Private Room in Bed & Breakfast
Room in Character Terraced House. Close to amenities yet 5 mins from great views
Cumbria, England, GB
2 guests
1 bedroom
2 beds
1.5 Shared bathrooms
Vegan Kitchen
Meet Your Host
Sandra
United Kingdom · Joined September 2017
We moved to Cumbria in 2017 and now feel we'd like to share our home with others who enjoy the area. We are an older couple who have plenty of free time for a chat and a cuppa, if visitors want to. Our dogs Maisie and Alina enjoy the walks and are very friendly with whoever comes to our home, but they are kept out of the guest rooms. Our interests are wildlife and the natural surroundings. We still say "Wow!" when we view the mountains.
My Lifestyle
I have varied interests some of which are making my own potions & lotions from essential oils, upcycling furniture, gardening, learning about health and well being, going away in the camp-van. I enjoy meeting friends and making new ones. Being vegan and as environmentally aware as possible is important to me.
Fun Facts About Me
Summer 2020 I won prizes in the local ‘In Bloom’ competition. We only have a ‘yarden’ at the back of the house and a tiny triangular ‘garden’ at the front of the house so I thought coming 2nd and 3rd place was pretty impressive! 😀
Hobbies & Interests
As mentioned in ‘Lifestyle’ above plus reading, photography, current affairs, walking when health allows.
Favorite Quote
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
Amenities
Everything to make you feel at home
Refrigerator
Heat
Oven
Hot water
Stove
Wifi / Internet
Microwave
Blender
Coffee / tea
Vegan breakfast
Food processor
Vegan snacks
Spiralizer
Cookware
Closet / drawers
Essentials (towels, sheets, soap, toilet paper and pillows)
Kitchen
Laundry – washer
Laundry - dryer
Backyard
Free street parking
Scenic views
Hiking trails
Downtown
Overview
Capacity
2 guests
Booking
Request to book
Kitchen
Vegan
Minimum stay
1 night
Check-in
Flexible
Booking window
Available year-round
Weekly discount
4% off (7+ nights)
Sleeping Arrangements
Where guests will sleep
Single
2 beds
Neighborhood
Getting around the area
The house is located near to the shops, a few hundred yards, but also in the other direction just a five minute walk leads to part of the Duddon Estuary, where the views over to the mountains, Black Combe and surrounding hills are stunning. The train station is a five minute walk where you can catch a train to go up the coast to Carlisle, and all stations in between, or over to Askam in Furness, Barrow in Furness, Dalton, Ulverston and on to Lancaster. Coniston Water is approx a 45 min drive, Wastwater 45 mins - 60 mins drive. Barrow has a fully vegan cafe/ restaurant so does Ambleside, Kendal, Keswick, maybe others I don’t know of. Ulverston has a veggie/vegan tea room. There are a few places here that have vegan offerings. You could easily spend a week just exploring the Duddon Valley, Haverigg, Silecroft, Bootle, Ravenglass and surrounding areas and beaches.
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Location
Cumbria, England, GB
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About This Space
A closer look at the stay
About
The house is quirky and surprisingly spacious when you step through the front door. It is an older terraced house which benefits from sunshine in all of the rooms at ,some point during the day. The guest room is facing south so is quite bright on sunny days. The bathroom is on the first floor, situated off the landing, which leads to the guest room. There is a downstairs toilet (also newly decorated) just outside the kitchen door. A new kitchen was fitted Dec 2020, it’s approx 22 feet long by 8 feet wide, so is roomy to work in and benefits from the morning sunshine.
The space
We are offering the twin bedroom, bathroom with shower over the bath, downstairs toilet, and sitting rooms (shared with us) for TV if required. One sitting room has the TV, The other is used for reading, chatting or checking emails etc. Guest access: Welcome to use Wi Fi for checking emails, FB etc.
The kitchen
Our kitchen is vegan. Maisie & Lina have vegan dog food, occasionally their treat biscuits are not fully vegan (due to nowhere selling vegan dog food where we live) but we try to order, or make, enough. Their feeding bowls and utensils are kept separate from ours. The hob, oven, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine & dryer are available to guests. Also, cooking pans etc.
Other things to note
We are situated just a 5 minute walk from the railway station. Trains run to Barrow-in-Furness, Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, and Lancaster or, Ravenglass, Seascale, Sellafield, Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle. Plus stations in between. Coniston is a 40 minute drive, Wastwater approx an hour's drive. Times may be less as we have a camper-van so slower. There's a Local Nature Reserve, The Ironworks SSSI, (known locally as The Slaggy) home to Natterjack toads, and a variety of orchids (in season) just 15 minutes walk from the house. The RSPB reserve Hodbarrow is approximately 20-30 minutes walk. From there the sea-wall can be accessed and provides an interesting walk to Haverigg, with a bird hide and great views. A good stopping off point is Herdwicks for a cuppa and snack. Yes they serve almond and other plant milks! I even saw dairy-free ice-cream on the menu. Plus the good 'ole standby, chips with salad, toasted teacake and usually a vegan soup. The estuary walk begins just 5 mins from the house and has fabulous views of mountains and hills.....on a clear day.
Safety Features
Ensuring your safety first
Smoke detector
Carbon monoxide detector
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Lock on bedroom door
Physical distancing practiced
Cancellations
Clear expectations if plans change
Moderate
Cancel up to 5 days before your trip and get a full refund minus service fees back.
House Rules
Shared expectations for the stay
Not suitable for companion animals
No smoking
Vegan-only cooking / food storage
Shoes off. No smoking, drugs or alcohol. Open bathroom window after use to allow steam to escape. No visitors. Quiet after 11pm please.