Saturday 21 July 2012

New Landing Page for another location in the Lake District


Since our landing pages were first introduced we have found them to be very useful for guests wanting to find accommodation for self catering holidays in the specific areas of the Lake District. As the national park is quite huge and covers a lot of differnet towns and villages, these pages are becoming more important to help guests find something to their tastes in the areas that interest them.

Grasmere village, known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth, is very sought after and an ideal location for a quiet and peaceful break away from the treadmill of life.

Try our landing page for Grasmere Lake District Cottages. Send us any comments on what your thoughts are concerning these pages. If think it is worthy of +1'ing or liking or tweeting, just click on the buttons below or go through to ur facebook and twitter pages. Pass this link on to family and friends to help them find a self catering holiday in Grasmere.

Look out for more discounts and special deals in further posts, or use our landing pages for Ambleside or Windermere and Grasmere to select superb cottage at really great prices.


Thursday 12 July 2012

Best Tour de France - Aggressive Riding

Team Sky keep it up - Way to go!!


Wow, just finished watching Stage 11 of the Tour de France, what a stage!

Firstly well done to Pierre Rolland, true grit and determination. In the breakaway from the start then crashed on a corner during a descent, had to chase back to catch up to the breakaway leading group bleeding from an elbow to finally win the stage, competitive and exciting. He really deserved his win, and France now have 2 stage wins, back to back as well, with Voeckler last years exciting yellow jersey wearer, although now known for stopping in to have a quick drink on driveways alongside the race, still have not spotted his characteristic lip licking this tour so far.

Chris Froome showing some true form, and really looks up for it, hope he ends on the podium with the extreme work he has been doing leading Bradley Wiggins so far. The stage could also have been won by either Froome or Jurgen van den Brock, both unfortunately the strongmen for their respective leaders. Although Bradley did show that he could also do it by himself if needed.

This stage really produced some of the best viewing and really cracked the peloton, even Cadel Evans finally fell off the back, but could this be a ploy to make Team Sky think he is out of it, then tomorrow another mountain stage could see him attack, although I think the time gap of 3min 19sec may still be of interest to the 3 in front of him, but he really needs to have a huge day to get back into challenging, certainly hope he does not give up trying. I admire his willpower, grit and determination which is what helped him win last year.

Bradley Wiggins keep it up, don't stop thinking as nothing is in the bag until you cross the finish line on Champs Elyse. He looks fighting fit and trim this year, but what about those sideburns, cut them off they are creating drag (chuckle!!). I among many other cyclist nuts are really happy and proud to see the team effort and hope Bradley gets stronger and stronger through this tour.

What do you reckon can Bradley win the tour, let's hear what you think?

Crazy Deals for this weekend in Self Catering Cottages


Escape the miserable weather and enjoy some spells of sunshine here in the Lake District this weekend, unwind and relax in one of our discounted cottages!!


Here is a taster of a some very special offers for this weekend!!

Juniper Cottage, Ambleside, pet friendly
Saturday 14th July 2012 to Saturday 21st July 2012 was £590 now reduced to £442.50

Tom Heights, Ambleside,
Thursday 12 July 2012 to Thursday 19th July 2012 was £450.00 now reduced to £360.00 
Friday 13th July 2012 to Friday 20th July 2012 was £470.00 now reduced to £376.00

Middle Cottage, Ambleside,
Friday 13th July 2012 to Friday 20th July 2012 was £590.00 now reduced to £501.50

Hillside Cottage, Ambleside,
Saturday 14th July 2012 to Saturday 21st July 2012 was £640.00 now reduced to £480.00

Lower Brantfell, Bowness on Windermere,
Saturday 14th July 2012 to Saturday 21st July 2012 was £590.00 now reduced to £442.50

Applethwaite Lodge, Limefitt Park, Troutbeck, Nr Windermere,
Saturday 14th July 2012 to Saturday 21st July 2012 was £690.00 now reduced to £552.00

Hollybush, Heaning Barn, Nr Windermere,
Friday 13th July 2012 to Friday 20th July 2012 was £640.00 now reduced to £480.00

Greenrigg, Heaning, Nr Windermere,
Thursday 12 July 2012 to Thursday 19th July 2012 was £570.00 now reduced to £484.50 
Friday 13th July 2012 to Friday 20th July 2012 was £640.00 now reduced to £544.00 
Saturday 14th July 2012 to Saturday 21st July 2012 was £640.00 now reduced to £544.00

Old Oak Cottage, Windermere,
Saturday 14th July 2012 to Saturday 21st July 2012 was £640.00 now reduced to £512.00

Mill Cottage, Garnett Bridge, Nr Windermere,
Friday 13th July 2012 to Friday 20th July 2012 was £690.00 now reduced to £517.50 
Saturday 14th July 2012 to Saturday 21st July 2012 was £690.00 now reduced to £517.50

Owl Barn, Heaning Barn, Nr Windermere,
Friday 13th July 2012 to Friday 20th July 2012 was £750.00 now reduced to £562.50 
Saturday 14th July 2012 to Saturday 21st July 2012 was £750.00 now reduced to £562.50

If you fancy getting away this weekend for a change of scenery and getting a really great deal contact us at info@lakescottageholiday.co.uk or you can try our landing pages www.amblesidelakedistrictcottages.co.uk or

Wednesday 11 July 2012

New Brochure - Cottage Holiday Group

 

We have now released our new and updated brochure for all other UK areas and Ireland, outside of Cumbria.

This brochure features quality cottages and properties for holiday let in areas such as Scotland, Ireland, Lancashire, Northumbria, Peak District, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and all other UK destinations.

If you would like a copy please send me an e-mail with your name and address to receive your free copy in the post.

Click here if you would like to see our website detailing the above self catering cottages.

Sunday 8 July 2012

Launch of another Landing Page


We have been very busy analysing our first landing page for Ambleside. Since this was extremely successful and a lot of people have made positive comments on how the page has helped them in finding accommodation in Ambleside, we decided to launch another landing page for the Windermere area. Although the format and layout is very similar to our first page, we decided to keep it in line in order to create a sense of continuity and ease of use.

This is where you can find our Windermere Lake District Cottages landing page. If you find this page useful or interesting, +1 this post or alternatively like us on our facebook page or tweet us. Let your friends and family know, we hope to help anyone looking for a self catering cottage in the Windermere area of the Lake District.

Look out for more discounts and special deals in further posts, or use our landing pages for Ambleside or Windermere to select a superb cottage at really great price.


Picture of the windermere lake district cottages landing page

Saturday 30 June 2012

Anatomy of our Landing Pages

Objective

Our main website is huge and offers a lot for the more savvy world wide web user, but what about those that are less comfortable with using websites, clicking on links or using custom searches? Combine this with the issue that we are all strapped for time in this ever quickening world where workloads increase and play time seems to decrease or at the very least we think we have less time for relaxation and doing the fun things we want in life.

This is where you start looking for a holiday, either a few days or a week of getting away from the rat race to unwind, chill and spend time with those we love. The last thing you want is to spend hours trying to find accommodation that may be suitable, ticks all your boxes, then possibly find that it may not be available. This is where our landing page comes into play. It has the main function of speeding up the search process by offering you a few choices that we have learnt through our experience in this market, which is what guests want and seek when looking for a holiday.

Summing up, we have minimised the stress of trying to figure out our main page and get you staraight to the particular area that you are interested in, from there you will be shown the current availability making your decision easier and quicker.

Structure

We believe we have minimised the steps in finding a suitable cottage, lodge, mobile home or apartment. We start with the basics of all landing pages showing who we are and what we offer. We have used pictures from the area, lakes, cottages or activities so you can get a feeling of what the area would be like, vusually.

There are 6 images, 3 in the top row and 3 below the main text, which describes the area giving you a flavour of the area and what is offered. The top row consists of the top queries that the majority of holiday seekers are looking for currently. Pet friendly, romantic and short break accommodation are the highest asked for queries. The bottom row gives you the options for browsing the accommodation available in this area and late availability. The new cottages is promote further growth so we can offer more selection for guests, thereby meeting their demands.

The image and text below the image will allow you, once clicked, to go straight to a list of cottages with prices and the date when it would be available, from there you could book in 1 step if happy with your choice. These are all specific searches that involve using multiple criteria to provide the guest with an informed choice to choose from.

Conclusion

We have provided a useful time conserving method to find accommodation in the specific areas of the Lake District National Park. In turn, this will reduce the stress and frustration that we all go through when wanting to find the ideal holiday, and hopefully will also help you in your decision making, highlighting important considerations that one may overlook when searching.

Remember we are only a phone call away if you have want to discuss any issue that you may find important or crucial to your enjoyment when on holiday. Our landing pages can not cover everything, but are merely tools to help simplify your search and reduce your time spent trawling through the very vast world wide web.

We hope you found this article interesting and if you have any questions, please let me know and I will reply as soon as I can, this also goes if you like or dislike our idea, article or thoughts. We pride ourselves on quality and choice of cottages, and are always open to suggestions.

Friday 29 June 2012

Latest Deals for Self Catering

Fantastic cottages at fantastic discounted prices this Summer!


Plumblands, Langdale – Sleeps 6
Saturday 7th July for 7 nights was £850 now only £650

Bank View, Langdale – Sleeps 2
Saturday 14th July for 7 nights was £640 now only £576

Bakers Rest, Grasmere – Sleeps 8
Friday 13th July for 7 nights was £1190 now only £890

Book now to avoid disappointment!!