This three-bedroom Lakeland cottage in Ambleside, Cumbria, sits in an elevated position just 500 metres from the town centre. The elevated setting gives fell views from the upper bedrooms while keeping you close to everything Ambleside offers. This is a proper all-seasons cottage wood burner and open fire for winter stays, an enclosed patio for sunny afternoons.

Ambleside is one of the Lake District's best-connected bases. Windermere's shore at Waterhead is less than a mile away where you can hire rowing boats, motor cruisers or book lake cruises. A 3-mile circular walk through Skelghyll Woods and Jenkins Field starts right from Waterhead. Walks start practically from the front door.

The cottage sleeps 6 across three bedrooms. Two king bedrooms one with an en-suite shower room and fell views, one with generous storage plus a friendly twin room. Two bathrooms: a family shower room with bath and the king en-suite. A boot room and utility room with washing machine make it genuinely practical for walkers.

Nearby: Windermere lake shore at Waterhead (0.8 miles, 3 mins), Rydal Water (2.5 miles, 8 mins), Grasmere village (4 miles, 12 mins), Langdale Valley (6 miles, 15 mins).

This stay suits families and groups of couples who want a proper Lake District base. Private parking on site, a secure back garden and a pub nearby seal the deal. Book the cottage for easy access to the best of the Lakes.