GROUND FLOOR

Entrance porch/ utility room

4'0" × 7'8" (1.23m × 2.36m)

A versatile space as you enter the home with space to kick off boots and shoes after long countryside walks with room to hang coats and bags. There is space for a washing machine with work surfaces and fitted storage available. The front door and glazed panels to either side ensure the room is full of natural light. Access to the cloak room and kitchen.

Cloak room

3'0" × 3'11" (0.93m × 1.21m)

A fantastic addition to the home with a W.C and corner hand basin perfect for the use of guests or when gardening! The floor and half walls are tiled with a large frosted window allowing natural light through.

Kitchen

9'3" × 11'11" (2.83m × 3.64m)

Open plan to the dining room and located in the original part of the home, this well equipped kitchen offers white shaker style base and wall units with contrasting dark granite work surfaces and a dark tiled floor. Integrated appliances include a professional range cooker with cooker hood above, a dishwasher, a fridge and a freezer. The picture window with a deep sill allows natural light to flood in presenting open views over the garden and to the countryside beyond.

Dining Room

11'8" × 12'2" (3.56m × 3.71m)

A generous room that is easily able to accommodate a table to seat eight, perfect for socialising and entertaining with family and friends. Two windows with exposed original wooden beams above look out to the front of the property and an original alcove space has been uncovered to reveal a recessed space for storage.

Living Room

14'1" × 17'1" (4.30m × 5.23m)

Full of natural light emanating from the triple aspect windows, this is a room you will want to spend time admiring the impressive views or cosying up in front of the large wood burning stove. The stove is housed within a grand fireplace with an ornate sandstone mantle and surround on a stone hearth. The large picture window perfectly frames the garden and views over to the countryside beyond. A door leads effortlessly out to a side patio seating area and there is an under stairs cupboard perfect for storage.

Office

4'9" × 9'4" (1.45m × 2.87m)

Located just off the living room, this front facing room is currently used as an office with space for a desk and storage units.

FIRST FLOOR

Bedroom 1

10'11" × 14'1" (3.33m × 4.30m)

A generous double bedroom boasting beautiful dual aspect views to the front and side of the property and benefitting from an abundance of fitted wardrobes.

Bedroom 2

11'10" × 12'5" (3.61m × 3.79m)

A front facing double bedroom with a beautiful original wooden lintel above the window. Perfect for guests offering a shower cubicle and electric shower behind a chunky glass tiled wall with a separate hand basin.

Bedroom 3

10'10" × 11'0" (3.32m × 3.36m)

A good sized bright double bedroom with a large picture window overlooking the garden and countryside beyond.

Bathroom

6'7" × 9'0" (2.03m × 2.76m)

A generous bathroom full of natural light and ambient lighting to suit any mood! The flooring is beautiful exposed Elm wooden floorboards that add a cosy and rustic charm to the space. The bath is able to accommodate two! with central taps, an overhead mains shower with a reading light above - perfect for relaxing in the bath while getting stuck into your favourite book! There is a W.C and wall-mounted hand basin surrounded by a vanity unit and fitted shelving with an airing cupboard housing the hot water tank and boasting fitted shelves. The window with deep sill offers private and elevated views across to the fields beyond.

Landing

5'0" × 11'2" (1.53m × 3.41m)

An 'L' shaped landing blending both the original part of the home with the new, offering access to all first floor rooms and also gives access to two loft spaces. A window on the half landing allows natural light to flood in and illuminate the space.

Garage

10'2" × 24'8" (3.11m × 7.54m)

With an up and over front door this spacious garage benefits from triple aspect views to the surrounding area and allows an abundance of natural light through. There is a 'mechanic pit' in the floor allowing access to the workshop below which could be converted and incorporated into the main space above. This garage could be adapted, subject to the relevant permissions, to create a fantastic hobby room, art studio or separate work from home space.

Externally

The driveway is able to easily accommodate 2 vehicles with a further off road parking space at the front of the property. The garage sits at the end of the driveway and a side gate leads invitingly through into the impressive large garden that offers a range of different areas ranging from well established rockeries, an allotment space for growing your own fruit and veg with a greenhouse/ potting shed close by and a secluded wildlife pond and peaceful seating area overlooking the countryside nearby. The main garden is laid as a formal and well manicured lawn interspersed with well stocked flower beds all thoughtfully planted to offer colour and interest and all year round with magnificent trees standing proudly throughout. This garden is an absolute delight to spend time and relax with various places to sit out to enjoy the sunshine all day long. A garden worthy of praise and indeed it has been featured in various books and articles over the years!

Useful information

Tenure - Freehold. House built - 1700's originally and extended in late 1960's. Council tax band - F (Westmorland and Furness council). Heating - Oil fired central heating. Electric - Mains (consumer unit replaced in 2022). Drainage - Septic tank shared with 4 other properties located in the field behind the cottage - (cost of approx £40 to empty per annum). What3Words location - ///thinnest.listed.solder. B4RN internet connection. Located close by in the neighbouring field is a protected Scheduled Monument of a Romano British farmstead.