Speddy Cottage, Chapel Stile

Speddy is a recently renovated end cottage, next door to our “End Cottage”. Restored very much in a traditional style with stone flag floors on the ground floor and polished boards on the first. A modern kitchen has been added, along with two wood burning stoves, in the living room and dining room. Additional warmth is provided by electric wall heaters in each room. The bedrooms have been furnished with substantial French-style beds with new mattresses, with pretty soft furnishing throughout. Sleeps 5, which includes two double rooms, and a single with one family bathroom on the first floor Located on the top road above Chapel Stile, which is really Walthwaite, the property has wonderful views across to Lingmoor Fell and the old quarry workings across the valley. You can also walk down and across fields to the Wainwright Inn. There are some fantastic walks from directly behind the cottage up and over across Silver How to Grasmere, with Spedding Crag directly above. There is parking for one vehicle, and pets are welcome. I won't be available in person, but feel free to contact me with any queries. My Wheelwrights Team will be on hand throughout your stay, based in the office in Elterwater. The heart of the village is just a short stroll away. In the village you can find the well stocked local convenience store -the Langdale Coop, Brambles Cafe, and the Village Church – The Great Langdale Holy Trinity, and The Wainwrights Inn which sells local brewed ales and provides good homemade food. The famous climbers bar at The Old Dungeon Ghyll, New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, and Stickle Barn Tavern (now owned by the National Trust) are just up the Langdale Valley. Speddy Cottage is a good base to explore the many activities in the local area with some of the best scenery and walking right on the doorstep. The property is not far from a main bus route. Elterwater, the famous Britannia Inn and Elterwater Cafe are a short stroll away, with a fabulous walk along the river. The cottage is also handily placed to access the Langdale Valley, 4 miles from Ambleside and close to neighbouring villages of Grasmere and Hawkshead.