Absolute Escapes

Lake District & Cumbria Self Catering Cottage Holidays

Absolute Escapes can assist holidays makers looking for the very best self catering holiday cottages in the Lake District, Eden Valley, West Cumbria and North Pennines.

Thinking of taking a break from it all? Why not unwind in one of our hand picked holiday cottages throughout the Lake District and Cumbria.

25 years experience in self catering holidays has enabled us to compile a comprehensive printed brochure of over 60 approved properties for you to make an informed choice.

Claim your FREE self catering holiday brochure today. You will receive a high quality printed brochure in the post once you have provided your details below.

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Why Absolute Escapes?

We have been helping people unwind by offering "Absolute Escapes" for over 25 years. We are proud to promote Cumbria tourism and specifically self catering cottages in the Lake District and Eden Valley. We have since expanded our service to provide cottages in West Cumbria and the Pennines to give a wide range of self catering holiday choice!

We pride ourselves on a personal service and indeed many of our customers return to us year after year.

  • 25 Years Experience in Self Catering Holidays
  • Local Knowledge
  • Quality Accommodation
  • Exceptional Personal Service

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70 properties are included in the Brochure...

West Cumbria

West Cumbria offers both close proximity to the Solway Firth and the Lake District. It's nearest lakes include Bassenthwaite, Ennerdale Water and Loweswater.

2 Cottages Available
  • The Manse

  • Keswick Cottage

Lake District Fringes

The Lake District Fringes has much to offer in the way of outdoors, history and culture. The nearest lakes include Ullswater and Haweswater.

18 Cottages Available
  • Diary Cottage

  • Gibson Cottage

  • Curlew Cottage

  • Swallow Cottage

  • Robin's Nest

  • Maple Cottage

  • Bridge End Cottage

  • Pottery Cottage

  • Crook Howe Cottage

  • Daisy

  • Buttercup

  • Swallows Nest

  • North Bank

  • Walled Garden Cottage

  • Petteril View

  • 4 Fairybead Park

  • Stag Cottage

  • Quince Cottage

Lake District

The Lake District is well-known for it's lakes and mountains, but it also played a crucial role in the invention of the pencil. Furthermore an entire farming village was flooded in 1929 to create a reservoir, called Haweswater, to supply Manchester with water. After a long dry period you can see some remains of the old village below.

30 Cottages Available
  • 1 Mellfell Farm Cottages

  • 2 Mellfell Farm Cottages

  • 3 Mellfell Farm Cottages

  • 4 Mellfell Farm Cottages

  • 5 Mellfell Farm Cottages

  • 6 Mellfell Farm Cottages

  • Belle Grove

  • Kathy's Cottage

  • The How

  • 7 Low Glenridding

  • The Apartment

  • 2 High Glenridding

  • 3 High Glenridding

  • The Ghyll

  • High Skydes

  • Goldrill Cottage

  • Edie's Cottage

  • Low Wood View

  • Low Beckside

  • 1 Mary Meadows

  • Hollin How Cottage

  • Stable Cottage

  • Hall Croft

  • Rummey Mead

  • Moor House

  • Ivy cottage

  • Watermillock Cottage

  • Limhus Cottage

  • Lamb Corner House

  • Cockley Moor Cottage

Eden Valley

The world famous Carlisle Settle Railway runs through the Eden Valley and is a good way of seeing the beautiful countryside. Many of the villages along this valley date back to the Viking times.

19 Cottages Available
  • Raven Prospect

  • Langton Beck

  • The Mill

  • Ford Cottage

  • Pond End Cottage

  • Springarth

  • Stonegarth

  • Eden View

  • Mardale

  • Hyde Park

  • Sycamore Cottage

  • Pheasant Cottage

  • Lane End Cottage

  • Ousby Chapel

  • 2 Rayson Hall Barns

  • Pea Top Farm Cottage

  • Cranesbill

  • Fellside Cottage

  • Ashlea

North Pennines

The North Pennines is the second largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is also considered one of the best places in Cumbria for cycling, more so than the Lake District.

1 Cottages Available
  • Stonecrop

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