Enjoy everything Keswick has to offer! Spend your days discovering the surrounding area as there are many things to do nearby. Your home away from home gives you exclusive access to an entire house designed to allow you to live as a local.
The property has recently been renovated including new bathroom and kitchen, mattresses and now includes Free WIFI
Talcomb is an ideal base for couples or families wishing to explore the Lake District. The cottage has 2 bedrooms and sleeps 4. Talcomb is a cosy cottage in a peaceful location with a lovely babbling beck running close by. Talcomb is one of six cottages converted from a water driven saw mill built circa 1740. It is situated at the foot of Seldom Seen Ravine in the quiet and aptly named hamlet of Seldom Seen, on the outskirts of Thornthwaite Village. Talcomb nestles beside the beck overlooking a sparkling waterfall with views out towards Coomb Beck and Winlatter Forest. Braithwaite village is only one mile away where you can visit one of the country pubs or dine in one of the hotels or bars. Keswick is only three miles away and provides numerous shops, pubs and restaurants.
As a self-catering house, you'll find everything you need for a perfect stay.
The kitchen has a fridge, a hob, an oven, a kettle, a freezer and a microwave.
The house is a perfect place to relax and offers a television and internet access.
This house has 2 bedrooms and can comfortably sleep 4.
In the first bedroom, you will find a double bed.
The second bedroom contains Twin Beds.
The bathroom has a toilet and sink and a walk-in shower.
Linen and towels are all included to make your stay more enjoyable.
Keswick, Cockermouth and Carlisle are all within 20 minutes drive of Seldom Seen. Keswick is a bustling market town laying host to many visitor attractions including the Theatre by the Lake, the Pencil Museum, parks, galleries and museums. It is the ideal place for summer picnics on the banks of Derwentwater or to take in the spectacular views from the top of Skiddaw, Latrigg and Helvellyn. Cockermouth is a quaint town famous for its connection with the poet William Wordsworth and the brewing of Jennings Real Ale. The capital of Cumbria, Carlisle is well worth a visit, centrally located bordering Scotland and Northumbria, it provides numerous attractions from the hustle and bustle of shopping and city life, to its historic Castle and Carlisle Cathedral.
House Rules:
- Check-in time is 4pm and check-out is 10am.
- Smoking is not allowed.
- There are free parking on premises parking facilities available at the property for one car.
- Well behaved Pets are allowed at the property.
- There are steep steps at the cottage to upstairs
In brief
This cottage has electric heating and a real coal fire
* Lounge/diner with freeview TV, DVD player and open fire.
* Refurbished Kitchen in 2023 with electric built in oven and Induction hob, microwave, fridge freezer and washing machine
* Fully Refurbished Bathroom for 2023 with shower, hand basin and WC.
* First floor: Cosy Double bedroom.
* Twin bedroom with views over the woods and Skidaw Range from the window seat
* All electric and bed linen included.
* Private parking for one car and
* Space outside the cottage for patio furniture which is provided.
* New for 2022 we have had all new wood flooring in the Lounge and bedrooms
* New for 2022 trees have been cut down in front of the house leaving fabulous view
*New for 2023 kitchen and bathroom have been fully refurbished, Double bed room wardrobe has been replaced
*We now have WIFI
