Ravenbridge Mill is magical, a 6-bedroom house in 21 acres of rural idyll

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An aerial view of a stone house surrounded by lush greenery and a body of water.
A room with a large window overlooking a lush garden.
A cozy living room with a fireplace, a bookshelf, a piano, and a bean bag chair.
A rustic kitchen with wooden cabinets, a stone wall, and a large window.
A cozy room with a fireplace, a book, a glass of wine, and a plate of food.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near North Pennines

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Dog-friendly
  • Toys
  • Barbecue
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Penrith, Cumbria, ENG
  • Place, North Pennines
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Whinfell Forest
    ‪37 min drive‬
  • Place, Ullswater
    ‪39 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Futon

Granny's Room

2 Single Beds

Jenny's Room

1 Queen Bed

The Low Room

1 Double Bed

The River Room

2 Single Beds

The Ships' Room

1 Double Bed

4 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Bathroom 4

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Penrith

Located in Penrith, this holiday home is in a rural area. North Pennines and Talkin Tarn Country Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Acorn Bank and Penrith Leisure Centre. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with ecotours and mountain climbing.
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Penrith, Cumbria, ENG

What's nearby

  • North Pennines - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Lowther Castle and Gardens - 36 min drive - 45.7 km
  • Whinfell Forest - 37 min drive - 31.1 km
  • Ullswater - 39 min drive - 52.5 km
  • Derwentwater - 54 min drive - 76.3 km

Getting around

  • Lazonby & Kirkoswald Station - 23 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 129 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Village Bakery - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Shepherds Inn - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Kalpna - Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Blue Bell Inn - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Tea Room at the Watermill - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Ravenbridge Mill is magical, a 6-bedroom house in 21 acres of rural idyll pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

How much does it cost to stay at Ravenbridge Mill is magical, a 6-bedroom house in 21 acres of rural idyll?

As of 3 Nov 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Ravenbridge Mill is magical, a 6-bedroom house in 21 acres of rural idyll on 4 Jan 2027 start from AU$3,887, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Ravenbridge Mill is magical, a 6-bedroom house in 21 acres of rural idyll?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Ravenbridge Mill is magical, a 6-bedroom house in 21 acres of rural idyll?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Ravenbridge Mill is magical, a 6-bedroom house in 21 acres of rural idyll?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Ravenbridge Mill is magical, a 6-bedroom house in 21 acres of rural idyll located?

Situated in a rural location, this holiday home is within 9 miles (15 km) of North Pennines, Saint Nicholas and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Eden Valley and Lacy's Caves are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 29 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 29 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 29 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location
You will not run out of things to explore on this property. The lake is magical and rejuvenating. The house is spacious and beautiful (though if you're over 6' tall I would be very careful in some of the doorways). Travelled with 3 kids under age 10 and 3 grandparents over 65 and everyone had an amazing time at Ravenbridge.
Stayed 28 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Kenneth was extremely was extremely welcoming. Information pack was excellent as were amenities. The house was very comfortable and the grounds were spectacular
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Mar 2026
Thanks Barbara! Best wishes, Kenneth
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

90th birthday

Fantastic property Comfortable Very well equipped Superb hostAn excellent weekend!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An interesting house

Large enough for twelve. An interesting house. A beautiful location.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful stay

Beautiful home in an idyllic location. Everything you could need. Lovely comfortable beds in spacious bedrooms. Cosy lounge and family kitchen. Great for walks and plenty of space if needed. Kenneth is an excellent host.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect

Perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely place

Lovely house and Kenneth was very accommodating. Overall, we all really enjoyed our stay. The water pressure wasn't the best but Kenneth informed us of the issue. There is absolutely no signal for our phones but the wifi qas great.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jan 2025
Yes, sorry it took me 24 hours to solve the water issue! Best wishes, Kenneth
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hidden gem

We got together as a group of friends as we sometimes do every 6 months or so. The property was absolutely fantastic, with spacious, relaxing rooms, and a fantastic party room complete with pool table. Stand out highlight was the sauna, and dipping in the lake afterwards. A very friendly, welcoming place to stay with friends.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Ravensbridge is a wonderful place and a credit to the hard work and attention to detail Kenneth has put in over the years. The house contained absolutely everything we needed including a well stocked kitchen with all the equipment to make a birthday cake and a full roast, but also handy extras like wellies, stationary and fascinating books. The internet and mobile phone signal were both perfectly acceptable.The gardens, lake and grounds are simply magical and, if it's possible, better than the photos suggest. Teeming with wildlife and clearly planned with biodiversity in mind. Our fortnight away was packed with amazing memories and Kenneth was the perfect host - there when we needed him but never intrusive, even going out of his way to find information and offer lifts.It was so nice to go to a property where everything just worked, the instructions were easy and we were truly encouraged to make it out home. We will absolutely be back.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The property was welcoming to pets and well equipped.The host was very responsive and helpful.The house had plenty of space for 11 adults and 2 dogs, with 2 lounges and a large table to sit around in the kitchen.If there were any problems the host was keen to sort them out. He also recommended local places of interest.The property was off grid and trying to have as little environmental impact as possible which can sometimes not be as convenient as flicking a switch.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jan 2026
Thank you for coming to Ravenbridge! I'm glad you enjoyed your stay. I should just clarify that Ravenbridge is definitely on-grid, and everything that should work by flicking a switch does! Only the water isn't mains, and a new supply pipe froze on Helen's last day at the house (for which I'm very sorry - though the compensation was skating on the lake!) The water pipe has now been properly buried, and shouldn't freeze again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Magical

What a wonderful wonderful place. So much to do for a family of all ages, including grandparents. An original, quirky, reminiscent of the Famous Five books, style property. Rustic and charming, eccentric and close to nature. I’m not sure another property exists like it, anywhere. It’s own lake, a fire pit, games to play, trampoline, badminton, log fires, pool table and so much more. We’ll definitely be returning. A new family favourite. Thank you to the host ❤️
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Sept 2023
Thanks Sarah! It will be a perfect pleasure to welcome you back. Best wishes, Kenneth
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Milestone birthday treat

Lot's of fun and laughter had by all of us. Kenneth was most helpful and the property was great. The sauna lake and games room were all used. Very comfortable. Definitely recommend 👌
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family coming together

I delightful spot for our family to enjoy while exploring the area. Beautiful home and grounds and Kenneth is a charming host.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend retreat with friends

Such a wonderful place for our friends annual getaway together. It was more than a usual large house as the grounds and extra facilities were so special. Plenty of room for 5 couples. Relaxing walks in the grounds, padddleboarding, canoeing on the lake, relaxing in the sauna - all so therapeutic! Fascinating to stay in such an eco friendly, comfortable and interesting home!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Everything we wanted

We stayed as a party of 11, 7 adults and 4 children (age 1,7,8 and 9) as an opportunity for us all to be together for the first Anniversary of our Mams sad passing. I had told the property owner this when we booked and he made a point of coming to talk to us and mentioned it to us and made us all feel he had really took time to read our message when we booked. He made a point of showing us his own Mother's memorial garden. The whole place was beautiful, the Snowdrop flowers everywhere, the stone garden, the giant trampoline, the games room, the lake, the sauna.... I could go on.... We are already looking into rebooking for the summer, absolutely incredible place. Thank you Ken, you made what was potentially a sad weekend for us all very special and right for our Mam. Take care we'll see you again soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely home

We had a lovely time in Kenneth’s charming house, with great indoor and outdoor spaces and plenty of room / things to explore for all of the family
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Dec 2021
Thanks Hannah, you're very welcome! Best wishes, Kenneth
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

relaxing family get together

House is in a beautiful setting, equipped with all you need. host is very helpful & thoughtful great place inside & out for family get together
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Oct 2021
Thanks Louise!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Superb Property

We as a family of 12 (grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren & a great grandchild) absolutely loved our weekend break here. The house and grounds have something for everyone & space for us all too. The bedrooms are spacious. Althing with the house & the games room was a big plus. We swam in the lake, canoed, used the sauna & strolled round the lake - it was perfect! As a plus the Flapjacks that Kenneth left were delightful! We cannot recommend this property enough & Kenneth was an extremely helpful host. We would love to visit again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Sept 2021
Thanks Lisa! And you were all lovely guests. I look forward to seeing you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A beautiful house set in beautiful surroundings

This is such an idyllic place- set in its own grounds with a lake too! Kenneth was a perfect host, available to trouble shoot if necessary. The rooms were very clean and comfortable, and the kitchen was very well stocked with all the necessary equipment needed. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Ravenbridge Mill for a family/friends holiday.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An unforgettable trip - incredible place and lovely host

We have recently returned from a magical and unforgettable weekend at Ravenbridge Mill where we celebrated my husband's 40th with family. The house and grounds are beautiful and full of character and Kenneth was a very welcome host (the homemade flapjacks on the table were delicious!). Communication was excellent from the time we booked, through checking in and checking out. As he was close by, it was reassuring that he was on hand for anything that we may have needed over the weekend. The house itself was spacious, cosy and well stocked. We had two babies/toddlers with us and Kenneth even ordered a cot and high chair for us specially. The grounds were incredible with a lake (and canoes!), apple trees (which made for a delicious apple crumble), river and woodland to explore. It was a calm and serene setting and we all left feeling relaxed and refreshed. We will definitely be going back soon and would highly recommend to others!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Oct 2020
Thanks Hollie! It will be a pleasure to see you again at Ravenbridge!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful house in amazing setting.

Property was very clean. It had everything you could need whilst away for a week, including a very good washing machine and drier. The grounds were amazing and the children particularly enjoyed the lake and the badminton. Kenneth was very pleasant and helpful when needed. Also enjoyed the cello playing!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ravenbridge

Fantastic
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A week in Ravenbridge

6 adults, 4 children and 1 dog have had a lovely week staying at Ravenbridge. The property was plenty big enough for all of us and more. The grounds are amazing and include a lake, garden area, a wood and a river. We all enjoyed our stay and are hoping to stop again in the future.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A wonderful Tranquil Experience

This was a wonderful tranquil place, and we all left there with lovely memories. Everyones favourite was the lake, to swim in natural water was exhilarating and then to go into the sauna afterwards was just fantastic. The canoe was a favourite with the children, they also loved, the woods, the dens the space,it was a great place for them to play and use their imaginations. Kenneth was an excellent host, was always available if we needed anything. If you love the outdoors, peace and quiet then this has to be one of the best places to stay.
Response from VrboOwner on 25 July 2020
Thank you Susan! And you were perfect guests. I always particularly like it when guests enjoy the lake as much as I do. Please come again! Kenneth
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Celebrating our Golden Wedding

We were a group of family and friends celebrating our anniversary at Ravenbridge Mill. Sarah and Kenneth made us most welcome even allowing us to invite extra guests for our party. The Mill was ideal as we could use all the facilities on their site including canoeing on the lake. The children had a great time exploring the site with lots of hide and seek, trampolining, table tennis, pool, and even dressing up from the supply in the games room. Sarah did invite us to join her for a morning swim in the lake but when she told us the water temperature everyone seemed to have another task to attend to! Many thanks for helping to make our anniversary so memorable. Tony & Angela
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018
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