Glassonby Old Hall

Glassonby Hall has a sandstone-flagged and galleried dining room with a massive stone fireplace. The dining hall’s double doors open onto a sandstone terrace leading into Glassonby Hall’s front garden.  The sitting room has a second wood-burning cast iron stove.  The large breakfasting kitchen has a four oven Aga, a separate four burner hob, an electric oven and a utility room with a ground floor cloakroom.   The kitchen opens onto the gated rear private garden.  The Daleraven Room on the ground floor is a double bedroom with zip link beds that may be joined as a 6′ super king size bed.  It has a wc & shower room with original sandstone walled well preserved below the glass flooring.

Glassonby Hall sits near the high point of one of the most beautiful rural valleys in Cumberland. The rustic sandstone walls and terraces provide plenty of viewing points as well as a relaxed place to catch the late afternoon sun after a day out exploring this beautiful part of Cumbria and the Lake District.  A Weber charcoal barbeque and  garden furniture are provided for your enjoyment.

There are lovely walks nearby leading to Lacey’s Caves along the Eden River, to the Long Meg Stone Circle (the second largest in England) and to the charming nearby Cumbrian villages of Kirkoswald and Melmerby where the Village Bakery and the Shepherd’s Inn Pub provide great food and local beers.  Bicycles, locks and helmets are available for hire and the popular cross Cumbria C2C cycle route runs through Glassonby.

Glassonby is just under 15 miles from Ullswater, one of England’s most beautiful lakes, where there are steam cruises from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding, fabulous hikes up Helvellyn, chances to walk and paddle in the National Trust Aira Force Waterfall, pony treks from Rookin House Farm and canoes and sailboats available to hire from the Glenridding Sailing Centre.