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Sykes Gem Awards 2024 Silver winner for Best Luxury Property. Over three floors. Ten bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Ground Floor: 1 x Super-king-size (zip/link, can be twin on request), 2 x shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, and WC. First Floor: 2 x Super-king-size, 2 x twin (zip/link, can be super-king-size on request), and 1 x single. 1 x Bathroom with slipper bath, basin, heated towel rail, and WC and 1 x shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, and WC.
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Sykes Gem Awards 2024 Silver winner for Best Luxury Property. Over three floors. Ten bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Ground Floor: 1 x Super-king-size (zip/link, can be twin on request), 2 x shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, and WC. First Floor: 2 x Super-king-size, 2 x twin (zip/link, can be super-king-size on request), and 1 x single. 1 x Bathroom with slipper bath, basin, heated towel rail, and WC and 1 x shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, and WC. Lower Ground Floor: 1 x Super-king-size (zip/link, can be twin on request) with en-suite walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, and WC, 1 x twin (zip/link, can be king-size on request), 1 x king-size (zip/link, can be twin on request) with en-suite walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, and WC, 1 x king-size with en-suite walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, and WC. 1 x Shower room with walk-in shower with separate basin, heated towel rail, and WC. Ground floor: Kitchen with French doors leading to a rear balcony, dining room with two steps leading into the sitting room with woodburning stove, French door access to patio with pizza oven. First Floor: mezzanine snug. Lower Ground Floor: Open plan second kitchen, living room and dining room with Smart TV, utility and drying room, Gym with pull-up/dip bar, bench, free weights and punch bag
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The Waterfall Retreat Reviews

Duncan
A sensational house in a simply beautiful location. The outside space, plus the sauna and hot tub were the focal point of our stay with a brave few even cold plunging in the river. Then the barliving room was the perfect room for our evening entertainment, and the enormous TV came into its own for a 2am England game! In addition, Sarah, our host, was tremendously accommodating and welcoming. Our party enjoyed a magnificent weekend.
We stayed at The Waterfall Retreat to celebrate my 70th birthday with our party comprising of 12 adults and 7 children infants. Waterfall offered our party first class accommodation and was fully equipped to meet all of the requirements of a large party with age ranges between 70 and 0.The quirky layout provided endless places to hide and play whilst the pizza oven hosted a pizza competition which was won by yours truly. Outdoor pursuits consisted of plunges in the falls followed quickly by the sauna and hot tub. For the more athletic amongst us early morning runs in the amazing countryside were an absolute must so I am told!!. A super location for a large gathering which ticks all of the boxes.
Wow!!! What an amazing house. We visited waterfall retreat for my sisters 40th birthday and it did not disappoint. The space was exactly what we needed for a girly weekend with all the family. The waterfall was gorgeous and we thoroughly enjoyed the sauna and hot tub. And what a cosy fun space on the living room for us to settle down and relax. We all did say that we would have liked more lighting outside near the hot tub and also better lighting in the bathrooms as when it got darker it was difficult to put your makeup on properly. But if all Ive got to complain about is lighting then we left very happy. Would love to return
An absolutely stunning property with a location that is simply magical. Well stocked with all you need for a large family celebration. Very clean and very comfortable. The beds are like sleeping on fluffy clouds. We had 3 generations of family and our best of friends at the WFR to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary and there was enough room not to be on top of each other. I certainly recommend this holiday place
WOW... . We booked here for my sons 40th birthday, It's a great place for a large family get together... Everything you need with great surroundings, would definitely recommend to others... Can't wait to come back and stay again
Joanne
Waterfall retreat was amazing, the facilities outstanding. The house was clean and comfortable with great amenities. We all felt at home as soon as we arrived, very easy access for our elderly mother. She had the ground floor bedroom, with the shower room across. We all took a dip in the waterfall and enjoyed the hot tub and sauna. Many meals were made in the well equipped kitchen and eaten around the very large dining table. We will definitely be returning
We had an amazing stay at the Waterfall retreat! It is an amazing property with beautiful surroundings. Cant wait to visit again!
Warren
Absolutely wonderful place to stay the house is fab and the views are second to none ! Very easy to book and Sarah very helpful and excellent communication at all times Local pub George Hotel easy to get to and the landlord was extremely friendly and welcoming
A beautiful property highly recommended.
We had the most fabulous time at The Waterfall Retreat. We were celebrating a big birthday and the house and surroundings were definitely the icing on the cake. A beautiful property with lots of little places to unwind and relax. I really did not want to leave.
Claire
We had the most amazing stay celebrating an 80th birthday the house was fantastic and had everything we needed. The setting was beautiful with the hot tub sauna and beck all perfect. Thank you again
Georgina
Beautiful property! Beautiful surroundings!
Millie
We had an amazing stay with the family celebrating a birthday! The mill has everything you need and the amenities are perfect. The hottub, sauna and dip in the stream were the best part of our day! This really is a special place and we cannot wait to be back
Excellent property with great amenities and facilities, as well as a great and location off the M6. Looking forward to coming back!
Robbie
Beautiful location and house.
The waterfall retreat is the perfect getaway accommodation for a large groupfamily. Our group had an amazing getaway from getting lucky enough to see the northern lights to relaxed days using the hot tub, sauna and dipping in the river. The attention to detail makes it so you could easily move in for the week and don't need to bring much more than yourself. Will absolutely be back again!
Christian
Upon meeting Sarah on check in and her showing around we knew we were going to have an amazing stay. The place and its surroundings are beautiful and the weather helped make my wifes birthday celebrations even better. Our all group loved the place and will definitely be looking at booking this again. Christian Lawton
Beautiful and quiet surrounding. The house itself is also very well equipped and maintained and is very clean when we moved in. Everything is ready to be used and functions well. The place is also not so far away from a number of sightviewing places in the lake district. Highly recommended if you would like a nice, relaxing and quiet holiday, especially for families.
Duncan
This is a great place for a large family gathering. Our party ranged in ages from 18 months to 93 and there was plenty for everyone to do throughout the weekend. Sarah couldn't have been more helpful, meeting us on arrival to show us around, providing contact information and advice for our stay and then checking that everything has gone well immediately after our stay. Would definitely use again.
Overall we enjoyed our stay at The Waterfall Retreat, however we did experience a few issues. After the first couple of nights we discovered mould growth in the lower ground floor bedrooms Herdwick and Teeswater. Fortunately we had some bedrooms that were not in use so we could swap round. This was reported to the host who took 2 days to respond only to tell us this was a previous issue which they had rectified by using a dehumidifier in those rooms. To us a dehumidifier is a temporary fix, not something you leave running everyday and have to empty twice. The floors are extremely creaky in the dining and kitchen area so if you have early risers in your party they could well wake you up in the morning. The kitchen area is also quite small making it challenging to prepare a full meal for everyone. Overall cleanliness was passable but we felt it could be better. Water pressure and temperature was hit and miss especially in the showers. We felt with a bit more involved management some of these issues would be resolved quicker. We reported the sauna light not working and the dials controlling the jets on the hot tub being extremely stiff to turn so hopefully these have been attended to. On the positive side the location was great, the beds were very comfy, the house was warm and comfortable, the outside space was lovely for sitting out for food and drink and the main living room was great for getting everyone together at night.
I stayed here for my 35th and honestly didn't want to leave, the house was perfect! We had roughly 11 people plus a child and everyone had their own spacious room even one with its own kitchen and snug attached to it. The highlight was of course the waterfall and the outside area, while some of the group stayed in the warmth inside playing Air Hockey... the rest of us braved the waterfall itself and loved it! Getting the pattern down perfectly Waterfall Sauna Cold Shower Hot Tub. With a Pizza Oven just outside the lounge, it was the perfect mixture of making homemade pizza while mixing some cocktails at the bar and catching up with friends, listening to music. With it being just 8 minutes from the Tebay services off the M6, you would never know given how peaceful and remote it feels. Truly the perfect gift for any occasion!
Deborah
We had a wonderful stay here for our family holiday. We were extremely comfortable and it was so relaxed. We would highly recommend to book this beautiful cottage in this wonderful area. Deborah and Joe
The property was fantastic. Isolated location very peaceful except for the beautiful waterfall. House was very spacious and tastefully decorated and accessorised. Would highly recommend for large family gatherings as rooms well spaced out throughout the house. Ample seating areas.
Matthew
Loved our stay at the waterfall retreat! Our entire group were blown away by the property, The garden and facilities , standard of the rooms and location! Our contact Sarah was incredibly helpful and very accommodating to the needs we had! Would highly recommend and will 100 be staying again & very much look forward to it!
Fantastic long weekend break. Loved the facilities available to keep young and old entertained. Sarah was very attentive to our needs. Much appreciated.
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