5* Gold 17^th Cen­tu­ry prop­er­ty with sump­tu­ous inte­ri­ors and lake frontage

The Great Barn, sleep­ing 8 over 4 lux­u­ry suites, exudes 5* lux­u­ry over­look­ing the serene waters of lake Ull­swa­ter in the Eng­lish Lake Dis­trict Nation­al Park, arguably boast­ing some of the most envi­able views in the Lake Dis­trict. The Great Barn is a tru­ly restora­tive rur­al retreat that sits har­mo­nious­ly with­in the nat­ur­al land­scape. The Lake Dis­trict, named a UNESCO World Her­itage Site on 9 July 2017. Join­ing won­ders of the world sta­tus along­side Taj Mahal, The Great Wall of Chi­na & Machu Picchu 

This quin­tes­sen­tial C17th con­vert­ed barn, has seduc­tive­ly leapt into the 21^st cen­tu­ry with true flair and sophis­ti­ca­tion, pro­vid­ing out­stand­ing qual­i­ty and pres­i­den­tial lux­u­ry. Set with­in 26 acres of pri­vate grounds with ½ mile of lake shore­line enjoy­ing unin­ter­rupt­ed panoram­ic lake views across Ull­swa­ter to the Lake­land Fells beyond.

Tak­ing advan­tage of its orig­i­nal design as a Bank Barn, The Great Barn fits com­fort­ably into the land­scape and its split lev­el lay­out exploits both its seclud­ed posi­tion and walls of glass almost bring the out­side in! Whether you access The Great Barn by road, water or air the scenery is stun­ning what­ev­er the sea­son. With the majes­tic land­scape as the back­drop, relax on the patios, feast on the views, and enjoy the great out­doors. Expe­ri­ence a taste of Ull­swa­ter and Cum­bria right now by watch­ing this short video [also fea­tur­ing Water­nook & The Great Barn].

Inside, The Great Barn offers a tru­ly mag­nif­i­cent and mem­o­rable set­ting what­ev­er the occa­sion. The inte­ri­or design is lux­u­ri­ous and inspir­ing, incor­po­rat­ing the lat­est state of the art tech­nol­o­gy, Rako light­ing, 75″ Cin­e­ma TV & URC tech­nol­o­gy so whether cel­e­brat­ing a hap­py event, search­ing for the per­fect set­ting for an inti­mate wed­ding or just spend­ing time with your favourite peo­ple, this is a sophis­ti­cat­ed and lux­u­ri­ous prop­er­ty that is designed to make you want to return time and time again! 

Both our prop­er­ties are fur­nished to the very high­est of stan­dards and sure to please even the most dis­cern­ing of guests. Under­foot you will be walk­ing on the finest Brin­tons car­pets. Brin­tons have been at the fore­front of the glob­al woven car­pet indus­try for more than 230 years and was one of the first com­pa­nies in Queen Eliz­a­beth II’s reign to be award­ed the Roy­al War­rant. Read their blog on us here. All our beds are hand made by And So To Bed, a spe­cial­ist in fine antique-style beds, and our mat­tress­es are Vi-Spring Elite. Hav­ing pio­neered the use of pock­et­ed springs in 1909, Vi-Spring believe that no mat­tress should com­pro­mise when it comes to com­fort. That is why every Elite is indi­vid­u­al­ly made to order, using the finest qual­i­ty British mate­ri­als and tra­di­tion­al crafts­man­ship to cre­ate a soft and sup­port­ive mat­tress. Each mat­tress boasts over 1200 hand nest­ed cal­i­co pock­et springs which adjust and respond to the move­ment of the sleep­er, pro­vid­ing inde­pen­dent sup­port and min­imis­ing roll-togeth­er. Exclu­sive nat­ur­al fill­ings, includ­ing Plat­inum Cer­ti­fied British fleece wool and cot­ton, pro­vide sump­tu­ous com­fort and tem­per­a­ture regulation.

Both The Great Barn and Water­nook have won numer­ous pres­ti­gious awards includ­ing a Vis­it Eng­land 5 Star Gold Award, Win­ner of the Condé Nast Johansens Award for Excel­lence, a Vis­it Eng­land ROSE Award for Ser­vice Excel­lence [an award that can only be won once] and won the 2016 Cum­bria Tourism Awards. See our full list of awards.