Heaves Wood Glamping and Holiday Cottages, Heaves Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8DX

The property is accessed through a driveway which
cuts across a woodland, with the property occupying
a central position within the woodland, whilst still
benefitting from far reaching views to the south west.
Wain Gap - Owner’s Living Accommodation
The main house is split over three levels and offers
spacious accommodation totalling 173.4 sq. m. (1,867
sq. ft.). The interior has been renovated and decorated
to a good standard and provides desirable living
accommodation for a family to enjoy. There are a total
of four bedrooms and of note there is a lower ground
floor office which provides an ideal space to work from
home.
Outside there are numerous areas to park adjacent to
the property and there is also a storage building which
benefits from having an electricity connection.

Heaves Wood Glamping and Holiday Cottages occupies a
picturesque woodland setting approximately 5 miles south
west of the popular town of Kendal in Cumbria.
The property is situated in a destination location in
between the villages of Levens and Sizergh, on the eastern
edge of the Lake District National Park. The location
provides a tranquil, accessible base to explore the Lakes
and Kendal. Favourably the property benefits from being
secluded in a woodland setting, whilst having close access
to the A590 which connects the M6 in the east to Newby
Bridge at the base of Lake Windermere.
The popular market town of Kendal provides numerous
shops, restaurants and bars to enjoy and itself is only
approximately 8 miles away from Lake Windermere. Less
than a mile away to the north is the National Trust Sizergh
Castle, which is a medieval imposing house set within a
1,600-acre estate.
The site is ideally located within 10 minutes walking
distance of The Strickland Arms, a local pub, and 15
minutes walking distance of Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop
& Cafe - both of which are popular with visitors.

DEMAND DRIVER ATTRACTIONS:
National Trust Sizergh - 0.8 miles
Levens Hall - 1.5 miles
Kendal - 4.7 miles
Whitbarrow National Nature Reserve - 4.7 miles
Cartmel Racecourse - 11.9 miles
Lake Windermere - 13.1 miles

The Holiday Cottages
The holiday cottages have been recently refurbished to a good standard, only opening to holiday visitors from 2023. The cottages
are semi-detached to the main house, however, are completely self-contained in nature and do not impose on the main residence.
‘The Burrow’ occupies the lower ground floor and comprises a living room, dining area, raised kitchen, double bedroom and shower
room.
‘The Loft’ is accessed at first floor level via external stairs and comprises a kitchen, living room, shower room, and double bedroom.
There is also a further mezzanine bedroom allowing a small family to occupy the cottage.

The Glamping Pods
The two glamping pods (Pod Yan and Pod Tahn) are
nestled in the woodland and are well spaced from one
another. They benefit from a 12 month/ year-round
licence and are individually designed by our client to
provide quality self-contained accommodation. Each
has its own combi-boiler and are both well insulated.
Pod

Heaves Wood Glamping and Holiday Cottages provides
an opportunity to live within a stunning rural woodland
area, whilst having close accessibility to Kendal and the
surrounding Lake District National Park. This is therefore a
highly desirable regional location, an idyllic location to live
and attractive for holiday visitors to stay.
The property has recently developed and refurbished
quality holiday accommodation which has been run on
a part time basis which could provide a similar desirable
lifestyle for an incoming buyer.
The business could be marketed and traded further to
provide more of a commercial income. In addition, the
property benefits from planning permission to develop
a further 10 timber glamping pods. Alternatively, the
property could accommodate attractive multigenerational
living given the self-contained nature of the cottages.

The business is currently run by our Clients as
a husband-and-wife team. There are no paid
members of staff to inherit.

The business has been operated on a lifestyle basis
currently with the glamping pods operational from 2020.
The glamping pods
We highlight the (approximate) net revenue achieved
over recent years for the glamping pods:

2020 £20,000
2021 £38,000
2022 £46,000
2023 £38,000
2024 £36,000

Nightly tariffs range from £75 to £90 during the summer
months. The glamping pods benefit from small business
rates relief.

The holiday cottages
Only one of the cottages has been operational since 2023,
following renovation as the client did not need to trade
the second one from a financial perspective, offering the
accommodation to family and friends.
The Loft is listed on Air BnB and has generated revenue of
approximately £8,000 per annum, however it is not actively
marketed independently of Air BnB.


Links to the Airbnb listings can be found in the image gallery above. They are popular and well liked, being in the top 5% of listings.