Like any country house, Mirehouse cannot be considered apart from the estate that is linked with it.
A number of local fells, Ullock Pike, Dodd, Latrigg and Lonscale Fell form part of the estate as well as the lovely Brundholme Woods in the Greta valley. The south end of Bassenthwaite Lake is an important conservation area, home for all or part of the year to a wide range of birds. Most famously, Ospreys have returned to nest in this valley: the first in England for one hundred and fifty years.
A number of local fells, Ullock Pike, Dodd, Latrigg and Lonscale Fell form part of the estate as well as the lovely Brundholme Woods in the Greta valley. The south end of Bassenthwaite Lake is an important conservation area, home for all or part of the year to a wide range of birds. Most famously, Ospreys have returned to nest in this valley: the first in England for one hundred and fifty years.
The Estate
All the farms are in the Lake District Environmentally Sensitive Area. This means that schemes of work must be agreed with the National Park Authority and other government bodies. Sites of Special Scientific Interest cover one thousand acres of the estate. These are subject to even more stringent controls.
All the farms are let, but the woodlands are managed by the owner. To him falls the often difficult task of balancing the need to grow good commercial timber as a viable business with the duty of any owner of land in a National Park to conserve and enhance the landscape for which he is responsible and the wildlife that inhabits it.
All the farms are let, but the woodlands are managed by the owner. To him falls the often difficult task of balancing the need to grow good commercial timber as a viable business with the duty of any owner of land in a National Park to conserve and enhance the landscape for which he is responsible and the wildlife that inhabits it.
OPENING TIMES
THE HOUSE opens from Sunday 28th March 2010 until end October on WEDNESDAY and SUNDAY afternoons (also Fridays in August) from 2 pm to 5 pm (last entries 4.30 pm)
THE GARDENS, playgrounds, lakeside walk and tearoom open daily from Saturday 27th March 2010 until the end of October (10 am to 5 pm).
Mirehouse Keswick, English Lake District, Cumbria CA12 4QE, England, UK
Tel: +44 (0)17687 72287 Tearoom: +44 (0)17687 74317
E-mail: info@mirehouse.com
THE HOUSE opens from Sunday 28th March 2010 until end October on WEDNESDAY and SUNDAY afternoons (also Fridays in August) from 2 pm to 5 pm (last entries 4.30 pm)
THE GARDENS, playgrounds, lakeside walk and tearoom open daily from Saturday 27th March 2010 until the end of October (10 am to 5 pm).
Mirehouse Keswick, English Lake District, Cumbria CA12 4QE, England, UK
Tel: +44 (0)17687 72287 Tearoom: +44 (0)17687 74317
E-mail: info@mirehouse.com
ADMISSION CHARGES 2010
Payable at The Old Sawmill Tearoom beside the car-park.
Grounds only: Adult £3; child £1.50
House and Grounds: Adult £6.50; Child £3; Family (2 adults and upto 4 children) £18.
Under 4s FREE
Payable at The Old Sawmill Tearoom beside the car-park.
Grounds only: Adult £3; child £1.50
House and Grounds: Adult £6.50; Child £3; Family (2 adults and upto 4 children) £18.
Under 4s FREE
