Old School House, Ambleside

ID: S44090

  • Bedrooms 5
  • ・ Sleeps 10
  • ・ Pets Yes

About this property

This is a rare opportunity to stay in a very special home in the heart of the village. The Old School House is a listed property and was the home of the headmaster of the old Grammar school next door which is now a museum. It has to be one of the grandest houses in the village. Used predominately as an elegant B&B it has been opened up for self catering guests for selected weeks.
The rather special porch leads into a large hallway with plenty of space for coats and boots. To the left there is a spacious lounge with leather settees, flatscreen TV with Sky Freeview and DVD. This attractive room has a woodburning stove and elegant floor to ceiling windows. The owners have provided a large selection of games and dvds. To the rear of the house there is a second cosy snug with slate floor, open fire and flatscreen TV. Across the main hallway there is a very large dining room with a substantial oak table, comfortably seating 10 people. This elegant room benefits from armchairs and electric stove. The kitchen is to the rear of the property and is set up for catering with a large double oven with 8 gas burner, dishwasher and large fridge /freezer. There is a washing machine.
Upstairs there are 5 beautiful bedrooms. The owners have skillfully combined quality fabrics and furnishing creating stylish and relaxing bedrooms. There are 3 kingsized, double bedrooms (2 with ensuite shower, basin and wc). One twin with ensuite shower, basin and WC. The final room has a zip linked bed which can be made up as requested. There is a spacious shower room with shower, basin and wc. and an additional wc.
Outside there is ample parking for 5 cars. As well as the gravel drive with hedged flower beds to the front of the house there is a large secluded lawned garden (perfect for children to play) There is plenty of furniture to enable guests to enjoy this sunny garden. There is a secure garage for storing bikes.

  • Non smoking
  • T.V's in all bedrooms
  • All rooms have a hot drinks tray, alarm clock and hairdryer.
  • Wi-Fi internet
  • One well behaved dog welcome as long as it is strictly restricted to the kitchen and slate floored snug
  • All fuel included
  • Large lawned garden
  • Off road parking for 5 cars
  • Bike storage in garage
  • Linen and towels provided
  • Nearby points of interest

    • Hawkshead Grammar School Museum
    • Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
    • The World of Beatrix Potter
    • Hayes Garden World Ambleside
    • Lakes Aquarium
    • Lakeland Motor Museum
    • Esthwaite Water
    • Lake District National Park
    • Lake Windermere
    • Church of St Olaf

    Reviews (7)

    • C Harris

      We booked this amazing property for a week, self catering for 10 members of my family as we had a wedding nearby. It is full of cosy, country character and big enough for all of us without being under each others toes. We were even able to entertain other family members staying a few minutes walk away in a b&b in Hawkshead who wished they were staying in The Old School House.

    • R bell

      STAYING AT THIS PROPERTY GAVE US THE MOST WONDERFUL WEEKEND BREAK POSSIBLE. ILOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HOUSE, THE KITCHEN JUST LETS IT DOWN A LITTLE THOUGH.. THE POSITION OF THE HOUSE WAS JUST RIGHT WITHIN SUCH EASY WALKING TO THE VILLAGE. I WOULD LOVE TO SPEND LOADS OF TIME THERE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS HOUSE WITH US .

    • Mark Rennie

      We hired the whole cottage to ourselves which was admittedly way too big for what we needed but it was our choice and properties in Hawkshead were few and far between at such short notice. Anyway we weren't disappointed, the School House was really lovely, clean, well catered for and very welcoming.

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