Beck Cottage was amazing. It was so lovely to have a cottage where we could take all of our 3 dogs. The space is fantastic, a lovely big kitchen with everything you need, a really warm lounge with a log burner if you wish. The bed rooms are perfectly sized and the shower really hot and effective. The other added bonus is the entrance via the car port, perfect place to get dry and mud off before entering the house.
The host was great and although their house is only next door she left us very much to our own devices.
The location is just outside Appleby so obviously you have to travel a little to get to a pub or the shop but I'm pretty sure you would be picking the cottage for its amazing location in a peaceful village so that shouldn't put you off.
There are so many great walks just out of the door, including a beautiful one to Hoff and Rutter Falls. We also traveled a bit further afield and went to High Force, Cow Green Resevoir and High Cup Nick. Appleby is a nice walk away too but we would recommend avoiding the stepping stones but for all the most agile! We ended up doing a bit of a damp river crosssing :)