Last minute cottage in Backbarrow, near Ulverston - sleeps 5

Walnut Cottage
3 bedrooms, sleeps 5

Enjoy a family holiday at Walnut Cottage, which is a short drive from many of the Lake District’s attractions and stunning scenery.

Accommodation details

Ground Floor:
Open plan living space.
Living area: With multi-fuel burner and 32" Freesat TV.
Dining area.
Kitchen area: With electric oven, induction hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washer/dryer.
Wet room: With roll-top bath, shower and toilet.
Separate toilet. . First Floor:
Bedroom 1: With kingsize bed.
Bedroom 2: With kingsize bed.
Bedroom 3: With single bed.

Gas central heating (underfloor in kitchen and wet room), electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Initial fuel for multi-fuel burner included. Shed with table tennis and darts.

Courtyard with garden furniture. Bike store. Private parking for 2 cars; additional on road parking. No smoking. Please note: There is a fenced stream at the end of the driveway, 220 yards away.

Extra Amenities

Walnut Cottage has a modern and cosy open plan living space, as well as a wet room with a large roll-top bath and separate shower on the ground floor. Upstairs are three spacious bedrooms, whilst outdoors there is a lovely courtyard with outside seating. Further down the driveway is a large shed with table tennis and darts for the family to enjoy.

Backbarrow is set in the South Lakes Peninsula and is a perfect gateway to explore many popular attractions, the closest being the Haverthwaite steam railway.

Take a leisurely train ride into Bowness-on-Windermere and witness the stunning landscape as you go. Just a 5-minute drive down the road and you are in Newby Bridge, popular for its fantastic riverside pubs and home to the Lakes Aquarium and Windermere Lake Cruises. Take a wonderful cruse across the largest lake in the UK over to the popular town of Ambleside.

If walking is more of what you are looking for then you are spoilt for choice, with 214 Wainwright fells within easy reach you have plenty of options to choose from! There are also an abundance of cycling routes close by or if you want to go further afield, there are many other popular Lake District towns to explore such as Grasmere and Ulverston.

Why not head over to Grange-over-Sands or Cartmel, famous for its sticky toffee pudding and horse racing? Beach 9½ miles. Shop, pub and restaurant ½ mile