A remote ex-railroader's cottage dubbed Britain's 'loneliest house' has a reduced price of £50,000

Blea Moor Cottages Number 3 is in one of the most remote parts of the Yorkshire Dales. p>

Posted: 15:41 GMT, 7 Mar 2023 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, March 7, 2023

A detached cottage dubbed one of Britain's loneliest homes has had its asking price reduced by £50,000 because it's so remote no one bought it.

< p class="mol-para-with-font">Number 3 Blea Moor Cottages is in one of the most remote parts of the Yorkshire Dales and potential buyers have to walk for 20 minutes to get there from the car park.

The property was originally listed for sale by Fisher Hopper agents last summer for £300,000, but due to its unique location it struggled to sell and its asking price was reduced to £250,000.

The cottage needs some 'complete renovation and is somewhat rustic with paint peeling off the walls, signs of damp and holes in the floor.

But it is on the Three Peaks Challenge route as well as the Settle to Carlisle railway, so it might be suitable for trainspotters.

The former 1940s railwayman's house is one of a row of three but the others have been demolished.

Its Postal address is Chapel-le-Dale, a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire.

It is 12 miles from the town of Hawes and more s.. .