The stunning views of the water right outside and the mountains such as Coniston Old Man and the Langdales, together with the incredible local wildlife, are why we personally moved here!

Many species of migrating and wading birds visit us, including Osprey who fish opposite the house and even the odd red squirrel and so we really do feel this is a very special place to visit.

Being only a 10 minute drive from the M6 motorway (J35) and with easy access to both the Lakes and Dales, it has the best of everything. You are literally at the base camp to access both of these National Parks easily whilst also benefitting from the much more laid back and quiet experience of this more southerly Lakes destination. Sandside has everything to offer without the hustle and bustle!

The local town of Milnthorpe is a 5 minute drive away and offers plenty of amenities including takeaways as well as a good supermarket.

There are also plenty of choice of pubs and restaurants locally, some of which are award winning.

If your tastes stretch more to fish and chips instead … and why wouldn’t they, we can heartily recommend taking a 30 minute stroll along the shoreline to the local small village of Arnside to enjoy a pint and a seaside supper.

Alternatively another of our favourite things to do is to walk through the woods, via Fairy Steps (ask us!) to the village of Beetham and have lunch in the pub or tearoom there.

There is also a small, but very well stocked community shop and post office in the village of Storth to the back of the property which is a 5 mins walk.

We absolutely love dogs and consider Sunlight to be the perfect place to bring them to with its many woodland walks and coastal paths right outside the door.

Please do note though that we discourage visitors from going out onto the adjacent sands due to the tides which can sweep into the bay at times and we only accept a maximum of 2 dogs.

As we have our own friendly Labrador called Star who also lives on site, we have very much tried to ensure that providing the front gates are shut, our plot is pretty much dog proof with fences all round it; although we should also say that dogs which dig or jump over fences may have other ideas!

Expect a high level of attention to detail with regard to our doggy visitors with treats, a large bed, spare towels etc all provided. Rest assured that your canine best friends will have the time of their lives visiting us, at no extra charge!

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In a county that can boast the most Michelin Starred restaurants outside of London, (there’s 11) in part down to the choice of amazing natural ingredients on offer, it means we can pride ourselves on making sure that your arrival and hamper will feel most welcoming.

We hope you will enjoy it relaxing by the wood burner, which we will leave all ready for you to just light, or sat outside under a leafy canopy in the garden!

We are Julie and Lewis Evans and have very much enjoyed living at Sunlight for the past 8 years. Following the purchase of the property in 2016 we completed a full renovation in 2020.

Julie enjoys running her website and walking her dog through the woods.

Lewis had his own wedding marquee and film prop hire company for over 30 years but is also now semi retired. He very much enjoys mowing lawns and chopping wood which is really pretty useful all round.

He can sometimes be found tinkering with his pride and joy, an amphibious jeep which he has even been known to take out on Windermere; albeit with a worried look on his face in case it sinks!