At White Moss House, we are offering some excellent B & B rates between Tuesday 4 June and Thursday 13 June ( we’re fully booked on 15 and 16 June)

Please click here to check our Grasmere Bed and Breakfast Special Offers

We are also offering a “9 nights for the price of 7” break at Brockstone- our Lake District Cottage with amazing views over Rydal Water and the Lake District fells. This is for the 9 nights, arriving Tuesday 25 June, leaving Thursday 4 July.
All you pay is £690 for the week ( already reduced from £790) , and the last 2 nights of the 9 nights are free. This rate is for 2 guests. There will be a small charge for extra guests. If you have this 9 night gap in your diary this is an excellent offer.

Here’s a photo to remind you of why you really must visit the Lakes very soon.This is Grasmere from Loughrigg Terrace, 10 minutes’ walk from the door of White Moss House.

Here’s hoping!

The tubs on the terrace are planted- we just need some warm, sunny weather. The forecast is looking better actually. Warmish, mostly dry, with quite a lot of sun. At last!.

We’ve got some great last minute offers for the first week in June. Anytime from Saturday 1 June ,     ( we’re fully booked Friday 31 May). Three nights are a snip. Check it out on our special offers page, then check the forecast and make that booking.

Here’s a recent photo

Tulips in our White Moss Garden.

By next week they’ll have faded, but the bluebeels in the woods will still look spectacular. This must be the best year ever for Lake District bluebells. Rydal woods, White Moss woods and the woods around Grasmere are all beautiful. Come and see!

For these 3 nights we have room available at very special rates. Maybe our best ever Grasmere Special Offer rates.

Yes, we know, the weather is still cool, (OK, cold even) but the sun is out in the Lakes, it’s great walking weather, and the log fire is burning in the lounge , so you can sit by it and enjoy your tea and home made cakes on arrival ( no charge) in cosy comfort.

Here’s the offer.

Our larger rooms, usually £354 for 3 nights, only £249 for these 3 nights .(save £105)

Our smaller rooms, usually £294, only £199.(save £95)

These rates apply to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 21, 22 and 23 May. They are for two guests, for three nights, and include our award winning breakfasts.
You need to email me ( sue@whitemoss.com) or ring (015394 35295) to get these rates. They are not offered on the online booking sites.

By the way, we got a lovely review on Trip Advisor the other day.See our “perfect” review on Trip Advisor here.

Here are some pictures to remind you of some of the sights in Rydal Water, Grasmere and the Lakes in May.

White Moss House garden, May

Sizergh Castle Gardens in May

“May” tree ( hawthorne) on Jenkins Crag walk

Perched high on the hill , with great views over Rydal Water and the Lakeland Fells, our Grasmere holiday cottage with amazing views is a very special place to stay. It’s usually booked well in advance, but we have a last minute offer available for a week, if you can arrive next Saturday, 11 May.

The whole week is yours for just £590 ( usually £790). You can bring your dog too – no extra charge this week for your dog. This is for two guests. There is a small extra charge if there are more of you.

Here are some pictures taken around Brockstone, our unique holiday cottage in the Lakes.

Four poster bedroom at Brockstone, Grasmere holiday cottage

Grasmere Lake, taken on a walk from Brockstone-a circular hike round Grasmere.

Primroses taken this week by the stream that runs under Brockstone Cottage

Looking west from Brockstone towars the Langdales (you can see Rydal Water if you look east- amazing views!)

We might be able to take a short break of 3 nights or more this week, if you can’t get away for the whole time. Please email me (sue@whitemoss.com) for prices.

If you can’t get here yourselves, please pass this offer on to anyone who might be able to enjoy this excellent offer. Thanks!

Don’t rush along , only looking at the lake and hills, lovely though they are. Look down and see the wild flowers peepeing out from under leaves. Here’s what I saw walking from White Moss House round Rydal Water today.

Today we saw wild violets…..

Wild violets near White Moss House

and celandines (Monty Don loves celandines)

Celandines, White Moss

and most beautiful of all
wild primroses

Primroses by the stream by White Moss House

We’re fully booked for the Bank Holiday weekend, but have some great 3 night rates in May, especially for midweek stays. Click here to check our rates and availabilty  then email me if you would like to book direct rather than by filling in the online form. It might save you another £2, £5, £10 or even more for direct bookings.(depending on how busy we are/ how generous I’m feeling)

For more about the walk round Rydal Water follow this link for a detailed guide with photos of the Rydal Water walk.

You will pass by Brockstone Cottage- and you can stay here for a week from 11 May. We have already reduced the rate to £690 for the week, but if you would like to book a full week right now  (and the forecast is good), we can let it to you for just £590. Contact me asap. sue@whitemoss.com or 015394 35295.

Apart from the obvious- Lakes, Mountains, walks, admiring the scenery, taking photos…..there is lots more to do in the Lakes, and May is a great time to visit.

You might like to check the official Cumbria Tourism website for details. This will tell you about special events, festivals and loads more.

For more local information you can check some of the pages I’ve written such as Things to do in Ambleside and 10 things to do in Grasmere for ideas.

One of the top things to do in Ambleside is to visit Zeffirelli’s Cinema and restaurant. We have some very sophisitcated American guests with us right now who went to see The Place Beyond the Pines last night on a meal deal. They were amazed at the qualilty of the cinema, the meal, and the all round experience of being able to see a hot newly released film in our little town of Ambleside.

We still have Room 2 available for this Bank Holiday weekend- email me asap if you would like to book. Plus , we are offering greatly reduced rates for 3 night midweek stays until 24 May. See our website for details, or email sue@whitemoss.com for our best Grasmere special offers.

White Moss House is situated halfway between William Wordsworth’s two famous homes, Dove Cottage, Grasmere and Rydal Mount in the village of Rydal.

It was in May 2013 that Wordsworth moved to Rydal Mount, and he lived there until his death in 1850 at the age of 80. The village of Rydal is celebrating this event on 4 May 2013. You can read more about this here.

Visitors come to stay with us at White Moss House from all over the world to get a piece of the Wordsworth experience. We believe that White Moss House is the only house that Wordsworth owned where guests can stay. The Wordsworth family owned White Moss House until the 1930s. We have lived here for 33 years now, and although it may sound a little pretentious, we do really feel that we are holding onto and passing along a slice of history. We have deeds signed by William Wordsworth- how wonderful is that!

Here’s a picture of Rydal Mount, courtesy of David Willis and Cumbria Tourism, not for reuse without permission of Cumbria Tourism.

Visitors to White Moss House can stroll along Rydal Water to Rydal Mount. Why not follow the Walk around Rydal Water from White Moss that I’ve published here?

You can check our website ( link on the right) to see our rates and availabilty.

We’ve just taken our favourite short walk- out of White Moss House grounds, up the path by the waterfall to Brockstone Cottage- our lovely holiday cottage with amazing views., then left past White Moss Tarn, down to the duck pond, back along the old road to White Moss again.

The waterfall was in torrent following last night’s heavy rain. You can see a photo of the White Moss waterfall by clicking here. There are branches down everywhere.

Then we saw ( nature notes here) –

• Primroses by the stream on the right walking up to the cottage
• Frogspawn on White Moss Tarn
• The resident heron was standing in White Moss Tarn too
• Brilliant early pink rhododenrons in the garden of the house next to the tarn

As I didn’t have my camera I’ll have to use photos I’ve already got of the primroses.

Primroses near White Moss House in 2012

 I took this photo on 5 April last year. They aren’t out as much as this yet this year- we’re about 3 weeks behind at present.

If you want to come and see for yourselves, we have excellent rates right now for last minute bed and breakfast bookings at White Moss House, Grasmere .

We are also offering 3 nights for just £290 at Brockstone Cottage until 26 April.

It’s finally warmed up, and we have some much needed rain top help the buds open. That’s the good news.

More good news if you’re planning to visit the Lakes is that it’s very quiet here. We’re offering exceptionally good rates for bed and breakfast in the next two weeks. Follow the link here for more information.
We are also offering 3 night breaks at our lovely cottage for just £290 (£590 for a week) Here’s the link to find out more about the cottage.

I always like to add a photo,so I’ve used one I took last year, of a herdwick lamb hiding behind a bluebell. Our local lambs haven’t been born yet- the farmer aims for St George’s Day, 23 April. The sheep and lambs love our back garden on the fell side.

Herdwick lamb White Moss House garden.

April and early May 2013 is a great time to visit the Lakes.

Why?

Here are some of the reasons;

• The children are all back in school, so the area is quiet.
• People are feeling the economic pich so the area is quiet
• Most overseas visitors don’t come until the summer, so the area is quiet
• It’s Quiet- that’s great for those of you who make it here!

Also-

• The daffodils are still out because it’s been so cold
• The cherry blossom is coming along and will soon look great
• The azaleas and rhododendrons are just waiting to burst into life

Click down the blog to this post which shows Sizergh Castle Gardens on 5 May 2010 . to get an idea of what you could see in the next few weeks.

Then there are

• Great walks from the door
• Wordsworth’s homes nearby to visit, along with Beatrix Potter’s (Hill Top) and  John Ruskin’s (Brantwood) homes
• Many cultural events- festivals, theatre, music- there’s always something going on
• And of course the Lakes themselves- boat, sail, row or just admire.

View of Rydal Water from White Moss viewpoint, April

I could go on- I often do……but let’s just say- try to fit in a visit to the Lakes. Ideally, visit White Moss House ( owned by Wordsworth) for B & B or Brockstone Holiday Cottage perched above Rydal Water for self catering. We’re offering special rates at both places- did I mention that’s it’s quiet here- that means you can grab a bargain!