We at Select Cottages are proud to be able to offer all our customers a unique and memorable holiday escape. We have cottages in two fabulous, contrasting locations; Bridge End Farm Cottages the Lake District and La Garenne in Brittany and everyone who visits us enjoys an exclusive, extraordinary experience, before they leave us refreshed, invigorated and inspired.
As a small family run business, now in our 35th year, we take great care to provide all our guests with an exceptional level of personal, friendly service, the antithesis of what many larger corporations are able to provide. We are constantly looking to improve and update each and every one of the properties in order to ensure that our customers’ expectations are exceeded. Founder, Greg Poole, initially renovated most of the properties almost from scratch as most of them were uninhabitable at their time of purchase. In the cottages, you may be interested to see the photos, which show their original condition and how we found them. You will no doubt be amazed at how beautifully they have been transformed from empty stone barns into the luxury accommodation that you delight in before you. We have paid extra attention to preserve and immaculately maintain all the ancient features and architecture of the cottages - rest assured, even the ardent historian among you will not be disappointed!
Greg is especially proud of his connections with Premier Cottages. As one of the founding members and original Directors he came up with the name “Premier Cottages” and served on the Board for the first 4 years of its existence, with responsibility for the brochure, marketing and recruitment. Premier Cottages is a marketing cooperative for owners of 4 and 5 star cottages throughout the British Isles and Bridge End Farm is one of less than a dozen properties that have remained under the same ownership and have continuously advertised in Premier Cottages over all 20 years of its existence.
We are delighted to welcome Mark to the team at Select Cottages. Greg and Mark played veterans hockey together for about 15 years. Mark is a keen follower of rugby and cricket and a transatlantic sailor who in 2015 won the Azores and back race for his yacht class with his two sons William and Tommy. Mark is a retired dentist and whilst looking for something to keep him busy between sailing adventures offered to help us with pretty well everything from phone calls to emails and painting to gardening! It has been great to have you on board!
The team at Bridge End Farm Cottages and at La Garenne look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful cottages.