Red Squirrel visiting every day.

A beautiful red squirrel is paying a visit to the terrace outside our window every day. Where's the photo? I haven't managed to take one yet. The camera is sitting right by the window, but that squirrel has a sixth sense, and even though it doesn't seem to be looking at me it hops, skips and jumps away every time I focus on it.
I'll post the photo here when I eventually get one!

Meanwhile, are you thinking about visiting the Lakes in 2012? If you want to walk without taking your car, you couldn't do better than to stay right here at White Moss House. Here are some of the walks you can take whilst leaving your car ( free of charge of course) in our large private car park. ( visitors pay £££££ to park in the public White Moss car parks)

Here's the Walk round Rydal Water from White Moss House, and here is a guide to 6 walks around Grasmere and Rydal Water from White Moss House. Feel free to print these guides.

If you are able to commit now to a stay here in 2012, you can have a FREE NIGHT! Stay 4 nights and have a fifth night completely free. This includes our excellent breakfasts. Bank Holidays are excluded from this offer, but all other dates are fine, subject to availability. Please email me, sue@whitemoss.com to make a reservation. You need to book before the end of January for this special offer.Why not take advantage of this offer to visit out of peak time? Come at the end of March for the daffodils, or late April and May for the azaleas......

Wordsworth wild daffodils ate White Moss House

Every good blog needs a photo, so here you are. These are the wild daffodils described by Wordsworth in his famous poem. There are banks of the lovely little flowers at White Moss House. The end of Mrach, beginning of April is usually a good time to see them.

Our lovely cherry tree- gone with the wind

When the doorbell rang at 9am I thought it was the postman with a late Christmas delivery, but it was a Highway Officer telling me that one of our trees was down across the A591.
We were shocked, as we'd just had the tree that we thought was dangerous cut down by the tree surgeon two weeks ago. That was a weeping willow that had been hollowed out by the continuous assault of the Greater Spotted Woodpeckers.Sadly, it's neighbour, a lovely big flowering cherry, possibly missing the protection of the old willow, has keeled over and was in urgent need of removal from the main road.

Luckily, tree surgeon Ben, of the wonderfully named "Absolute Treedom" in Rydal was available to chain saw and clear the mess. Thanks to the very helpful "Highwayman" and the policewoman who helped too- sorry you had to go before your cuppa was ready.

Here's the sorry sight of our beautiful cherry's last moments.

This afternoon the rain and wind eased, and we had a great fresh walk round Rydal Water and Grasmere with my brother who should have been going home to Scotland. All trains north of Carlisle were cancelled, so we've had an extra day together. It's an ill wind....

Happy New Year from the Lake District

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year from the home of the Wordsworths, White Moss House.
If you're already thinking ahead to spring and summer holidays, early bookers for 2012 can stay 4 nights and have a fifth night free, any time, any days, except Bank Holiday weekends.
Please contact see our website for details, or email sue@whitemoss.com.

White Moss Snowdrops

Not long now until the snowdrops, daffodils, the azaleas, the bluebells ........

Christmas in the Lake District. Last Minute special offer

Our historic Lake District Cottage Brockstone Grasmere holiday cottage is available for 5, 6 or 7 nights over Christmas, at special last minute rates.
Arrive any day from Tuesday 20 December, with the latest check out day  Thursday 29 December.
7 nights £695, 6 nights £645, 5 nights £595. This is for up to 4 guests.
Great for walkers. Great for rest and relaxation. Away from the crowds in your own special cottage.

Read all about the cottage through this link.

Please ring Sue or Peter, 015394 35295 for more information, or email sue@whitemoss.com.

Special offer short breaks at Christmas and New Year

Our lovely Lake District cottage, Brockstone cottage overlooking Rydal Water  is available over the Christmas and New Year periods.
For one week stays, arriving on the Wednesday or Thursday, the rate is £695.( usually £820)
For a shorter stay, the rate is £165 per night, for a minimum stay of 3 nights.
Please ring me, 015394 35295, or email sue@whitemoss.com if you are interested in this great offer.

Special offer for Christmas and New Year in the Lake District

Our holiday cottage Brockstone cottage overlooking Rydal Water, is usually booked by the same guests every Christmas and New Year, but they can't make it this year, so our lovely self catering cottage is available for a very special last minute rate.
The usual rate for main holiday weeks is £820, but we have reduced the Christmas and New Year weeks to just £695. This is for a maximum of four guests, and is superb value.
For more information , take a look at Brockstone Cottage website, where you will find lots of information and photos.

Christmas Day is a Sunday this year, and New Year's Eve is a Saturday, so we've made the changeover days Wednesday 21 December and Wednesday 28 December (usually the changeover day is a Saturday )so that you can enjoy a full weekend for Christmas and and New Year. Even if you can only stay part of the week, this is still great value.

A cosy cottage, perfect for walkers, with a spa bath, four poster bed, lovely Smeg fridge, digital TV etc etc, and did I mention the views?

Lunch on Brockstone Terrace looking towards the Langdales, January 2011

For more views and news please look down this blog, or click through to our lake district holiday cottage website

The Olympic Torch goes right past White Moss House on 21 June 2012

Yes, it's official , the Olympic Torch will go right past White Moss House. There will be great views from our garden.

I've marked this as a red letter day on our 2012 booking chart. It's a Thursday. Book now to get a front row view of this once in a lifetime event.