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Lake District Vicarage near Mountains & Sea

House • Westmorland and Furness United Kingdom

    6 Guests   
    4 Bedrooms   
    3 Bathrooms   
  Primary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal  
  Hospitality  

Statistics

Listed  March 2025
Views  648

General Overview

The Rectory is a fully-detached, comfortable, spacious Victorian stone town house overlooking a lovely local park with an East facing view over Morecambe Bay in the English Lake District. It's a high ceilinged family home that comfortably sleeps five with easy access to rural townland hills for walking that overlook the local area and bay, market town pubs and shops. It is also within easy reach of many beautiful hikes and activities famous to the English Lake District. There is public transport available, both train and bus, but a car would be more convenient for exploring local hikes and mountains. The town centre is a five minute walk through a lovely church yard with grocery and gift stores aplenty. We usually book weekly food home deliveries from a large Tesco supermarket.

The Space

The sitting room has two large, comfortable sofas which we read, play board games or watch TV on. There is also an electronic piano with headphones and Amazon Firestick for streaming TV or Video. The dining room has a sofa and ottoman plus a dining table that can comfortably seat 6-10 people. One wall of the dining room houses our library of books with a ladder for those out of reach. There is a study on the ground floor with sofa and two armchairs. The kitchen is at the rear of the ground floor with a toilet nearby, full utility room and separate pantry. The kitchen hob is an induction stove top with electric ovens. The rear garden has an adjoining garage used as a gym and game space with full sized ping pong table available. The front garden slopes down from the house with a terrace for eating outside on warm days. Upstairs there is a comfortable master bedroom with armchairs overlooking the park and views across Morecambe Bay to Grange and Lancaster. A small separate office with desk faces the same view. There is a self-contained toilet upstairs, plus a separate main bathroom (without toilet) and separate shower room with sink. Three additional well sized bedrooms are for our children, and there is a trundle bed under one of their beds which can turn their room into a twin or double. One of the three rooms is the same size as the master bedroom, also overlooking the park and bay. The attic has a TV & games room, as well as large space for hanging out and playing music, and a sofa bed that sleeps one.

Guest Access

Three floors accessible by stairs only, but we have our own driveway and parking beside the house.

Notes

Smoking is permitted outside the house only please. We have a cockapoo dog that is a low shed breed, but can ask a friend to look after her when we are away, or take her with us.

Features


Washer
Washer
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Clothes dryer
Oven
Oven
Microwave
Microwave
Fridge
Fridge
Iron
Iron
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Heating
Heating
TV
TV
WiFi
WiFi
High Speed Internet
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
Bathtub
Smoke alarms
Smoke alarms
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Towels
Towels
Workspace
Workspace
Fireplace
Fireplace
Home cinema
Home cinema
Toys
Toys
Gym
Gym
Garden / yard
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Kayak
Kayak
Standup paddleboard
Standup paddleboard

Travel Styles

    Adventure
    Family
    Romantic
    Sport and leisure
    Foodie
    Relaxing
    Village
    Mountains
    Beach
    Water
    Remote
    Culture
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Good public transport

House Rules

    Suitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets not allowed
    No smoking

Allergens

    Cat free
    Smoke free
    Fragrance free

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

The beautiful hill and parkland beside our house is open to the public and provides some lovely views East across Morecambe Bay, North to the hills and mountains of the Lake District and South over Furness Peninsula and beyond to Wales and Ireland on a clear day. It's a 20-30 minute hike and popular for dog walks or taking exercise.

Getting to my home

Ulverston is on a main trainline from Manchester Airport that also goes down to Barrow town where car rental providers are based. The train from that airport is about two hours travel time either direct or with a transfer from Lancaster or Preston, which fast trains from London to Glasgow also stop at. Driving from Manchester Airport is about an hour and a half. Driving from London is six to seven hours.

Nearest airport

Manchester Airport 97miles / 156km

Getting Around

We have supermarkets within a five to ten minute walk from the house, and the town high street has numerous traditional English pubs and various styles of cuisine restaurants. There are also local Michelin starred restaurants within driving distance. Public buses run throughout the Lake District.

Map of Approximate Location

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James, Madi, and three Children

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