Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
Fellgarth Cottage
A mid-19th-century cottage on a no-through road, a short walk from the middle of Bowness.
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Built in the 1850s, and still quiet
Fellgarth Cottage was built in the 1850s from local slate and stone, and it still keeps the proportions of the period: thick walls, deep window reveals, low door frames, and a sitting room that holds heat all evening once the wood burner is going.
It sits near the end of a no-through road. Nothing passes but the neighbours, which means that even in the last week of August, when Bowness is full, the cottage itself stays quiet. The middle of the village and the water are both an easy walk away, but you would not know it from the garden.
Inside it sleeps four across two bedrooms — a king and a twin — with one bathroom between them. It suits two couples, or a family with children old enough to share.
- Sleeps 4king + twin
- 2 bedrooms1 bathroom
- Wood burnerlogs included
- No-through roadquiet in peak season
- Flexible arrivalno fixed check-in slot
- Walk to the lakeno need to drive
£500 – £975 per week. Short breaks from £100 per night. Minimum three nights off-peak, seven at peak.
Gallery
Six rooms and a lane
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The area
What is within reach
Bowness sits on the eastern shore of Windermere. Some of what follows starts at the front door; the rest is a drive.
Walks
- Windermere shore pathon foot
Level walking north and south along the lake from Bowness Bay.
- Biskey Howeon foot
A short steep pull to a viewpoint over the lake. Best at dusk.
- School Knotton foot
A modest fell above the village, out and back over open ground.
- Claife Heightsby ferry
Across the water on the car ferry, then woodland tracks and the viewing station.
- Orrest Headby car
A gentle climb to a well-known viewpoint above Windermere.
- Catbellsby car
The classic ridge above Derwentwater. A day out rather than an afternoon.
Journey times are deliberately not stated — confirm them against a route planner before publication.
Eating and drinking
Pubs, cafés, a bakery and a good spread of places to eat sit within an easy walk of the cottage, so the car can stay where it is for much of the week. Opening hours shift with the season — worth checking before you set out.
Getting around
- Bowness village centre
- a short walk
- Bowness Bay and the piers
- a short walk
- Windermere town
- the nearest railway station
- Ambleside
- north along the lake
- Kendal
- east of the lake
- M6 junction 36
- the usual motorway exit
Distances to be confirmed.
Availability
The next six months
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Minimum stay three nights off-peak, seven nights at peak. Arrival is flexible — there is no fixed check-in slot.
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