Udford House

We loved staying at Udford House as it was in a beautiful rural spot among fields of sheep. There was not another house in sight and we
and a river ran through the garden which was lovely.

The house was in perfect condition and very clean. Due to the rural location and the time of year, we had to close the windows in the evenings, when the lights were on to avoid filling every room with midges. This made the house rather stuffy at times and it would benefit from a mesh screen on one of the kitchen windows to allow fresh air in whilst cooking. Once the lights were turned off, it was possible to open the windows again.

I would also say the beds could have been better quality to reflect the quality of everything else in the house.

Other than these minor points, the house was perfect for our needs which was to spend some family quality time away from the hurly burly of frantic city life.

We have stayed here before, and (obv) like it very much. Great house, lovely location. Very rural down a long farm track to an idyllic setting by the river. The owner kindly lets my son fish there. Cannot think of any negative things, certainly nothing significant - possibly the kitchen could be slightly better equipped but it's not that important. FABULOUS views nad would quite like to move in and live there all the time.10/10

Had a wonderful time. Conveniently located, comfortable and well appointed.

Lovely house in an excellent location. All the facilities one could wish to find are present.

Well-equipped and scrupulously clean house, in a perfect location for visiting the Lakes and the North East. The house was warm and comfortable. Many thanks to Jane for making sure that we had everything we needed.

We had a great holiday here. The house itself and cleanliness were good.
Lots of dead flies everywhere which we understand happens in country properties when empty but an explanation for this would have been helpful. It also meant it had not been visited for a while since it was cleaned.
The hamper was not up to usual Rural Retreats standards and was very dissappointing. It is usually a lovely part of the welcome but they had put bits in the fridge and cupboards and you could not really tell whether it had been left by the past guests it whether is was all new. No nice welcoming basket which families like.
We also felt the crockery needed a bit of updating. Not many serving dishes.
Overall we had a great holiday though.

Lovely house in a beautiful, secluded and quiet location, albeit very well positioned for Ullswater, Haweswater and the Lakes and Penrith.

Having read the previous persons comment I felt it was important to say something about the flies as we stayed a week or so later in December. There were a few flies on the windowsill but nothing like the hundreds the previous person stated, and they certainly didn’t spoil our lovely stay in a tranquil setting, we just threw them out of the window! If you get the opportunity to stay at Udford house, do it was brilliant.

The only thing good about it was that the house was very nicely done out and in a great position, peaceful and quiet.
Specifically wanted the phone as we only have pay as you go mobiles and are selling our house so needed to be able to contact estate agents, on ringing to get key collection info I was given phone number of house phone, on arrival phone was not working and despite attempts to get owner to get it fixed it wasn't and didn't work for the whole 10 days we were there.
Main problem was the flies which we were told by RR were storm flies, (on arriving home looked up storm flies and these were definitely NOT storm flies but normal nasty flies ranging from blue bottles to regular flies), and I mean hundreds and hundreds or them, after 2 days of this I rang RR and said we wanted to go home and could we have a refund on the days not taken as it was impossible to live in a house where flies are literally bombarding you in the face, it was warm weather and you couldn't have any window open either in case they flew in, I was told no we couldn't have our money back so we spent a further 8 horrid days constantly spraying fly spray (supplied by the owner) all over the place.
I spent several nights sleeping downstairs on a 2 seater sofa as upstairs was unbearable with the flies buzzing around all night, the only way to stop so many emerging was to not turn the lights on upstairs at all, you try brushing your teeth and using the loo in the complete dark.
Not sure what could have been done about the flies but my main complaint is that the house was not fit for purpose, ie living in it and we should have been given the option of leaving and having our money back on the days not there.

It was a lovely house in a very secluded location. (When booking, I hadn't truly appreciated how secluded tbh ). All the family loved it and the fishing was an extra bonus. The house was roomy, basic, clean and comfortable. Fab rural views in all directions with sheep and cows in the next field. Helpful owner.

The house and setting good but we left after four nights.....
The weather was outstanding but this meant that the sun was streaming through the bedroom windows at approximately 3.15 am, the curtains had no proper lining and really served no purpose...
The other two bedrooms much the same and both roof window blinds were broken.... Between this and a boiler starting up every half hour or so made a decent night's sleep nigh impossible.
We decided to call it quits and go home to our beautifully darkened bedroom.

Udford House is a stunning property set in an idyllic location. The housekeeper does a super job of keeping it very clean and the welcome hamper on arrival was a sight for sore eyes after a long drive. The house is extremely well equipped and very cosy. We loved being able to walk from the house and the surrounding area is simply beautiful. We shall definitely be back!

Fantastic place to stay. A perfect break from real life!

Beautiful house and location. The whole family really enjoyed their stay, thank you!

A wonderful property with great thought and care put into it and those who stay. Thank you for that, really appreciated

Exceeded our expectations. Just perfect. It's easy to understand why people go there again and again. Absolutely ideal.

House keeper promptly helpful.

Beautiful house and perfect location.

Good

The house was excellent as were the standards throughout.
The only down side, was that the lovely River walks were ruined by the flooding,
and the banks were just a slippy bank of mud and rubbish that had been washed down the river.