This 3-bedroom traditional Lakeland stone cottage is in Outgate, a small hamlet just 1 mile from Hawkshead in Cumbria. It sleeps 6 across three bedrooms and retains original exposed wooden beams and flagged floors throughout. The ground-floor sauna is a real standout feature perfect after a long day on the fells. Modern decor sits alongside original features without feeling forced.

Outgate sits quietly between Hawkshead and Ambleside. Hawkshead is a car-free village with cobbled streets just 1 mile away. Ambleside is 4 miles out. Grizedale Forest is close for cycling. Tarn Hows and Latterbarrow are both within 5 miles for walking. The private patio and grassy garden back onto open countryside.

Three bedrooms sleep six: one king-size, one double with en-suite shower room and WC and one twin. Bathrooms total three a main bathroom with shower over bath, the double's en-suite and a ground-floor walk-in shower room with sauna and WC.

Brockhole on Windermere adventure park is under 10 miles away. Tarn Hows (5 miles) and Stock Ghyll Force (5 miles) are top walking spots. Grizedale Forest trails suit all abilities. Arnside Beach on the Kent Estuary is within 30 miles.

This property suits walkers, families and groups of friends equally well. Two wood burners, a BBQ, private parking for two cars and a sauna make this a genuinely well-equipped base in the heart of the Lake District.