Cosy, Homely Farm Barn Conversion, Near Tebay, Cumbria CA10 3TA. Pet friendly.

Quiet Rural Location in the Westmorland Dales NP which joins up the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales. Daw Bank Cottage is 16 miles south of Penrith, 16 miles north of Kendal, and 3 miles west of Orton and Tebay. It is easy to reach off the M6, less than 5 minutes from the northbound or southbound Tebay Services or Junction 38.

This unspoilt area is part of the northern Lake District, with easy access to the Lakes, Yorkshire Dales and the Eden Valley, and offers excellent touring, walking and cycling opportunities. The house is of "upside down" design, living rooms and kitchen upstairs, bedrooms and bathroom downstairs. The living room windows show you views of the Howgills, the Lune Valley and the famous Shap gradient of the West Coast railway line - close enough to be impressive, yet not so near as to be disruptive! Sleeps 5, in 2 bedrooms (standard booking charge is for 4 people. Surcharge per night above that number.) Non smoking policy.
Pet friendly.
Parking is for 2 cars, 3 by arrangement. We have installed an electric vehicle domestic charging point. Payment for charging is per Kw. The cost is covered by your Damage Protection fee and the remaining balance of the fee is refunded after your stay.
For internet usage you will get a good 5G mobile phone signal on Vodafone (this is the network we use), and the property also receives a clear signal for 3, EE and O2.
We will usually be around to say hello when you arrive. Since the Covid lockdowns we have enabled minimal-contact check-in and check-out, and we leave a 1-day gap between bookings to enable cleaning and disinfection, etc.
ANIMALS
We have a dog, who spends his days around the yard and his nights in kennel; a cat; and one or two ponies who live in the fields by day and in the stables by night. Please don't feed any of the animals on the yard or the farm unless you're with one of us, but the ones around the yard are pets, and all of them are friendly, and we are happy to welcome your own well behaved pets who come here with you and your family.
You are welcome to enjoy our fields. Please remember that Daw Bank, like the rest of Greenholme, is farmland where the livestock take priority. There are sheep in our fields and cattle in our neighbours' fields. Please keep your dog leashed when going for walks, especially where there are cattle & calves, sheep & lambs or horses & foals. If you go among cattle anywhere, and if they become inquisitive or aggressive, be prepared to let your dog go.
In reply to some queries we have had:
- There is no enclosed space outside Daw Bank Cottage where you can leave dogs or toddlers unsupervised.
- There is no access for wheelchairs, owing to external steps, internal stairs and the slope of the site.
- There are no dog parks close by to let a dog run free; the nearest, a very good one, is at Kirkby Stephen (17 miles) and a new one is about to open in Shap (8 miles).
- We do not have good enough landline broadband to provide Wifi but the mobile coverage from Vodafone (5G), EE, and O2 is very good (due to the closeness of a cell mast at the M6 services) so your smartphone or tablet should easily connect to the internet. Ours do!
DISCLAIMER updated June 2026:
We have found mistakes in AI-generated descriptions of our facilities, which may mislead visitors.
So, please note:
- We are 16 miles from Penrith, from Kendal and from Kirkby Stephen. Orton is the nearest village and we are half a mile from the M6 Northbound Tebay services.
- Times given by Vrbo for driving to various Lake District attractions should be taken with a pinch of salt - generally, doubled.
- Some of the "local" attractions either don't exist or are well out of our area. (I think the AI has been scraping Google or Trip Advisor. Some of the restaurant suggestions are places I've never heard of.)
FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR FACILITIES AND AMENITIES PLEASE READ OUR PERSONAL WEB SITE, https://www.dawbank.co.uk (if that URL gets scrubbed by the software, search for Daw Bank Cottage, Greenholme CA10 3TA).
Information about us that you may find on the internet via any search engine, on any review site or on any other web site may have been obtained by scraping and re-generation by artificial intelligence. Such AI-generated text is often wildly untruthful. It should not be relied upon when booking. We accept no responsibility or liability for inaccurate information available elsewhere than on our own web site.
We hope you will contact us directly if you have specific questions, before deciding to book.
We look forward to seeing you, all the same!
cheers
Sue Millard