Dalegarth House HASSNESS ESTATE • BUTTERMERE • CA13 9XA

Buttermere – ½ mile Cockermouth – 11 miles Keswick - 13 miles Carlisle – 45 miles Former guest house in magnificent lakeside location

Porch • dining room • sitting room • kitchen • staff room • pantry and stores • four guest bedroom suites • five further bedrooms • bathroom and two shower rooms • boiler room and cellars.

Caretakers flat with living room/kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom.

Two further staff flats/chalets.

Four garages.

Old walled garden • garden cottage • ice house.

Parkland grazing and lakeside woods

Campsite for up to 35 pitches.

Extensive lake frontage and fishing rights on Buttermere Lake

About 15.59 acres (6.31 ha) in all

FOR SALE AS A WHOLE

Savills Wooler Savills Carlisle 18-20 Glendale Road 64 Warwick Rd Wooler Carlisle NE71 6DW CA1 1DR [email protected] 01228 527586 01668 281611 SITUATION Dalegarth House lies within the grounds of the Hassness Estate on the eastern shores of Buttermere in the heart of the Lake District National Park. The lake is surrounded by the dramatic high fells of Red Pike, High Stile, Scarf Gap and High Crag and to the south the summer pastures of Warnscale, Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike.

Buttermere Lake itself is one of the smaller lakes thus making it one of the quieter areas of the Lake District. The scenery is stunning and it is the perfect place to come and relax or for the more energetic there is lots of exploring to do around the lake, where there are picnic spots and refreshments available en-route, and further afield in the fells, farmland and woodland. The lake and surrounding area is managed by the National Trust, who offer boating and fishing permits to visitors.

The village of Buttermere is about half a mile north-west of the lake, the main facilities of which are accommodation providers but also it has The Fish Inn, which is a 5 minute walk from the centre of the village and the family run Bridge Hotel and restaurant. Also of interest is Buttermere Church which dates back to 1841.

The two market towns of Keswick (13 miles over the Honister Pass) and Cockermouth (13 miles) are within easy reach of Buttermere, and offer a variety of shops, supermarkets, service stations, restaurants, and amenities to visitors. There are also many interesting attractions in the area including the Keswick Pencil Museum, the National Trust owned birthplace of William Wordsworth, and Jennings Brewery both in Cockermouth. The Lake District also has strong links with Beatrix Potter with ‘The World of Beatrix Potter Museum’ in Bowness-On-Windermere.

All in all “it is a truly magnificent place”.

HISTORY Dalegarth is believed to have been built in the late 1920s on the site of the original Hassness House. At the time the estate belonged to Victorian Manchester mill owner, George Benson, who built his house in a sheltered spot with a view down over terraced lawns to the lake. Mystery surrounds the cause but the house was completely destroyed by fire in the early 1900’s. Benson chose to rebuild the house in a different location and the Art Nouveau style Hassness now has a commanding position over the lake to the west of Dalegarth.

Dalegarth sits on the site of the old house and is built in a Swiss Chalet style thought to have been for the estate workers and at some point following the Second World War it was used as a convalescence home for soldiers. Immediately adjacent to the house a row of estate buildings provided further accommodation for staff and vehicles as well as workshops and stores.

The Hassness Estate has been used for over 50 years as an accommodation base for the growing number of visitors to the area. Dalegarth House was run as an independent Bed & Breakfast with associated camping from 2009 until May 2015.

DESCRIPTION Dalegarth House is of simple timber construction with a pitched and felt covered roof. It was purpose built as a guest/staff house over two floors with bedroom areas linking back to a shared dining and sitting area. There is a kitchen to the rear of the property and the bedrooms are a range of en-suite and standard double rooms but there is considerable scope for reconfiguration of the space to suit.

Adjacent to the house is a range of single storey estate garages and buildings which have been partially converted to provide a two bedroom Caretaker’s Flat, a pair of one bedroom staff apartments, a male and female toilet and shower facility to support the former campsite and four traditional garages each with their own track door and one with an inspection pit.

THE GARDEN & GROUNDS The approach to Dalegarth is over a shared access drive with Hassness House. There is a useful turning/parking area at the front whilst at the back the original terraced lawns remain. The site is surrounded by mature ancient woodland known as the Orchard and Shingle Woods, virtually untouched since the original landscaping was completed. Further from the house some more recent Interest (SSSI) and the River Derwent and and more commercial tree planting has been Bassenthwaite Lake Special Conservation carried out particularly around the site of the Area. A parcel of the Buttermere Fells SSSI old walled garden and its Gardener’s Bothy also lies within the property. with the inscription ‘Gaston’s Refusio’ above the door and close by is the old ice house FIXTURES & FITTINGS which remains in remarkably good condition. All other fixtures and fittings are specifically excluded from the sale. FARMLAND There are also some excellent grazing PLANNING pastures which run down to the lakeside. Dalegarth has, until recently, been occupied The field to the north and west of the house as a guest house and campsite. There is a is known as Dalegarth Field and extends to pre-planning advice statement included in 4.43 acres (1.83 ha). It is good productive the marketing details and we would advise grazing and is currently occupied on a any interested parties to seek their own grazing agreement to a neighbouring farmer. advice of the local authority in respect of any proposed alternative uses of the property. BUTTERMERE LAKE The property has approximately 700 metres LOCAL AUTHORITY of lakeside frontage and ownership includes Allerdale Borough Council, Allerdale House the right to fish and launch one boat. Workington, CA14 3YJ Tel: 0303 123 1702 TENURE Freehold with vacant possession subject to PLANNING AUTHORITY the existing grazing licence. Lake District National Park Authority Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road SERVICES Kendal, LA9 7RL Mains electricity. Tel: 01539 724555 Private drainage. Partial oil fired central heating and hot water COUNCIL RATES (boiler decommissioned). Hot water from Dalegarth is identified with the Valuation immersion heater. Office Agency as a guesthouse and campsite and has a Rateable Value of £13,250. The Private water shared with Hassness House Uniform Business Rate for the 2015/16 DESIGNATIONS financial year is 48.0p (Small Business).

Dalegarth lies within the Lake District National Park and is adjacent to the COUNCIL TAX Buttermere Site of Special Scientific The Caretaker’s Flat has a Council Tax Band of C.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONS RATINGS To reach Dalegarth from Cockermouth Dalegarth House – non-domestic – Band D head south on the B5289 for 11 miles past (98) Crummock Water and on through Buttermere Manager’s Accommodation – Band E (45) village and the turning to Dalegarth is just over half a mile further on the right hand RIGHTS OF WAY side. There is a public footpath which follows the From Keswick take the B5298 south west and lake shore. head over the spectacular Honister Pass. After about 9 miles at the bottom of the hill There is a right of access in favour of turn left and the entrance to Dalegarth is on Hassness House over the initial portion of the the right after about half a mile. drive. There is also a right of access in favour of The Fell & Rock Climbing Club over this Photographs taken and particulars prepared initial portion of the drive and through the January and August 2016 Estate into Birkness Cottages.

MINERALS The mines and minerals are not included in the sale.

SPORTING RIGHTS Sporting Rights are included in the sale so far as they are owned.

VIEWING Strictly by appointment with the selling agents, Savills Wooler office on 01668 280806/280813. OFFERS

Offers are to be submitted to the selling agents. A closing date for best and final offers may be fixed, and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling agents following inspection. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Dalegarth House Approximate Gross Internal Area 305.74 sq m / 3290.95 sq ft outbuilding 177.7 sq m / 1912.74 sq ft Total 483.44 sq m / 5203.7 sq ft

This floor plan is not to scale. It is for identification only and accuracy is not guaranteed

Outbuilding

Lower Ground Floor Ground Floor