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Spacious family home with easy access to the Lake District and Southern Scotland
House • Cumbria United Kingdom
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Listed January 2024
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General overview
Our home is a mid terrace property with 4 bedrooms (3 double) 3 bathrooms, 2 well sized reception rooms, a large kitchen with dining area. We have street parking outside the house - some of which is permit parking, but we can provide visitor permits.
Our house has beautiful original features and is tastefully decorated but also cosy and warm. We have a weekly cleaner who helps us hugely and would still attend if required for stays of 2 weeks. Our home is very much lived in and so if you want something with absolutely no personal belongings out, we are not for you!
Locally we are walking distance to the city centre, the castle, the Hadrians Wall Path, Bitts Park and the Sands Centre. There are a large number of eateries, bars and independent shops in the city centre.
Slightly further afield we are a 30 minute drive from the Lake District National Park. The market town of Keswick is 40 mins away, several lakes are also around this distance. Kendal and Windermere are an hour away. Kendal and Penrith are easily accessed by train. Similarly the Pennine Way is within an hour. To the North we are a 20 minute drive from Gretna and 15 mins to the beginning of the Scottish Borders. In the summer, the beautiful beach at St Bees is just over an hour’s drive, there are smaller beaches within a 30 minute drive.
If you enjoy food, Cumbria is home to several Michelin star restaurants and eateries.
The football stadiums of Manchester City, Newcastle, Manchester United, Celtic and Rangers are all within 2 hours by public transport. Carlisle United is a 10 min walk. There are local tennis and basketball courts, a skate park and running track.
The space
Our house has a large hallway, 2 reception rooms and kitchen diner on the ground floor along with a utility room.
We have a courtyard garden at the back of the property. There is decking and loungers and you can sit out in the warmer months. The courtyard area is a real suntrap. We keep a car in the parking space in the courtyard.
On the first floor are the four bedrooms - three are double rooms with one bedroom having a super king sized bed, one bedroom having a king sized bed, one double bed and one single. The double bedroom and the single bedroom are separate spaces, but there is not a door between them (I can send pics for those interested). There are two bathrooms on this floor, one with a bath and one with a walk in shower.
The second floor has the third bathroom if needed which has a walk in shower and separate bath. Our 5th bedroom and office are located here but these areas will be locked.
Our house has very good WiFi, there are two televisions on the ground floor, one is used for gaming with a PS4. Three of the bedrooms have televisions in and one has a PS5 and Nintendo switch. There is surround sound system if you need it in the living room. We have several Alexa’s in the house. We have lots of board games/jigsaws and craft items. We don’t have toys for younger children.
Guest access
3 floors all accessed by wide and shallow stairs but not suitable for wheelchair use.
Notes
Our 2 cats will probably be at the property when you stay. We may ask you to feed them - they will be very happy mostly outdoors during your stay.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Smoke alarms
Bed sheets
Towels
Fireplace
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Bikes
Travel Styles
Weekend
Adventure
Budget
Family
Romantic
Sport and leisure
Foodie
Relaxing
City
Mountains
Hiking
Good public transport
Accessibility
House rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets welcome
No smoking
Allergens
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
We live in the small city centre of Carlisle. Everything in the city centre is walking distance and there are shops, restaurants and cafes, parks and open spaces. The city is generally very safe.
Nearest airport
Newcastle airport is 1 hr by car
Edinburgh airport is 1hr 45 by car and 1hr 30 by public transport
Manchester airport is 1hr 45m by car and 1hr 45 mins by public transport.
Glasgow airport is 1hr 30 mins by car.
Getting around
We live in a great location in terms of accessibility - we are walking distance from the train station which is on the mainline to London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Edinburgh is just over an hour away on the train. We are also 1.5 miles from the M6 motorway.
All amenities are within walking distance. There is a Lidl and Asda supermarket 1 mile away and a large Tesco 1.5 miles away (which has a petrol station).
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