A MAGNIFICENT Windermere lakeside plot and boathouse is to go under the hammer next month.

A rare opportunity has arisen to buy the plot on the shores of Windermere, which also benefits from planning permission for a replacement dry dock and dayroom.

The unique property is being sold by public auction by selling agents Michael CL Hodgson Chartered Surveyors at the Town Hall Kendal, on Tuesday July 11. The guide price is £190,000 to £220,000.

Michael CL Hodgson says this is "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for someone to purchase their own small piece of The Lake District and develop their own majestic Windermere hideaway."

The plot is situated within one of the most sought after stretches of the lake's frontage, just south of the iconic Storrs Hall and benefits from superb westerly views and wonderful evening sunsets across the lake.

The existing dayroom itself has a "sweet charm to it, albeit in need of renovation". Alternatively the planning permission includes provisions for a replacement dayroom/kitchen, entrance porch, balcony, and dry dock. The whole site extends to about 0.06 of an acre with a frontage of about 17ft to the lake and a shared parking area, of which ownership of part is included in the sale.

Ahead of the auction, selling agent Mark Barrow said: “We really cannot stress profusely enough how unique a sale this is. Rarely, if at all, do we see such a tremendous plot of land in such a magnificent location come to the open market. The huge advantage is that it has planning approval and direct access on foot from the A592 and parking area.

"So for any interested purchaser it is worth noting that they are not just purchasing a plot they are purchasing a unique retreat that that they and their family can enjoy for many years to come, maybe even for generations."

Nestled in the easterly shores of Windermere, about two miles south of Bowness, the boathouse blends naturally into the woodland surrounds and has excellent access to Newby Bridge Road. The planning particulars and documents can be publicly viewed at http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/planning using Planning Ref: 7/2015/5265

Mr Barrow said: “Those looking to spend their summers down on the lake, without a care in the world, would do well to snap up this golden opportunity.”