Wally's Folly

The lodge is spacious, so cosy and very well equipped.

The kitchen was well stocked with all the crockery you needed to cook your own meals, lots of cutlery, and microwave. There is no tea/coffee/salt/oil so bring those along with you if needed. The knives also needed to be sharpened. Everything was clean, beds were comfortable. Things like iron and ironing board are provided which is great! There was ceiling light rim in the toilet that dropped on my head on the day we were leaving so maybe there needed to be some maintenance. The lodge was in such a good location! It's scenic, we had breakfast with some sheep outside the door and really quiet and peaceful. Very short drive to Windermere and other walks we wanted to do in the Lake District. There was clear instructions to check in and check out, to switch on the water etc. It was also the World Cup so we appreciated having a working TV! Such a lovely stay, we would highly recommend.

We had a brilliant week staying at Wally’s Folly (love the name!

) We took a punt on it, as there were no reviews when we booked, but needn’t have worried. The lodge is spacious, comfortable and very thoughtfully equipped. We really appreciated the well stocked kitchen (loads of crockery, plenty of mugs, two draws of cutlery, sharp knives, plenty of cooking equipment etc.) and the oven was excellent, which makes a nice change in holiday rentals! It’s in a scenic, quiet area of the park with lovely views from the veranda and comfortable outside furniture. We were there in the recent heatwave and appreciated the shade from surrounding trees, as the lodge didn’t get too hot, even though the temperature was 30 +. There was also always a sunny area to sit in all day if you wanted to and we enjoyed breakfast in the sun on the veranda every morning, and then drinks in the sun on a night at the opposite side. Watching the sun go down over the fells with birds singing and sheep baaing was idyllic. The park is lovely too. Well kept, with a river running through, that our dog loved to cool down in, a dog walk field and children’s adventure play park, with excellent equipment. There are lovely nature walks around the park and the pub was good for when it was too hot to cook! There’s lots to do in the surrounding area. You can walk up the hill to Troutbeck village (go up the stony path beside a playfield, before you get to the church, not the twisting, steep road like we did the first time!) and it’s a short drive to Windermere and its surrounding villages. Be aware that you’re provided with a cleaning pack from the park, but no milk or tea and coffee, (which didn’t bother us because we always take it.) There is a Spar shop in a garage down the road if you need supplies and a Co-op about ten minutes away in Bowness. A lovely week and we would love to return one day!

We had a lovely stay, highly recommend.

We stay at this site every year and when this place came available but with no reviews we took the chance and this place didnt disappoint. It was spotless, it had everything you would ever need. Kitchen was fully equipped with everything you could think. This place is dog friendly and they provided everything we could clean with before we left. We like to make sure we can hoover etc before leaving and this place provided everything for us to do this so thank you. One thing i would suggest, usually the lodges do have a welcome pack just with some leaflets (map of the site, local places to visit, walks etc ) not something we was bothered about as we have been many times but if someone was visiting for the first time I think they would appreciate this. We will definitely be booking this place again, Thank you for a lovely stay.