We have just spent a lovely week in Loughrigg Cott...

We have just spent a lovely week in Loughrigg Cottage, near Ambleside. It's a very comfortable house, very well equipped for the 9 of us, in a great location, and we will probably return next year. It would get 5 stars and we would definitely return next year if the rental started on a Saturday, as Friday is a bad day to start.

Why do all the Lakeland rental agencies start the bookings for the majority of their properties on a Friday? It is the worst day of the week to travel - the motorways are at their busiest - and it means that most working people have to take 6 days out of their valuable holiday allocation, rather than the 5 for a weekend start. If you feel the same as all of us then please complain to the agencies and try to get more rentals starting on a Saturday, as was always the case.