After spending months in lockdown/a change in our family circumstances in June 2020 we started our research into buying a holiday home. We wanted something near to lovely walks, dog friendly, good transports links, not too far from our home address and found the perfect location at South Lakeland Leisure Village.
We looked at many lodges but as soon as we set foot inside the ABI Beaumont we knew we found something that ticked all our boxes. The décor was gorgeous, king-size bed and great kitchen – perfect! Next, we secured the ‘pitch’ and selected a corner plot, south facing so hopefully we have the sun all day in the summer time (well I can dream!!) and Pitch 19 Sherwood was reserved – Lancaster Lodge was soon to be ours!
The whole process from moving the lodge to its new pitch and connecting the electrics, wi-fi etc took around eight days and then we had the keys and happily moved in at the end of August 2020. The decking was next to be added with a gorgeous glass front to enjoy relaxing on the garden furniture with a glass of wine after a great nearby walk.
We do enjoy TV, sports and movies so Sky TV was installed which has the Sky Cinema and Sports package on, we wanted it to be just like home and be able to record items and watch at our leisure. My husband is the cook so we have added lots of good quality pans, utensils etc, it is really important to us to feel like Lancaster Lodge is a ‘home from home’. There is also a Nespresso coffee machine, as a nice morning coffee, on the decking, watching the world go by is the way I like to start my day (unless its raining and then I will stay inside!!)
Then just as we were about to launch onto the holiday home for rental market the second wave of COVID hit… However, fast forward to April and after months of not being able to visit our new home we were back adding the finishing touches (Nest Thermostat heating, twinkly lights on the decking for nighttime).
We welcomed our first guests on Friday 23 April 2021 – it was a real nerve wracking week. Had I done everything right? Would they like the lodge? Were they comfortable? I need not have worried though – I had the most amazing first guests, left me great feedback and two days later booked Lancaster Lodge again next year – I really don’t think I could have received a better compliment than that!
The lodge is now fully booked until mid-November, I am blown away by the weekly feedback comments left in my guest book. So much so that we have decided to add a further lodge – Langdale Lodge, another ABI to our ‘portfolio’. Hopefully the new lodge is being transported to South Lakeland Leisure Village in mid-September 2021 and will be available for bookings around mid-November – so watch this space for more details on this…
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