Eco Dodge

Awe-inspiring Lake District eco-lodge is now abandoned and crumbling just six years after being featured on C4 show.

16:56 23 May 2016

Just six years after it was described as “awe-inspiring” by Kevin McCloud in his Channel 4 show, the Lake District eco-lodge is now abandoned, dilapidated and disintegrating. Built for the Grand Design cameras, the Dome House Boutique featured a swimming pool, sauna, four-posted beds and glorious views of Bowness-in-Windermere, Cumbria.

 

Families who have booked the lodge are getting worried and owner Robert Gaukroger is nowhere to be found. There are claims that holidaymakers are chasing £1,000 ­deposits. One of them is mother-of-three Claire Farn who booked the place for a week-long holiday in August for £1,000 after seeing the lodge on TV. 

 

She said: 'We couldn't get in touch with anyone and were really worried about our holiday.

 

'We started to get nervous. Then their website disappeared and so did their ­listing on eBay. We've tried phoning but there was ­either no answer or it was ­engaged.'

 

Another said: 'Dreadful ­behaviour, the way they're treating people who have booked and paid up front for accommodation. Not at all honorable!' 

 

According to neighbours, the Dome has been deserted for three months.