“It was like exploring a place that you have seen in a dream, where everything is just where you expect it and yet everything is a surprise.”
So wrote Arthur Ransome of Coniston Water and its magnificent fells, in his beloved children’s series, Swallows and Amazons. The writer even lived next door to this Enchanting House on the lake’s eastern shore where, nearly a century later, you could discover the magic of a storybook Christmas. Every detail in this £4,000,000 house with a spa, private jetty and summerhouse, celebrates its spellbinding Lakeland location
Wake up in a sumptuous bed among grounding tones of clay and stone as the garden’s tranquillity filters through glass doors and an elegant dressing room hides behind panels of dark oak. Throughout the house, carpentry crafted from this native hardwood, a treasured emblem of wisdom, honours the valley’s historic woodlands. While, in a minimalist ensuite of silky smooth microcement with twin rainfall showers, Zen rules.
Reverse-level living invites soft natural light into vaulted living spaces connected by a wraparound balcony, where coffee at sunrise heralds a new day. On an immaculate island of polished marble, dressed in festive foliage from six acres of wooded gardens, conjure bountiful breakfasts at a discreet Neff induction hob. Seasonal indulgence begins here, in this state-of-the-art kitchen with oak cabinets and Porcelain floor tiles.
The lounge’s hearth of Broughton Moor slate, a rich green stone quarried behind the Old Man of Coniston, brings the very foundations of this ancient land into the heart of the house. In a stately wingback chair, tie ribbons onto the last of the gifts to go beneath the tree, as garlands and wreaths of eucalyptus and pine scent the air. A gable-end window frames bands of deciduous woodland, evergreen forest, water and sky.
A stroll from your front door, through sloping gardens of mature trees, lush lawns and free flowing streams, leads to your private jetty, where the simple pleasure of a rowing boat and crystal-clear, open water awaits. After a tranquil row along Coniston Water’s shore beneath a winter sky, warm up by the fireside in this cosy oak-clad summerhouse. Nestle in blankets on a sumptuous sofa, as you compile your final Christmas checklist.
In the twilight, pass the alluring glow of your bespoke home spa and gym with an inground, wooden hot tub. This evening, you favour a peaceful moment on your bedroom patio; because tomorrow loved ones arrive from near and far to fill the house with Christmas revelry. With a mince pie, stolen from a diminishing stack in the kitchen, take time to rest in the magic of this Enchanting House and the breathtaking landscape which it is one.
And here’s the best part. Just by entering the Lake District House Draw, you’ll be supporting Age UK to be there for older people feeling lonely, especially at Christmas. Because together, we’re not alone. So for your chance to wake up to Christmas on Coniston Water next year, in this Enchanting House worth £4,000,000, just enter now.
It’s a win;win. So, why wait?
