Husband and wife team Garry and Sarah Woodhouse have always had a passion for property and have enjoyed refurbishing properties in South Lakeland. Combine that with their other passion for travel and working with owners of holiday properties is a perfect combination. They help hosts take care of their properties and provide guests with wonderful holiday memories.

“Having worked with a national holiday let management company since 2020 we saw so many opportunities to do things in a better, localised way, something which a national framework just doesn’t allow for, which is why we set up Fernwood Cottages. We're proud to work with local suppliers and service partners to deliver a great service for our guests."

People have asked us where the name comes from. It’s pretty simple really - Sarah was born and raised in New Zealand which has the Silver Fern as it’s national symbol and I’ve lived most of my life in South Lakeland where ferns abound.  

So ‘Fern’ just felt like a nice fusion of the two cultures in a Lake District setting, and of course our surname supplies the rest! 

But we are much more than just a name. We are passionate about what we do and we believe that our focus and this passion allows us to provide our guests and our hosts with the best possible service in one of the most beautiful areas in the UK, if not the world.