High Arnside Farmhouse and Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Farmhouse and cottage.

High Arnside Farmhouse and Cottage

WRENN ID
lunar-gargoyle-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1970
Type
Farmhouse and cottage
Address
High Arnside Farmhouse and Cottage, Skelwith, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 332 017
Coordinates
54.4064, -3.0301
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

High Arnside Farmhouse and Cottage is a Grade II listed building located in Skelwith, built in 1697 as indicated by a spice cupboard. The structure is made of painted stone rubble and features a slate roof. It consists of two houses, with the first two bays forming the current farmhouse, which was originally stables. The cottage has a slate drip course over the ground floor and features casement windows, including a fire window on the left side. There are two entrances, one of which is located in a large gabled porch. The rear of the building has a gabled projection, and it is topped with two gable-end stacks and a cross-axial stack. Inside, the property boasts plank and muntin partitions, panelled doors, and a spice cupboard door with decorative panels. The property is owned by the National Trust and was a gift from Beatrix Potter.

Local climate

High Arnside Farmhouse and Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,530 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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