Laughing Duck

White Cross Bay

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Lodge Overview

Bedrooms 3
Sleeps 6
Dog Friendly Yes
Style Modern

Welcome to Laughing Duck, a three bedroom holiday lodge with hot tub

Welcome to the gorgeous Laughing Duck Lodge, named after a raft of ducks which frequently visit ‘asking’ for food when people are sitting on the deck! This modern and spacious lodge is located in the partially wooded Langdale area of White Cross Bay. It enjoys a quiet, private location at the bottom of a small cul-de-sac. Outside there is a large spacious deck with a secluded hot tub – the perfect escapism. Laughing Duck is ideal for families or couples and will sleep up to 6 guests plus an infant in a travel cot. We think you’ll go ‘quackers’ for this lodge!

The lodge welcomes up to 2 dogs.

Accommodation Details

Living area:

  • There is a bright and spacious open plan lounge, kitchen and dining area
  • 2 and 3 seater leather sofas plus ‘tub’ chair
  • Wall mounted flat screen TV with integrated DVD player
  • Dining area with full size dining table and 6 chairs

Kitchen area:

  • The well equipped and appointed fitted kitchen includes a built in double electric oven with gas hob, under counter fridge (with freezer compartment), microwave, dishwasher, washer/dryer, kettle and toaster, cutlery and crockery plus plenty of storage space

Master bedroom:

  • The carpeted master bedroom has a king size bed and bedside drawers
  • Wall mounted TV
  • Walk through recess with fitted mirror fronted wardrobe. This leads to the en suite shower room with corner cubicle, toilet, hand basin and vanity unit

Second bedroom:

  • The carpeted second bedroom has full size single beds
  • Wall mounted TV
  • Fitted mirror fronted wardrobe

Third bedroom:

  • Compact carpeted third bedroom with narrow single beds
  • Wall mounted TV
  • Fitted cupboards

Family bathroom:

  • The family size bathroom has a full size bath with shower, toilet, fitted furniture and hand basin

Other information:

  • Full central heating and double glazing ensuring a comfortable stay all year round
  • Secluded 6 person hot tub

Key Information for your Stay

What's included

A fully equipped kitchen for self-catering. All gas and electricity, bed linen and towels. Please bring your own swimming towels when using the hot tub and/or leisure facilities.

Arrival and Departure Time

Standard arrival time from 3 p.m. and departure at 10 a.m. 2 night weekend specials depart at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Accessibility

Laughing Duck is accessed by 4 steps. The lodge is then all on the same ground floor level.

Dogs

The lodge welcomes up to 2 dogs.

As per our T&Cs all dogs must be over the age of 6 months and fully house trained. Dogs are not allowed to be left unattended under any circumstances or be allowed to sit/sleep on the furniture. There is a £10 supplement per dog, per stay.

Please note: Dogs are not allowed in the clubhouse at White Cross Bay. (They can be taken into the outdoor seating area).

Infants (Up to 24 months)

A travel cot and high chair is provided free of charge. The travel cot will fit in both bedrooms and will be left in the lodge for you to put up. Please bring your own bedding for the travel cot.

Outside Area

The deck is fully enclosed, secure and gated. A slab or base is provided for a BBQ but please bring your own disposable BBQ.

Outside there is a large spacious deck which extends around to the side of the lodge. Patio furniture provided.

Parking

Parking immediately to the front left hand side of the lodge for 2 cars.

Leisure Facilities

All stays include FREE use of Choices leisure facilities during your stay (located offsite at Troutbeck Bridge).

Alternatively, White Cross Bay has its own onsite leisure facilities. You will need to purchase a leisure pass from reception which is currently £15 per lodge. This covers everyone staying in the lodge for the duration of your stay.

For more information about leisure facilities please click here.

WiFi

Complimentary WiFi is provided by the park and subject to fair usage guidelines.

Quality and reliability of connection will vary based on the number of people using it, prevailing weather conditions and therefore may be limited or slower than you are used to. From our experience, it is only suitable for page browsing and sending emails.

WiFi is provided for personal use only and is not intended for high data usage, gaming and/or use for business purposes.

Any more questions

Please refer to our comprehensive FAQs page or contact us.

Joined Lake District Lodge Holidays

Laughing Duck Lodge has been rented through us since January 2017.

Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

out of 5

Lovely stay with the dogs

We have just returned from the Lakes - taken all three dogs this time. It was great to have a lodge that were happy to do this. The lodge was very clean and comfortable - loved the welcome present and Christmas decs up too, which was a lovely touch. Location in the park was great - we have stayed in a number of lodges and this one is the most secluded with great parking. It was great to go in the hot tub and not be overlooked. Everything was well thought out and we had a very relaxing time. The only suggestions I would make would be to have a sweeping brush and hoover that we could use before leaving for the floors. Great stay though and would recommend.

Review date: 16th December 2019

Overall Rating

4.5

out of 5

Autumn break with family

A very enjoyable break, well equipped lodge in an deal location with good parking and a great private hot tub.

Review date: 19th November 2019

Overall Rating

4.7

out of 5

October break

We had a wonderful stay 4 Adults 2 kids, lodge located well in park, good base to explore lake and villages. Kids loved swimming pool and cycling around park

Review date: 27th October 2019

Overall Rating

5

out of 5

Wonderful 4 night stay at the Laughing Duck Lodge.

We arrived to very well presented lodge. All beds lovely & comfy. The kitchen provides every you need, even 2 fridges. The Hot tub is ample for 6 people. The lodge is situated in a corner of a quiet Cul-de-sac. We had a wonderful time & the weather was perfect.

Review date: 27th September 2019

Overall Rating

4.8

out of 5

Laughing duck lodge -Superb 5/5

The Lodge is superb, on entry we were welcomed with 2 lovely gifts for the dog and the granddaughter,left in the lodge for when we arrived, which was a nice touch,everything you need is there, just like home from home, well everything apart from a cheese grater as we were making lasagne 1 night lol so we left the one we bought lol, the hot tub was great and located very privately at the back, which I noticed most others on site aren't private like this was, a nice cul de sac and the granddaughter played out with the visiting passing ducks which she loved. Only one little negative was that I didn't realise the on site swimming pool wasn't the free one, it's a couple of minutes drive down the road, we went to the on site pool and the staff were great and said its down the road for your free pool but it's fine and let us in for the remaining 45 minutes of the session. I will definitely be booking this lodge again for next year.

Review date: 17th September 2019

Thank you for your very kind review Chris, we are delighted to hear you all thoroughly enjoyed your stay and got to see some of the wildlife! Noting your comment regarding the leisure facilities, we will definitely look into the information we send out to guests and see if we can make it any clearer, thank you for letting us know and we hope this did not impact on your stay too much. Laughing Duck is a wonderful three-bedroom lodge, beautifully decorated and as you say, a real home away from home! We are so pleased to hear you are looking to return, it would be our pleasure to welcome you back!

Romany - Lake District Lodge Holidays, January 2020

Overall Rating

4.7

out of 5

Family Holiday

We found the lodge very plesent but there was a smell of damp and all out cloth felt damp on a morning. In the description for the lodge it says there is wifi suppled by the sit, there is but the signal is very weak and the lodge position recives very little signal at all also the location has very bad phone signal so with no wifi this causes a problem when you need to call any one from the lodge.

Review date: 04th September 2019

Thank you for your review Andrew, we are so pleased to hear you had an enjoyable family holiday. We are sorry a few things were not quite right for you and can only apologise. We have passed your comments to the lodge owners for their information and we have advised the park management about the WiFi. As the WiFi is provided by the park, I'm afraid this is outside of our control. Please accept our apologise for any inconvenience caused. Laughing Duck is a gorgeous three-bedroom lodge with a lovely secluded hot tub - what's not too enjoy. We do hope we will be welcoming you back in the future for another lovely stay.

Romany - Lake District Lodge Holidays, October 2019

Overall Rating

5

out of 5

We stayed for four nights. Five nights might have been better as there is so much to see and do.

A lovely lodge, comfortable and clean. Fantastic location for visiting places. Friendly and convenient site. Very helpful.

Review date: 17th August 2019

Thank you for your excellent review, we are delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay. Laughing Duck is a very popular and fully equipped three-bedroom lodge, stylishly decorated throughout, dog friendly and with a hot tub...what could be more perfect! It would be our pleasure to welcome you back in the future for another wonderful stay.

Romany - Lake District Lodge Holidays, October 2019

Overall Rating

4.8

out of 5

Wonderful stay.

It is delightful lodge with everything provided. It was very welcoming and felt like home from home and a wonderful time was had by all. My son and his family were really impressed.

Review date: 03rd August 2019

Overall Rating

3.7

out of 5

Spacious and comfortable lodge let down by poor external cleaning

The lodge is spacious and has all amenities. It is located in a fairly quiet area, which we liked. We arrived to small welcome gifts for humans and dogs, which was a lovely touch. We had a couple of minor issues that were resolved within 10 minutes of reporting them, this service was excellent. The experience at the lodge was however, let down by poor cleaning, the contractors are doing the owners and booking company a disservice. Internally the lodge was fairly clean, it is dog friendly and we were delighted to arrive and find no evidence of other dogs, on the surface it was very clean, however, it is clear that furniture is rarely moved and cleaned under or behind. We moved a coffee table and were a little shocked. The main issue though related to outside. Outside, the cleaning is disgraceful. The windows, including patio doors haven’t been cleaned in some months. The outside seating area was full of cobwebs (and not the kind to arrive in a couple of nights or even weeks), which is a shame.

Review date: 23rd June 2019

Overall Rating

5

out of 5

Excellent lodge , very clean and well catered.

Thoroughly enjoyable stay at the laughing duck. We particularly liked the quiet location, the hot tub was very private, and the gifts provided were a nice touch. The double room with en suite was a very good size. The only negative for us was that the lodge did not get any sun from mid afternoon. The lodge allows for dogs and although we didn't take our dogs with us on this visit, I liked the fact that there were no carpets and the lodge did not smell of pets when you went in.

Review date: 15th June 2019

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Location

About White Cross Bay, Windermere

Stay in a lodge or log cabin at White Cross Bay. Situated on the shores of Lake Windermere it is one of the most popular park locations in the very heart of the Lake District.

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