An Exclusive Country House Retreat Overlooking Ullswater
Ravenoaks a substantial and characterful Rural ‘Arts and Craft’ retreat, with 12 acres of land, in the heart of the Lake District.
Superbly positioned in an elevated setting with stunning views over Ullswater and heavily influenced by the Arts & Crafts movement Ravenoaks is an imposing, traditional stone-built Lakeland family home of great character, with 11.5 acres of land.
Built in 1906 as an Edwardian gentleman’s rural retreat in the heart of the Ullswater Valley overlooking Arthurs Pike, Helvellyn and Ullswater, this 5-6 bedroom, link-detached house retains many of its original features, lovingly and painstakingly renovated by the present owners. There are wonderful examples of the Arts & Crafts designs, noticeable in the oak wood panelling and bespoke staircase, leaded stained glass, decorative mouldings and fireplaces all so typical of the time.
Ravenoaks is for sale through our Penrith office by Private Treaty with an overall guide price of £2,000,000.
Properties of this character and quality in such a wonderful location with land and potential direct access to Ullswater are exceptionally few and far between . The character of the house is unprecedented, and it has been restored and updated to the highest specification and to the highest standards of craftsmanship.
Ravenoaks’ spacious principal accommodation is orientated to capture the views south across Ullswater, from the lounge and bay-windowed drawing room on the ground floor, and from two ensuite principal bedrooms on the first floor. The ground floor also offers a dining hall and entrance vestibule with stunning tiled floors, a modern fitted kitchen of the highest quality, study area and utility room, and access to the cellars.
On the first floor, the third bedroom faces the same southerly direction as the master and second bedrooms, with the fourth bedroom overlooking Ullswater to the fells beyond. This bedroom leads to the rear landing, which has a further four-piece bathroom again overlooking the lake. The fifth bedroom forms the end of the property, with a second, internal staircase connecting to the rear hallway and kitchen-breakfast room below.
The house is approached along a sweeping drive, between fields to either side which would be ideal for equestrian use. A strip of mature woodland screens the property from the Pooley Bridge to Glenridding road, and shelters a tennis court that requires recommissioning.
In total the 11.5 acres land is pasture and grazing land suitable for equine and livestock grazing.
For further information or to make an appointment to view Ravenoaks, please contact our Penrith H&H Land & Estates on 01768 840619.
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