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type: Venue
title: Fornside Farm Cottages
name: Fornside Farm Cottages
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resource: https://visitkeswick.com/echos/fornside-farm-cottages
description: "Four eco-friendly barn conversions on a historic Cumbrian farm with views across the vale and fells."
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locality: Keswick
region: Lake District
country: GB
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> This is Visit Keswick's page for agents, the venue's own details from its Echo.
> The page for people: https://visitkeswick.com/stay/fornside-farm-cottages
> Live prices and booking: the Visit Keswick connector, https://visitkeswick.com/mcp

# Fornside Farm Cottages

Four eco-friendly barn conversions on a historic Cumbrian farm with views across the vale and fells.

## Features

- **Dogs: Partial** (yes in Swaledale Garth and The Old Byre only; small to medium dogs; subject to our terms and conditions). Set by the venue.; "We welcome dogs subject to our terms and conditions, for a £35 charge" ([fornside.co.uk](https://fornside.co.uk/cottages/swaledale-garth/), read 2026-11-03)
- **Children: Yes**. Set by the venue.
- **Wi-Fi: Yes**. "The cottages now benefit from Full Fibre Broadband" ([fornside.co.uk](https://fornside.co.uk/eco-friendly-self-catering-cottages/), read 2026-11-03)
- **Infants (under 2): Yes**. Set by the venue.

Not stated: Parking, Wheelchair access, Breakfast. Unknown, not "no": ask the venue.

## Booking terms

The venue's own terms: https://fornside.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/

> Once you have booked your holiday and paid your deposit, our agreement is a legal contract.
>
> In the event of you cancelling your booking, unlike many accommodation providers, we will refund any payments you have made if we successfully re-let the cottage at the full price. If we have to offer a discount to enable re-letting then we will take this into account and refund you a smaller amount accordingly.

- Arrival: From 4pm
- Departure: By 10am
- Dogs: Up to two well-behaved small to medium dogs in The Old Byre and Swaledale Garth, for a small charge; Herdwick Fold and Rigg Barn are pet-free
- Smoking: Not allowed in any cottage (including vaping)
- Security deposit: £200 held on your card from just before arrival until three days after departure
- Groups: Three or more cottages, or commercial bookings, by prior agreement

## About

Fornside Farm Cottages comprises four eco-friendly self-catering cottages converted from stone barns, nestled alongside a Grade II listed farmhouse dating to the 17th century. Each cottage features a wood-burning stove, ground-source underfloor heating, and beautiful décor with environmental credentials. Guests enjoy private outdoor eating areas with patio seating and summer BBQs. The farm keeps free-range hens, ducks and geese, with fresh eggs available for purchase. Sheep and cows graze the fields around the farm. Surrounded by fields and fells, the property welcomes exploration and offers secure bicycle storage. Swaledale Garth and The Old Byre welcome small-to-medium dogs; Rigg Barn and Herdwick Fold are pet-free.

## Other facts from its pages

- Bees are kept on the farm, yielding honey.[^source-244dc0e3f194528b0df6f9a1][^source-496d4add6a6d7553042c07ab][^source-7a804c769de418b0e5dc0a5f][^source-8b8a38259fa15efe18e72507] (unverified; claim `dd57790c6fd2932a`).
- Cottages are beautifully decorated and equipped with eco-friendly features.[^source-15a07c61e1da85fdf09a157f][^source-674ff3a4be0e928ebea619e6] (unverified; claim `8295097467471923`).
- Fresh farm free range eggs from hens, ducks and geese are available to buy.[^source-05d1b5a668665ab634aed19f][^source-d32d981eb6441faeebb401d7] (unverified; claim `e785554dca2587e9`).
- Oxford Sandy and Black pigs are kept on the farm in spring and summer.[^source-56e9a8b291a5aefebf3c3d24] (unverified; claim `0ab02dff21dfb62b`).
- A locked barn is set aside specifically to store guests' bicycles.[^source-9e1d156475da62e2319afb27] (unverified; claim `1713c6630398ebd5`).
- Four eco-friendly self-catering cottages are converted from stone barns.[^source-434fe1962e973311e628ca73] (unverified; claim `1ecf2788aa4aad26`).
- A high quality Bluetooth speaker is provided in every cottage.[^source-9f8d416a05d97a3a17591b3a] (unverified; claim `2c4aa781993822ac`).
- A young orchard planted on the farm has just begun to bear fruit.[^source-5cb9bd245929128b379962bb] (unverified; claim `5955e638aa81e40f`).
- Every cottage has a wood-burning stove supplied with plenty of wood.[^source-032dd781f519fea17ed001b2] (unverified; claim `9a7c2b4f87440b0a`).
- Cottages are heated by eco-friendly ground-source underfloor heating.[^source-f99f8fbad770fc1c03036e31] (unverified; claim `a0de35e1a5405ec4`).
- Guests are welcome to explore the fields and fells surrounding the farmhouse.[^source-a59496e7b3c9ac9a89945854] (unverified; claim `fa744a243f63df09`).

## Nearby

About the area or places nearby, not the venue itself.

- Red squirrels are often spotted at Fornside, as well as a wide range of birds.[^source-2a6747ad163f34cdb9fc8ae3][^source-b1f5aa8e59d7d34b8194f227] (unverified; claim `cc68acc36b6217b2`).
- Whinlatter Forest is a short drive away, popular for mountain biking and hunting Gruffalos.[^source-8ea3783949d19f23c1a91dcb] (unverified; claim `f4a3dd02f359ab2a`).

## Act on this venue

- [Venue catalogue](https://visitkeswick.com/echos/fornside-farm-cottages/ai-catalog.json) — documents, invocation requirements and configured capabilities.
- [Full Echo (claims + provenance)](https://visitkeswick.com/echos/fornside-farm-cottages/echo.json)
- [Venue agent card](https://visitkeswick.com/echos/fornside-farm-cottages/agent-card.json) — supported A2A actions and authentication.
- [A2A connection](https://visitkeswick.com/api/registry/a2a?venue=slf_01M2N0NDGBJK98PJ6PAEJ5EJG2) — use the protocol described by the card.
- [WebMCP tools](https://visitkeswick.com/.well-known/webmcp.json) — browser tool discovery.
- [MCP connector](https://visitkeswick.com/mcp) — tool connection.

A2A booking enabled: no. Obtain prices and availability live; honour the returned offer expiry and obtain explicit booking authority.

- [Booking review handoff status](https://visitkeswick.com/api/booking/handoffs) — Prepares a short-lived Visit Keswick browser review link for the selected live option at a published Visit Keswick venue. It never reserves, pays or confirms. The result states whether the link allows review only (booking confirmation and payment are gated separately); the guest signs in on Visit Keswick to see the current price and terms.

## Publication

Published by [Visit Keswick](https://visitkeswick.com) — `did:web:visitkeswick.com`; [publisher identity](https://visitkeswick.com/.well-known/did.json).

Venue identity: `did:web:selfe.ai:selfes:fornside-farm-cottages`.

Document signer: `did:web:visitkeswick.com`; signed 2026-11-03T14:40:56.474Z. This is a signing date, not a fact-verification date. A signature identifies the signer and protects document integrity; it does not verify every business fact.

Revision 15: `sha256:20946e3c80d820a3ddbae5162ccd72777268366dedce10b7c408eae3180d33ce`.
Publication change observed: 2026-11-03T14:40:56.474Z.
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Change kind: content; 0 claims added, 0 removed, 0 changed since the preceding recorded revision.

## Sources

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