Historic lakeside estate with cottages and spectacular fell views.
Grade II listed Georgian principal house with seven bedrooms
A handsome Grade II listed Georgian principal house with seven bedrooms sits elevated between Loweswater and Crummock Water, set in extensive landscaped gardens with panoramic lake and fell views. The main house retains period features — high ceilings, exposed beams and fireplaces — and offers generous reception rooms and a glazed breakfast room that frames the outlook.
A courtyard of three established holiday cottages (1-, 2- and 3-bedroom) forms a long-running, VisitEngland gold-awarded holiday business. The cottages are individually characterful, fully equipped and benefit from private outdoor sitting areas with superb fell views. The current operation is run low-key and could be intensified by a new owner seeking higher earnings or personal conversion of some units.
Practical considerations are material: the property is Grade II listed, which will limit alterations and may increase repair costs. Energy ratings vary and are generally low (E/G), heating is oil-fired in the main house and cottages use electric heaters, drainage is to a private system, and sections of the stone walls have no modern insulation. One cottage (Loweswater Cottage) is restricted to holiday accommodation use only. Mobile signal is effectively nil and broadband is average by rural standards.
This is a niche opportunity for buyers seeking a large family home with income potential, or an investor/operator comfortable working within listed building constraints. The location within the Lake District National Park delivers exceptional scenery and tourist demand, balanced against higher running costs, access considerations and regulatory restrictions on change of use or extension.