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Watergate Farm

Nr Cockermouth, Cumbria
The whitewashed exterior of Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The exterior of Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The beautiful local area around Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The sitting room at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The kitchen at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The double bedroom at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
One of the twin bedrooms at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
One of the spacious twin bedrooms at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The bathroom at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The double bedroom ensuite at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The local area around Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The picnic area at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria
The whitewashed exterior of Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The exterior of Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The beautiful local area around Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The sitting room at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The kitchen at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The double bedroom at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria One of the twin bedrooms at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria One of the spacious twin bedrooms at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The bathroom at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The double bedroom ensuite at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The local area around Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria The picnic area at Watergate Farm, nr Cockermouth, Lake District, Cumbria

At-a-glance details

  • Guests 6
  • Bedrooms 3
  • Preferred changeover day Saturday
  • Minimum stay 3 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 2
  • Acorn rating 3 What's this?
  • Reference 009021
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About Watergate Farm

Period features throughout in this spacious farmhouse on the shores of Loweswater.

Stay on the shores of Loweswater in this traditional semi-detached Lake District farmhouse. It’s full of charm inside with large spacious rooms, a farmhouse kitchen and period features throughout. It looks over the lake and is surrounded by plenty of open space for children to play. 

You’ll be encompassed by woodland and open farmland with views across the valley. Take the 4-mile walk around the lake and finish up at the near by Kirkstile Inn, a cosy country pub complete with log fires, oak beams and a wealth of history. For a more challenging trail, hike to the top of Melbreak which offers panoramic views of the Buttermere valley.

Further afield, drive 20 minutes to Whinlatter Forest Park for mountain biking adventures. Wordsworth House at Cockermouth is just a 25-minute drive to the north from the cottage.  
 

Why book with us?

  • Unrivalled locations
  • Free entry to our places
  • Award-winning customer service
  • Help us care for nature, beauty and history

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  • Enhanced cleaning regime
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Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer available
  • Telephone not available
  • Television available
  • DVD available
  • WiFi* not available
  • Open fire / wood burner available
  • Garden not available
  • BBQ not available

Accessibility

Not accessible

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Layout

  • Ground floor

    Large kitchen/dining room and sitting room with wood burner.

  • First floor

    Three bedrooms (1 double with ensuite shower and lavatory, 2 twins), bathroom with separate shower cubicle

Notes for guests

Access: The accessibility guide is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see the images on the webpage.

Heating: The cottage is heated by a ground source heat pump. 

Parking: There is parking available next to the cottage.

Garden: The cottage and lake are surrounded by plenty of open space where children can play under adult supervision.

Television: FreeSat is provided at the cottage. 

Utilities/Electricals: The washing machine and tumble dryer is a combined washer/dryer.

Short breaks: Booking is possible within 4 weeks of the start date all year at this cottage.

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Black Galloway cattle in the Wild Ennerdale Valley

Ennerdale

Home of the Wild Ennerdale project with 30 miles of traffic-free paths
Display of bluebells beside Crummock Water

Buttermere Valley

Tranquil area of dramatic fells, farms and woodland, encompassing three lakes
Apple blossom under a bright blue sky

Wordsworth House and Garden

William Wordsworth’s childhood home
Herdwick and her lamb

Borrowdale and Derwent Water

Spectacular and varied lakeland landscape around Derwent Water
Wasdale looking down from start of Scafell climb

Wasdale

Towering mountains and the deepest lake in England
Daffodils flowering at the Candlestick, Whitehaven Coast

Whitehaven Coast

There are hidden gems of history and wildlife along this post-industrial coastline

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About the Acorn rating

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To help find the best cottage for you, we have created our own quality rating system for our holiday cottages called the Acorn rating. Ranging from 1-5 Acorns, the rating gives you an indication of a property’s facilities, fixtures and fittings, with five being the highest quality level. The Acorn rating is not connected to any other industry rating system that may be used for holiday cottages and is only to be used as a guide that covers location, style of interior and the facilities you may be looking for. We do not set our cottage pricing based on the Acorn rating we have given a cottage as all our cottages are of an individual nature. Therefore, we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice. In addition, some of our cottages are curated to be sympathetic to their time period. This means that they might not have all of the aspects of modern living, but impress in so many other ways.

1 Acorn: simple living accommodation with basic furniture and fixtures fit for purpose and clean. Running water and a toilet are provided. There could be some limitations to heating and washing facilities – details of these will be stated clearly on the cottage's webpage. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied with a few exceptions, which are again clearly stated). Facilities for basic catering and living are provided. In general, a 1 Acorn cottage does not have WiFi.

2 Acorn: a mid-quality range of furniture and fittings. Bathroom facilities are basic or there may be a high number of guests to bathroom ratio depending on the size of the cottage. Very few 2 Acorn cottages have WiFi and the kitchen white goods and washing facilities are basic. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied in all 2-5 Acorn cottages.

3 Acorn: a good, standard offer. Generally it is correctly proportioned for the number of guests but could have a few compromises, for example a small kitchen, or a lower bathroom to guest ratio. The variety of white goods available will be better than a 2 Acorn cottage.

4 Acorn: these cottages have more premium furniture, fittings and lighting. Additionally the ratio of bathrooms to guests is likely to be higher, and the bathrooms would be more likely to have separate and spacious showers instead of showers over baths.

5 Acorn: a luxury accommodation offer with very few limiting factors. This is the highest offer available. It is well-equipped and has spacious facilities throughout the cottage or is set within an extraordinary location or building. The furniture is of a high standard, and has real comfort for modern living.

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