Wishing You a Warm Welcometo Our Cottages

Check-in

Check-in is from 3pm on the date of arrival.

Please remember to return any keys taken from the key safe to the safe, as you will be provided with a set of keys on arrival.

Wifi & Mobile Coverage

Wifi is provided in all our cottages with the following exceptions: Hullet Hall, Dove Cottage and Hammerhole. BT Superfast Broadband is a work in progress around Lake Windermere so please be patient. Wifi Code: #Graythwaite#

Mobile signal in the Home Farm courtyard is limited. Full signal can be received just a short walk down the drive.

Departure

You will be expected to leave the property before 10am on the day of departure. Please leave the keys in the cottage door with the door unlocked.

We wish you a fantastic stay. If you do need any help, please call our dedicated team who will be more than happy to assist.

Making Your Holiday Complete

Local Amenities on the Estate

We have an amazing variety of things to do both on the Estate and in the immediate vicinity. We have divided the activities in this way so that, should you wish, you can be guaranteed an enjoyable time away without having to ever leave the Estate.

All our guests have access to a heated indoor swimming pool, fitness suite, table tennis and children’s play area, accessible from the Central Courtyard at Home Farm. Click here to see a map.

BBQ facilities are available for all of our cottages.

A starter pack of logs for firewood felled from our woodlands and cut to size at our Sawmill will be waiting for you when you arrive. Should you need more during your stay or a pack to take home with you then packs can be purchased from point 8 on the Courtyard map.

The Sandys family are avid walkers. They’ve shared their favourites - some family friendly ones while others more suited to those looking for a challenge. They are highlighted on this map.

Information specific to your cottagewill be sent to you prior to your visit

and left in the cottage for your arrival.

About the EstateRich in history, heritage and literary connections

Graythwaite is a family-run country estate spanning 5,000 acres of the English Lake District. It continues to support a thriving community down to this day.

The Sandys family have lived at Graythwaite for some 500 years, when the first Graythwaite Hall was built. The family founded and continue to govern the nearby Hawkshead Grammar School where the young William Wordsworth attended.

Beatrix Potter described the estate as ‘theatrical’ and made Esthwaite Hall home to her character Jeremy Fisher, the gentleman frog. Esthwaite Hall still sits within the family estate.

The days of employing and housing large numbers of people to work the estate has long gone but still offers residential accommodation for many. It has its own sawmill, which supplies wood to the estate as well as the public. The Home Farm was developed into a holiday business in 1980 and other properties were added later.

The present family have adopted a very much hands-on approach to the running of the estate and are always open to new projects.

Graythwaite’s postcard panoramas have been inspiring visitors ever since the romantic poets settled here in the 19th century. Its glittering lakes, mountain tarns and craggy hilltops offer breath-taking glimpses of nature wherever you go.

As you tread the same woodland paths as those poets, you can still find evidence of ‘coppicing’ and old charcoal burning huts made from dry stone walling, traditional techniques dating back centuries.

Gardens at Graythwaite Hall

The gardens of Graythwaite Hall cover 12 acres and were originally designed by Thomas Mawson of Windermere in 1896. The gardens today remain faithful to his concept, a blend of formal and informal planting set in woodland.

Rhododendrons, azaleas, and flowering shrubs provide a riot of colour in springtime. See if you can spot the two huge Douglas firs that were planted around 1830 when they were introduced to England from America. The daffodil field has some lovely maple trees and an area planted with ornamental trees to commemorate family births and marriages.

The gardens are open to the public from April to August. Entry is permitted by use of an honesty box system. All monies received goes back into the maintenance of the garden.

Our gardens are open to the public from April to August.

Click here to see it on the map.

For those with an avid interest in birds, Graythwaite is home to the elusive osprey, golden eagles and peregrine falcons. We’ve marked a route with a high chance of spotting wildlife on our map of favourite walks.

Walk on any of our paths and you may also spot red and grey squirrels, red and roe deer, otters, badgers, foxes, pine martins, stoats, weasels, pole and wild cats, woodpeckers, owls and buzzards, just to name a few.

Fishing at Graythwaite

Whether you’re an experienced angler or a beginner, enjoy fly fishing on our 2.5 acre lake, just a 10-minute walk from the central courtyard at The Cottages. The Graythwaite fishery is regularly stocked throughout the season with quality rainbow trout and naturally bred wild brown trout. Call our Estate Office on +441539531248 to pre-book.

We operate a catch and release basis and you can also buy a day ticket to take your fish. We’d love to see your photos so please post them on social media with #graythwaitecatch.

For fishing aficionados, visit the Esthwaite Water Fishery, one of our tenants, just 3 miles away. It is a natural 280-acre water. Great if you want to spend a day pike fishing, coarse fishing and fly fishing. You can get fly fishing tuition and hire boats and equipment. There is a cafe and boating also available.

Fish with us at Graythwaite Fishery or at Esthwaite Water.

Wildlife

Dining InHere are local contacts that will come in handy if you are looking to buy in your groceries or have them delivered to the door!

Dairy

Milk will be left on your doorstep ready for your arrival. They deliver milk and other dairy produce to the cottage door. Bills will be left on completion of your stay. If you do not require this service or you wish to place an order, please contact Town End Dairy (Windermere) directly on +441539442357.

Supermarket

Booths (Ulverston)

Oubas Hill, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7LY 12 miles / 20 minutes 8am - 9pm Mon-Sat / 9:30am - 4pm Sun

Both Tescos and Sainsbury’s will do home delivery.

Hawkshead Relish Shop

These tenants of the Estate make fresh relishes, jams and chutneys and have a gift shop in Hawkshead. The Square, Hawkshead LA22 0NZhawksheadrelish.com

Local Shops

Co-operative (Hawkshead)

Main St, North West, Ambleside LA22 0NZ 5 miles / 12 minutes 7am - 10pm everyday

Mace Store (Newby Bridge Petrol Station)

Newby Bridge, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8ND 4 miles / 10 minutes 7am - 10pm everyday

Chefs and Private Dining

The Lakes Catering Company prepare locally sourced and fresh produce. Their services include:

• Meal drops• Chefs• Dinner Parties• Breakfasts• Brunch • BBQ• Afternoon Tea

Contact them directly for more details:lakescateringcompany.co.uk+441539446100

Local Beer

Cumbrian Legendary Ales are also tenants of ours and have won awards for their brewing. Have a crate delivered to your doorstep from their website.

Organised Activities on the Estate

We have formed a partnership with CBA Events to provide a wide range of activities on the Graythwaite Estate to help you make the most of your stay. More information on all the activities listed below can be found via our website. We can completely tailor them to suit your needs and requirements. Just speak to a friendly Event Manager who will be happy to create the perfect activity schedule for you.

To book, please call +443332412890 (alternatively email ross@cbaevents.co.uk or use the contact form online, picking Activities from the dropdown). Due to popularity, we recommend booking at least 48 hours in advance. Do note that all activities are subject to availability so please book in advance to avoid any inconvenience.

2-8 Flexible 300 per group 4 1.5 hrs 50 per person

Guided Walks Bushcraft & Survival

Archery Clay Pigeon Shooting 4 x 4 Off Road Driving

4 1 hr 20 per person 4 1-2 hrs 70 per person 1-4 drivers 1 hr 95 per vehicle

Canoeing on Windermere

2 2 hr 50 per person

Family Sports Challenge Stand Up Paddleboarding Bubble Football

2 1.5 hrs 55-75 per person

4-6 Half day 650 per yacht

6 2 hrs POA Flexible 1.5 hrs 425

Flexible Flexible POA

Sailing on Windermere Estate Picnic

Mountain Biking and Cycling

What better way to see more of the beautiful Lake District than to travel by bike. Whether it’s racing up miles of country road that excites you or getting down and dirty on the hill trails, Graythwaite has it all on its doorstep. Bring your own bike or hire locally. Our preferred suppliers, Lake District Bike Hire, offer a door to door service for drop off and collection. They can be pre-booked for your stay.

Grizedale forest provides a great day out for all levels of cyclist. There are a range of marked trails on forest roads and tracks. For more information and to plan your route, visit the Forestry Commission.

Check our website for details of

minimum ages where applicable

Hawkshead Ulverston Hill Top

A picturesque village 4 miles from Graythwaite of historic buildings and quaint courtyards. It has museums dedicated to Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, and is great for food shops.

11 miles from Graythwaite, Ulverston hosts a weekly market on Thursdays dating back to the 13th century. This village is known for festivities and local events.

Delve into 150 years of Beatrix Potter in her Lake District home. Three miles from Graythwaite is the home of Beatrix Potter. Gain an insight into her life and the tales she wrote.

Exploring the Area Around the Estate

Dove Cottage, Grasmere Lake Cruise &Steam Engines

Go Ape, Grizedale

Wordsworth’s family home for over 8 years now has a museum dedicated to the great Lake District poet. The village is also famous for its gingerbread – the recipe is a closely guarded secret!

Take the boat from Lakeside for a scenic cruise up Lake Windermere to see picturesque villages and craft shops. Steam engines also run up and down the Lakeside.

Take to the trees, speed down zip slides and navigate an exciting tree-top course using Tarzan swings, rope bridges and crossings. Our guests receive a 15% discount quoting code: LOWGRAY15.

nationaltrust.org.uk/hill-topnationaltrust.org.uk/hill-top

wordsworth.org.uk/visit/dove-cottage goape.co.uk/days-out/grizedale

Dining OutThere are some seriously good places to eat out in the local area. This is our pick of the local pubs and restaurants. We have included food serving times wherever possible.Enjoy!

Castle Dairy

Reopening in September 2016

Kendal LA9 6EN / +441539 733 946castledairy.co.uk

Contemporary fine dining in Kendal’s oldest building, managed by a young, Michelin trained head chef, and staffed by Kendal College apprentices. Great value. Definitely worth a visit.

Cuckoo Brow Inn

12-3pm / 5-9pm

Sawrey LA22 0LQ / +441539 443 425cuckoobrow.co.uk

Situated in beautiful Beatrix Potter land, quality locally-sourced beer and food.

Drunken Duck Inn

11:30am-11:00pm

Great pub food at lunch, more formal dining in the evening. Good to combine with a walk around National Trust’s Tarn Hows.

Ambleside LA22 0NG/+441539 436 347drunkenduckinn.co.uk

12-1:30pm/6:30-8:30pm Tues-Sun

L’EnclumeCartmel LA11 6PZ / +441539 536 362lenclume.co.uk

Two Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant run by head chef Simon Rogan. Booking essential (usually booked up well in advance but worth trying for a table).

12-2pm / 6-9pm

Hare & HoundsBowland Bridge LA11 6NN / +441539 568 333hareandhoundsbowlandbridge.co.uk

17th Century coaching Inn nestled in the hamlet of Bowland Bridge. About 20 minutes’ drive from Graythwaite. Great service and excellent food. (We like the haddock bake and lamb hotpot.)

12-4pm / 5:30-9pm

The Punch Bowl InnCrosthwaite LA8 8HR/+441539 568 237the-punchbowl.co.uk

Top end multi-award winning Inn. Voted Cumbrian Dining Pub of the Year by The Good Pub Guide 2015 and 2016. 12-2pm/6-8:45pm Mon-Sat

12-8:45pm Sun

The White HartBouth LA12 8JB / +441229 861 229whitehart-lakedistrict.co.uk

Traditional pub with great quality food. Ten minute’s drive from Graythwaite.

12-2pm Tues-Sat / 6:30-9pm Mon-Sat 12:30-5pm Sun

Rogan & CompanyCartmel LA11 6QD / +441539 535 917roganandcompany.co.uk

Sister restaurant of L’Enclume. Contemporary brasserie with a comfortable and relaxed feel.

12-3pm/6-9pm Mon-Sat/12-8pm Sun

The Queens HeadHawkshead LA22 0NS/+441539 436 271queensheadhawkshead.co.uk

Traditional pub with great quality food. 10 minutes’ drive from Graythwaite.

12-9:30pm

Swan Hotel & SpaNewby Bridge LA12 8NB+441539 531 681swanhotel.com/theinn

Close to Graythwaite. Boutique hotel with a restaurant and the Swan Inn. Bustling atmosphere and quaint décor. (We like Fish & Chips and Cumbrian beef burger.)

Everything from relaxed and traditional to fine dining and Michelin starred.

Useful Contacts

We do hope your stay at Graythwaite will be trouble free. If you do have an emergency:

Taxis

Here are some local and reliable firms we use...

Economical Taxis: +441539558901Hawkshead Taxi: +441539436946Lakeside Private Hire: +441539444328

Local Doctor

Should you need medical attention during your stay our local surgery is a drop-in so no appointment is needed.

Old Forge Surgery, Red Lion Yard, Hawkshead.T: +441539436246Out of Hours Cumbria Health On Call: +443000247247

Hospital

Furness General Hospital Dalton Lane, Barrow-in-Furness LN14 4LF+441229870870

Police

Cumbria Constabulary Headquarters Carleton Hall, Penrith Cumbria CA10 2AUT: +44300 124 0111

Chemist

Boots 32 Market St, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7LRT: +441229582049

Vet

Archway Veterinary Practice (24H emergency service) Station Square, Grange over Sands, LA11 6EHT: +441539532669

Banks & ATMs

Natwest, Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC are all based in Grange-Over-Sands. ATMs are available both there and at Ulverston.

Graythwaite Cottages Office

T: +441539531351E: cottages@graythwaite.com

Cottage Helpline

T: +447765413910 (8am - 10pm)

http://graythwaite.com/

The Sandys’ Family Favourite Walks

The Fishery Walk (1 mile)A favourite of Mrs Sandys

Colonel’s Drive Walk (2.1 miles)Attributed to Colonel GO SandysWildlife Walk (1.9 miles)A favourite of Mr Sandys

The Old Forge Walk (4 miles)Emily’s favourite

Lake Walk to Grubbins Point (1.5 miles)The eldest son, Edward’s favouriteGarden Walk (less than a mile)George’s favourite

Notes for the Walks

The Fishery Walk

Be aware that it gets pretty wet at the far end of the tarn sometimes. Walk around the Low Tarn (fishery). A short walk but there can be the odd obstacle to negotiate. Beautiful and tranquil with resident herons fishing there. You’re likely to see squirells, jumping fish and perhaps deer grazing under the trees.

Head up the road past the Home Farm complex and follow it round to the right. The tarn appears on your left. Go around the rough path clockwise or anti-clockwise. There are benches on the way around to sit and enjoy your surroundings. Please respect the fisherman by not throwing stones.

Follow the light blue Lake Walk until you get to the Sawmill. Cross this main road after the saw mill and walk down the old Colonel’s Drive (past Hazleseat Lodge) which was built so that horse and cart could get to Hawkshead village when it had snowed. Once you arrive about a mile away at the far gatehouse, Cunsey Lodge, you can then turn right and follow this quiet main road along the shores of Lake Windermere amongst the forest. If you are quiet, you will probably see all sorts of local wildlife including roe deer, red squirrel, buzzards and the newly released red kites.Follow the road until you get back to the second T junction where you turn right into the cottages.

Head up the road past the Home Farm complex (turn right out of the holiday cottage drive entrance) towards Rusland and follow it round to the right. The tarn appears on your left. Keep going past the tarn until you get to a double gate just over the brow of the hill. Once here follow the public foot path through the wall and head down the track and continue past the forestry barrier that crosses the track. Turn right up the hill along another public footpath that runs parallel to a new fence. Follow this path through the young spruce plantation following the white markers until you reach the Graythwaite wood yard and Sawmill and you reach the main road. Turn right out of the wood yard along the main road and through the gates into the estate. Follow the road up to your right and along the top of the parkland to complete your full circle back to the cottages.

Once you have reached Cunsey Lodge at the bottom of the Colonel’s Drive continue down the road for 50 yds until you see a left hand turn up a track. Follow this track until it meets the public footpath and continue along the edge of the fields on your right. Here you may see otters, mink and red and roe deer. Canada geese are often spotted here in the summer. Be there early in the morning to increase your chances. The path brings you back onto the main road where you turn left up Can Wood and follow back to the estate, past the Saw Mill and back to the Home Farm courtyard.

Turn left out of the main drive of the cottage entrance all the way to the bottom of the road. As you get to the T junction there is a track almost opposite, which you should follow round to the right in an easterly direction. This steep track delivers you to the shores of Lake Windermere.

Occasionally private events are hosted at Grubbins Point, meaning that we have to close the gates to public access. Please call our Estate Office listed on Useful Contacts to check in advance.

Colonel’s Drive Walk

Woodland & Wildlife Walk

The Old Forge Walk

Garden Walk

Lake Walk to Grubbins Point, Windermere

George, the second son of Mr and Mrs Sandys, is a little lazy and as a result his favourite walk would appeal to anyone who doesn’t feel like covering much distance but wants to enjoy being surrounded by natural beauty. He likes to wander around the Graythwaite Hall Gardens created by the famous Thomas Mawson. Following the path along the edge of the peaceful stream up to the daffodil field where the family have all had trees planted for them on their birth since the 1800’s. You’ll also pass the dogs’ graveyard dating back to the 1800’s. You will be surrounded by the ever present jackdaws who have lived at Graythwaite as long as the family have, and it is said that the family will be safe at Graythwaite as long as there are jackdaws nesting and living in the Hall too. There is an honesty box system in the carpark where you are politely asked to pay for your entry to the garden which helps maintain its upkeep.

During your stay with us, the Estate is yours for you to enjoy. With Graythwaite being a fully operational and working estate, we will sometimes put up signs for your safety, especially when we are tree felling and extracting timber. Please watch out for these and heed any warnings as they will keep you safe as you explore the woodlands and lakes. Please ensure all gates are closed behind you. These walks and routes are all directed from the main Home Farm cottage courtyard. For outlying properties, please follow the map and pick up from known landmarks near your property or call the office for more exact directions.

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1 Mill Cottage, LA22 0LU2 Hill Top, LA22 0LU3 Cunsey Lodge, LA22 0LU 4 Hammerhole, LA22 0LU

5 Dove Cottage, LA12 8BG6 Cat Crag, LA12 8BA7 Hullet Hall, LA12 8AZ8 Keeper’s Cottage, LA12 8BQ

9 Home Farm Complex, LA12 8BQ10 Graythwaite Hall Gardens11 Graythwaite Fishery

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Graythwaite EstateGraythwaite

UlverstonCumbria

LA12 8BQ

t: +441539531248e: estate@graythwaite.com