Lake District Self Catering Holiday Cottages in Hawkshead nr. Ambleside

Borwick Fold Cottages are situated in Hawkshead, near Ambleside at the heart of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, high above a tranquil, pastoral valley, with superb panoramic mountain views. Surrounded by fells, lakes, tarns, woodland, ancient hamlets and villages and with its land managed for wildlife, it offers a superb base for many outdoor activities, and in which to unwind. Our visitors return again and again.

Three rather special self catering holiday cottages have been imaginatively converted from the barn and stables of our 17th century farmhouse. The Hawkshead cottages are set above a quiet country lane [National Grid Reference: 33420,49970] on the edge of Black Fell [a ‘Wainwright’ fell] close to Tarn Hows, near Hawkshead.

The picturesque market town of Ambleside is only four miles away from our Lake District cottages. In Ambleside you will find an excellent choice of shops, restaurants, traditional Lakeland pubs and even a cinema. For Ambleside cottages you will find Borwick fold is ideally located in a tranquil countryside setting, yet just a short distance from the amenities of Ambleside.

Each Hawkshead holiday cottage has its own individual character and is centrally heated for all year round comfort. Benches outside the cottages and on the fell side, as well as the al-fresco dining area and barbecue, make an ideal location in which to absorb the peace and tranquillity of the area whilst enjoying the views and abundant wildlife.

Walks from the door encompass valleys, fells, lakes, forest, country pubs and the ancient village of Hawkshead with its four inns, shops, tearooms and connections to William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. Enjoy a drink or a meal at the award winning Drunken Duck Inn, the Outgate Inn with its live traditional jazz on Friday evenings [March to October], or the coaching inns of Hawkshead – arguably the most beautiful village in the Lake District- all within a radius of just over a mile.

Borwick Fold holiday cottages stand in 3 ½ acres of gardens, fell land and paddock and is managed for wildlife - with conservation and the environment in mind. Owls hunt on the property and deer and red squirrels frequently visit us. A hide, created to attract wildlife, provides views over the fells and to our nearby watering hole. Dibley, our black Labrador play's in the courtyard. Pygmy goats and free range geese in the paddock, are occasionally joined by Exmoor ponies during the summer - all doing their bit for the environment browsing on brambles and wild flowers. The bird life is superb and the resident swallows and house martins are a particular joy. We regret that because of the above we are unable to accept pets.

Leave your car in our off-road parking and take to the hills. We have a bike store with a drying area for wet, outdoor clothing and a laundry room. On your return relax with one of the many books, a game of Petanque [i.e. French Boule] on the pitch provided or dine al-fresco whilst enjoying views to Esthwaite Water. Why not visit Borwick Fold's self catering cottages in Hawkshead near Ambleside and relax with us?

For the comfort of all of our guests (present and future) we operate a policy of no smoking inside the cottages.

Access Statement - available on request