Superb guest house for sale in Keswick

This property is marketed by:
Colliers

Key Features

• Wonderful position on southern slopes of Blencathra with views of the Helvellyn Range
• Set in around 1.5 acres of gardens and grounds with ample parking
• 6 ensuite letting bedrooms
• 3 bedroom owners house

Overview:

Scales Farm is a wonderfully located guest house in a magnificent, elevated position on the lower slopes of Blencathra and easily accessible from the A66. A lovely, detached Lakeland farmhouse dating from the 1650s, Scales Farm is situated in around 1.5 acres of gardens and grounds that offers plenty for guests and owners alike. There are six comfortably appointed en-suite letting bedrooms, three with independent ground floor access, a sensitively modernised residents’ lounge with wood burner as well as a spacious breakfast room. The owners have the benefit of a substantial, self-contained three bedroom house, rarely seen in guest houses of this size. Scales Farm is presently run by the owners along simple B&B lines to suit their lifestyle. Scales Farm sums up the ideal guest house. It’s easily managed, has superb owners’ accommodation and is in a wonderful location.

Location:

The small hamlet of Scales is mid-way between Ullswater and Derwentwater, conveniently just off the A66 which provides easy access from the M6 Motorway into the Lake District National Park with Keswick only 6 miles away. With its superb, elevated position, Scales Farm commands magnificent views out across to the Central Eastern Helvellyn Range and is situated on the Coast-to- Coast cycle route. The guest house is an ideal base to explore the surrounding lakes and fells including Blencathra and Sharp Edge.

The Property:

A former Lakeland farmhouse that dates from the 17th Century; Scales Farm was converted into a guest house in the 1980s. Traditionally constructed, the property is detached and has rendered and colour washed elevations under a pitched slate roof with accommodation arranged on ground and first floor levels.

Public Areas:

Entrance from the front leads into a charming and characterful residents lounge complete with beamed ceiling and central feature fireplace with log burner and beyond is a delightful breakfast room which is normally arranged to seat up to 12.