Inside one of the Lake District’s cosiest rental cottages, located near Grasmere and Windermere

One of the best things about the bleakest and coldest months of the year, you’ll agree, is walking past a cozy house at night and peeking inside through the open curtains: spirits rise as you imagine what it would be like. to live. over there.

Little Nut Cottage in the tiny Lake District village of Elterwater is a prime candidate for that winter lust.

Look through the living room window to a hygge wonderland: plush L-shaped sofa, wood-burning stove, log basket, easy chair, wooden beam, and the fluffiest of cushions. scattered here and there.

Book for a stay, as I do with Oliver’s Travels, and you’ll discover that slate-covered Little Nut Cottage (listed as ‘the little cabin‘ with Oliver’s Travels) delivers on the promise: it’s also charmingly cozy when you’re inside. And from top to bottom.

Ted books a stay at Little Nut Cottage with Oliver’s Travels (which lists it as The Little Cottage), finding it to be “charmingly cosy”.

Some of Britain’s most striking scenery is right on your cottage’s doorstep, reveals Ted

The cottage has a ‘cosy farmhouse’ kitchen that is ‘stocked with all the mod cons’

Endearing detail: a cushion embroidered with a cute toy owl

Turns out, it’s nearly impossible to get out of that L-shaped sofa, thanks in part to those perfectly plump cushions.

And the kitchen next door is attractively ‘farmhouse’ and packed with all modern conveniences, with special mention to the clever hinged compartment under the sink for storing tea towels and the like.

Upstairs there are two beautiful luxurious en-suite bedrooms, one made up as a twin during our visit, one with a four poster double bed.

There are fabric headboards, fabric blinds, pillows embroidered with cute animal figures and pockets containing small animal toys, and the bathroom in the double room comes with a free-standing bathtub. Both have walk-in rain showers.

Ted describes the comfortable sofa in the living room as extremely difficult to lift

Upstairs in the cabin there are two “luxurious” bedrooms. In the photo, the double canopy

A dream place to sleep – luxurious bedrooms feature fabric headboards and fabric blinds

The double room comes with a bathroom with a free-standing bathtub (upstairs)

Back downstairs, we discover that even the laundry room is cozy.

I say utility room: this one has delusions of grandeur.

It is located in an annex, separated from the main building by a path, and has its own country-style kitchen cabinets, a sink, padded bench and boot warmers, as well as a washer and dryer.

Steps at the rear lead down to a garden and hot tub, but during our windy November visit, we got locked in.

Then there’s the location – it’s amazing, with some of Britain’s most striking scenery right on your doorstep. This is a world of windswept bluffs, dramatic valleys, rushing rivers, dreamy lakes, chocolate box villages, lost ruins, and lost cell phone signals.

A few miles to the east are Ambleside and Lake Windermere, just to the north is idyllic Grasmere, and to the west are the magnificent Langdale Pikes, with England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike, just beyond.

And let’s not forget the cozy Britannia Inn right next door, pumping out local beers and fodder including top-tier fish and chips, to a jovial crowd.

The cottage turns out to be a wonderful base for my friend and I as we attempt to cycle up some of Britain’s most rowdy climbs, including Wrynose Pass, which is about five miles away.

Little Nut hygge feng shui greatly aids recovery, mentally and physically.

And every day it’s an effort to leave, because snuggling is real.

The cabin has a beautiful garden and a jacuzzi, although Ted is unable to use them during his stormy November visit.

The cottage utility room (top left and right) has delusions of grandeur. In addition to a washer and dryer, it has its own country-style kitchen cabinets, sink, padded stool, and boot warmers.

Slate-covered Little Nut Cottage stands in Elterwater (above), with Langdale Pikes just beyond

The Langdale Pikes look good no matter the weather. This photo was taken near the summit of Blea Tarn