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High Borrans lies a few miles east of Windermere, a small hamlet tucked between the valleys of Troutbeck and Kentmere. For walking it is a fine base, with access to fells for both moderate and long treks, with routes leading as far as Wansfell, High Street and Haweswater. A two mile walk brings you to the Watermill Inn, a fine traditional pub and a regular winner of the CAMRA best pub award, and short drivetakes you to Windermere and Bowness where you have shops, inns, restaurants, cafes and the lake for boat hire and steamer trips. Closer to home the setting is peaceful and ideal for a relaxed stay.

This little bothy has been transformed into an exciting contemporary space offering a quiet and special retreat for your stay in the Lake District. The ground floor is open plan with timber floor and high ceiling. Your sitting room area has a plump leather sofa, table and chairs at which to dine, dimmable lighting to set the mood and a fabulous wide flat screen television with hard wired built in surround sound serving all the home entertainment equipment.

The kitchen is fully equipped, easy to use and perfect for creating those light lunches and romantic dinners.

The bathroom is a place to relax, with a large, deep double ended bath and wet room shower

The space saver stairs lead up to a mezzanine bedroom with a low contemporary bed set under the pitched roof.

This is a perfect holiday home for couples, where great thought has gone into the design and furnishings making it for me a very special place.

The Location

High Borrans lies above the village of Ings, between the Kentmere and Troutbeck valleys, a few miles east of towns of Windermere and Bowness and Lake Windermere.

East lies the Kentmere valley, an unspoiled area of natural beauty, and though popular with true walkers, remains peaceful. The river Kent flows through the valley floor with fells rising up from either side. At the head of the valley is the hamlet of Kentmere with track that lead to a splendidcollection of mountain tops including Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell and form the Kentmere Horseshoe. For the very hardy you can walk al the way to Hawswater, one the most remote of the lakes.

At the mouth of the valley, about three miles from the cottage is the village of Staveley. The houses and buildings are typical lakeland stone built and are nestled between the Rivers Kent and Gowan. At the heart of the village is St James church built in 1865 and shows off a stained glass east window designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and made by William Morris and Co. The original church was St Margaret's, built in 1388 where today only the tower remains.

There are plenty of shops and a few inns, the best the Eagle and Child, serving decent food and beer. At The Mill yard you will find a host of retail shops and businesses. Here there is Wheelbase a huge cycle company for top end bikes and hire bikes. Artesian shops include More Bakery, The Hawskhead Brewery, Starlys Spice Company and Fairground Coffee. Hawkshead Brewery have a super modern Beer Hall where you can relax and sample their excellent beers along with a plate of tapas. Wilf's Cafe is an old and popular favourite where you will find good food, along with art exhibitions. Mainly a day time affair, Wilf's do have speciality evenings and well worth checking out their notice board or website.

West lies the Troutbeck Valley with its road snaking across high fell to the Kirksone Pass and down into Patterdale and Ullwater.

From Ings you head on into the lakes where a short drive brings you to the linked towns of Bowness and Windermere set on east of Lake Windermere, where Bowness is at the waters edge, with the town of Windermere set about a half mile away above the lake.

Each is a busy community of shops, cafes, restaurants and attractions, serving both the local community and our visitors to the Lake District. Perhaps the biggest attraction is the bay at Bowness, a sweeping crescent of waterfront and adjoining parkland, where you can enjoy a walk by the shore or find a quite place to picnic. At the bay you will find the piers and the famous Windermere steamers, which offer boat trips up and down the ten - mile reach of the lake. Here you can also hire rowing boats and motor powered boats, which can be taken by the hour to explore the lake and it islands for yourself.

Other popular attractions are the World of Beatrix Potter, the Windermere Steam Boat Museum and a little south of Bowness the Blackwell Arts and Crafts house, one of the most important surviving houses from the turn of the 20th century. The house is a superb example of the Arts and Crafts movement architecture, where it occupies a stunning position overlooking Windermere and is open to the public as a gallery for craft and applied arts. North of Windermere is Brockhole, the Lake District Visitor Center. Set on the lakeshores the main house is surrounded by beautiful gardens where you will find a huge adventure playground, café, shop and exhibitions along with a host of information about the National Park.

For visual entertainment you have the Royalty Cinema in Windermere, and the Old Laundry Theatre in Bowness, staging a lively annual season of music, theatre, comedy and film.

There are plenty of pubs, cafes and restaurants, where for me the best is by far Jericho’s in Windermere. Owned and run by Jo and Chris Blaydes, the welcome is always warm, the setting perfect and the cuisine delicious. For a good country pub atmosphere there is the Queens Head at Troutbeck, about 2 miles from the main village the inn offers fine beers, good food and roaring fires in winter months.

From Windermere the road leads on into the heart of South Lakes where you have Ambleside at the northern head of the lake, Rydal Water a little further on, and to the west Coniston Water, perhaps the most friendly of the large lakes.

Last but not least head east a few miles to Kendal, south lakes main town, offering a variety of good shopping with stores, supermarkets and farmers markets, along with dining and a good cultural scene with art galleries, theatre and cinema all adding up for a good day out.

Guest Reviews

Had an absolutely wonderful time here once again! We just love coming to the bothy, a great little hide-away, but right in the heart of Lakeland
Joe and Lois Bennett - York

We have had a wonderful honeymoon here. It's been white with snow the whole time and we got snowed in! A lovely warm and cosy cottage, everything we needed and more. I recommend it to anyone and can't wait to come back.
Philip and Sarah Page - London.

Great little cottage in a lovely location. We've had a fantastic break and don't want to leave. Been on lots of walks and visited many pubs.
Donna - Hertfordshire

Perfect little hidey hole away from the world. A lovely relaxing week, really glad of the peace and quite. A good base for great days out.
Dave and Marie - Nottingham

Lovely cottage, really cosy and nicely furnished. Great location with easy access to Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside.
Cathryn and Lee - Manchester. 

 

Local Areas Of Interest

Bowness & Windermere
Kendal
Windermere

 

 

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