Barn Cottage Bassenthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, Lake District England

Barn Cottage offers comfortable accommodation in a homespun atmosphere with a wealth of beams and flagged floors. There are two bedrooms, one double and one twin bedded plus one bathroom, (which features a free standing cast iron bath). Downstairs you have and entrance hall with space for coats and footwear and a large open plan sitting room with kitchen and dining area. A woodburning stove makes this a very cosy room.

The village stream flows nearby where ducks and hens roam. Tea / coffee and a small welcome basket of home-made bread, our free-range eggs and preserves awaits you. We provide all your bed linen and towels too.

Bassenthwaite is in the quieter northern area of the Lakes National Park, nestling at the foot of Skiddaw, (the 3rd highest mountain and a good days hike from the cottage) An ideal place for walking and easy access to central lakes too. Keswck (7 miles away) has an excellent Theatre with a good programme of summer productions and lots of other reasons to visit.The Osprey nest nearby with viewing points in Dodd Wood 4 miles away and trearoom . Whinlatter 7 miles away has a Go Ape Course and excellent mountain biking and bike hire and tearoom too. Or if you wish just chill out, relax and enjoy a stroll along our country lanes where wild flowers and wild life abound.

We live next door in Willow Cottage (where we offer 2 rooms for en-suite BB) so are on hand if you need advice about walks in the area. We let weekly from 1st April to 1st Nov and at Christmas and New Year, from 1st Nov to 1st April you can have short breaks. The Lake District is an all year round holiday destination and has a aspecial beauty in the winter months especially with a cosy, comfy cottage to return to. The village inn serves food so no need to travel if you don't wish to cook. Booths our Northern Foodstore in Keswick sells lots of local food.