Sally's Cottages

Keswick – A Few Ideas

Keswick is awash with activities you can do straight from your front door. Come rain or shine there are an abundance of things to keep you occupied whether it be indoor or outdoor. The choice is yours but here are just a few ideas. George Fishers Alth... Read >

Keswick Business Woman Praised for Contribution to the County

Sally Fielding, winner of this year’s Women’s Business Woman of the Year, has been praised for her contribution to the economy of Cumbria, as well as for being an inspiration to other women in business, by judges of the prestigious award run by the Cumbri... Read >

Holker Hall: a beautiful stately home in the Lake District

We’ve just come back from a beautiful day at Holker Hall & Gardens in the South Lake District it takes an hour to get there from several Keswick cottages, or if you are staying in Eskdale it is a 45 minute drive. From either Keswick or Eskdale, the drive... Read >

The Keswick Beer Festival

Just an update for anyone who has forgotten – the weekend of the 4th of June is the Keswick Beer Festival and there are still a few tickets left for the Friday night. What a fine excuse for booking a short break for that weekend in the Lake District to co... Read >

Celebrating the Royal Wedding in the Lake District

There are lots of celebrations being held throughout the Lake District to celebrate the Royal Wedding, so if you are staying at one of the many self catering cottages in the Lake District you don’t need to worry that you’ll risk missing the action on the ... Read >

The Rannerdale Bluebells Are Out!

I was planning to take advantage of the Sunshine this morning and give the lawn the first mow of the season. Mr Harper, our neighbouring farmer doesn’t like to see good grass going to waste and when I was greeted by the sight of several ewes and lambs fe... Read >

Muncaster Castle – A Trip Down Memory Lane.

Today I took a trip down memory lane and had a day out at Muncaster Castle by Ravenglass (near Eskdale). Boldly passing all the people having ice-creams and cake at the café I knocked on the private entrance door at the castle of Iona and Peter Penningto... Read >

Easter in the Lake District

What’s going on in the Lake District this Easter? Well the answer is that it’s not all bluebells, daffodils and gambolling lambs – There’s chocolate too! The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway has commissioned a giant Easter Egg and over the Easter holida... Read >

Three Fun Free things to do in the Lake District

The activities below have been chosen with children in mind. However, I have had a fabulous time just with my mates doing these things, and we ought to know better as we’re all in our 30s! Stepping into a fairy circle – a village walk in Rosthwaite ... Read >

The Theatre by the Lake in Keswick - Summer Events

We’ve just received details of the Summer Season at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick and it looks like they have some real crackers lined up. The Theatre by the Lake is in quite a spectacular setting and as the name suggests is literally a stones thr... Read >

Eskdale & Wasdale – Things to do

The trouble is, there are so many things to do in life, you can’t do them all. You have to compromise. Nobody likes compromise. Rob would like to live his life to the following rules: keep an open mind and keep on climbing. His life is littered with ... Read >

The Eskdale Corn Mill

The Eskdale Mill in the hamlet of Boot takes its water from the beautiful Whillan Beck, which runs down from Burnmoor Tarn, high on the fell below the imposing Scafell. There are plenty of self catering lake district cottages in the area which would make ... Read >

Castlerigg Stone Circle at Keswick, the Lake District

Here’s a brilliant thing to do in the Lake District if you have small children and don’t want to put too much effort in. Take them to Castlerigg Stone Circle in Keswick and forget about the history of it, forget the mystery within it, forget even the... Read >

Half Term Family Activities in the Lake District - Keswick, Eskdale & Wasdale

There is plenty going on in the Lake District over half term this week. If you’re staying in Lake District cottages in Keswick you might like to try one of the following that I’ve picked out that seem of particular interest. The Theatre by the Lake ... Read >

Following the seasons in the Lake District

Everyone knows that the Lake District is beautiful. Each season has its own character, so no two visits would ever be the same. There is an abundance of self catering Lake District cottages to help enhance your visit. Here are some of our seasonal favouri... Read >