House

The porch and front door — Inside the House

Longthwaite farmhouse is not a conventional holiday house, it has been our family's second home for over 50 years and is full of many sentimental items. The house is simply furnished and is much loved and cherished by family and guests. There is a washing machine and a large larder with a drying room The house is heated by night storage heaters plus a wood-burning stove in the sitting room. A plentiful supply of dry logs and kindling is available in the garage.

There is a telephone for incoming calls only, currently mobile coverage is patchy in the Longthwaite area so you may have to climb up the hillside to get reception, or use the payphone and/or wifi in the Youth Hostel about 300m away - see map below.There are four bedrooms sleeping 9, a living room, a spacious kitchen/dining area, a large larder/boot room, one bathroom with bath and toilet, a shower room and one separate toilet. Hot water is provided by a 250 litre tank heated by off-peak electricity.

Pillows and duvets are provided but you will need to bring your own sheets, duvet covers, pillow cases and towels. We ask that visitors leave the house as they would hope to find it - clean and tidy - and to respect the things that are there.

Once your booking is confirmed, we will send you full instructions on everything you need.

Amenities

General

Weekly Holiday Lets, Short Breaks from 2 days

Suitable for Children under 5 years

Telephone (incoming Calls only)

No Smoking ~ No Pets

Inside

Double oven with grill and ceramic hob ~ Kettle ~ Toaster ~ Refrigerator ~ Larder

Washing Machine ~ Heated Clothes-Drying Room ~ Boot Room

We supply Washing-up Liquid, Tea Towels, Kitchen Hand Towels, Clothes Washing Powder

Woodburning Stove ~ Large Supply of Logs and Kindling

Outside

Cobbled Patio ~ Slate Benches ~ Outside Fire-pit for cooking

Private Walled Garden overlooking the River Derwent ~ views of the Central Fells

Cycling Routes ~ Hiking Routes

Watersports on the river and Derwentwater

Gallery

Kitchen looking towards side door.

The kitchen table, stove and sink

The garden with the river Derwent

Detail from original Court Cupboard

Living Room

Living Room

Downstairs Double Room

Upstairs Middle Triple Room

North Twin Room

South Twin Room

Yard and Parking Space

Garden

Page from 1928 visitors' book

Postal delivery about 1920

Shower Room

Borrowdale Weather

Longthwaite Farmhouse is situated between a river and a working farm. It can feel cold and damp particularly when it has not been occupied for for a few weeks and occasionally, there are mice.
During the winter months especially, we recommend that on arrival visitors light the stove, leave the sitting room door open, put hot-water bottles in the beds and come prepared with plenty of warm layers. There is a plentiful supply of dry logs and the house will soon warm up once the fire gets going. If you suffer from asthma or rheumatism, the initial cold and dampness may affect you so be sure to bring the necessary medical supplies. We suggest you should aim to arrive at the house in daylight hours.

With persistent heavy rain, Borrowdale receives over 200" per year (London 25") at times the access lane to the house can become impassable where it runs close beside the river. The level may rise rapidly but recedes just as fast and access is rarely restricted for more than a few hours. On extremely rare occasions the river level reaches the front door and may seep into the ground floor. There are detailed instructions at the house about what to do in the very unlikely event that this should happen during your stay.

If the above does not put you off, then we are sure you will love it!