Holmrook Unique Homes

The Ribbon Lake

• 4 guests

• 2 bedrooms

Matterdale, Penrith

Some of the Lake District’s most striking scenery can be found at Ullswater, with its mountainous landscape and unusual z-shaped, ‘ribbon lake’, which is the second largest in the region. But even better than simply visiting this beautiful spot, you can see it all from the windows of this lakeside home.

The Cumbrian Hearth

• 5 guests

• 3 bedrooms

Matterdale, Penrith

Once the hunting lodge for the Duke of Norfolk, this home in the Cumbrian countryside has a sweeping view of Ullswater and the surrounding fells. To make the most of the vantage point, the open dining and living room is up on the top floor, so you can dine and recline with a sublime view – perfect with the wood-burner crackling away.

Head for the Hills

• 10 guests

• 5 bedrooms

Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness

With room for all ten of you to pile in, everyone’s invited for a stay at this loft apartment set in a handsome Lakeland stone building and offering up magnificent views of the surrounding hills. For a home in a market town this quaint, inside the twin-level apartment feels surprisingly contemporary.