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Our aim is to create lasting holiday memories and we intend to do so both responsibly and sustainably.
To deliver on this we've set out a number of environmental and social pledges which help to focus our efforts;
you can read more about them in our Impact Report.
This is why we've partnered with Sustonica, the first global certification for holiday lets,
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The Sustonica certification focuses on four key areas: energy conservation, water conservation,
waste reduction and promoting inclusiveness. They are on a mission to become the most widely
recognised sustainability standard for holiday rentals and a catalyst to reduce emissions of holiday
lets and influence guests to reduce their own household consumption too.
Properties that display the Sustonica badge have successfully passed the criteria,
which align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council standards,
and their owner has made a commitment to look after our planet as well as you.
"Great place to stay, we found it the centre of where we wanted to go so could walk all the time and my dog had a great holiday."
Highly recommend ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Lovely to hear - thank you. Glad you enjoyed your stay
Property Owner
Reviewed by Kerry5.0★Mar 2025
"Lovely property, absolutely spotless."
Great location. Nice quiet part of Windermere.
Thank you for your kind feedback - glad you enjoyed your stay
Property Owner
Reviewed by Kris5.0★Mar 2025
"Lovely cottage in a great location only problem we had to pick up a lot of dog poo from the garden"
Thank you for the lovely review and the feedback. We are a dog friendly flat but ask that owners tidy up after their own pets, sorry if this didn’t happen.
Property Owner
Reviewed by John Malcolm4.7★Mar 2025
"We had a lovely break."
We have stayed in various places in several towns and villages in the Lake District over the years. The Lake District is our favourite place on Earth to visit. We have stayed in apartments, B&Bs, hotels and cottages.
The Sunflower was, quite simply, the very best of all our visits.
Thankyou
Wow, thank you for the lovely review. My wife does all the change overs and takes care of the decor, she’ll really appreciate the kind feedback.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Lawrence5.0★Dec 2024
"Our stay at Sunflower Cottage was absolutely first class."
Great facilities and spotless clean. We had a small problem with the central which was mostly our fault as we were unsure how it worked. Within 5 minutes of our text all was sorted. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sunflower cottage to friends and family. Ten out of ten
Thank you for the lovely message. Glad you enjoyed your stay
Property Owner
Reviewed by John5.0★Oct 2024
"The Sunflower is an absolutely"
Reviewed by Volodimir5.0★Oct 2024
"This property is very nice and comfortable for 2 people."
It is situated close to the centre of Windermere, well maintained, well equipped and nicely decorated and furnished. It has 2 bedrooms but only one furnished as a bedroom. The other one is a useful storage/dressing room. On-street parking might be an issue for some but we managed ok. There is a flat above which could be noisy when occupied.
Reviewed by Roger And Joan4.1★Sep 2024
"We enjoyed our stay at the sunflower and would highly recommend staying there."
Thank you for the kind feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Carl5.0★Sep 2024
"We had a fantastic stay at the Sunflower Cottage."
It was so comfortable, stylish and the location was excellent. We also appreciated the welcome pack for both ourselves & our dog. Such a.loveky gesture and much appreciated after our long journey from Ireland..This was our first visit to the Lake District and the Sunflower Cottage was definitely one of the many hours highlights of our trip.
Thank you for the lovely feedback it means a lot. Glad you had a good time.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Nickie4.7★Aug 2024
"The property is beautiful."
So clean and the most modern place we have stayed in the lakes. Bed really comfortable and TV in every room. Loved the gift basket left with Prosecco and other treats. They have thought of everything in the property.
If it wasn’t for the nose from above we would stay here again and it would be 5 star all round. However we were at the lakes for our honeymoon, and we did not realise that we would be able to hear people in the apartment above so easily. 3 of the 5 nights we could hear people stomping about above and it kept us up till 2am, then they woke up again at 5am so we had little sleep. It’s timber joists between upstairs and downstairs unlike the new apartments where they are made with concrete so you can quite literally hear everything from above. This needs to be made clearer on the website as we wouldn’t have booked this if we knew. Lovely place to stay but if you want somewhere quiet I’d look elsewhere as it’s a risk you will have someone staying in the apartment above, thankfully we had 2 nights of full sleep when they left.
Thank you for the compliments with regards to the d?cor, facilities and welcome pack.
We have a good relationship with the owners of the apartment above, they too run just one small holiday let, we would have been happy to liase with them had we been made aware of their guests? noise at the time of your stay. Obviously, we?re sorry this was an issue.
Congratulations on your recent wedding, all the best for the future.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Hayley3.8★Jul 2024
"The Sunflower exceeded our expectations - it was extremely clean, well maintained and perfectly kitted out with everything that we needed for our stay."
The apartment is very well located between Windermere and Bowness and with a bus stop at the end of the road for easy trips elsewhere.
Thank you for providing the perfect base for our trip, we will return!
So pleased you enjoyed your stay. Hopefully see you again soon.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Sarah5.0★May 2024
"What more can be said about this accomodation."
Spotlessly clean, smelt amazing and facilities great, especially the dressing room which was excellent and so useful. We had good weather so had use of the patio (cushions for the outdoor chairs would be appreciated but I do suffer joint pain). It is situated between bowness and windemere so ideal location. Loved the boat cruises, one to ambleside and a lake cruise. We also visited grasmere on open top bus...loved it great views. First time in the lakes and would love to return. Thank you for a lovely stay and the beautiful welcome pack.
Thank you for that brilliant feedback much appreciated. So glad you enjoyed your first trip to The Lakes.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Debbie5.0★May 2024
"Beautiful house, tasteful decoration and furniture."
Excellent position for Windermere and Bowness.
Only tiny thing, could probably do with a few more tea/coffee cups! (Small thing).
Thank you for the lovely feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay. We’ll get some more cups - can’t be short of tea!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Annette5.0★May 2024
"Really lovely stay, comfy and cosy in a great location."
We were lucky no one was in the flat above most of the week - when people moved in up there towards the end of our stay it was very noisy. Parking was ok on street but imagine in peak season it is quite difficult.
Overall the accommodation was lovely, well equipped, comfortable bed and very clean. Would definitely return/recommend.
Thank you for the lovely feedback, glad you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by naomi4.1★Apr 2024
"One of the best holiday properties we have stayed at and we have stayed at many!"
The furnishings feel luxurious. The bed is very comfortable and the dressing room is a real bonus for storing luggage etc. The flat is very quiet, although the flat above us was unoccupied during our stay so we benefited from having no noise from above. We found parking was available on the street outside the property most days. We only had to park on the adjacent street on one occasion and it’s literally around the corner so don’t let the lack of dedicated parking put you off. There were one or two additional bits that would have been handy in the kitchen e.g. some extra plates and cups, but generally it was well equipped. There were no instructions on what do with the bin/recycling so we took our recycling home with us. A chap popped round to put the bin out on the Thursday afternoon which did give us a slight fright when he appeared in the garden, but it explains why there were no instructions for the bin! :) Overall, a really lovely property. We would happily stay again and highly recommend it to others.
Thank you for the lovely feedback. We’ll add some information about the bins to the welcome back.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Gemma5.0★Apr 2024
"Great place to stay modern & comfortable ideal location loved it will definitely be back"
Thank you for the kind feedback. Hope to see you again soon.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Shaun5.0★Apr 2024
"Great property fantastic location"
Thank you for the kind feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Colin4.7★Mar 2024
"A very nice and comfortable holiday home."
Would be happy to go back.
Glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by John5.0★Mar 2024
"Everything about the accommodation was really good, no complaints at all and we really enjoyed the stay."
The cottage was in a great spot, nice and quiet off the main road but close to both Windermere and Bowness. Parking on the street was the only thing that I wasn’t too keen on but had no problem finding a space
Thank you for the lovely feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Chris5.0★Mar 2024
"Property was very comfortable and well appointed."
The kitchen was well stocked with utensils of excellent quality. The lounge area comfortable and large enough for two people. Bed very comfortable and warm. We were able to adjust the central heating with very little effort. Only criticism was that smart TV's were difficult to operate as we were only able to get live television on BBC and ITV channels. (but that may be down to our lack of expertise).
Thank you for your kind feedback, glad you enjoyed your stay.
We have now connected an aerial in the lounge so you can watch terrestrial television traditionally.
The lounge, bedroom and dressing room area all have smart TV connection too for Netflix, Prime, iPlayer etc.
We have added a brief guide to the smart TV in the welcome pack too.
Hope to see you again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Mike5.0★Oct 2023
"We had a great relaxing stay."
The welcome pack was a nice surprise. The place is a great location to Windermere and not to far from other locations. The only negative experience we had was there was a lot of noise from tenants above late a night for a few nights which caused disruption to sleep due to them walking in and out and walking around there place which can be heard through the floor boards. Other than that this was a great stay and would recommend
Reviewed by Ross4.7★Sep 2023
"Great location, beautifully decorated and the comfiest bed ever!"
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Thank you for the lovely feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Melanie5.0★Aug 2023
"Absolutely perfect apartment, beautifully decorated with everything you need."
Perfectly located to walk into Bowness or Windamere. Had a very relaxing short stay, the sun even put in an appearance. We will definitely return one day.
Thanks for the feedback, it’s much appreciated. Hopefully see you again soon.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Nicola5.0★Aug 2023
"Fantastic stay at The Sunflower."
Place.was ideal for us and our dog and was well equipped, ideally located and tastefully decorated. Was easy to come back after a busy day and kick back and relax in. Would recommend to anyone wanting to stay in and around Windermere.
Thank you for lovely feedback. Really happy you liked the decor. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Caroline5.0★Jul 2023
"Property was very well furnished and excellent for two people and a dog."
Loved the welcome pack which was a nice surprise.
The bathroom could use a toilet brush and small bin to make it perfect.
Could also use a cafetière in the kitchen as some like to use ground coffee.
Had some issue with the Wi-Fi buffering but I think that’s a local service issue.
Will look to stay again one day and will certainly recommend to others.
Thank you for you kind comments, it's our first season so it's gratefully received.
Thanks also for the recommendations we will provide those suggested items straight away.
I hope the fibre line being installed the week of your stay improves the wifi too.
Glad you enjoyed your stay, hope to see you again soon.
Property Owner
This property is part of the Lakelovers collection.
We have properties to suit every occasion throughout the southern and central Lake District including; Ambleside Cottages, Bowness Cottages, Coniston Cottages, Grasmere Cottages, Hawkshead Cottages, Lakeside Cottages, Langdale Cottages, Troutbeck Cottages, Ulswater Cottages, Windermere Cottages and smaller hamlets between, which although seldom heard of are none the less equally wonderful. With hundreds of properties available, Lakelovers are sure to have a property to meet your needs.
Summary
Ground floor apartment
One ground-floor king-size bedroom with Smart TV
Shower room with walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC
Open-plan living space with kitchen, dining area and sitting area
Dressing room with Smart TV
Gas central heating
Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher
3 x Smart TVs and WiFi
Fuel and power inc. in rent
Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
Roadside parking available
Enclosed courtyard with seating
Two well-behaved dogs welcome
Sorry, no smoking
Sorry No Children/Infants
Shop 0.4 miles, pub 0.3 miles, Lake Windermere 1.1 miles
Note: Check-in from 3pm, check-out by 10am
The property
Settled at the heart of Windermere, a popular tourist destination in the Lake District lies the stunning, ground-floor apartment of The Sunflower.
With an enclosed furnished courtyard, immaculate interiors, and a superb location close to nearby amenities and the eponymous Lake Windermere, this wonderful holiday property welcomes a couple seeking a refreshing, self-catered escape in the beautiful county of Cumbria.
Park up roadside next to your new abode, and step inside to discover a collection of well-appointed living spaces.
An open-plan living area comprising a fully-equipped kitchen invites you and your loved one to whip up a delicious, home-cooked dinner that you can savour at the breakfast bar.
Alternatively, head outside with your meals and a glass of your favourite tipple to enjoy the ultimate alfresco experience as the sun shines overhead.
In the evening, settle down for a film marathon in the sitting area, where you can kick back and relax on the plush blue sofa as the day rolls into night.
When sleep finally calls, be sure to refresh with a rejuvenating shower before you settle down for a well-earned rest in the sumptuous king-size bedroom.
If you can tear yourself from your peaceful new lodgings, head out on foot to discover what your local area has to offer.
A brief stroll will bring you to Heathwaite’s convenience store, where you can stock up on essentials, whilst a hearty pub lunch can be had at the Brookside Inn.
In town, you’ll find a range of things to do and see, whether that’s snapping shots of The Baddeley Clock Tower, enjoying exhibits at The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, or coasting along the crisp waters of Lake Windermere with the Windermere Jetty Museum.
Further afield, head by car along the Lake to Ambleside, a lakeside setting housing the noteworthy attractions the Ambleside Roman Fort, the outstanding Stagshaw Gardens, as well as the breathtaking Stock Ghyll Force waterfall.
Whatever you get up to during your next stay in Cumbria, do it from the base of The Sunflower.
Note: This property has a Good Housekeeping bond of £200.
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Where you’ll be staying
WINDERMERE
Ambleside 5 miles; Kendal 8.7 miles.
The twin towns of Bowness and Windermere are both vibrant, fun-filled places set within the splendid scenery of the Lake District. Both towns provide a range of amenities, shops and restaurants to suit all tastes whilst Ambleside offers the additional attraction of a boat ride to Bowness, the Lakeside Aquarium and Beatrix Potter's 'Hill Top House' at Sawrey. Grizedale Forest Park is within easy driving distance and is home to a range of activities including many good walks, mountain biking and the 'Go Ape' adventure park. The region also boasts many National Trust properties as well as a variety of water sports for those who prefer a more adrenaline-fuelled trip. Children will enjoy a trip to the 'World of Beatrix Potter' in Bowness whilst the villages of Grasmere, Coniston Water, Kendal, Keswick and the Lakeland Mountains are all within easy reach.
