cottage, Ambleside

Self catering in Cumbria, North West England

Selected feature: Open fire

Built around 1760, this charming, ancient farmhouse was once part of Lowfold Farm, nestling in a small cluster of older properties on the fringes of Ambleside, set half way between the village and the Lake on the original old road into Ambleside. Som... more