About this location
A rare geographic gem situated in Cumbria but firmly within the Yorkshire Dales National Park boundary. This architecturally designed, high-spec 1850s stone barn conversion perfectly balances dramatic scenery with editorial-grade interior design and professional-grade production infrastructure, including hyper-fast B4RN gigabit fiber broadband. The home boasts historic Queen roof trusses, a spectacular original cart entrance converted into a floor-to-ceiling glazed feature, high-end contemporary furniture, an attached outbuilding hub complete with two structurally insulated quiet pods, and a private 1-acre front field. This location with its 360-degree Dales and distant Lake District views, offers total rural isolation on camera while providing exceptional crew logistics, beautifully contrasting raw historic character with premium modern dressing.
Room breakdown
Upper Ground Floor:
Open-Plan Living, Dining & Kitchen Space
Located on the upper ground floor to capture beautiful natural daylight, the space is expansive anchored by three spectacular, original 1850 Queen roof trusses that frame the room. Featuring triple-aspect windows, including the original cart entrance, a window framing the Yorkshire Dales National Park backed by a striking floor-to-ceiling contemporary, split-face white quartz mosaic wall feature, and an elevated window viewing the outbuilding.
The Glazed Cart Entrance: A stunning, panoramic glass feature built into the barn’s original opening, framing long-distance views across the beautiful Garsdale valley toward the distant Lake District Langdale mountains. This door exits directly into the garden and the 1-acre field.
Contemporary Styling & Textures: The kitchen features top-end German Nolte cabinetry with opaque glass fronts, offering a sleek, matte backdrop for culinary or lifestyle filming. The interior is dressed with highly photogenic, on-trend furniture—including an oversized, L-shaped bouclé fabric sofa with a matching oversized pouffe, and a beautifully textured, 8-seat extendable carved elm dining table. A statement zonally proportioned rug absorbs crew and echo sound.
The Architectural Mezzanine:
A spacious 4th bedroom or multi-purpose platform that offers a full, bird's-eye perspective over the living and dining zones, ideal for creative interior filmmaking and aerial-style framing.
Elevated Camera Angles: High-level overlooking views offer directors unique, high-angle camera vantage points to shoot down into the living and dining zones.
Unobstructed Views: Features six panels of sleek, unframed clear reinforced glazing to ensure a totally unobstructed line of sight for cameras.
Lower Ground Floor:
This level features two generously scaled, high-volume double suites—including a principal master bedroom with a dedicated walk-in wardrobe—alongside a stylised, editorial-grade guest room. A third bedroom offers direct internal access to the outbuilding hub, making it ideal for talent holding or technical production control. Connecting these quarters is a wide-clearance reception gallery and welcoming entrance hall, offering an ample footprint for crew staging or fluid camera tracking. A beautifully proportioned family bathroom and a practical, low-profile utility room complete this highly functional, production-ready floor.
The Master Suite: Offers its own private veranda seating area and entirely independent external access, making it perfect for private character scenes, a self-contained filming set, or a premium talent dressing room. The space is styled with luxurious colors and rich textures, including a velvet super-king ottoman bed, designer wall coverings, rustic split-face mosaic window reveals, a dense weave Berber carpet and atmospheric lighting.
Large Character Bathroom: Incorporates a striking, custom-painted octopus mural that serves as an unexpected, cinematic backdrop or statement scene location. The space boasts a large wet-room-style rainfall shower with a white slate floor, finished with modern horizontal porcelain plank-effect tiling.
Parking and accessibility
Parking: Ample private off-street parking at the rear for 10+ vehicles located safely out of shot at the rear of the property.
Accessibility: Highly accessible rural location on the exceptionally quiet A684, just 15 minutes from the M6 (J37), 50 minutes from the A1(M), and 2 miles from Garsdale station, 16 miles from Kendal Oxenholme (mainline) station.
Features dual-level external entry points.
Seamless equipment logistics are provided by an attached outbuilding, which acts as a dedicated tech and kit unpacking zone so the main house can remain clear for filming. One small step for lower ground entry from the car parking area and one step if accessing from the outbuilding, four steps from the upper ground cart entrance.
Amenities
Amenities
Wifi / Broadband: Hyperfast B4RN rural fiber broadband offering symmetric gigabit speeds (up to 1,000 Mbps) across the property—perfect for rapid daily video data uploads, running production desks, and seamless off-site live-streaming.
Power & Sockets: High-capacity electrical access throughout the property. The living and bedroom areas feature an abundant number of plug sockets, including modern combined units equipped with dedicated USB and fast phone-charging points.
Dimensions & Framing: Generous open-plan room sizes with striking double-height ceilings on the upper ground floor, framed by historic beams. The mezzanine space includes 6 panels of unframed clear reinforced glazing for unobstructed camera tracking. Wide profile entrance hall on the lower ground leading to a reception gallery, with two generously scaled, high-volume double suites with one providing direct internal access to the outbuilding hub (ideal for seamless crew/talent flow), supported by a large, beautifully styled family bathroom and editorial guest bedroom.
Noise Levels: Exceptionally quiet, rural valley location with minimal ambient or road noise. The attached outbuilding includes two quiet, insulated SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) pods, which can be cleared to act as sound-isolated production or holding spaces.
Toilet Access & Facilities: Convenient, multi-level facilities. Includes a guest toilet on the upper ground floor adjacent to the kitchen for easy access during filming, plus full crew access to the large family wet-room bathroom and utility room on the lower ground floor.
Eco-Infrastructure: A virtually self-sufficient property powered by sustainable solar energy, featuring high-capacity underfloor heating, an independent water borehole, and an on-site water treatment plant.