Travel
1 Week in House in England's Lake District in 2015
- Item Number
- 101
- Estimated Value
- 2100 USD
- Sold
- 750 USD to Live Event Bidder
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
One week in 2015 for one couple and one single person in a charming house (former bank building) in England's storied Lake District. Built in 1852, it was originally the bank in the village of Kirkby-in-Furness.
The village is on the Duddon Estuary, on the west coast of England, approximately half-way between Liverpool and the southern border of Scotland. The trains to/from London and Scotland stop across the street from Bank House. The local market town is Ulverston, also reached by train, with markets on Thursdays and Saturdays.
The part of Bank House for donation is the ground floor (no stairs) and consists of one bedroom with queen bed, one bath, one study with a single bed, huge music room, large kitchen with a four-oven AGA stove, laundry room with washer/dryer, and the sunny salon/dining room with French doors opening onto the gardens. The gardens are massive, with dry-stone walls, winding paths, four ponds, and a waterfall.
The house is suitable for one couple and one single person - bearing in mind that there is only one bathroom. Because the ponds and waterfall are exposed, Bank House is not suitable for a child younger than six years.
The house is completely furnished with cookware, dishes, and bed and bath linens. There are no supermarkets in Kirkby-in-Furness, so the house will be made ready with enough food for a week's stay.
The nearest airport is Manchester UK; the train to our village takes about two hours and leaves from the train station at Manchester Airport. Coming from London, the train journey takes about four and a half hours.
This is a fabulous place for peace and quiet - and is also a great taking-off point by train for beautiful day trips for boating, fishing, hiking, or journeys to Scotland by the coastal train.
Guests will be met by the house manager who lives next door to Bank House.
Stays are booked from Saturdays to Saturdays.
Dates available: second half of June and all of July 2015 (exact dates to be arranged)
Donated By:
Monica Huggett and Roxanne Cumming
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