As some of you will already be aware, the blog has had to take a bit of a backseat this last couple of months as I’ve been working on embarking on a new venture – Kendal Cottages – offering luxury vacation rental accommodation in the UK. This week was a significant one as we exchanged contracts on our first property, meaning that I can now describe what we are doing in a little more detail.
We have purchased a luxury riverside apartment on the edge of the Lake District and accessible also to the Yorkshire Dales (both National Parks). It is in the town of Kendal, meaning that you get all the amenities of a small market town (restaurants, bars, shops, etc.) but that you also have beautiful scenery – some of the UK’s finest – within easy reach.
As you can imagine, it’s been a busy time for us. Not only have we been dealing with finance, solicitors, etc. but we’ve also had to think ahead with regards to equipping the property. This week we bought outdoor furniture as the apartment as a decked balcony overlooking the River Kent and out towards Kendal Castle, now in ruins but once home to Henry VIII’s sixth wife, Catherine Parr. We’ve also purchased two sofas from Laura Ashley for the living area, a solid oak dining table and hope to order more furniture before the week is out. Thankfully the kitchen already comes equipped with brand new oven, hob, fridge, freezer and microwave, all built in, so we don’t have to source these items. The next job will be beds and then curtains, I think. We need to get the property looking complete, even if we still need to buy miscellaneous items such as cutlery, etc. in order that we can take photographs for the website that I’m also working on. As you can see, it’s busy times but we’ll try not to let A Luxury Travel Blog fall by the wayside too much!
These cottages look fantastic. Kendal is a lovely area, great mint cake as well. Good luck.
Comment by FourEd — February 12, 2010 @ 2:34 pm