Foxglove Cottage - Bowness

Foxglove Cottage
Bowness

Foxglove Cottage | Bowness

Sleeps 4 | Saturday Changeover | No Pets | VE 4 Star

Foxglove Cottage Sitting Room & Kitichen

Foxglove Cottage

Foxglove Cottage lies in Bowness, one of the Lake Districts most popular villages, with its many shops, inns, cafes and restaurants all marching down the hill, ending at the sweeping bay with its boats and steamers overlooking Lake Windermere. For those couples who enjoy exploring the landscape by day and stepping out to wine and dine in the evening, then Foxglove Cottage will be a perfect choice.

The end property of three traditional lakeland cottages, Foxglove Cottage lies a short walk from Bowness Bay, discreetly tucked behind tall hedges. Approached by a shared drive, you have private gardens to the rear.

From the side entrance you step into the kitchen - dining area, well equipped making it easy to whip up light lunches and tasty dinners.

A single step leads up to the sitting room area. With its oak beams, comfy sofa and arm chairs, along with a log burning stove, the combination makes for a very pleasant space to relax.

A narrow stairway winds up to the top floor, passing the bathroom with bath and overhead shower. There are two bedrooms, one the master double, with en-suite whirlpool bath and overhead shower, the second a pretty twin bedroom.

At the rear of the cottage is the sunny, private garden, with shrubs and terrace where you can barbecue and enjoy a pre dinner aperitif.

All in all, I think this is a perfect little retreat for either couples or a small family, where you can explore lakeland, step out to wine and dine come evening and return to a cosy relaxing home.

The Location

The linked towns of Bowness and Windermere lie east of Lake Windermere, where Bowness is at the waters edge, with the town of Windermere set about a half mile away above the lake.

Each is a busy community of shops, cafes, restaurants and attractions, serving both the local community and our visitors to the Lake District. Perhaps the biggest attraction is the bay at Bowness, a sweeping crescent of waterfront and adjoining parkland, where you can enjoy a walk by the shore or find a quite place to picnic. At the bay you will find the piers and the famous Windermere steamers, which offer boat trips up and down the ten - mile reach of the lake. Here you can also hire rowing boats and motor powered boats, which can be taken by the hour to explore the lake and it islands for yourself.

Other popular attractions are the World of Beatrix Potter, the Windermere Steam Boat Museum and a little south of Bowness the Blackwell Arts and Crafts house, one of the most important surviving houses from the turn of the 20th century. The house is a superb example of the Arts and Crafts movement architecture, where it occupies a stunning position overlooking Windermere and is open to the public as a gallery for craft and applied arts. North of Windermere is Brockhole, the Lake District Visitor Center. Set on the lakeshores the main house is surrounded by beautiful gardens where you will find a huge adventure playground, café, shop and exhibitions along with a host of information about the National Park.

For visual entertainment you have the Royalty Cinema in Windermere, and the Old Laundry Theatre in Bowness, staging a lively annual season of music, theatre, comedy and film.

There are plenty of pubs, cafes and restaurants, where for me the best is by far Jericho’s in Windermere. Owned and run by Jo and Chris Blaydes, the welcome is always warm, the setting perfect and the cuisine delicious. For a good country pub atmosphere there is the Queens Head at Troutbeck, about 2 miles from the main village the inn offers fine beers, good food and roaring fires in winter months.

For the big walks and big landscapes you will have to travel a bit further into the park, however there is a good local walk up onto Orrest Head, which begins from Windermere, just opposite the railway station. Anecdotally it was the first ever walk for Alfred Wainwright where the view from the summit was said to have changed his life and set him on a lifetime of fell walking and the production of those much loved walking guides. Also quite local are the fells to the south of Bowness. Although not mountain high, they offer a magical rolling countryside rising above the lake with magnificent views.

Travel a little further afield and you much to explore. South of the villages, at the foot of Windermere, is Newby Bridge and Lakeside where the steamers terminate. Here you will also find Fell Foot Park for boat hire, fishing and the National Trust Gardens. East lies kendal, the capital Town of South Lakeland. A host of good shopping, restaurants and a busy cultrural scene with the likes of the Abbot Hall Art Gallery and The Brewery Arts Center.

At the northern head of the lake lies Ambleside, a popular town with cinema, pubs, restaurants and huge selection of outdoor and climbing gear shops.

Once you past the head of the lake you are within easy rach of the big fells such as the Langdales, the forest of Grizedale and the other great lake in the south, Coniston Water.

Guest Reviews

"We would just like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for a lovely weekend in FOXGLOVE COTTAGE, BOWNESS. We had a fantastic time celebrating my partner Ian's special birthday. The cottage and it's location were just perfect. The cottage was immaculate, all bedding and linen pristine - every thing was catered for - we wanted for nothing, we could fault nothing.

Many many thanks we hope to return soon!!!!!!!"

Jean Cooke

Local Areas Of Interest

Ambleside
Windermere
Rydal Water
Newby Bridge To Bouth
Kendal
Bowness & Windermere

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