The Dash
 Exclusive, Private & Secluded

Grade II Listed Self-Catering Farmhouse alongside Whitewater Dash Waterfall
A magnificent Lakeland farmhouse set amongst spectacular mountain scenery
near Bassenthwaite, Keswick, English Lake District, UK
   Tel: +44 (0)1697 371217
 

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What's Happening on the Farm right now ...
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This is the page where we keep you up to date with our day-to-day going's on.

SUMMER 2010
It's Clipping (or shearing) Time.

Queuing up ...
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It takes just a couple of minutes to clip each sheep.

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Each fleece must be folded and wrapped before being put into large sacks.
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A ewe waiting for her lamb.


SPRING 2010
Right now we are in the middle of one of our busiest times - the arrival of our lambs. 
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Some new arrivals - only a day or two old!

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Pictures of our Belted Galloways.  Both pictures enlarge with a click.

   

SPRING 2010

Waiting for lambing time.  
The ewes are all brought down off the fells for lambing time into the close by fields.

 

We farm the land at The Dash alongside our other farm where we live, Stockdale.  We travel to The Dash each day using a quad bike over the fells.  The two farms, along with many other farms, share the use of the fells as common land.  These fells extend to thousands of acres and all our sheep graze there.

The Dash is the only dwelling in the Dash valley with the fields spreading right across the valley.  The valley is flanked on one side by Bakestall part the the Skiddaw massif, and on the northern side by Great Cockup.

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Winter 2010
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Belted Galloways, Fancy, Fern, Fleur and Ellie . 
Our Belted Galloways arrived in November 09 and have wintered nicely. 
We have now increased our herd to 7. 
The Dash looked stunning in the snow, though travelling with the fodder for the stock everyday got quite tricky.

 


 Our horses Carlton and Fion, looking very hairy in the snow.


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Badger in The Dash farmyard eating some leftover dog food.
This picture was taken by Clare whilst staying at The Dash and she kindly sent it through to us.  We would be very grateful for any interesting pictures our visitors take.


January 2010 looking on to Dead Crag.

 

From the summit of White Hause looking down over the farm and to Bassenthwaite Lake in the distance.
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This is a rare opportunity to stay in a lakeland stone farmhouse in the most beautiful place in the English Lake District.

The Lake District, Cumbria - England's Finest Landscape

Welcome to "The Dash"
Self-Catering traditional farmhouse/cottage alongside Whitewater Dash Waterfall
A magnificent Lakeland farmhouse set amongst spectacular mountain scenery
The Dash, near Bassenthwaite, Keswick, English Lake District, UK,  CA12 4QX