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Tim Hanlon

Britain's 'loneliest' home 20 minutes walk from parking is going for bargain price

Brits seeking to get far away from the rat race maybe interested in a house dubbed the UK's "loneliest" which is even a 20 minutes walk from parking - but it is going for a bargain with £50,000 knocked off its price.

Its extreme remoteness appears to be putting off buyers, despite No 3 Blea Moor Cottages being in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales, as it is 12 miles from the town of Hawes and seven miles to Ingleton.

The property was originally listed by agents Fisher Hopper last summer for £300,000 but there has been a lack of interest and it has failed to sell even as an AirBnB.

And so the asking price has now been reduced to £250,000.

Anyone moving into the cottage will also have to be ready to do it up as it needs a complete renovation with paint peeling from the walls, signs of damp and holes in the floor.

The house is in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales (Fisher Hopper / SWNS)

But it does sit on the Three Peaks Challenge route as well as the Settle to Carlisle Railway, so it might suit someone with a love of trains.

The 1940's former railway worker's cottage, with the postal address of Chapel-le-Dale, a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, is one of a row of three but the others have been demolished.

It was built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, who ran the nearby Settle to Carlisle line, and is next to the Blea Moor signal box, the most isolated in England that Network Rail still staffs.

It is a 1940's former railway worker's cottage (Fisher Hopper / SWNS)

The cottage has a store room, kitchen, pantry, living room and hall downstairs and three double bedrooms with a bathroom leading from one of them.

A description on Rightmove from agents Fisher Hopper reads: "Exciting renovation project in a stunningly beautiful location.

"Three Bleamoor Cottages is a former railway worker's home situated on the main hiking path up Whernside, in the Yorkshire Dales.

The house is 20 minutes walk from parking (Fisher Hopper / SWNS)

"Adjacent to the famous Settle to Carlisle railway line above Ribblehead, the property presents an interesting investment, with a range of potential commercial opportunities apparent: private holiday home; unique AirBnB style experience; bunkhouse or refreshment stop on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge route.

"Plans will be subject to the necessary consents - this is in the heart of the National Park - but for the right buyer with vision, there is great potential here."

The property needs refurbishment (Fisher Hopper / SWNS)

And it adds: "Due to the unusual nature of the location, interested parties are advised that it is a 20 minute walk from the parking at Ribblehead Viaduct to reach this property."

Parking is at nearby Ribblehead Viaduct, 26 miles south east of Kendal and it will also cost the new owner £125 a year for vehicle access.

But the 20 minute walk can also be done by 4X4 or quad bike.

The asking price has been reduced by £50,000 (Fisher Hopper / SWNS)

The house was previously owned by reclusive John Myerscough who used a windmill and generator for power, Calor Gas cylinders for cooking, a stove for heat and had water transported to the house by trailer.

There is currently no mains sewage, but instead septic tank which has since been disconnected.

But while it may be a lonely location any buyer would not be short of seeing friendly faces passing by as 200,000 people attempt the Three Peaks Challenge each year.

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