Sykes Holiday Cottages is an independent holiday cottage rental agency, with the finest selection of holidays across the UK and Ireland. Whether it’s a family-friendly holiday, a pet-friendly holiday or an activity and adventure-filled holiday, find your ideal UK break with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Our sister brands include Abersoch Quality Homes, Best of Suffolk, Carbis Bay Holidays, Character Cottages, Coast and Country Cottages, Coast and Country Holidays, Cornish Cottage Holidays, Dream Cottages, Heart of the Lakes, Helpful Holidays, Hideaways, Hogans Irish Cottages, John Bray, Lakes Cottage Holidays, Lake District Lodge Holidays, Lakelovers, Manor Cottages, Menai Holidays, Northumbria Coast & Country, Welsh Coast and Country Holidays and Yorkshire Coastal Cottages, and our family extends as far as Bachcare in New Zealand.

Carpenters Cottage is a reverse-level cottage on the outskirts of Cockermouth in Cumbria. Its two bedrooms include a king-size and a twin room, there is also a family bathroom, the property is able to sleep four guests. Also inside, discover its open-plan living area which comprises of a kitchen, a dining area and a sitting area. To the outside it provides plenty of off-road parking and a private patio with furniture. Carpenters Cottage is a homely base from which you can explore the north west of the Lake District as well as the Solway Coast.

The market town of Cockermouth is in the northwestern part of the Lake District. It was the birthplace of William Wordsworth and offers shops, pubs and places to eat. The main attraction of the area is the scenery and walking in the northern lakes – Bassenthwaite Lake, Ennerdale Water and Derwent Water are among the finest. Keswick is just 13 miles away and is worth a look.