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Hill Top Farm & Barn brochure Penny Bridge
Cumbria LA12 8HA
((also see individual instructions for the Farm and the Barn)
Build in the 1700s Hill Top is situated on the outskirts of Penny Bridge village, enjoying an elevated rural situation, with views over the Levens estuary. This is a secluded location, with no neighbouring properties on its single-track road. However, it is less than a mile from convenient local shops at Greenodd (baker, butcher, general store and pub). Hill Top is within the Lake District National Park, less than 5 miles from Coniston Water and 6 miles from Windermere.
This traditional Lakeland farmhouse, newly refurbished attached barn and games room in a detached barn is set in approx. two acres of land and is full of individual character, with exposed beams, pine doors, open fires and wood burning stoves. All rooms have charming rural views.
Sport facilities includes: storage for bikes and canoes, a games barn with table tennis, pool, football table, darts.
• The accommodation (which sleeps up to 16) comprises the Farm (sleeps 12 with 2 bathrooms ), a linked attached Barn (sleeps 4 with 2 bathrooms), a games loft room, boiler house lockable storage with washing/drying facilities, garden, field and car parking for up to 5 cars.
• Hill Top is an attractive place from which to explore the Southern Lakes, or simply to relax in the house and garden and watch the ever-changing views.
• The link for google map and street view for Hill Top is here • The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam railway is just 3 miles away. Here you can
catch a train to Lakeside, visit Stott Park Bobbin Mill, the Aquarium of the Lakes or catch a ferry to Windermere and Ambleside.
• A passenger ferry to Coniston village can be boarded at the Victorian pier at Lake Bank, a short drive away.
• The nearest town and railway station is Ulverston to the South. • Nearest pubs / restaurants < 1 mile. • Further sources of local information follow this link • Off road and long distance cycle routes close to the house, including Sustrans’
Morecambe Bay Cycle Way • The farmhouse has been recently refurbished and has the benefit of full central
heating, exposed beams, open fires and a newly fitted kitchen and shower room. • TV, /DVD player, Amazon Fire and wireless internet available (may be rather slow) • Secure storage for bikes and boats • Games room including table tennis, table football, pool.
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Hill Top Farm
Downstairs
• Large kitchen / dining room with gas hob and an electric ‘hide and slide’ oven, microwave, dishwasher, fridge and freezer. Large extendable table to sit 16. Shuttered French doors to terrace, original Yorkshire Range including a working open fire and original slate flagged floor. Additional fridge, freezer, washing machine and dryer available in the boiler house.
• Downstairs shower room with fully tiled shower, WC and wash-handbasin
• Separate ‘snug’ with slate floor and sofa bed
• A large wooden floored living room with wood burning stove and French doors with shutters leading out to the private rear garden.
Rear garden
Upstairs 2 double bedrooms and 1 twin bedded room
• Bathroom with freestanding bath
• Beamed attic bedroom 4 Large room with restricted head height in places. 4 single beds and double glazed Velux windows. Perfect for children.
All beds have feather duvets and pillows and White Company bed linen. Twin 3ft beds can be moved together to form ‘super- king’ beds if required.
The attached Barn
Hill Top Barn is available to be booked in conjunction with Hill Top Farm.
Separate front door to cloakroom entrance and large walk in shower room, slate floor.
Kitchen / dining area Including NEFF dishwasher, fridge, induction hob and a microwave and ‘hide and slide’ oven.
Lounge with multifuel stove, Smart TV and Amazon TV, Internet wifi, two Harris tweed sofas, solid wood oak floor and bi-fold doors to patio and garden.
Rear garden with the Barn’s bi-fold doors.
Lockable connecting door from the barn to the main house
Barn Bathroom
1 double and 1 twin bedroom.
Room 2 - beds can form a king bed if needed
The grounds
Loft games room
Includes: - table tennis, darts, table football, pool table. Popular for teenagers and families. Please note the barn is over 250 years old and not a hotel gym/games room. There are lights but no heating (you will need thick jumpers in the winter) – and there are often birds nesting within the drystone walls. There is a hammock outside the detached barn.
Secluded gardens and sitting areas with BBQ and a firepit.
The private garden to the rear is south easterly facing with a barbeque terrace, lawn and shrubbery. The garden slopes gently down to a stone wall and a gate through to the adjacent orchard / paddock. In the paddock there may be alpacas, horses or sheep. There is a vegetable plot with greenhouse and chickens.
Garden swing and fire pit area
Wood and Coal storage in our stables
Include storage for coal and wood for the fires in the winter
Boiler House (to the left of the front door)
Includes a second fridge, a freezer, washing machine and dryer and a rack for drying.
Car Park
To the side of the house is a slate gravel parking area for 6 cars and an outside toilet.
A public footpath to Penny Bridge runs alongside the barn.
Please note: The property has its own private water supply and septic tank drainage. The supply is regularly tested and UV light purification is installed. Close by - local pubs / restaurants An Information link on the Hilltop website provides further information There are many lovely pubs/restaurants in the area, the most local ones are listed below: • The Ship, Greenodd, 01229 861304 less than a mile (closed on Monday), brew their
own excellent Greenodd beer – Stuart on 07782 655294 • The Britannia, Penny Bridge • Royal Oak, Spark Bridge, 01229 861006 less than 2 miles • The White Hart, Bouth, 01229 861229 less than 2 miles (good food) • Farmers Arms, Lowick 01229 861 277 • The Manor House, Oxen Park 01229 861345 • The Red Lion in Lowick Bridge 01229885366 • Michelin starred L’enclume restaurant in Cartmel 015395 36362. Only 20 mins by car.
Local Shops and Amenities
• Greenodd 5 minutes by car for small general store/Post Office, Bakery/coffee shop, Butcher and pub
• Ulverston – 15 minutes by car- Booths Supermarket (high quality, reasonable prices), good independent shops.
• Other popular tourist towns within 30-45 minutes: Coniston, Hawkshead, Bowness, Windermere, Ambleside.
Coniston Water The second largest lake in the national park is 10 minutes’ drive away. A Victorian steam ferry ‘The Gondola’ runs to Lake Bank pier at the south tip of the lake and a launch runs regular scheduled services – see http://www.conistonlaunch.co.uk/ for current timetables and details of special cruises. There are numerous picnic spots with lake access on both sides of the lake to launch boats, swim, fish etc Outdoor Activities We provide maps, local interest books and tourist leaflets, but we advise walkers to ensure they have their own good maps of the routes they intend to walk. There are too many nearby activities to describe but Grizedale Forest (20 minutes by car) is good for family walks – with sculptures hidden in the woods and a children’s adventure playground. Bikes can be hired here. Bikes can also be hired at Coniston village and in Ambleside. Go Ape is also in Grizedale Forest - booking is necessary 0845 6439215
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway is at Newby Bridge A590 10 minutes drive away 015935 31338. There are many National Trust properties and landscapes in the area. .
Bookings
A normal booking week runs from Friday to Friday. Weekend and midweek stays are also available at a discounted rate.
Well behaved dogs are welcomed on the ground floor at Hill Top but not upstairs please (other visitor may have hair allergies etc) providing they are well controlled, don’t damage the furnishings or worry the local livestock.
If the time period you would like to book is free, please contact us:
Or call Martin on 07879 846 493
The details and photos are typical. Ongoing improvements and upgrades mean that some of the detail might be out of date. The ‘What’s What’ guides should always be up to date.
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