For Sale: One lake, great views, literary past... Owner of water that inspired Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter puts it on eBay

• Idea for character Jeremy Fisher was born on the banks of Beatrix Potter's 'favourite lake'
• The 280-acre site includes a Victorian boathouse and fisherman's lodge
• Owner describes chance to buy 15-year lease as the 'opportunity of a lifetime'

By Lizzie Parry and Eleanor Harding
PUBLISHED - The Daily mail - 17 October 2013 

Esthwaite Water, which lies between Lake Windermere and Coniston Water in Cumbria, is the first to be offered for sale on eBay

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