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Simpson Ground farmhouse

Simpson Ground Farmhouse lies on the Cartmel Fell, an area of low rolling hills and moorland, dotted with tarns and wooded areas that reach east from the foot of Lake Windermere, above the Cartmel Peninsula. For me, it offers the perfect retreat for family holidays, celebration and romantic breaks, where you will be able to relax in comfort and complete peace, take local walks, enjoy the gardens and picnic and fish at the nearby tarn. Truly a place to holiday at and enjoy.

The approach to the farmhouse is a joy in itself. From the village of High Newton a country lane winds up into the hills, where you turn off onto a single tarmac fell road and travel for one and a half miles through the most beautiful scenery to the roads end and the house, an oasis in an unspoiled and perfect landscape.

The farmhouse, built circa 1800, sits in a landscape that has probably changed little over time. From the front door you step into the spacious sitting room with oak beams and deep set windows looking out to the moor. To one end plump sofas and an armchair are drawn around a roaring log burning stove and, to the other, are leather club chairs. The atmosphere is warm and relaxing, perfect to tuck up after a days exploration.

From the sitting room you step into the central hall with stairs leading to the upper floors and off which lies the kitchen – dining room. A large space, it is well equipped with all mod cons including a large American style fridge and an AGA cooker.

From the kitchen, oak double glazed doors open into the conservatory where you can lay up the huge round table for grand dinners.

Three of the bedrooms are accessed from the central hall staircase. Here you may choose between the first double, the twin and the attic double with its huge support beams. All are very comfortable and tastefully decorated and furnished. There is also a master bathroom with bath, overhead shower, basin and WC. There is a further separate WC down in the central hall.

Behind the kitchen you have a second hall off which opens to the garden. Here there is a utility room and a shower room along with a staircase that leads up to the fourth bedroom suite. The stairs open out into a small sitting room furnished with leather sofas, modern side and coffee tables and a wide screen TV. A door leads through to the double bedroom, delightfully furnished and with an adjacent shower room with basin and WC.

Surrounding the property are delightful grounds, a variety of shrubs and trees, grassed areas and terraces offering shade and light, where you will find places to relax and enjoy a perfect peace.

Behind the farmhouse a track leads up to the wood and tarn. You may fish but it is simply the most wonderful place to take a picnic and enjoy watching the wild life.

All in all Simpson Ground Farm House offers a very special home, one where you can  gather with friends and family, relax and enjoy using the property as well as exploring the lake District and the national Park.

 

Fishing On The Tarn

The Location

There are plenty of walks from the doorstep where you can explore the surrounding fells, or strike out for the outlying villages and hamlets such as Strawberry Bank and its famed Masons Arms and closer to home, there is the Crown Inn at High Newton, a 2.5-mile drive or walk from the farmhouse.  

Simpson Ground Tarn lies a short walk behind the property. Managed by the local water authority as a reservoir, it is a beautiful body of water set amongst a small woodland. The Windermere, Ambleside & District Angling Association controls the fishing, however as guests of the property you will have rights of access and rights to fish – please see notes below.

A short car ride brings you to the foot of Lake Windermere and the River Leven, where you will find the the villages of Newby Bridge, Lakeside, Finsthwaite and Backbarrow, along with The National Trusts Fell Foot Park. Here there are gardens, a cafe and, at the lake shore, fishing, jetties for mooring and hiring rowing and sailing boats, along with a ferry crossing to Lakeside. At Lakeside, steamers and launches leave for trips on the lake and can be used as a sort of water bus to explore other areas. Also at Lakeside is the steam railway terminus and the Lakeland Aquarium. Nearby at Backbarrow is the famous Lakeland Motor Museum with over 30,000 exhibits.

From Finsthwaite a track leads up to Low & High Dam, one of my favourite tarns, easy to get to and perfect for a picnic or paddle in summer.

For dining or a drink there are some good choices. The Lakeside Hotel overlooks the lake and offers a traditional bar serving local ale, a lounge bar and contemporary bistro, along with a more formal restaurant offering fine cuisine, perfect for celebration or just a little indulgence. At Newby Bridge you have the Swan Hotel, with its gardens overlooking the River Leven and offering a decent bar and bistro restaurant.

Head south down onto the Cartmel Peninsular and you have winding country lanes that lead to the Morecambe Bay. The village of Grange over Sands overlooks the bay with a mile long promenade. There are some excellent shops including Higginson's award winning Butchers, two bakers, a grocer and a host of little cafes and tea rooms. Over the fell lies Cartmel, one of Cumbria's prettiest villages. Four pubs, a fab wine wine bar, the Michelin awarded l'Enclume, a huge Norman priory and a national hunt race course along with narrow streets and a little river make for the perfect village setting. At Cark there is Holker Hall, a fine country house and gardens open to the public also offering a food hall with local produce. If you are still in the mood for more grand houses, then at the other end of the peninsular is Levens Hall a fine house built around 1590 and boasts one of the finest topary gardens in the UK.

A little further afield you have the coast where you can explore the edges of the bay. For me one of the finest walks in the Lake District is to set out along the shore from Arnside, over to the south side of the bay. Ahead of you stretch miles of silver sand, and as the tide comes in the view is spectacular. It must be noted that the sands are hazardous, but providing you keep to the shoreline the walk is fine.  

North from the cottage, up the Rusland valley, you come to the Grizedale forest where you can purchase a map of the trails for both walking and mountain bikes. As you explore the forest you will come across fabulous sculptures, which are part of an ongoing art initiative sponsored by The Forestry Commission. North west lies Coniston Water and the Coniston mountain range offing plenty of water activities and mountain trails to suit all abilities.

Finally You are quite close to two of our larger towns. Ullverston is very traditional with cobbled streets, plenty of shops, pubs and cafes and well worth a visit. Kendal is the principle town of South Lakeland. With lots of shops, cafes and pubs the town has plenty to offer, especially on the arts and cultural scene with the Brewery cinema, theatre and arts center and the Abbot Hall Art Gallery with changing exhibitions along with a fine permanent collection.

 

Local Areas Of Interest

Newby Bridge To Bouth
Cartmel Peninsular - The Morecambe Bay
Cartmel
Grange Over Sands
Kendal
The Lyth & Winster Valleys
Ulverston

 

 

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