Take a Peek Inside this Stunning Riverside Home in the Lake District
With its own private riverside pavilion, Lakeland Cottage is the perfect rural haven
Lakeland Cottage is a real one-of-a-kind, with stunning views across the surrounding countryside and River Crake. Once the historic 1852 bobbin mill, it now serves as the perfect family haven. In the beautiful village of Spark Bridge, there are plenty of local amenities only a stone’s throw away.
Inside, the home is bright and airy, with generous accommodation across six reception rooms and four bedrooms. The versatile layout offers real flexibility, making it ideally suited to both family life and entertaining.
It’s a distinctive, upside-down home with plenty of character. The ground floor includes a large triple-aspect lounge, flooded with natural light throughout the day, with patio doors opening out onto a private seating area. The family bathroom is also on this floor, alongside four well-appointed bedrooms.
On the first floor, an open-plan social space with high ceilings, a multi-fuel wood-burning stove, beams and oak flooring is the real heart of the home. Flowing from this space is a generous utility/breakfast room, which leads on to the orangery, a bright and airy space with direct access to a decked balcony seating area. A triple-aspect sitting/TV room provides a cosy yet light-filled retreat, and there’s a dedicated office too.
The kitchen is beautifully appointed, with granite work surfaces and integrated appliances. From here, the layout flows seamlessly into the dining/garden room, which also provides direct access to a further seated balcony area where you can relax and enjoy far-reaching views towards Colton Hill and the River Crake.
Outside is where Lakeland Cottage really comes into its own. The extensive grounds are a stand-out feature, thoughtfully landscaped and brimming with character. The gardens include a tranquil pond with a flowing stream from the River Crake, and a triple-glazed greenhouse along with a charming bridge crossing the river leading to a pavilion and seating area – perfect for relaxing or entertaining while taking in the natural surroundings. A designated riverside area with jetty means you can enjoy direct access to the water too.
The grounds also include a mature orchard, a large area of land with a polytunnel (with potential for use as a paddock), established vegetable patches, a potting shed and a wood store or stable. There’s plenty of parking, a substantial five-bay garage and workshop, as well as a two-story, four-bay outbuilding with a games room on the upper floor. In addition, there are four further separate buildings with plenty of potential.
Lakeland Cottage, Spark Bridge, The Lake District
£1,995,000
Internal Features Include
Entrance hall, triple-aspect lounge, family bathroom, four bedrooms (two ensuite), first floor open-plan living space, utility/breakfast room, orangery, sitting room/TV room, office, kitchen, dining/garden room, balcony.
External Features Include
Extensive grounds with stream, pond, greenhouse, bridge across the river to pavilion and seating area, riverside area with jetty, orchard, vegetable garden, potting shed, wood store/stable, five-bay garage, workshop, two-storey outbuilding with games room on upper floor, four further separate buildings.
