Remote Cottage Life in the Lake District I Spring & Summer
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- At the end of Autumn in 2022, we moved to a remote cottage in the Lake District.
A 300-year-old building, stone walls, stone floors and a wood burner. 7 miles from the nearest town and right at the foothills of the Northern Fells in the Lake District National Park.
An experience that blows us away on a daily basis but has also been a challenge.
Oh, and we don't drive. But we love to cycle!
This is how life has been through spring and summer.
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Josh & Sarah
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If you want to see how winter was in the cottage, this is the first video from when we moved in: • Moving to a Remote Cot...
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro & cottage
02:31 - Waiting for spring to spring
03:59 - A time to grow
10:04 - The sunshine that never ended
12:19 - The sunshine ended
13:05 - The last chance summer bucket list
#lakedistrict #cottage #nature
Interested how we manage without a car and just on bikes? th-cam.com/video/e_WWKCU-Hv0/w-d-xo.html
Have you got a generator for electricity?
@@Pam-tx5zd no we don't have any back up power, just connected to the national grid.
Cottage is defined as a small simple house . That cottage looks huge !😊
@@lindalarsson1436 only 1 bed room and a box room we use as an office 🏡
A guy I used to work with around 35 years ago used to live in a cottage like this, on a narrow country lane in Cumbria. It was owned by an elderly lady who'd had it left to her around 50 years previously, and she only charged him about £30 a week rent. He fitted two wood burning stoves (long before they became trendy) and ran a central heating boiler from one of them. He and his wife raised 3 kids there. I remember calling round one stormy Winter's night to borrow some tools from him for a job I was doing. There was a one inch gap under the front door, and every gust of wind used to lift the edge the of doormat slightly. He had a length of railway sleeper pushed into one of the stoves, with the other end resting on a milking stool. As it burned down, he pushed it further in. There was no double glazing, and he often used to say he could tell what sort of a day it was before leaving his bed. In Winter, there was ice on the inside of the windows, and a thin film of condensation on the eiderdown........He lived there for around 40 years before the property was put up for sale. He now lives in a 2 bedroomed terraced house in a small village around 3 miles from the previous place. This one has central heating and double glazing....plus he has actually bought this one.
Ahh man, that's an amazing story! I wonder how he finds it compared to the cottage? Must be interesting still being able to see it and having so many memories attached. £30 a week also sounds pretty ace (ice inside not so much though 😅)
@@joshandsarahride When his previous rented place was put up for sale around 4 years ago, it was originally advertised for £250k plus, mainly because of the location. But there was no interest for Months. Eventually, the price was reduced several times, until it seemingly sold for £160k, as it needed considerable updating. The guy I know, who lived in it for decades, originally offered £180k, but they turned it down flat.....More fool them.... He likes his new place now, although it took him a few Months to adjust to living in the middle of a village. I think he's accepted that as he's now in his early 70's, it's preferable to have people around you......
@@Brian-om2hh yeh, I guess those kind of places are incredible for some and others couldn't make it work. I'm glad you're friend is happy in his new home!
So loving the visualisation of the sleeper getting pushed along as the wood burned - made me smile. Such an interesting story 😊
What a cool story. Reminds me of folks I grew up with passing through. Would love to visit England ,here there's a lot of trees and rocks,waterfalls. This planet is beautiful.
It is nice to see autumn and winter represented positively as well. I feel like they get a bad rep. But Autumn - you feel the buzz of nature as it hurries to prepare for winter. Squirrels and birds, working overtime. You feel the energy of the earth go inward, as the trees draw their energy away from their leaves and into their roots - creating a beautiful floor of colours. Then Winter comes - the cold aches. Your breath becomes clouds. As you walk through the snow - you feel it, mostly everyone - is asleep. You feel the magic that is you being in a world where everyone else is close by but absent - the only feeling I can relate it to is when you're a child and wake up earlier than your parents and you take in the time to yourself. It's a homely feeling. You tread the snow carefully, wondering who you might come across and disturb. A drowsy mouse for example looks at you baffled, confused at why you're not nesting for warmth. The warmth of winter is unlike any other you see - hot soup, tea, baths, showers and the embrace of a loved one - it warms your soul inside. The cold makes you aware that there is a sun inside you, and you only need to be aware of it to never feel its absence again. Spring and Summer bring obvious abundance, but if you are able to tune into Autumn and Winter's special gifts - you will never feel out of place. You will be exactly where you're meant to be - content.
Content or contentment! Sadly, it is not a word or a feeling with which many seem to be familiar.
Thank you for sharing your lovely descriptions of autumn and winter. 😊
So poetically put. When we were younger, we used to really have a preference with the seasons. But I think we've gradually found beauty in all of them, and the small changes between them. Right now, we're absolutely loving the fall colours!
What a beautiful couple, you compliment each other in the most important ways. Thank you so much for sharing your lives and ventures. It gives me joy and peace to observe your incredible environment! Much respect
We feel very lucky to get on like a house on fire. Unless we're hungry 😅 thanks for watching!
Love to see more of the cats. Poor mummy cay so beautiful.😢
Gorgeous work guys! The storytelling is next level; I love those narrated segments - beautifully written. And wow, what an experience! I'm sure you will watch this back in years to come and be grateful to yourselves for putting the effort in to document it.
Thanks! We're really loving documenting and telling our story through videos. Can be a bit testing getting night shots in the cold but always worth it in the end.
This was pure entertainment, beautifully filmed and eloquently narrated.
Thank you for sharing.
That really means a lot, thank you Pete 😊
Beautiful. I lived in the forestry in Scotland. It was heaven. No TV just the radio. Water from a spring. An old sceptic tank. It was so quiet. When I went into town I found it so loud! We had cats turn up that we couldn’t handle but they stayed close and we fed them, put wormers in their food! We had a cat charity come out and trap them so they could be neutered. Although it frightened them they soon came round and forgave us! they would come inside but only if we left the door open all the while.
That sounds really cool, how long did you live there for? The winters can be harsh but worth it to be surrounded by nature. Sounds a little similar to our cats but they're definitely a bit more domesticated now.
@@joshandsarahride I was there about 5 years. A great experience.
What a beautiful film - The Lakes is one of the most wondrous places in the UK, I visit every year and never tire of it. Your cottage is truly lovely, and watching you bring the garden to life was fantastic. Thankyou for sharing!
Thanks so much for watching. The Lakes really are stunning. They're constantly blowing us away!
I moved from NYC to rural Maine 4 years ago, so I identify with a lot of this. I’m impressed you’ve gotten this far without a car, but wish you would get one. If one of you gets ill or breaks a leg, you’ll be glad of it. The main thing about rural living that many don’t understand is that you really need other people. You need neighbors who can help in a pinch and a community that will share all the local knowledge, and you need to do your share too. It’s very rewarding, and it’s the way humans are meant to live.
You're right, if is very rewarding being part of a community. And we've been surprised that the more rural the location, the tighter the community seems to feel. We're very lucky to have really lovely neighbors not far away 😊
The way humans are meant to live is chasing mammoths and living in caves
@@SoupMagoosh Paleontologists have repeatedly disproven this fantasy
@SoupMagoosh not too many mammoths around here, lots of cows but I don't fancy taking them on.
I sat down this morning feeling a bit low and tired and came across your video, thankyou having come from UK I felt filled with peace watching the change of seasons and how and what you did, I think we (public in general) have forgotten how much pleasure there is from nature itself, again Thankyou, made my day😊
That really makes us so happy and very chuffed we can create videos that helps inspire some nature appreciation. Thank you for watching and saying hello :)
Just an observation. Watching you two share the narration of this video and switch back and forth "seamlessly" in concert with each other tells me you have a very special relationship.
Thanks for the video. I wish you folks well on your mission. Be well dream well.
Thank you so much! We really love making the videos so hope to be able to eventually both work on them full time.
Curtains at doors and windows help to keep out drafts!
You are living my dream. I live in a cottage in south Oxfordshire which was once surrounded by countryside but sadly a modern estate with over 400 houses has been plonked on my doorstep. I’m desperate to escape and what you have there is simply heaven to me.
Enjoy!
That's really sad to hear the countryside had been built on. How long have you lived there for? The is a real sense of simplicity with so much nature I agree
@@joshandsarahride I’ve lived here for 25 yrs and the housing estate went up 6 years ago. There’s so much noise now and people everywhere, I long to just hear nature and feel a closer link with the natural rhythms of life. Simplicity is best 🙏
April to June are usually the best months here on the Solway plain. The best part of not having street lights are the wonderful starry, starry nights. Enjoy
The night skies are absolutely amazing. A good trade-off for no streetlights!
Hello Josh & Sarah from Edmonton, Alberta. Canada. Have visited your beautiful area many times as my husband is British. We are not able to travel 'home' any more because of our ages { husband..96, me..80 } so watching your video brought back many lovely memories. So glad I discovered your channel and look forward to following you from now on. God Bless. Fondly, Dorothy.
A huge hello over to Edmonton. Thanks so much for watching and we're really glad to share our slice of the Lakes with you :)
I really loved watching this, you came up in my for you page and I’m so glad, you are living the next phase of what I want my life to be
Beautiful video. You capture nature so wonderfully.
I've just watched your captivating, extremely well edited, moving and poetic video. I'm old and sad and tucked up in my hochbett in Berlin...a billion light years from where you are. So special. The potatoes, the stars, the logs. Beautiful. It made me think of this: `The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust. A merging of two people is an impossibility, and where it seems to exist, it is a hemming-in, a mutual consent that robs one party or both parties of their fullest freedom and development. But once the realization is accepted that even between the closest people infinite distances exist, a marvelous living side-by-side can grow up for them, if they succeed in loving the expanse between them, which gives them the possibility of always seeing each other as a whole and before an immense sky.
Rainer Maria Rilke
All the best to you both. Kirstie X
Thanks so much! And wow, what a beautiful bit of writing. I really like it and agree the best relationships come from learning and living side by side. The potatoes have been a real highlight this year 🥔
Thank you for sharing your spring and summer. You live a charming life in a lovely little cottage. Being so close to nature and being able to live off the land is truly rewarding in many ways. ❤
Really a pleasure sharing 😊
Lake District spring and Summers are just magical. My cousins, siblings and I, always looked forward to travelling up and seeing our grandparents in Kentmere. Can’t find anywhere more peaceful. Your video means a lot!
Kentmere is a lovely place! Thanks for watching :)
same we did . moved away from the city in our own weight cottage ...love from Scotland
Me & my partner watched this last night, makes us smile, inspires us & we wish it was us. You are making it work & should be so proud of yourselves. We live in South Yorkshire & you inspire me sarah how strong you are on the bike. I ❤ my bike but need to get out on it more. 😒
Soz for the sloppiness lol. 🤘 adventure fans.
So glad you both liked the video 😄 ah thanks, I love riding which makes getting out easier. Also love to get muddy which helps. What sort of bike do you have? Happy you both found us 🚲😁
Me jen, just rides an orbea hybrid tourer nothing special but it's mine lol. Lee rides a single speed, off road tourer & always wants new bike/bits lol.
Just been on a lil nature ride with our 3yr old boy who loves the outdoors & enjoys being on the bike. We would enjoy going to see them potatoes haha. Enjoy x
Fabulous video, music, and inspiration. May your kittens stay safe and keep you free from mice. All the best as winter approaches again.
So far the mice are at bay so the kittens are clearly doing something🐈⬛️
Greetings from Aotearoa New Zealand. We're heading into what promises to be a long, hot, dry summer. Our ti kouka (cabbage trees - you call them palms in the UK) are already in flower and that's an indication of whats to come.
A big hello to Aotearoa! NZ is one of our dream cycle destinations. We hope to make our way there someday!
Great to finally meet a British couple, that are going back to basics and truly embracing nature and rural living.❤
Thanks Shirley. Do you think its not so common for brits? Curious where you are from? I think I'll say I don't think it's that commone for bits to pick a more rustic lifestyle
@joshandsarahride
Hi there, I'm living in a rural little village 5miles outside of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire and love it, been here for 20yrs now.
I used to follow people in van life travelling the USA and other people living on boats, then a few of these couples end up by buying plots of land in Canada and building their our homes and living mainly off the land as much as possible, one chap is in Australia and he also has brought his own property and rebuilding his life there.
Hope your already for our British winter that's coming, and wish you both well. X
Back to basics? They get their food delivered.
@shirleycarter2451 we are familiar with Melton Mowbray. Sounds like you like it there? Also sounds like you met some amazing people on your travels! We love this type of living now, can't see ourselves going back!
@@charlotterandall8738 we have to get it somehow 😅 the closest shop is 15 miles. But we do try to grow a lot too🌱
Thanks so much for sharing. This was what my dream was when we moved to Ireland (but with a car 😅). There’s just something so romantic about the countryside in the UK and Ireland
Ahh cool guys, I didn't know you lived in Ireland. How long were you there for? Where abouts were you?
@@joshandsarahride just a few months because car insurance was way too expensive for us to live there ($10,000 CAD for one car). We were in Wicklow mostly but toured around a bit. Brought the full suspension mountain bikes with us but nothing for touring and it was pretty hard with a big dog!
@@WaywardLifeSailing jeez, that is expensive, but sounds like an adventure though. How did you bring the dog over? Have you done any big international trips in the boat?
@@joshandsarahride dog came over on the plane and def didn’t love it. And haven’t had any international trips on the boat yet, but hopefully in the near-ish future!
@@WaywardLifeSailing will definitely follow along for the trip!
Moved to the country 12 years ago and so identify with the things you say in your excellent film!
So true and beautifully poetic! I loved it❣️Only the change of the seasons gives us the chance to appreciate them fully👍🙏🏼
This is so true 💚
...at least you don't get tornados. (I live in Chicago, Illinois USA)😅 But the kittens - the KITTENS!!! OH MY GOD, what a gift from heaven!!!!!!😻 But their poor mom, and in a place with so few cars!😢
Hi guys, just found your channel...Cumbria is where my heart is. Well done..and thankyou for bringing back happy memories of wild open spaces.
It's such an incredible place! Very happy we could share our slice with you.
That was a lovely film to watch with my morning cuppa. Best wishes from Scotland ☀️🍁🍄x
Really glad you liked it Nicky 🙂 thanks!
Hi Guys, what a wonderful video, its so good to see the cottage, garden and the locality. I know you plan to go on long journeys, but I hope you can hang onto the cottage and the two wee cats whilst you are away. That is just the type of place we are looking for, but North of the Border. I hope this winter is not as hard as the last (although all idications over here near Berwick are that it will be a hard one 😱🤣) And that you both just carry on enjoying life like you do and Josh continues the enchanting narrations which I can see have the makings of a book. I'm sure I will reading in the future. ATB Big Dave Scotland
Thanks for watching Dave. We will be really sad to leave the cottage, but also excited too. We're just renting so it will have some new lucky Lodgers once we hit the road. With the kittens, we were advised to domesticate them so they can be re-homed locally. We're happy to be temporary parents (even if they are causing carnage around the house at the moment 😅). We DO have big dreams of writing a book, called The Longest Way to India. We've actually tried to get there even before the bike trips. It's a loooong story 😅
I know it is tough sometimes, but I would stay there forever. Beautiful.
What a special vlog-delighted to have found you.
Loved this, thanks so much. Please update when you can. Greetings & best wishes from New Zealand ♥
I'm having a really anxious day and this calmed me down to no end. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your corner of the world and how you work together as a couple!
Really glad you enjoyed it 😁 thank you!
Best video in my last 5 years
Great vlog capturing the seasons. Thanks for sharing. Love from Cornwall ❤
Thanks Terry. Big hello to Cornwall 👋
Lovely storytelling and beautiful cinematography. Your lifestyle seems idyllic.
Hey Sam, really appreciated. Really nice looking back through a year of footage!
Video clip beautifully put together,and really enjoyed wathcing and listening to what you had to say. Thank you both for sharing your experiences!
Lovely La’al cottage, I was born and raised in Cumbria, but moved away in the 80’s lived in London for 12 years and now Surrey, miss the old place and people, how you cope without a car is beyond me, the public transport is & has always been poor in that part of the country, I still have friends and family there and they couldn’t get about without one, good luck & I hope you make a go of it the landscape is beautiful and the people are great.
It is a beautiful part of the world. Luckily we have two trusty bikes and a love for cycling that keeps us going 🚲 glad you liked the video!
I loved this; you are a beautiful couple, bringing me joy. Wishing you many happy years together. 😁
Thank you Ann 😊
What makes your situation work so well is the love you share with each other.
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Glad you found your home in the Lake District.
The area behind Skiddaw always felt special to me
It's got such a desolate beauty to it. A very special place.
Just found your vlogs. I used to live in a very remote farmhouse. Now in a less remote house. Make sure you have plenty of food stored in glass jars. Store everything in glass. Keeps the mice out and the bugs. Keep boxes of candles, purchase solar lights, make firelighters using pine cones dipped twice in candle wax. I store mine in paper bags so I just put the paper bag into my woodburner with logs and set fire to the bag. Get your stores of logs ready in summer. Enjoy! There is nothing like living along with the seasons. I always made sure I had bales of hay for the animals in the depths of winter. 😊
Ha, yes, we found out quickly about storing things in glass. In our first winter we fed the mice very well, unintentionally! Really useful tip about the pine cones, we'll try that. Thanks!
That’s flown by ain’t it doesn’t seem like 2 mins I watched the move in vid and we were talking logs and costs lol. Here’s to a short kind winter guys. ATB Coops 👍🏻👍🏻🚴🚴
CRAZY how quickly it's gone by 🫣😅 looking forward to Autumn, heading up past you for our next trip to hopefully find lots of autumn leaves. Cheers Coops!
Those kittens are so gorgeous
They are beautiful. Mischievous, but beautiful!
Just watched your video you both are a lovely couple and wow what a beautiful home you both have I would love to live there iam glad that the kittens have a home with you both looking forward to seeing your next videos take care ❤
We are so happy to be helping the kitten, particularly after their mum sadly is gone. Thank you so much for watching!
Bravissimi, vivete in un posto fantastico... 👍💪💪👋
Brillant !! Thanks for sharing
What a beautiful place you've got! Absolutely loved the video, can't wait to see more from you guys 🌻
magical...good luck!
Ay up me ducks.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this and what a wonderful place set in such a stunning surroundings. 👍🙂
Ey friend, thanks for watching!
Love and the thought of the scenery is as old as the house,the tree behind being just a seed when house was built,.
So lucky very relaxing watching also, thanks 👍
Yes! Two infact, maybe not quite as old as the house but a couple.of centuries old. One of them had to have a trim as it caught a disease so doesn't look as impressive but is still just as old🌳
Super beautiful! Thanks for the video and inspiration 😊
Just beautiful - thank you and best wishes.
From wide open space to another-you
certainly have time to breathe and just
revel in your countryside paradise😊
Yes that's one of the reasons we love it here
Just so beautiful. Thank you for allowing us insight. Wow wow wow
Superb video and narration of your journey acclimatising to your new environment. Loved the dancing in the garden to some Talisk, no better place for it! Keep up the good work and enjoy the journey.
Ahhh yeh, good ear! Really love Talisk 😁 thanks 🙏
Thank you for sharing!
Wow... daily adventure and beautiful cottage and surroundings! I don't think I'd have the guts to do what you do, but it certainly sounds appealing.
You would LOVE all the trail running opportunities from the door! The North Fells are some of the most inspiring and peaceful I've run in. Barely see a soul outside of the summer months!
Such a joy to watch!
A beautiful video showing an insight on the changing seasons in the Lake District. Each season has its own special magic.
I love this! ❤
A pure joy to watch, thank you both for sharing your adventure. When we were children we would stay at a friends cottage in the lakes and this took me right back to those perfect summers in the beautiful little garden, the white cottage, playing cards and getting used to the smell of damp!
Your editing ... oh, my. MAGICAL. Music is exquisite. Glorious. New sub. Well done!
To a fairly new editor, that means a lot - thank you!
beautiful! thank you...
You are blessed with this wonderful Way of living at this absolute amazing Place❤❤❤❤
Beautiful video, thankyou
What an incredible place to live and you guys enhance it beautifully 🤗
Really enjoyed watching. What a lovely adventure 👍🏼 Thanks for sharing it.
A beautiful video, loved this, more please😊
A beautiful pure life, an absolute joy to watch. Thank you for sharing!
Lovely video. Enjoy!
thank you for your beautiful little movie and leading us through the cycle of seasons. (:
What a gorgeous couple.Thanks for sharing your story.Best wishes to you both.❤
Nice, thanks for sharing 😊
Absolutely stunning video! Great respect what you have achieved ! Hope the kittens will stay safe and warm up your lifes 😻😻
I love all seasons. Beautiful video. My first job when leaving school aged 15 many years ago, was a typist for a potato merchants. I used to type up labels for lots of different potatoes! The names have always stuck with me!
What a niche job! Some have some really interesting names don't they 😅🥔
Thank you so much- its wunderful🧚♀️
Thank you that was thoroughly enjoyable from Georgia USA
What a wonderful video. You are able to make us feel as though we are there with you. Very thought provoking. A huge thankyou x
What a wonderful video, a joyful watch. Good on you both. Will look forward to keep following your adventures....
That was a beautiful video! Love the photography and the story… looking forward to watching more!
Great work!
What a lovely commentary to a gorgeous film of a beautiful place!
What a lovely video. Love the editing and the colours. Beautiful!
Lovely
Beautifully filmed, thanks for sharing your little idyll in the Lakes 😊
Hi, I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you. May you truly be blessed in your home.
Looking forward to more videos from you two lovely people.
What a gorgeous video!
What joy am loving this vlog very refreshing .Sending lots of happy thoughts your way from the coast of Brittany France.
Thank you 😊 big hello to Brittany!
This was a beautiful video. For 3 years we lived in southern Lakeland before moving to Ireland. And I honestly miss it. This video incapsulated everything that I loved along with the challenges that winter brings. There is no place quite like the lakes. It only does atmosphere. We’ll done guys! Great channel 😊
Incredible lovely thank you for.sharing the beauty. Stay blessed ❤
Love this xx
Love your story and the visual imagery in this video!
I am loving this ❤❤❤
what a lovely setting. wish you all the best.
How wonderful to just enjoy life at it's fullest!
Time to breathe Le joie de vivre! Cheers from
Canada❤