If a property has been a much-loved and successful holiday home for 60 years, you know you are in for a treat. Fellgarth has been designed to enjoy the most stunning of Lakeland mountain scenery and can boast that it is the only house to have a view of the summit of Helvellyn. Up to 9 guests can enjoy a peaceful retreat that is just a hop, skip and a jump from Ullswater lake. You will be pleased to know that the village pubs in Patterdale can be reached in a 10-minute walk (maybe slightly longer on the way back...). Walkers are totally spoilt for choice here with walks directly from the door, including Place Fell, the lake shore path along Ullswater, a section of the Coast to Coast path, Helvellyn, St Sunday Crag, and many more. Don't forget that up to two dogs (£20 per dog) are welcome to stay.
The house is accessed by 37 steps from the parking area. Once you reach the house, you will get your first look at those incredible views. Enter via the kitchen and enjoy a cuppa and some treats from the welcome pack. The kitchen is open plan to the dining room and has a modern wood-burning stove to warm you as you dine. Kitchen facilities are really good, with a double oven, good worktop and storage space, dishwasher, and fridge/ freezer. There's also a handy washing machine and a separate dryer (utility cupboard). The dining table set-up is flexible depending on your party size and strategically positioned by the window and woodburner. Step through to the sitting room with its dual aspect windows looking south to the Kirkstone Pass and west towards the Helvellyn range. Here you'll find another woodburner and plenty of comfy seating, as well as a Smart TV and a great selection of books and maps.
There is a ground-floor double bedroom with a house bathroom (bath with shower over). There's also a separate WC on this level. You will find the other three bedrooms all on the first floor - The superking bedroom has an en-suite with a bath and shower over. There is a twin bedroom (yet more amazing views!), a bunk room with an additional single bed (to make the occupancy up to 9 guests). Also on the first floor is another house bathroom with a shower over the bath.
Outside is wonderful - with a partly sloping lawned area, trees, bushes and springtime daffodils. A level lawned area has a picnic table and another bench on the verandah, all placed to take advantage of this elevated location above the Patterdale Valley. The bird and red squirrel feeders are very popular with the local wildlife and, if you're lucky, you may spot other wildlife, including deer and badgers. We do go on about the location of Fellgarth, but with very good reason. You won't find many holiday properties with such a great combination of peaceful location, an easy walk to a village and lakeshore, and what can only be described as some of the very best fell walks in all of the UK.
Stay here once and we bet you will be back for more, whatever the time of year - bright spring days with the daffodils dancing, long summer days, crisp autumn with its mellow colours and snow-capped winter days.
Fellgarth is now accepting bookings for arrivals starting late November 2025. Reserve Fellgarth before someone else does!
ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY:
Parking and entrance:
Please note there are 37 slate steps, with a hand rail, up to the property from the parking area. There is parking for two vehicles in the carport below the property. A third car may be parked across the carport entrance (the third car would need to be moved to allow other cars out of the carport) or in the layby approaching the property (one car space)
Ground Floor:
Kitchen / dining area. Double oven, electric hob, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, kettle, fridge/freezer, blenders. Dining tables (one or two together may be used) and a wood-burning stove.
The lounge has two three-seater sofas and two easy chairs, a woodburning stove, a coffee table, a smart TV, books, maps, and dual-aspect windows.
Utility cupboard with washing machine and tumble dryer.
Double (4'6") bedroom with chest of drawers, bedside tables with lamps
Bathroom with bath and shower over.
Separate WC
First Floor:
Superking (6ft) bedroom with dual aspect windows. En suite bathroom with a bath and electric shower over and WC. Built-in wardrobes and storage shelves, bedside cabinets and lamps
Bunk bedroom with 3ft bunk beds and an additional single (3ft) bed at floor level (9th guest), washbasin and chest of drawers. The top bunk has limited headroom and is better suited for a child.
Twin bedroom (3ft beds) with dual aspect windows, chest of drawers, bedside cabinets and lamps. Bedside cabinets and lamps.
House bathroom with bath and electric shower over, WC.
Outside:
Verandah to the front of the property with a bench.
Garden (not enclosed) with sloping grassed areas and a level area with a picnic table. Additional seating on the verandah and at the side of the house.
Outbuilding suitable for storing wet outdoor gear.
37 steps with a handrail between the house and the carport / access lane level.
THINGS TO NOTE:
Please note: There are 37 slate steps, with a handrail, up to the property from the parking area
Up to two dogs can be accepted (GBP20 per dog). Dogs are not permitted on furniture or upstairs. Dog owners must clear up after their dog and please be aware that the garden is not enclosed so dogs should be on leads in the garden.
The carport will accommodate two cars, and a third car may be parked across the carport entrance (the third car would need to be moved to allow other cars out of the carport) or in the layby approaching the property (one car space)
Good wi-fi speed.
Cot and high chair available on request.
The welcome pack includes jam, biscuits, and Kendal Mintcake (note, not tea or coffee).
Mobile signal is reasonable for Vodafone and EE. Signal strength for other providers will vary.
Starter pack of logs and kindling. Further supplies are available from the village shop in Glenridding.
One bath towel per person. Bathrooms have one hand towel in each.
It is recommended that a torch be brought as there is no street lighting in this area.
The property has a universal Pod Point 3.5kw EV Charger installed in the carport. Guests must bring their own charging lead. An additional charge of £10 per stay applies. Please select this service on the booking form, and we will send you the access code.
Smoking or vaping is prohibited on the property.
The property is decorated for Christmas.
Pub within a ten-minute walk.
Village shops in Glenridding are 1 mile away.
