Name: Wheelgate Bed & Breakfast
Address: Little Arrow, Torver, LA21 8AU, United Kingdom, Coniston, Coniston, Coniston, LA21 8AU, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

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Great location close to Coniston Village, Coniston water and Old Man of Coniston. 

The B and B is very clean and cosy, owners are extremely helpful and freindly and overall very good value for money.

I would highly recommend especially for solo travellers like myself.

Great location and value

The Old BakeHouse (next to the bed & breakfast) at Little Arrow.
Can’t wait to come back and stay again.
The cottage was lovely. You walk through the door to a large bedroom with en-suite bathroom (bath & shower). Up the stairs is the spacious living room and open planned kitchen (which is well equipped). Clean and welcoming and Stuart and Sandra are perfect hosts. The house has a small outdoor seating area perfect for reading a book and a barbecue (we used deposable ones). The area is perfect to explore The Lakes and on the walking trail to The Old Man of Coniston. There are pubs and the town with shops very close by.

The Old Bakehouse - loved it

Stuart was very friendly and was always on hand. This is a 400 year cottage style guest house with al, the traditional features you would expect. We stayed in the Derwent room, which was lively and had a really comfortable extra large bed. This was a great location, as Coniston Water was just a ten minute walk away. Also, the village of Torver was also, just a lovely, ten minute walk away. You could also walk directly from the rear of the guesthouse up to Banishead Quarry and waterfall, which is worth the 30 minute walk. Overall, we are really glad we picked Wheelgate, and we would definately return.

Great location for Coniston Water

Stayed in one the outbuilding in a very clean room. Breakfast was brought out to me at the time of my choosing.  I was one of the first guests after lockdown and I felt that they were certainly adhering to social distancing. The layout of their buildings allows for it.
  Path to Old Man leaves from lane next door. Also easy to walk to Conistion avoiding the road (less than 2 miles)

Great for Coniston Old Man

We spent the weekend at this wonderful B&B.  We had a beautiful little cottage which had everything and more for our weekend stay.  Views and walking trails where steps away and the owners could not do enough for us to make our first time in the Lake district an unforgettable experience.  Will definitely be returning to Wheelgate B&B!!

Amazing weekend!!

We returned to the Little Byre for another really enjoyable few days. Sandy and Stuart were as helpful and friendly as ever and we would have no hesitation in coming back again.

The only tiny niggle - which is not Sandy and Stuart's fault, but just highlights how idiotic the public can be - is that we think they should say which of the two parking spaces is for the Little Byre and which is for The Old Bakehouse.

We had the frankly ridiculous situation where, having arrived back from a walk, the elderly couple who were staying in the Old Bakehouse forcefully accused us of taking 'their' space, when we had done nothing of the sort - either parking space can be used by the occupants of either cottage.

We treated this exchange with the shake of the head and roll of the eyes that it thoroughly deserved. But it would give small-minded folk no reason to indulge themselves in such needless and petty unpleasantness if it was simply made clear that the Little Byre had that parking space and the Old Bakehouse had that parking space. 

Other than that - a lovely few days and yes, we'll be back.

The Little Byre self-catering cottage

Great little find. Amazing lovely owners. Rooms comfy. Clean. Fresh linen. Breakfast very hearty. Great for dogs. Location ideal. Better than staying in heart of lakes. Much quieter and great views. Easy reach all over the Lake District

Amazing little b&b

Stayed here over a bank holiday weekend.  Lovely little B&B with great hosts (Stewart & Sandy) who were so friendly and gave great tips on walking routes. Breakfast was excellent with locally sourced produce and choice of fruit, cereals, toast, full English etc. Would definitely recommend this B&B and it's great location and wouldn't hesitate to stay here again.  

Great little find on booking.com

Sandy and Stuart provide a very relaxed and welcoming atmosphere and share their home with 3 beautiful Golden Retrievers and a cat named Thomas.  A generous breakfast will set you on the right track is offered with informal dining in the main house.  This 16/17th Century Farm house offers B+B, either in the house or in several stone out-buildings, if you like a little more autonomy.  After September, it is accommodation only.

Conveniently situated in Southern Lakeland, between Torver and Coniston there are several traditional pubs and eating places.   There are many walks/cycling to be had, such as the Old Man of Coniston, lakeland walks to Grizedale Forest and excursions on the lake.  Its in easy reach of many other places to visit too, including Hawkshead from where you can travel to Ambleside and connect to the A591 for Windermere, Grasmere, Kendal (south) and Keswick to the north.



Southern Lakes Retreat

A charming old cottage aptly placed for walks on the Furness Fells of the Lake District. A footpath right next to the B&B will take you to the top of Coniston Old Man. 

The B&B is on a main road but it is quiet at night and doesn't impact on sleep.

Parking is easy and off road.

Breakfast was a little disappointing as rather bland and the tasteless. Sharing a table with a stranger was a little odd and not something I have had to contend with before. It was fine but some might prefer their privacy and own space. 

I have to rate this based on the room rate which is really good value for money. 

If you want a luxury B&B with a little more attention to detail and pampering then you need to look elsewhere. This isn't it.

If you want a no fuss, crack on with it and bed for a night then this is hard to beat.

Other positives:

> TV in room (and works)
> Power shower with good flow rate and temp.
> Plenty of storage.
> Newly fitted bathroom.
> Small fridge
> Tea and coffee (loads of free biscuits)
> Friendly house cat keeping the mice away.
> Nice hosts (real people).

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