About this property
Westmains Farm is a picture-perfect cottage with a high-end, modern finish and plenty of contemporary style. Nestled in beautiful Border country, Westmains Farm is perfectly located for exploring the Lake District and Hadrian's Wall. A great deal of care and attention has been put into creating a wonderful contemporary holiday home that's perfect for a relaxed family holiday at any time of year. The first thing that strikes you about this property are the incredible views, and there are picture windows in every room to make the most of them. The spacious open plan living and dining room is light and airy, with a feature wood burning stove and a wonderful Chesterfield sofa to snuggle up on. This room leads through to the fully equipped modern kitchen with a huge American-style fridge/freezer. Bifold doors open up into the conservatory with its chaise longue and wicker sofa, ideal for relaxing with a drink and soaking up those glorious views. There's also a utility room and handy downstairs cloakroom with WC. Up the modern timber and glass staircase there are three bedrooms - a fabulous king size double with TV, a twin room with TV and a child's single room. The superb family bathroom has a walk-in shower with rainfall shower, free standing bath, hand basin, WC and TV. Westmains Farm has a shared drive to the neighbouring cottage, and beautiful walled gardens entirely enclose the land to the front and rear. Garden furniture and a BBQ are provided and there's access to the fields around the cottage and the forests beyond. Keen fishermen will enjoy the opportunity to land salmon and river trout in their own stretch three quarter mile stretch of the River Liddel - a tributary of the Esk with three main pools: Rutty Pool, Sandy Pool and Fowl Nest Pool. The Bridge Inn at Penton provides a cosy atmosphere and delicious food, while the village of Newcastleton five miles away across the border into Scotland has a range of cafes, bars and restaurants. Westmains Farm is 15 miles' north of historic Carlisle with its castle and cathedral. This area is steeped in history with Hadrian's Wall just a stone's throw beyond this vibrant city with its shopping, bars, restaurant and theatre. Romantic Lake Ullswater is just under an hour's drive and Lake Windermere makes a superb day trip with its range of family attractions. Whether you want to relax with leisurely walks through the stunning Border countryside, or enjoy the attractions of the Lake District. Westmains Farm is the ideal place to relax, recharge your batteries and enjoy some quality time together exploring this beautiful part of the world at any time of year.
A delightful, well-stocked town in northern Cumbria that runs alongside the River Esk. Longtown is a fantastic base for a holiday as it comes in the centre of four Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, including Solway Coast aonb, the Northumberland National Park, North Pennines aonb and the Lake District National Park.
Accommodation
Three bedrooms: 1 x king-size double, 1 x twin, 1 child's single, Bathroom with walk-in shower with rainfall shower, free standing bath, hand basin, WC and TV.
Open plan living/dining room.
Conservatory.
Cloakroom with WC.
Dining kitchen.
Induction hob, double oven, dishwasher, American style fridge/freezer, microwave, and washer/dryer.
Oil fired central heating plus wood burning stove.
TVs, DVDs, books and children's games.
WiFi.
Oil and electricity included, bed linen and towels provided.
Ample off road parking.
Enclosed lawned garden with furniture and BBQ.
Fishing access to River Liddell.
Sorry, no pets and no smoking.
Pub 10 minute drive.
Countryside walks 1 min.
Reviews (39)
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Wayne
So no heating in the house. It was 8 degrees. The next door neighbour knew this and had told the owner it wasn't fit to be stayed in but the owner let the booking go head.
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Bruce
We had specifically searched for a location that offered one. There was an out of order sign on hot-tub shed door. We had to get custodian of property to come sort out the beeping smoke dectector (we couldn't get it to stop). Asked him about hot-tub and said he would message owners. Messaged him later and he said owners confirmed it was not working. We had to make new plans for our evenings instead of using it. Fortunately, we brought a stick for the tv so we had other entertainment for the 2 kids during the evening. Besides the hot-tub, there were a few things that were also a bit disappointing about our stay. We couldn't get the tv to work in the bathroom; it seemed like the batteries were dead in at least 1 of the remotes for the tvs; wi-fi signal was not the best (guessing because of the remote location); couple of lightbulbs were burnt out. Mostly minor inconviences, other than hottub, but disappointed us a bit. Overall, house is very spacious and welcoming and is well laid out. The beds were very comfortable, bathroom and WC was good to have both, kitchen had numerous appliances and sufficient pots, pans and utensils. Wood burning fire was nice for the cooler evenings. Would have rated my recommendation and stay higher had the hot-tub been working.
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Stacey
The garden is gorgeous. The house is spacious and the location is gorgeous. That bath in the main bathroom is the size of a small pool and itâs beautiful. However⦠there are some basic issues that should be sorted and one or two things that should be made clear on the listings. The main things that need resolving⦠1. Dirty hot tub. We arrived to water with a green tinge in it, not heated up, with a layer of scum on the top and debris in the bottom. Iâd have been tempted to think this was just unlucky⦠but thereâs comments in the guest book going back months complaining of the same thing, which just makes me think the water is never changed. There was a real smell in the little hut the hot tub was in too. So, despite this being one of the main reasons I booked the property, I just couldnât bring myself to get in it personally 2. Cleanliness in the kitchen. Thereâs a fly problem to start with, but I appreciate it isnât easy to resolve. However, if you know you have a load of flies, then cleanliness, in my view, should be one of the key things. We took dishes out that were dirty and needed rewashing. And when we took the air fryer out it was absolutely filthy⦠so again we just decided not to bother using it 3. Loads of the lights just donât work. Again, I saw this had been mentioned previously in the guest book. But it wasnât resolved. The main lights in the master bedroom donât work. The wall lights in the living room donât work. The lights in the second bedroom didnât work. 4. The couch was very lumpy, bumpy and oldâ¦not comfortable to sit on at all. When we were shaking the cushions up to try and make it more comfortable it was also clear it hadn't been cleaned in a REALLY long time. Things that need highlighting in the listing, I feel: 1. Huge area of nettles in the garden. I was traveling alone with 3 young children so was drawn by the garden. But thereâs a massive section of nettles on one side not fenced off. Appreciate stopping nettles growing is unfeasible. But pointing it out would be helpful or even fencing it off 2. Wifi is too slow to do anything beyond send text whatsapp messages. I appreciate the area has slow wifi issues. Average speeds in the postcode is only 10 mb per second. But the wifi in this house runs at no more than 1 mb per second. I mentioned before I was travelling alone with children. Add to the fact there was no mobile signal and ultimately, I needed wifi to be able to keep in touch with the childrensâ father and other people. So this was massively inconvenient. I know thereâs not much an owner can do about slow wifi all the time, but when someone advertises âwifiâ at a property, you assume it will be usable. I had specifically looked out for wifi because I know signal in the area can be patchy. Iâd also specifically looked for a hot tub but the hygiene issues were hugely, hugely off putting. Itâs worth adding that on the occasion I contacted the owner about it, despite the fact there was nothing they could do, they did respond immediately. But of course it was impossible to contact most of the time anyway because of a lack of phone signal and a very slow wifi network. In all, this is a beautiful property in a wonderful area. But a lack of cleanliness, poor maintenance and unclear advertising in regards to things like wifi left me personally very disappointed.