Rural Lake District Loft retreat for 2, with Wifi.

Completely self contained, cosy Loft accomodation for 2, with parking on driveway for 1 vehicle. Cleaned & disinfected by a team of professional cleaners after each visit. Accessed by code lock, via private entrance off a pretty courtyard. On the edge of a tranquil rural hamlet, amid the fields & fells of the Lake District National Park. Next to the owners’ traditional Lakeland 18th century stone cottage. Offers modern conveniences whilst retaining the charming character of the old building. The Loft at Lamplugh Green provides well equipped, clean, warm, first floor loft style apartment accommodation for two people. Enjoy true peace and quiet in this rural location with good access to the beautiful fells, valleys, lakes and rivers of the Lake District National Park. This area of Cumbria was granted UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2017 and makes an ideal base for touring north-west Cumbria, hiking and climbing, an en-route stopover for the C2C Cycleway or a peaceful, romantic location for a countryside retreat. Inside: The Loft has a cosy yet firm double bed which will be made up with fresh bedding for your visit. The kitchen area is well equipped for self catering, with an under-counter fridge with freezer compartment, toaster, blender, kettle, a two-ring electric oven, cafetière coffee pot, crockery & cutlery, kitchen utensils, pots and pans, oil, vinegar, salt & pepper and storage space for your groceries. It's also supplied with dish cloths, tea towels and cleaning products. Fresh towels are provided in the ensuite shower room along with shampoo & conditioner, shower gel, hand soap and toilet rolls. The shower room contains a shower, hand - wash basin, toilet, heated towel rail, shelf unit and storage drawers. There’s free Wi-fi, and a flat screen Smart TV with Satellite and Freeview channels. The Loft also has a CD player / radio and there are plenty of local area maps, books and board games for you to borrow during your stay. Recommendations for local walking & cycle routes as well as restaurants, cafes, Inns and visitor attractions can be found in the blue files as well as online in the guidebook for The Loft (follow the links on AirBnB). The wardrobe cupboard has a mobile clothes rail, hangers, portable fire escape ladder, portable air cooling fan and its own internal light. The utility area downstairs in the lobby has a washer / dryer (washing liquid & conditioner provided), folding drying rack, iron & ironing board, hooks for hanging outdoor coats and a black rubber mat for muddy walking boots and shoes. This lobby area is not suitable for cycle storage. Secure storage for your cycles is available in the big shed up the garden; just let us know if you need this. Please note: Smoking / vaping is not permitted in The Loft. You may smoke in the Courtyard where you’ll find a sand filled terracotta pot for your cigarette ends. Outside: Guests are welcome to use the table, chairs and fire pit set out in the Courtyard area. We’ll start you off with your first box of wood, some kindling, firelighters and matches free of charge. You'll find this in the log store on the courtyard, along with the storage boxes for your paper, plastics, metal and glass recycling. Further wood & kindling is available at £5 per box. Our pretty, wild-life friendly garden and the surrounding fields, fells and woodland are home to roe deer, hares, badgers, red squirrels, foxes, hedgehogs, rabbits and a wide variety of bird life. Listen out for the woodpecker, cuckoo and owls. We are visited regularly by a cock pheasant who struts his way down across the field and garden. You may also see the neighbouring farmers’ special breed sheep and pet goat grazing in the fields. The Loft has a parking space for one vehicle, located in front of the black wooden garage doors. Guests have exclusive use of The Loft, the lobby & stairs leading up to The Loft, and the Courtyard outside. There are garden chairs and a table in the Courtyard for Guests to use, overlooking our pretty, wildlife-friendly cottage garden, the fields and fells. Secure storage can be made available for bikes by prior arrangement. Both Dave and I (Angie) enjoy meeting our guests but if you just want privacy, peace & quiet, we’re happy to leave you to enjoy your escape from the hustle & bustle of a busy world. If you have any queries I can be contacted via the AirBnB messaging app. Lamplugh is a picturesque cluster of homes and farms surrounding the Grade II* listed church of ‘St Michaels and All Angels’. There are many quiet lanes, by-ways, woods, fells, stream & river sides to explore straight out of The Loft's door. This area of outstanding natural beauty boasts Loweswater (the Lake) about 2.5 miles away, Ennerdale Water and Crummock Water, both about 4 miles away, and Buttermere, Bassenthwaite and Wastwater just beyond. Here you can enjoy a leisurely lakeside stroll or perhaps a more energetic walk over the local fells, so beloved by Alfred Wainwright, who wrote the famous Wainwright Guides to The Lake District. For those who prefer to see the landscape on horseback, pony trekking is available at Bradley’s Riding Centre on Cold Fell above Ennerdale. Boat hire is available at Crummock (National Trust) and on Derwentwater at nearby Keswick. Keen climbers will find many good outdoor rock faces in West Cumbria. Honister Slate Mine offers a guided Via Ferrata, along the hair-raising old route that miners would have used. There are also two good climbing centres in Keswick, which cater for adults & children and offer guided outdoor climbing & ghyll scrambling (weather permitting), and a ‘Clip and Climb Centre’ in Maryport. Picturesque St Bees Head Heritage Coast, reveals long stretches of sandy beach as the tide goes out and is just 11 miles away. The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, known locally as 'La’al Ratty', is a 7 mile narrow gauge steam railway that runs through some of the most stunning countryside from Dalegarth Station near Boot in the valley of Eskdale to Ravenglass on the coast. As well as the many delightful rural Inns and Pubs, the local towns of Cockermouth, Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport and further afield, Penrith and Carlisle, provide shops, supermarkets, theatres, cinemas, night clubs, cafes, restaurants, museums, art galleries and other Visitor Attractions. The Loft is in rural West Cumbria. Although public transport links the local towns it does not venture up to Lamplugh Green. To see the area at its best, you will need a vehicle to get here and to tour around the local beauty spots unless you're walking or cycling the 'Coast to Coast' routes. The Loft is accessed via a staircase. Lamplugh is a beautiful rural location. The nearest shop for basic supplies is half a mile away at Inglenook Caravan Park, Fitz Bridge, Lamplugh, CA14 4SH (seasonal opening only, 10 - 5). There are larger supermarkets (Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Lidl - open: Mon to Sat, 8 - 8. Sun, 10 - 4) and independent bakers, greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers etc in Cockermouth where you can buy supplies if you’ve not brought them with you. The nearest garage for buying your petrol / diesel is on the A66 / A5086 roundabout, on the outskirts of Cockermouth. The Loft is a non smoking property. Please do not smoke or vape in any part of The Loft. You may smoke or vape outside, in the Courtyard, where you’ll find a sand filled flower pot for your cigarette ends. When you leave The Loft, either during your stay or at the end, please ensure that all the windows are closed, particularly the Velux window above the bed. If it rains whilst you’re out the bedding and mattress will get soaked in a surprisingly short time. Please ensure that you lock the lobby door when you go out. The Loft is not suitable for children or pets. Please report any damage / breakages to the property & contents and if any appliances are faulty and need to be repaired / replaced during or after your stay. Due to their schedule, our cleaners arrive promptly at check out time, 10.00am, on the day of your departure and will need access to The Loft to prepare it for the next guests. If you decide to do any ironing, please use the ironing board rather than the bed. Please treat The Loft with kindness and leave it as you find it. Thank you.