Nestled in the mountains and with very little wind, High Up offers the loneliest home in the UK to spend the night.
Skidoo House in Cumbria is only accessible on foot and has no electricity or internet. Ideal for those who want to escape the real world.
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19th century house miles away Perfect for avid walkers, adventurers, or people who don’t like other people.
Situated on 3,000 acres of land in a Lake District reserve, this homeAlpine lodge-style bunkhouse A bed in a shared room can be purchased for £28.50 per night.
Skiddaw has been called ‘Britain’s loneliest home’, but it makes up for it with breathtaking views of miles of dramatic, undisturbed wilderness.
You’ll also have plenty of time to enjoy the scenery on the 1 hour and 20 minute hike from the nearest village.
It has 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, the nearest civilization is in a village about 4 miles away, and the nearest shop is 5 miles away.
The nearly 200-year-old home is lighted and heated by solar panels, and heated exclusively by a wood-burning stove.
For the first time in history Skidoo House (landless) went on sale for £1.5m in 2021 but failed to sell.
The distance, the lack of electricity, and the four-mile (4-mile) mountain walk to the nearest pub may have had something to do with it.
It returned to the market in November. This time, along with the glorious land, it was put up for sale for around £10 million.
The estate agent described it as ‘an exciting and unique opportunity to buy one of Britain’s most remote homes’.
Andrew Wright, head of Mitchell’s land agency selling the property, said: Guardian: “One of the largest areas of Lake District National Park ever sold.”
For now, it seems like a hostel for intrepid adventurers who want to experience the wilderness that surrounds them.
Skidoo House also has a famous history of being popularized in fiction by writers and poets throughout the 20th century.
Writer Hugh Walpole called it “one of the loneliest dwellings in the British Isles”. His eerie 1932 novel The Fortress is the setting for a brutal and dramatic murder.
Walpole painted a rather concrete picture.
Sound appealing? Get out into the wilds of Cumbria for under £30.
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