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Lot 88

Sleddale Hall, Wet Sleddale Shap, Near
Penrith, Cumbria

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Price £145,000+
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By Order of United
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Sleddale Hall, Wet Sleddale Shap, Near
Penrith, Cumbria CA10 3NE

A unique and historic detached
unmodernised former farmhouse and associated
farm buildings in need of restoration on a site
of approximately 0.6 of an acre made famous in
the cult 1986 film 'Withnail and I' – Vacant

Tenure

Leasehold. To be sold on a new lease for a
term of 999 years.

Location

•   Situated in a remote
elevated position on the north side of Wet
Sleddale Valley to the west of the A6 near the
village of Shap

•   Affords spectacular views
over Wet Sleddale Reservoir and Valley and the
surrounding countryside

•   The world renowned tourist
attractions of Lake Windermere and Ullswater are
within easy reach

•   Access to the property is
via a single dirt track, being nearly 2 miles
from the nearest public road

•   Shopping facilities are
available locally in Shap or to a greater extent
in
Penrith
•   Train
Station - Penrith

Description

•   A detached Cumbrian
farmhouse and associated farm buildings part of
which date back to 1722 arranged to form a
picturesque quadrangle/courtyard

•   Built of lakeland stone
with a Lake District slate roof (replaced 18
months ago), the property has been vacant for
many years

•   There is no power supply
to the building

•   There is no foul drainage
to the building

•   There are no water
services, however a borehole was constructed in
2006 but the pumping plant and filtration/UV
system has not been installed

Accommodation

•   Farmhouse: Ground Floor –
Three Rooms, Scullery
First Floor – Five
Rooms

•   Outbuildings: Various
Stable Blocks, Barns and Sheds

•   Site Area Approximately
0.6 Acre

Planning

The current use of the property is not
defined. Prospective purchasers will have to
obtain planning permission for residential or
any other use.

Local Authority

Lake District National Park. Tel: (01539)
724555.

Note

The property was used as 'Uncle Monty's
Cottage' Crow Cragg in the cult 1986 film
'Withnail and I' starring Richard Griffiths,
Richard E Grant and Paul McGann.
Aerial
photographs used by kind permission of Simon
Ledingham

VAT

Please note VAT is applicable to this
lot.

Viewing. Strictly by appointment,
Please contact PFK Land Agency 01768
866611