Extracts from Near Howe Visitors Books
Last updated on 19 June 08
This page contains extracts from the hand written Visitors Books located in each of the Cottages and the Guest House, which help to provide an independent view of Visitors thoughts about their stay at Near Howe.
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Jim and Sue Davies Boise Idaho - 19 May 08
Wonderful room and area. Glad we found it on the internet - wish we could stay longer.
Val Alker - 12 June 08
Great welcome, lovely place, comfy bed. Thanks.
Gary and Nyree Mills - 10 June 08
Thankyou for such a lovely weekend. Fantastic place and fantastic company.
Val and Ronnie Clayton Blackburn - 19 May 08
What wonderful hosts. Hope to see you again.
Paul and Amanda Surrey - 24 May 08
A week of bliss. Relaxing, good views, excellent hosts.
Carol and Geoff - 19 May 08
What a beautiful home and location. Weather near perfect. Hope to see you again. Thanks a million!
Dan and Dawn - 3 May 08
Absolutely perfect, as good as ever. Thankyou.
Jim and Cheryl Carlton - 26 April 08
Wonderful spot! We love your place, and the hospitality was just the best.Thank you for everything Jill and Steve.
Louise Gorst - 23 April 08
Fabulous views from the bedroom, wonderful warm service - I hope to return with my family.
Sally and Doulas Calder - 21 April 08
A very enjoyable stay. Thanks Jill and Steve for sharing your special place.
Lindsey Gary Mat and Jamie - 12 April 08
Fantastic house and surroundings. The room was gorgeous and the welcome was unrivalled. Lovely! Thankyou.
Karen Tony and Sasha - 12 April 08
Beautiful house and rooms. Quite simply the best guest house we have stayed in. Well done.
Doug and Hannah - 23 March 08
Amazing setting and very friendly hosts. We wish we could take Tia with us!
George and Betty Manchester - 23 March 08
A lovely tastefully and comfortably decorated house in a beautiful setting with very welcoming hosts. Thankyou, we hope to return sometime - hopefully not when its snowing though. Thankyou again.
Mark Smith Sunnylands - 6 March 08
Wonderful Welcome, Tranquil Bliss!!!!
Tony and Julie Tyneside - 17 February 08
We stayed here a few years ago and loved it! But what a transformation since then. Fab! Great dog too!
Eifion Jones and Debbie Soutter - 28 January 08
A fantastic three nights, and after a hard day on the mountains to return to a roaring fire and wonderful hospitality what more can we say. Thank you all so much.
Sue and Alan Harrison Burton-on-Trent - 27 January 08
A haven of tranquility! Very warm welcoming atmosphere, lovely people in a wonderful setting. We hope to return some day.
Judy Thompson and Paul Hunter - 26 January 08
Most welcoming home from home. We'de like to compliment you on a lovely B and B.
Alison Paul and Emily - 5 January 08
Fabulous place, definitely one to return to. Thank you!
Polly Telelr and Dan Beddison - 24 December 07
We loved our stay here. Fab people & breakfast and the most lovely bed ever. We slept for England! Thanks for an excellent pre-Christmas break.
Andrew Samuel 17 December 07
Great place, Great people and great fun. We will come again, next time with the children.
Peter and Sunni - 9 December 07
Friendly and welcoming. Good service and good food, especially the home made bread! Cheers.
Catherine and Justin Hughes - 9 December 07
A beautiful place, great room, great views, fab breakfast. Thank you for a lovely stay.
Claire and Adam - 4 December 07
Thanks for a very warm welcome and letting us stay in such a beautiful place. We would love to come back when the weather is a little better!
Rod Chapman and Jane - 4 December 07
Thank you for a wonderful stay, a beautiful setting and warm and welcoming! We will be back!
Jan and Gary Dyson - 24 November 07
Exceptionally warm welcome and fab food!
Heather Babb - Eye - Suffolk - 23 November 07 - Hillwalking Course
Thank you for your kind hospitality. You made me feel so welcome and pampered.
It was great to be with so many like minded people (walkers), but you two helped to make a great party atmosphere. Yesterday was brilliant after everyone had gone and I was able to chill in the lounge with some magazines, which is something I never get time to do.
Booking an extra night was a good decision, and where else would the man of the house tuck you up in bed and switch off your room light!! I shall dine out on that one for years Steve.
If ever anyone had found their true vocation, it's you two, you make it look so easy and you appear to enjoy doing what you do.
Once again thank you both. Give Tia a big hug from me.
Roger White - Isle of Wight - 16 November 07 - Hillwalking Course
Just a quick note to thank you for your hospitality last weekend.
It was obviously a busy time for you coping with the first GPS training weekend, but you carried the whole weekend off with a smile.
I know I am speaking not only for myself and Nick, but also for the rest of the group. Those I spoke to all agreed that it was a fantastic location, a real home from home.
We in particular benefited from your friendship and hospitality by staying the extra night and enjoying you company at the Boot & Shoe.
We also enjoyed our walk with Steve and Tia on the Monday morning.
You went out of your way to make our stay as pleasant as it could be, we felt that we had been allowed not just to stay in a guest house, but to have been made to feel part of the family.
You have two lovely daughters, Tash is excellent company and is very confident in an adult group. Alice was delightful and very well behaved. I am sure you are justifiably proud of them both.
I hope to be able to come and stay again at some time in the future.
Have a good Christmas and a successful 2008.
Peter Farren - 2 November 07
A very special place and wonderful hosts. Thank you so much.
Claire John and Aiden Anderson - 22 October 07
Fantastic hosts. Couldn't have offered more help in our key crisis (left their keys at Gretna). We will be back again for a longer stay in one of your cottages. Thanks again x
Andy Holland and Dale Smith - 13 October 07
To think we were going to go to Keswick! A wonderful discovery. You should be very proud of this superb place. We'll be back with the girls.
Jamie Pinson - 11 October 07
Superb accommodation and service. Thoughtful attention to detail. Felt very welcome and looked after. I'll be back!
Mike and Anne Wilde - 3 October 07
Spectacular Spot. Lovely welcome. Thank you.
Lacy and Harry Hanover - 30 September 07
4* Accommodation and 5* Service - Smashing Stay - Thanks!!!
Janes Sarah and Ava Shutt - 30 September 07
What a lovely stay! Hospitality was wonderful and our hosts made us feel very settled. We will be back! Thankyou.
George and Sylvie - 14 September 07
We said we'd be back, and we're comin again says it all. Have stayed at places like Miller Howe on Windermere, thisbeats it hands down. No wonder Liam Howe of the Sneaker Pimps brought his family here.
Mary and Tony - 23 September 07
As always 'Simply the Best'
Sue and Rick Dunn - 21 September 07
Thankyou for your wonderful hospitality, we stay in an awful lot of accomadation due to the nature of our work and yours is superb - excellent taste in refurbishment.
Jo Percel and baby Raphael - 21 September 07
More lovely than we had imagined. We'll be back.
Dawn and Alfie Smith - 16 September 07
Wonderful place, fab breakfast, lovely rooms. We will deffinately return. Tahnkyou!
Helen and Simon - 15 September 07
This place was a lukck find!
Heinz und Christel Hagemann - 15 September 07
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gelihlt im shern haus. Sehr gut geschlakn im dem kuscheligen. Belt und sehr gutes Fruhstick. Vielen Dank fur den service.
Adam, Ruth, Elouise, George and Sophie - 9 September 07
Thankyou for your very fine baby-sitting skills! We have felt very well cared for. We wish you every blessing.
Anthony and Hillary Warton - 9 September
A truely memorable Cumbrian weekend, complimented by your generous hospitality. Thanks.
Peter and Lynda Boyde - 31 August 07
An "Oasis" set against the backdrop of natures grand majesty of creation
Debbie Adrian and Tom - 27 August 07
Thankyou for a lovely break, warm welcome in fantastic surroundings and fabulous breakfast! See you again soon.
Gary Mills and Nyree - 14 August 07
Thanks for sharing your home. Great place to stay and great Hosts!!
Phil and Karen Madley - 14 August 07
Perfect hosts in a perfect setting. Third visit here in 12 months from Cornwall - as ever, worth the trip!
Alan and Owen Cawthray - 12 August 07
Wonderful - we feel as though we have been with old friends.
The Covills - 30 July 07
Our second visit - Wonderful!! Can't wait for the third.
George and Sylvie Howe - 30 July 07
Lovely place, excellent views, peaceful, beautiful rooms. Well done. We will come again one day soon.
Karen and Andy Wilding - 27 July 07
What a happy find! We'll definitely be back - feel so relaxed and well looked after. Thanks.
Steve and Liz Kilshaw - 16 July 07
Wonderful hospitality, breakfast fit for a king, see you both soon.
Ian and Viv Wooton - 16 July 07
Great views and a hearty breakfast. Thanks for such a lovely end to our holiday.
Ann and Dave Norman - 15 July 07
Short and Sweet - would love to come back.
Lucy Steven and Patrick Freeman - 1 July 07
Thanks for a fantastic weekend, and all the help house hunting! Come and see us soon in our new place!
David and Wendy Darwen - 1 July 07
What a find. We will be back and recommend to friends /family.
Don and Yvonne Baldwin - 27 June 07
Lovely peaceful location, wonderful hospitality. Thanks for a lovely stay.
Francis and Alison Pickering - 25 June 07
Thank you for making our visit to the Lake District perfect, with fabulous accommodation and such a friendly welcome. We arrived back in Yorkshire and lots of rain! Many thanks again and hope to see you on a return visit in the future.
Clare and Russ - 23 June 06
Thank you for a wonderful stay. You made us very welcome with your hospitality.
David and Hannah Parnell - Cambridge - 25 June 07
Another great weekend here - The place is going from strength to strength (and Steve survived the 21 breakfast ordeal with flying colors!)
Jeff Laura Sarah and Annie Coon - California USA 24 - June 07
Beautiful views, friendly atmosphere and good food! Thank you! Look forward to coming back soon!
Ben Galloway - 23 June 07
A beautiful place to stay - Thank you! See you again.
Mrs Horton - 16 June 07
Thank you Jill and Steve for all your kind care and attention, we'll see you again, till then, all the very best in your endeavors, you deserve to do well.
Phil and Jean Hardman - UYB - 15 June 07
Wonderful, a haven of peace and tranquility. Thanks!
Klaus Steckkoenig - Muenchingen - 8 June 07
I will come again, but not only for one night, and with my wife. Its a lovely place - a dream!
Barry and Pippa Watkin - Somerset - 6 June 07
A great welcome, with fine attention to detail - and the Mill pub is superb. Thank you Jill and Steve.
Joe - Worcester Park Surrey - 2 June 07
This is not a guest house but a home - thanks for welcoming me into it!
Andrew and Claire - 28 May 07
Fantastic stay. Jill and Steve are great hosts - made us feel like we were completely at home. Definitely coming back!! Lovely bread Jill!!
David and Jenny Grimes - 20 May 07
What a sensational place, we'll be back.
David and Christine Haysham - 18 May 07
A restful stay in welcoming and beautiful surroundings.
Tony Bev Dave and Lesley - 8 April 07
An Oasis! Many thanks for a wonderful stay. The Saga Cyclists.
Toby and Julie - 7 April 07
Thanks for looking after us so well on our C2C adventure! We will be back with Bons and Becky (whippet and lurcher) to try one of the cottages for a more "relaxing" stay! Thanks a lot.
Christina Savage - West Bridgeford - 30 March 07
I just wanted to say a massive thank you once again for a lovely weekend. We really enjoyed staying with you and I can honestly say it is the best B and B I have ever stayed in. From the moment we arrived, to the moment we left, everything was perfect.... We would love to come again soon and will recommend you to others.
Murrey Heathcote - Liskeard Cornwall - 18 March 07
Wonderful house, excellent service, without doubt the best B&B I have stayed in.
Sue and Fraser Doherty - 11 March 07
Thank you for such a warm welcome. Fabulous surroundings and looking after us so well.
Sue Ellwood Ed and Harry - Pleasington - 14 February 07
Another great stay and thanks for pointing us in all the right directions. Ullswater and walk, Climbing Wall and the Mill! Ed also wrote "Thanks Bye Steve" in the muck on my car!
Amanda Rushworth and Will - Harrogate - 14 February 07
What an amazing setting. Very stylish accommodation and so welcoming. Many thanks for such an enjoyable holiday.
Geoff and Maureen - Accrington - 2 February 07
Thanks for making us feel at home. A weekend felt like a week.
Helen, Steve, Ben and Martin - Somerset - 11 January 07
Had a fantastic stay, You've done a lovely job renovating. Hope we can all come back next year. Thank you very much for all the fuss made of us. The banana cake especially recommended!
David and Dorothy Boyd - 10 December 06
I can't believe it has gone so quickly. Great stay made by the generosity of the hosts. Thank you.
Wendy and Ges - Sheffield - 29 October 06
A fantastic time - and the sun came out! Thanks for everything.
Babs, Trefor, Peter, Paula and Rae - 20 October 06
What lovely people, companionship, comfort, enjoyment all in one. So nice to see you again.
Ainsley Newton - Isle of White - 1 October 06
Wonderful new venture. May become a home from home. First Class. Thank you both.
Andrew and Val Sibson - Burnley - 22 September 06
Wonderful. The place has a feel of somewhere we could happily come back to time and time again. Thank you!
Jacky Hurst - Leicestershire - 8 September 06
Recommend traveling on business, lovely room, breakfast and welcome. Will be back with my hubby! Thanks.
Peggy and Arthur Newman - Great Barr - 7 September 06
Enjoyed every minute, glorious countryside, spectacular views. Thank you Jill and Steve. Cheers.
Di and Stewart McNab - Perthshire - 20 August 06
A lovely place to stop off on our way back further North. We vow to return!
Lisa Simon and Eve - St.Helens - 16 August 06
What a beautiful home you have. Thank you for the warm welcome and your hospitality. Its been home from home. We will see you again very soon. Thanks again. x.
The DiVilders - Belgium (C2C) - 16 August 06
Beautiful B&B in a lovely place. A very warm welcome after a good day cycling. Just what we needed. Thanks.
Roger and Jenny Ashcroft - St.Helens - 15 August 06
Unable to put into words what our feelings are. The best B&B we have ever stayed in. Everything perfect, nothing too much trouble, and the warmest fire in the Lakes. Thank you and good luck to you all. We will hope to be back before too long. Thanks.
John and Hils - 13 August 06
Fabulous celebrations for Hils, Martin and Russ's birthdays. Service with style and a smile!.
Diana Luke and Leon Newing - 6 August 06
Utterly brilliant stay, you have exceeded our expectations. Will definitely recommend and of course come back! Thank you so much!!
Adele Flynn - Dublin Annie Russell - Sheffield (C2C) - 30 July 06
Very helpful, very friendly, very comfortable beds and a good hot shower and the best packed lunches ever. Thank you.
Kate Williams and Scott White - 28 July 06
Thank you for a very welcoming and pleasant stay. The scenery was unforgettable. Will be returning and recommending to others.
Janet and Joe Fournier USA - 2 July 06
Thank you for rescuing us! Our most relaxing and restful evening of our holiday. We wish you great success in your new endeavour and will recommend you to family and friends.
John and Barbara Crawshaw Accrington - 17 June 06
Above the Lakes beneath the trees Near Howe will always please. William Wordsworth wasn't the only one to acknowledge a good thing. We'll be back!
Audrey and Peter Radcliffe - 5 June 06
Always a warm welcome from Jill and Steve. Another great holiday in wonderful surroundings. We're sure to be back.
Vic and Marcia Morris Grindleton 14 May 06
Beautiful surroundings, beautiful house, fantastic hospitality, so warm and friendly, we'll be back!
Val Sibson - 10 May 06
The best most chilled, most friendliest place I have ever visited. Just the therapy we all needed. We'll be back!
Sara and Jason - 16 April 06
Thank you couldn't have wanted for more. We'll be back!
Hannah Wiskin and David Parnell - 12 April 06
A really hospitable and comfortable stay. You couldn't have done more for us. All the best with the business.
David and Gay Allen - Howe Top - 8 April 06
Very many thanks for making our holiday so enjoyable. We appreciate your kindness on our anniversary! Looking forward to next time. Don't work too hard, but it is so well worthwhile. Best wishes to Jill and Steve. P.S. Natasha and Alice are gorgeous. You must be very proud of them.
