THE HOUSE
THE BARN
HOUSE & BARN
Waterside sits on its own surrounded by woodlands and fields, in the southern Lake District at the southern tip of Lake Windermere by Newby Bridge on the river Leven. It is closely positioned to Lakeside and Fell Foot Pier with boat access to Ambleside and Bowness . It is in close proximity to the beautiful surrounding mountains and Lakeland villages like Hawkshead and Cartmel.
EXPLORE HISTORY
Waterside House and Barn have belonged to the Finsthwaite Estate which has been in the same family since the Dissolution of the Monasteries 1536. Waterside is steeped in history as it is known as the home of the “Finsthwaite Princess”. Clementina Johannes Sobieski Douglass was the alleged illegitimate daughter of the Young Pretender (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and Clementina Walkenshawe. She was taken to safety by one of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s men, Captain James Douglas, after retreating from defeat at Carlisle. Read more >>