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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
Check out this newly listed Lake District cottage with 'income potential'
A four-bedroom detached cottage in the hamlet of Sunderland, near Cockermouth, is for sale with a guide price of £630,000. The property, located within the Lake District National Park, has been renovated to improve its insulation, with solar panels and air source heat pumps installed. Accommodation extends to around 2,000 square feet, featuring three reception rooms. Sitting room with vaulted ceiling, exposed beams and stone wall, open fire, and French doors opening directly onto the garden (Image: Zoopla) The main sitting room has an exposed stone wall, traditional open fire, vaulted beamed ceiling, and French doors leading to the garden. An open-plan kitchen and dining area is located on the ground floor. Three bedrooms and a family bathroom are found on the first floor. Dining room with traditional features (Image: Zoopla) A second staircase leads from the utility room to a fourth bedroom, which includes a dressing area and ensuite bathroom. The listing says this layout could be "perfect for multi-generational living" or offer "annexe potential." Garden areas are described as "cottage style," with lawns, seating areas, established flower beds, and borders of trees and shrubs. The property is positioned centrally within the hamlet of Sunderland, about eight miles from Cockermouth and eleven miles from Keswick. Kitchen/dining area with adjoining utility room (Image: Zoopla) No onward chain is attached to the sale. The listing states the property could suit a main residence, second home, or holiday cottage, with "income potential." According to the listing, the cottage is "filled with beams, character features and an abundance of flexible use spaces," and is "an opportunity not to be missed" for those seeking a home in this Lake District setting. Interested parties seeking more information, or looking to arrange a viewing, are urged to call David Britton Estates on 01768 257199.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Yahoo
Lake District camping and caravan site 'required' upgrade approved after closure
A CAMPING and caravan site near Keswick is set for a major upgrade after plans to introduce a raft of improvements were approved. Braithwaite Bridges Camping and Caravan site, between Keswick and Braithwaite, is set to become a 'five-star touring site with tent pitches', as the Lake District National Park Authority gave the green light to a programme of refurbishment proposed by the site's owner, the Camping and Caravanning Club. The Design and Access statement says that the site has been closed for 'five to six years' since its acquisition by the Camping and Caravanning Club in 2018. It says that the site 'does not currently meet the high standards required'. Upgrades will include the modernisation and extension of the existing amenities building along with a range of improvements across the site including the creation of a 'natural play area for children'. The scheme would see a shift toward replacing tent pitches with hardstanding areas designed for touring caravans, and a number of 'hybrid' pitches, for caravans and tents. The planning decision statement says: "The applicant outlines that in their experience there has been a shift in market demand towards more flexible pitches to accommodate the increasing variety of tents and touring caravans. "The hybrid pitches are designed to accommodate this shift and would be primarily for the guests who require grass pitches, mainly including Tents, Tentboxes, Trailer Tents, smaller campervans (which then generally need tents to provide additional accommodation) and even 'Teardrop Caravans' (which often have a tent pitched next to them)." READ MORE: Plans submitted for new holiday park with 100 caravans READ MORE: Locals predict 'unsustainable' traffic if new holiday park off A66 approved It says that although tented campsites are 'limited in this area', the site is 'well connected to Keswick and the Borrowdale Valley in which there are numerous tented campsites present'. Addressing the potential visual impact of the improvements on the area, the statement says: "Though the physical works proposed are extensive they are all contained within the existing site which benefits from mature landscaping, both around the perimeter boundaries of the site and internally. "The plans submitted show that all of the existing planting would be retained and would be bolstered by additional internal planting." On highway concerns, it says that the proposal has to the potential to 'reduce movement numbers', from the high occupancy rates associated with the previous permission.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team help siblings stuck on Blencathra
KESWICK Mountain Rescue Team rescued two siblings who were stuck on Sharp Edge. The team were called out at 2:33 pm on Tuesday, July 1, to two people who were unable to descend from their position on Blencathra. In total, 19 Mountain Rescue Team members helped with the rescue. One vehicle with team members was deployed, and they were assisted by seven members of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Mountain Rescue Team Lossiemouth who were training in Keswick. Keswick MRT said: 'A safety line was rigged across the ridge and three team members assisted the crag fast brother and sister across to safety. 'They were then walked off to their car at Scales.' The rescue included 12 Keswick Mountain Rescue team members and 7 RAF Mountain Rescue Lossiemouth team members. It took 3 hours and 47 minutes.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Rescue after hiker was stuck on steep and rocky ground
KESWICK Mountain Rescue Team attended an incident involving a walker who found herself lost. An experienced female walker was descending from Kings How when she lost the path. She found herself stuck on steep and rocky ground between Bowder Crag and Kings How, which led her to request help. The team was called out at 3:59pm on June 28. In a Facebook post, Keswick MRT said: " The team bashed their way through the dense bracken, set up a rope rescue system and brought the walker up to safer ground. She was accompanied down to the valley to meet her partner–involving some more bracken wading." The incident took three hours, one minute to resolve, and was only attended by Keswick MRT
BBC News
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Cockermouth film festival at Kirkgate Arts Centre celebrates Cumbria
A film festival is showcasing Cumbria's links to 30 films spanning three got together to share their knowledge and assemble the programme, which has a close connection to the county and the people from 10-strong team set itself the task of identifying 30 films to mark the 30 years since the Kirkgate Arts Centre opened in Cockermouth in executive Emma Heys said it was a good way to learn about local links, as well as spotting some clever trickery, adding: "There's that thing of 'you can't go from there to there in that amount of time'." The festival opens on 19 July. Films featured include those showcasing the great landscapes of the county, such as the cult zombie movie 28 Days Later, with parts filmed in is also the black comedy Sightseers, which features scenes including the Pencil Museum in Keswick, and Miss Potter, featuring the Lingholm Estate where writer Beatrix Potter - played by Renee Zellweger - spent her summers, and Hill Top, the author's Hawkshead farm. Although Beatrix Potter was not born in Cumbria, it is very much a "Cumbrian story", Ms Heys said, and as such deserved a spot on the 30 films featured have a varied connection to the county, with some featuring local actors, such as the late 90s' comedy-drama East is East, with Emma actor and playwright will hold a Q&A after the screening and bring some behind the scenes photos to give people an insight of what it was like to star in the the festival is Leaving Las Vegas, from Carlisle-born director Mike Carlisle star, composer Adrian Johnston, is included on the bill with films including Jude, starring Christopher Ecclestone and Kate Winslet. The links continue with the film Stan and Ollie, in virtue of the connection with Ulverston's Stan Laurel, and The Story of Fleetwood Mac, a documentary about the band, whose songwriter Christine McVie was born in south Heys added the group already had a "huge" knowledge base about films with local links, but had to "dig a little deeper" speaking to locals, as well as searching while the bill spans all genres, from horror to family classics, the 10 volunteers had to put in some work to make the festival actually happen due to screening rights. It became particularly difficult when it came to older films and more "obscure" titles, with many companies holding the rights having gone bust after the coronavirus Heys said volunteer Pat Farrell "essentially became a private detective" to follow up the leads."She's spoken to producers, emailed contacts all over the world trying to find out who bought that company and who had the distribution rights," she the schedule now announced, the volunteers are looking forward to seeing the audience learning about the Cumbrian links to each film. Ms Heys added: "I'm personally very much looking forward to seeing 28 Days Later, because I did see it on the big screen when it first came out and I haven't seen it again since because scary films aren't generally my genre, but I did enjoy it the first time round."The film festival takes place over a month from 19 July and tickets are available for individual films or for all the screenings. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
