The Cow House

–Excellent location - show map
+13 photos
Scored 10
Rated exceptional

Staff

10
  • The entire place is yours
  • 431 ft² size
  • Kitchen
  • Mountain view
  • Garden
  • Washing machine
  • Free WiFi
  • Free parking
  • Bath
  • Heating

About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: The Cow House in Shap offers a cosy holiday home with one bedroom and a bathroom. The ground-floor unit features a private entrance and garden views. Outdoor Spaces: Guests can relax on the sun terrace or in the garden, enjoying mountain and inner courtyard views. The property includes an outdoor seating area and free WiFi. Convenient Amenities: The holiday home provides free on-site private parking, a washing machine, and a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and microwave. Additional facilities include a fireplace, TV, and bicycle parking. Local Attractions: Located 104 km from Teesside International Airport, The Cow House is near Askham Hall (14 km), Brougham Castle (18 km), and Derwentwater Lake (48 km).

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
1 single bed
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1 extra-large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Andrew
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “It’s everything you need and more importantly so quite”
  • Pauline
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Everything was amazing, beautiful surroundings and so cosy Had everything we needed and great location”
  • Anonymous
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “It was spacious, clean, well-equipped, comfortable with lots of lovely features including lighting.”
  • Renate
    Germany Germany
    “Tolles Cottage, sehr nette Vermieter, in alle Richtungen eine Landschaft zum Wandern und Radfahren - einfach schön!”

Hosted by Alexandra Barbour

10
Host review score
Alexandra Barbour
The Cow House would not have been a good place to stay 30 years’ ago. Then it was a milking place for cows and probably dates 300 years’ ago. We have converted it and it is now a comfortable, oak floored ,single story dwelling. The super- king bed and high quality linen is always remarked on. Because we are situated at 1000’ ( 350m) above sea level in a very rural area, we know how important it is to be warm and cosy, and the wood burner provides additional heat as well as CH and constant hot water. You can step out into a green, ancient landscape and walk for miles
Because we live on site, we like to meet our guests. I am English my husband is Scots. If you are interested, we can help by showing you good walk routes, decent pubs and we have maps and guide books on the shelves.
You will be within very easy reach of both the Lakes District, YorkshireDales and high Pennines. We are a rural community but with easy access to Kendal, Penrith, Keswick, Appleby in Westmorland and even the Scottish border at Gretna is only 40 mins north.
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 20:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 06:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Pets
Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.