Bellmount, Bowness-on-Windermere, The Lake District, LA23 3LX

Perfectly positioned on the verge of both Bowness and Windermere, Bellmount is both secluded and private but by no means isolated and enjoys the best of both villages. Walks onto the hillside are on your doorstep, and why not seek out inspiration for your own renovations at Bellmount with Blackwell Arts and Crafts also being within walking distance. 

Welcome to Bellmount! A truly enchanting home set on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Bowness on Windermere. An exquisite 5/6 bedroomed detached property with ample parking and beautiful views to Lake Windermere and the surrounding fells. Offering charm, elegance, and fantastic potential, whilst set in the heart of one of the UK’s most sought-after locations. Formally a row of 4 cottages and developed in the 1800’s, Bellmount is now the perfect opportunity for a complete refurbishment to create a modern and versatile home. 

Location 
Perfectly positioned on the verge of both Bowness and Windermere, Bellmount is both secluded and private but by no means isolated and enjoys the best of both villages. Walks onto the hillside are on your doorstep, and why not seek out inspiration for your own renovations at Bellmount with Blackwell Arts and Crafts also being within walking distance.

Commuting is convenient, with easy access to both the M6 and to mainline routes at Oxenholme Station, which connects to some of the UK’s major cities such as: Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Glasgow. 

With Bowness being only a short drive away, you can enjoy all the fantastic amenities the village has to offer. You will find a full range of shops, attractions, and eateries all within easy reach, plus you can catch a bus from outside Storrs Hall for links into Windermere and beyond to Newby Bridge and Ulverston. 

Step Inside 

Make your way indoors via the gabled stone entrance porch with Victorian iron studded door ahead. Inside the entrance hallway, ancient beams are displayed overhead, leading into the drawing room ahead of you. This is a brilliant spacious room including a large log-burning stove set on a slate hearth with stone surround. Beams extend overhead, a row of stone-mullion windows look out over the garden and a glass door opens to the garden terrace which draws in the morning sunshine. 

Returning to the hallway, turn right and enter the kitchen area. A small but practical space with exposed beams, stone-mullion windows and access to the breakfast room. This room is made cosy and warm in winter by the multi-fuel stove but has the wide rear door, which can be opened to bring in fresh summer air. The breakfast room includes a staircase leading to the bedrooms above and has an original storage cupboard on the far side of the fireplace; on the other side is a glass fronted double cupboard which conceals a former opening into the drawing room. 

Return to the hallway and straight ahead is the passage to a further sitting room and separate dining room. Passing the staircase and the deep understairs storage cupboard, you then reach the large bright dining room with an attractive corner fireplace and a box bay window presenting fabulous views down to Lake Windermere. Moving into an excellent sitting room with stone-mullion bay window looking out onto the gardens and a large Clearview wood burning stove set within a Lakeland stone fireplace. Formerly used as a bedroom, this part of the house has the potential to be handy for those with older relatives or those with accessibility requirements, as there is also a shower room with WC and washbasin, plus access to outside from the end of the house leading to the barn. 

From the inner hall, take the wide staircase up to the first floor arriving at an intersection with a step to the left revealing the main bathroom comprising; WC, washbasin, and bath with shower over. This serves the master bedroom opposite, which has beautiful lake views from the stone-mullion windows and an additional side window gathering further light. 

Turning right out of the bedroom, step up to the upper landing before turning right into the spacious second bedroom with stone-mullion windows looking out over the garden and an Art Nouveau-style feature fireplace. Carrying on along the landing you approach bedroom three, also featuring a Victorian fireplace and stone-mullion windows overlooking the gardens. Back onto the landing there is a shelved wall perfect for storing books, before heading into the fourth bedroom also looking out onto the gardens and mirroring the comfort of bedroom three. 

Towards the end of the landing is a high-ceilinged shower room with ample light from the windows above, it comprises a linen cupboard (also housing the water tank), shower, WC, washbasin, and heated towel rail. Finally, arriving at the last two rooms adjacent to one another. Bedroom 5 (potential as a study/office room) has additional stone-mullion windows looking over the gardens, exposed wooden beams and another Victorian featured fireplace. The final room is extremely versatile, with the option to be a dressing room, hobby room or a 6th bedroom, it is quietly tucked away yet has easy access down the rear staircase to the breakfast room and again has pleasant views towards the lake through the stone-mullion windows. 

Step outside

Bellmount to the copious acres of gardens surrounding the home and enjoy the peace, privacy, and elements of tranquility whilst taking in the breathtaking views.

Having approximately one acre of land, the property is filled with lawns, plants, shrubs and trees and additional seating areas perfect for relaxing and entertaining guests. The areas round the sides of the home open up to the spectacular view on the lake facing side and will draw you in to the lower lawn where looking to the right, the Blackwell Arts and Crafts home is visible and looking up after a long summers day, you will then see the sun setting over Coniston Old Man.

The gardens continue, with a useful greenhouse and tool shed, and as you head up the path, past the barn and through the gate, you will find yourself in the rear garden with two paths. One path takes you to the seating area in front of the house and the other will take you around the garden through the bushes and trees and over a secret seasonal stream. 
The gardens of Bellmount complement the charm and style of the house itself with its remarkable beauty.

The potential continues, with a number of large sheds and outbuildings with one including a WC, plus a brilliantly large barn having the possibility of becoming a fantastic workshop or utilising this space as part of the house (subject to planning permissions). 

Services

Mains electricity and water. Oil fired central heating from a Worcester boiler in the Utility room. 

Drainage to a septic tank located on grounds near the greenhouse. 

Mobile and broadband services

For information on broadband and mobile services at the property, we advise prospective purchasers to consult the Ofcom website: checker.ofcom.org.uk  

Local Authority charges 

Westmorland and Furness Council – Council Tax band G

Tenure

Freehold 

Directions 

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Use Sat Nav LA23 3LX with reference to the directions below: 

Follow the Lyth Valley Road from Bowness, turn right onto Newby Bridge Road. On the right-hand side you will pass Blackwell Arts and Crafts house and Bellmount is then the third driveway on the right.