Summary - OAKLEIGH, BRATHAY HILL TO B5291 AT DUBWATH, BASSENTHWAITE LAKE, BASSENTHWAITE LAKE CA13 9YD
12 bed 1 bath Detached
Proven holiday-let location with flexible planning and ample parking.
12-bedroom Victorian detached property with strong guest-house trading history
Ouse Bridge House is a substantial Victorian lakeside residence already established as a successful owner-operated guest house. The property sits just yards from Bassenthwaite Lake in the Lake District National Park, with ample parking for around a dozen cars and a large rear garden providing outdoor seating and guest amenity. Planning consent allows operation as a guest house, a self-contained holiday let or as a permanent residence, giving a buyer operational flexibility.
Internally the house retains period character — high ceilings, large bay windows and an impressive central staircase — and offers extensive accommodation across multiple floors with owner suites alongside guest rooms. Several bedrooms enjoy lake views and the current trading set-up benefits from repeat bookings and strong local demand for lakeside stays.
Practical considerations are clear: the building is Victorian, constructed before 1900, with assumed solid stone walls and no specified wall insulation, and the main heating runs from an LPG boiler. Energy performance is rated D. Broadband speeds are slow in this location and there is a medium flood risk to note. These factors, combined with the building’s age, mean some updating and investment in insulation, services or connectivity may be required.
For an investor or owner-operator this is a proven trading opportunity with scope to enhance yields — either by continuing the guest-house model, converting to a single high-earning holiday let, or using the property as a private residence. The combination of lakeside position, parking, large garden and planning flexibility makes the property well suited to buyers who can manage or invest in a period building and capitalise on Lake District tourism.
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