We have owned Jasmine Cottage since the mid 90’s and have always thoroughly enjoyed our time there. We love sharing our home with our guests, many of whom return year after year and some several times a year. Kirkby Lonsdale is a very special place to many people, and offers so much right on the door step. The numerous cafes, pubs, restaurants and bars give you lots of opportunity to relax and enjoy your break. Equally if you like to cater at home we have equipped the cottage to make this a simple and enjoyable experience. Local shops and Booths supermarket give you all the ingredients that you could need and have some individual ideas if you want to try something different. We thoroughly enjoy browsing the local and mainly independent shops, offering a variety of lovely items. The walking possibilities are suitable for all levels of ability, some directly from the door and many within an easy car ride exploring the Lake District and wider Cumbria, Dales and Solway coastline to mention just a few. Whilst mentioning cars, the cottage has it’s own private parking space – very important in Kirkby!
Our aim when writing this blog will be to give you a taste of staying at Jasmine Cottage and exploring the local area so that you can get some ideas of things to do whilst you are staying or thinking of staying in this special place.
A few amazing but true facts about the area –
We are close to
2 World Heritage sites
‘World Heritage Sites are very special places that are described as having ‘outstanding universal value’; they are irreplaceable sources of inspiration and they belong to all of the peoples of the world.’
2 National Parks
And Yorkshire Dales National Park
‘In the UK there are 15 members in the National Park family, which are protected areas because of their beautiful countryside, wildlife and cultural heritage.’
3 Area’s of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB’s)
‘An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value.’
Home to the highest mountain in England
The magnificent Scafell Pike (978meters)
Many people visit each year to complete the 3 peaks challenge – You can also do a smaller/shorter option of the Yorkshire 3 peaks from the cottage – we’ll talk more about that later.
The deepest Lake in England
The longest Lake in England
200 Miles of Coastline
All 10,000 years in the making!
Through our blog we will tell you more about this magnificent area, but before we do we must just also tell you that we now also have accommodation in Matfen, Northumberland. Sleeping 2 either in a super king or twin beds, we have the perfect combination for those wanting to travel right across this fantastic area, and discover all that it has to offer.