No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Charming eighteenth century cottage lovingly restored into a most private and delightful light-filled retreat. In the beautiful view, extensive lawns lead the eye from the front of the house and the garden down to the lake and across to the fell beyond in this lakeside haven. Wild rabbits and red squirrels frequently visit!
The house is completely cozy and welcoming with a very high standard of furnishings, décor and maintenance. One or two minutes walker brings you to several eating out opportunities of extremely high standards, and the local pub. The village of Pooley Bridge with its shops, pubs, steamer and for-hire boats is a couple of minutes drive around the lake.
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The Cumbria/Lake District
The Lake District is England’s most celebrated, most visited and most hyped scenic region, and as the embodiment of the nation’s romantic imagination, from the Lake Poets to Beatrix Potter, everyone should, and does, visit the Lake District at least once in their lives. In fact, it’s hard to think of a region in England with a similar breadth of scenery - wild fells to walled grazing land, glacial lakes to forested valleys, steeply pitched mountains to tumbling waterfalls in such a small area - just thirty miles across - which makes it easy to see a great deal of the Lake District in just a few days. Despite the twelve million visitors a year who pour in to experience its famous lakes, it’s relatively easy to escape the crowds by climbing to the higher fells or exploring more remote valleys. Or choose to come in the early spring, late autumn or winter and even the most beaten paths and sights can be refreshingly uncluttered.
If time is tight, you should head straight for Windermere, the region’s largest and most famous lake, taking the breathtaking A592 over the 1481 feet high Kirkstone Pass. The Windermere Iron Steamboat Company has steamers which call at all points north and south. The lakes towns - Windermere, Bowness and, especially, Ambleside - which group together on its northeast shore, are the regions obvious starting-points, their slate-grey streets part of the most characteristic profiles of lakeland settlement. The towns are perfect for afternoon wandering, with shops, boutiques and restaurants here to suit all pockets and tastes. Shoreline attractions on Windermere include the family-friendly National Park’s Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole, and Blackwell, whose restored Arts and Crafts interior is one of England’s architectural gems. Access to the fells is easy, and there are many circular walks. Try the walk up to Orrest Head, just to the north of Windermere town. This was the first climb made by the young Alfred Wainwright - one that, in his own words, cast a spell that changed his life. Another straightforward walk, the climb to Stockghyll Force, is literally on Ambleside’s doorstep. Most people go from Windermere to nearby Grasmere and the famous Wordsworth houses of Rydal Mount and Dove Cottage, or to pretty Hawkshead and Beatrix Potter’s house at Hill Top.
Penrith / Watermillock area
Although it’s not possible to see everything the Lake District has to offer in one trip, if you have more time to spare, pick and choose from the area’s other great charms. Kentmere is an unsung gem and only twenty minutes drive from Windermere. Coniston sits at the head of Coniston Water which boasts the big draw of Brantwood, once home to John Ruskin. Nearby natural attractions include Grizedale Forest, where you can hike or cycle the shaded trails, and Tarn Hows, many visitor’s favourite splash of water. There are renowned hikes, peaks and tarns in central Langdale - and arguably, the finest hikers’ inn in the region (the Old Dungeon Ghyll). To pamper yourself after a day’s hiking, try the spa at Langdale Hotel & Country Club, which includes a superb swimming pool, solarium and steam room.
For more dramatic scenery, head north, where four peaks - Scafell Pike, Scafell, Helvellyn and Skiddaw - top out at over 3000 feet, and several other equally famous mountains (including Great Gable, the birthplace of British mountaineering, and Blencathra) don’t lag far behind. The quite different lakes of Derwent Water and Ullswater provide superb backdrops for a day’s cruising and walking. Keswick, the main town in the north, has real year-round character, and makes a handy starting-point for exploring the precipitous delights of Borrowdale, the forested Whinlatter Pass, or around the little-visited but stunning Back o’Skiddaw. The dramatically sited standing stones at Castlerigg, above Keswick, are a worthwhile detour, the most prominent reminder of lakeland’s ancient inhabitants. The summer crowds thin out in the western side of the Park. Although Buttermere and Crummock Water are popular, Wast Water, Ennerdale Water and Loweswater lie further off the beaten track. All these lakes provide superb walking, leisure and sports opportunities.
One should not forget the imprint made by industry, not least the fact that the region gave us the humble pencil from graphite extraction at Borrowdale. The Derwent Pencil Museum in Keswick traces the history of the pencil, and is a must-see for children in your party. Mining significantly altered the contours of the land, and the new Keswick Mining Museum (formerly at Threlkeld Quarry), depicts the impact the industry had on the local way of life, and boasts the finest collection of its kind in the UK. A couple of the former majestic railway lines cutting through the fells - Ravenglass to Eskdale, and Lakeside to Haverthwaite - have been converted and offer an alternative take on the scenery - by steam.
Finally, if you choose to come to the lakes in the summer, why not combine your stay with one of the regions annual events, such as the esteemed Keswick Jazz Festival in May, or the numerous country and agricultural shows which provide a fascinating snapshot of traditional rural life in the region.
How to get there
Access to Cumbria and Northumberland is a simple matter. Remember, help is always at hand, and the Booking Office (01768 892777) will provide any additional travel information required.
By Plane At the time of going to press, the planned introduction of domestic flights from Luton Airport to Carlisle Airport during 2005 appears unlikely. Visitors therefore have only the option of flying to Manchester Airport or Newcastle Airport. Most visitors prefer to fly to Manchester, but Newcastle has a similar onward travel time of an hour and a half to the Lake District by road. Some of the large national car rental companies will arrange for car collection and return at the airport, if booked in advance. There are direct train services to Penrith and Carlisle from Manchester, and Carlisle from Newcastle. Other onward services from Manchester to Kendal and Windermere, or the coastal towns of West Cumbria, require a change at Oxenholme.
By Car Cumbria is easily accessible from the M6 motorway, which gets you within a few miles' drive of the Lake District. Count on a driving time of five hours from London and the southeast, an hour and a half from Manchester or Newcastle, two and a half hours from Glasgow or Edinburgh. Where you come off the motorway depends upon your ultimate destination - for Keswick and Penrith, take junction 40; for Kendal and Windermere, take junction 38 (north) or 36 (south); for Cartmel and Ulverston, take junction 36. Once you leave the motorway, the nature of the roads and the summer traffic can slow you right down, so allow plenty of time if you're aiming for Central Lakeland, West Cumbria or the North Pennines. Local radio stations carry regular traffic and weather reports. Both the AA (www.theaa.co.uk) and RAC (www.rac.co.uk) have useful route-planning services. There are three useful tourist information offices on the M6: Cumbria Gateway at Lancaster Services between junctions 32 and 33; Killington Lake Services south of junction 37; and Southwaite Services between junctions 41 and 42. National Car Rental Companies:
Single beds (4), Double beds (1), Sleeps maximum of 6
Other:
Linen and towels provided.
Outdoors:
Private garden
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Parking space
Further details indoors: Oil fired central heating Woodburning stove 2 Reception rooms Conservatory 3 bedrooms, double, twin and full sized bunk beds Oil fired Aga-type oven for cooking
Further details outdoors: Large private garden running down to the Lakeside Garden furniture
Further details
Notes: Please note: property is lakefront and children must be supervised at all times. Also the staircase is steep and narrow and not suitable for anyone unsteady of step. Good housekeeping/returnable deposit £250.
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