Facilities

Car parking areas are immediately by the garage, and next to the Lake Cottage.

In the garage is a table tennis table, and in the old cottage there is a radio, and a piano. There are supplies of playing cards, games and jigsaw puzzles.

Pets are allowed but a small fee (to cover extra cleaning) is payable and owners must be responsible and clean up after their animals.

Bedding

We now provide complete bedding - covers, duvets, pillows; and their laundry is included. There are some spares in the airing cupboard in the back bedroom of the Old Cottage. You will need to provide your own towels.

Television

There is no television provided (it’s amazing what the children find to do without one!!) However, if you cannot cope without it, you will need to bring your own set. This needs to be covered by your own television licence, as we do not have one. There is a booster switch in the Old Cottage which needs to be on. (This is situated on a beam at the dining room end.)

Milk

Unfortunately there is no longer a milkman covering this area. Please make your own arrangements to buy milk as necessary.

Recycling

There are fortnightly collections of waste from LWE and this is just about sufficient providing people recycle their waste where possible.
There is a compost bin for vegetable waste in the bushes between the Old Cottage and the Lake Cottage. Non recyclable paper (such as envelopes) can be burnt in the incinerator by the garage.

There are recycle bins at the gate for glass/cans and paper for each property but they are often insufficient for two weeks worth of recycling. It would be helpful if guests could take recycling materials to recycling points where possible.

Booths Supermarket at Ulverston recycle plastics as well as glass, cans and paper. There is a recycling point on Lake Road, Coniston which recycles the following;

Cardboard, Glass, Paper, Plastic bags, Plastic bottles and containers, Salvation Army bank,

Shopping

Ulverston - 8 miles south. Good sized market town. Market days, Thursday and Saturday. Mostly fairly small, local type shops Early closing: Wednesday pm.

Booths Supermarket - to left of main road on entering Ulverston. - includes Recycling Point
Opening hours:

• Mon - Fri 8.30am - 8.00pm
• Sat 8.30am - 6.00pm
• Sun 10.00am - 4.00pm

  Coniston - 6 miles north - much smaller, fewer shops, but open on Sundays.

Greenodd - 4.75 miles south. Post Office/small general store. Baker

PETROL:

• Greenodd - 4.75 miles south
• Torver - 2 miles north
• Coniston - village - 6 miles north

DOCTOR:

Surgery: The Croft, Penny Bridge (just outside Greenodd) (01229 861249)

HOSPITAL:

Casualty Dept.- Furness General Hospital, Barrow.

VET:

Church Walk Veterinary Centre, Ulverston (01229 583675)

BANKS:

• Ulverston has branches of HSBC, Nat West, LloydsTSB.
• Coniston has a branch of Barclays.
  There are cash points in Hills Garage and the Post Office, both in Coniston.

CHURCHES:

• Catholic - Coniston
• C of E - Coniston 8.00am; 11.00am and 6.30pm
• Lowick - 9.30am

POST BOX:

Water Yeat - collections 9.30am & 3.00pm Mon - Fri, 9.30am Sat

EATING OUT:

• Red Lion, Lowick Bridge 0 2 miles south. Hartley's beer. Good food. Paved beer garden Children catered for until 8.30pm if eating, but check first. (01229 885366)
• Farmers' Arms, Lowick - 3 miles south. Bar meals and restaurant.
• Royal Oak, Spark Bridge - 3.25 miles south. Garden. Food.
• Church House, Torver - 4 miles north. Garden Bar food and restaurant
• Queens Head, Hawkshead. Good food.
• The Sun - Coniston. Good bar meals and restaurant.
• Jumping Jenny, Brantwood (east side of Coniston Water). Excellent cakes! Good place for coffee, tea and lunch.
• The Britannia, Elterwater. Small inside, but large outside area. Bar food and restaurant.
• Momo Tah Indian Restaurant - Ulverston. Excellent food.

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