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Family Friendly Cottages in the Lake District

It might only be small – around thirty miles across – but the Lake District in England's northwest packs a big punch when it comes to family-friendly cottage holidays. From rugged mountains to glistening lakes, and historic villages to market towns, there is every kind of backdrop available for your perfect family holiday – and every kind of property, from farms and converted barns to traditional, age-old cottages and sprawling country houses. If you're the active types, then you're set for kayaking, boating, hiking, cycling, wild-water swimming and more, in which case you'll be able to find a cottage with amenities like extra bathrooms, a hot tub, firepit, drying rooms and bike storage. Or perhaps you're more of a pootling, pottering family, maybe with young children, where a garden and outdoor space, a decent kitchen and dining room, and a cosy fire or woodburner, will be just the ticket. Whatever you need, you're sure to find it in the Lake District, probably the best location in the UK for a family-friendly holiday in the great outdoors.
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Westward House Storrs Park, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria i

Westward House

Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, North West England
Old Kiln Cottage Barbon, Cumbria, ​LA6 2LN i

Old Kiln Cottage

Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, North West England
The Great Barn Howtown, Ullswater, Cumbria CA10 2ND i

The Great Barn

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A Corner of Eden EdenLow, Stennerskeugh, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4LL UK i

A Corner of Eden

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Eusemere Lodge Eusemere Lodge, Pooley Bridge, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2NR i

Eusemere Lodge

Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, North West England
Goodies Farmhouse Firbank, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5EF i

Goodies Farmhouse

Sedbergh, Cumbria, North West England
Hidden River Cabins Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 5TU i

Hidden River Cabins

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Howe Keld 5–7 The Heads, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5ES i

Howe Keld

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Lakeland Cottage Company Woodside, Charney Road, Coniston, Cumbria LA11 6BP i

Lakeland Cottage Company

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The Lodges at Artlegarth Artlegarth Ravenstonedale Kirkby Stephen Cumbria CA17 4NW i

The Lodges at Artlegarth

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Netherby Hall Netherby, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 5PR i

Netherby Hall

Carlisle, Cumbria, North West England
Waitby School Waitby School, School Lane, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4HJ i

Waitby School

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Waternook Howtown, Ullswater, Cumbria CA10 2ND i

Waternook

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