Big thank you to Andrew and Helen for a lovely short break, everything was just perfect.
Our room(front of the house) was large, with plenty of cupboard space, a very comfortable bed and a well appointed bathroom. The breakfast was very good, with a good choice of friut, fruit juice and cereal, plus any combination of a cooked breakfast that you require(If you are walking any distance, don`t let your eyes rule your stomach- you might regret it later in the day!!)
We can recommend the FARMERS INN(directions in room information). The place has re-opened, after been shut for some time. There seemed to be plenty of people using it(busy after 7pm). Can recommend the scampi and the curry of the day- very good portions.
Powe House will be the first port of call, when we return to the the lakes!! Great place, in a Great part of the country.

We stayed here for four nights and i can say it is one of the best B & B's we have stayed in. We stayed in room 2 which has fantastic views over Skiddaw. The room was clean, comfortable and spacious. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom contained a bath and shower, ideal after those long mountain walks! The bathroom contained L'Occitane toiletries and radox bubble bath, which i thought was a nice touch. Tea/Coffee/hot chocolate and biscuits in room which were topped up each day.
Breakfasts were always fresh with a good choice and the host's were always happy to accommodate, even remembering the ketchup! Great attention to detail.
The location is ideal for an evening walk to Derwent water marina or Keswick or if your legs ache just down the road is a good pub -The Farmers, which does good quality pub grub. We also liked the Derwent Lodge again only a 5-10 mins walk from the B & B.
The hosts have taken a lot of time and effort into making the B & B a real home from home and deserve the Gold award - a real gem.
In relation to 'the smell of milk' in the room, it is the wood/wardrobe and nothing else and once you have your walking boots in there the smell disappears!
Thank you for a lovely break , we hope to return soon.

We stayed here during the walking festival in Keswick and were very pleased with this B&B. I have to say that we wondered what the slight smell in our room was - now I have read the last review I guess I now know! Nevertheless everywhere is immaculately clean, and we were very happy here. We received a very friendly welcome, and were very pleased with our room. The owners are extremley friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent and certainly set us up for the day.

The location worked really well for us...we were able to walk straight onto the fells from the B&B , and were up the top of Catbells by 11.00 am having only used our feet to transport us! You can walk easily into Keswick on a very well made path, so the car is not an essential accessory.

We went to the local pub which has some new owners for a very pleasant inexpensive meal, and had a very good meal at Morrell's. We were able also to go and listen to Chris Bonnington at the Theatre on the Lake which made a great start to our final evening out.

So we would definitely head back to Powe House. Having stayed at B&Bs the world over this is a very high standard and a very good Keswick base.

We spent a three night break at this B&B after we read previous reviews on tripadvisor. We usually stay in four star hotels so were a little concerned we would find a B&B too basic. We were delighted with the B+B, excellent parking, a warm welcome, a beautiful bedroom a little spoilt by the lingering smell of spilt milk from a previous occupancy.
Still would recommend this one.