Whitbarrow Village is located at the northern end of the Lakes District in Cumbria. It is a former farm with outbuildings turned into...
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Whitbarrow Village is located at the northern end
of the Lakes District in Cumbria. It is a former
farm with outbuildings turned into apartments and
some new buildings built to look like farm
outbuildings. The location is beautiful, about 7
miles east of Penrith and the M6 motorway. There
is a big focus on entertainment during the day and
evenings, with a kids’ program, and indoor
swimming pool, a gym and a games room. There is a
£3 per day electricity surcharge, which seems to
be more and more frequent at resorts both in
Europe and in North America.
The units are quaint, and not as spacious as we
are used to in North America, nor as spacious as
other Seasons Holidays resorts. We had a
two-bedroom unit that was actually three bedrooms,
with a double bed in one room and two single beds
in the other two rooms. This would be fine for a
couple with children but awkward for two couples!
The beds were firm but comfortable. The one
bathroom was spacious and located off the dining
area. The kitchen was adjacent to the dining area
on the main floor, while the living room and
bedrooms were upstairs. The ceilings downstairs
were low with beams that could seriously harm a
taller person! The rooms upstairs all had
skylights that could stay open even in the rain,
which I loved.
The kitchen was well equipped, with an excellent
gas range, but the lighting was very poor. Also
the fridge was bar-fridge size, which made it
difficult to plan for too many meals at a time.
There is a restaurant on site and I suspect that
more people eat there than cook for themselves.
Our unit had a back door that opened onto a duck
pond with numerous ducks of all ages, who charged
the door whenever it opened, being used to
handouts from the guests. Whitbarrow does have a
small laundry facility on site, with one
coin-operated washer and dryer. I would rate this
resort a 7 out of 10.
