We stayed at the Boat House in November, the interior was better than the photographs on the website, which was a pleasant surprise. However it was a busy area when we arrived on the Saturday and also Sunday. The beams were a lot lower than we had imagined and we did bang ourselves quite a few times in the week.... More

We are very private and prefer to avoid crowds so this should've been our worst nightmare - it wasn't. We adored the quirky house and had no problems with the beams. My husband is 6'2 and didn't bang his head once - it's really not that hard to look where you're going. If you don't like charming features, quirky buildings... More

What a lovely place the Boat house is. Only five minutes walk from the Town centre. Nice little drive to leave the car on and get on with the activities. We did walking/mountain biking alternately each day. The area next to the property is a little noisey from around 8.30am onwards when the men are preparing the boats to be... More

After looking though the vast amount of accomodations the Lake District has to offer we were recommended to this Beautiful boat house by regular visitors. - We were not disapointed, The Property is just what you would expect from a lovely town such as Keswick and from the moment we arrived we felt such a tranquility, the Lake laps at... More

This self catering property is very much a Three Star Quality Graded cottage by Visit Britain. You need to do your homework on properties before you book them, as in location - why nobody contacts Tourist Information Centres local to the area is beyond me, as they will tell you the quiet areas of the area. Cumbrian Cottages have graded... More

We arrived at the Boat House on Saturday the 6th Dec 08 it was to be a special holiday for us as we were celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary on the 10th Dec. On arrival we noticed that the area right outside the property had been fenced off & could see that block paving was being laid, & work was... More

We stayed at the Boat House from April 14th to April 21st, and we have just re-visited the web site to see how we could have got it so wrong! From the blurb and the photographs, this property promises a secluded, peaceful, luxurious place to stay, and for £830 for one week, one should expect nothing less. We had an... More