The MellFellView Cottage in Penruddock is a great place to stay for visiting the Northern Lake District, Ullswater is just a 20 min. drive with the car, we walked there around Glenridding and took the Steamer up to Howton. A wonderful voyage.
Penrith is nice for a visit, too, some shopping in the little shops around the old town, nice cafes and charity shops. Don't miss the wonderful Hedgehog-bookshop!
The cottage itself was clean and well equipped, we missed a proper coffee-machine, but a Boddum did the job. Just a minor complaint, nothing to worry about.
The cottage is great for two couples or a family of four, enough space for everybody, even in the sitting room. Great garden with some rabbits, fun for our dog ;-) - we had fantastic weather, so we sat there a lot of times, for breakfast, just reading and relaxing.
Wifi is a bit weak, just tolerable on the ground floor, no signal upstairs, whatever. More books to read!
All in all: A great location to live and spend some quiet time in the otherwise busy Lake District. Hopefully the local pub will open again soon, a pint or two in the evening would have been the icing on the cake. Thanks!