Property description
Location: Location: Lakethwaite Barn is situated between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks and is just a 5 minute drive from the M6 junction 37 via the Old Scotch Road. Follow the road down and take the right turning for Lakethwaite at the bottom of the hill, follow the track up through the fields and the property is then found straight ahead.
Manchester Airport is a 90 minute drive away, Oxenholme Train Station 15 minutes from where you can be in London in under 3 hours. The property is only 15 minutes from the bustling market towns of Sedbergh and Kendal.
Accommodation with approximate dimensions:
Ground Floor
Open Porch with light.
Reception/Dining Hall with Study area 13' 1" x 12' 1" (3.99m x 3.68m) plus 12'9" x 9' (3.89m x 2.74m) a welcoming entrance with double glazed panelled door and full height double glazed screen enjoying views across the surrounding countryside. Large Velux roof light, two radiators and exposed beams. Open staircase to first floor with useful cupboard underneath. Inset shelved display niche with concealed lights, plate rail.
Living Room 16' 1" x 12' 11" (4.9m x 3.94m) a cosy room with two double glazed sash style windows overlooking the well kept gardens. Attractive stone fireplace and hearth with timber mantle and open fire. Radiator, beamed ceiling.
Breakfast Kitchen 16' 0" x 10' 4" (4.88m x 3.15m) with two double glazed windows to the gardens, cork tiled floor and beamed ceiling with down lights, radiator. Fitted with a range of wall, base and drawer units with complementary working surfaces and inset bowl and half stainless steel sink. Built in double oven and easy clean halogen hob with cooker hood and extractor over. Plumbing for dishwasher. Part glazed door to:-
Porch stone tiled floor and beamed ceiling, double glazed window and stable door to garden. Oil central heating boiler, radiator and power and light.
Inner Hall accessed from the dining hall. Stable door to front. Archway to:
Downstairs Toilet and Bathroom having a four piece suite comprising; shower cubicle with Mira shower, panel bath, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Complementary part tiled walls, wall mirror and shaver and light point. Extractor fan, heated towel rail and electric wall heater.
Utility Room 12' 7" x 7' 2" (3.84m x 2.18m) currently fitted with a range of pine kitchen wall and base cupboards, complementary working surfaces with inset dingle drainer stainless steel sink. Breakfast table, cork tiled floor and part tiled walls. Plumbing for washing machine, storage heater and two double glazed windows to the front and rear with distant views.
Living Room 16' 1" x 12' 11" (4.9m x 3.94m) with double glazed arched full height window enjoying splendid views across the surrounding countryside to the distant fells beyond. Brick fireplace with timber mantle, flagged hearth and wood burning stove. Beamed ceiling.
Bedroom 4 12' 0" x 8' 11" (3.66m x 2.72m) double glazed windows to the front and rear with fine views, part glazed door to garden, electric wall heater.
First Floor
Landing with access to loft space, radiator.
Bedroom 1 16' 6" x 13' 0" (5.03m x 3.96m) double glazed window with open aspect across the garden and deep window seat, large Velux roof light, radiator. Fitted furniture incorporating wardrobes with hanging rails and shelving, matching drawer fitments and pull out wicker baskets. Built in airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and cold water tank. Built in double wardrobe.
Bedroom 2 11' 4" x 9' 4" (3.45m x 2.84m) with large Velux roof light, radiator and plenty of under eaves storage space. Fitted furniture incorporating wardrobe, cupboards and shelving.
Bedroom 3 10' 3" x 8' 5" (3.12m x 2.57m) with radiator Velux roof light and fitted desk unit and matching book shelves.
Bathroom having a three piece suite in white comprising; shower bath with glazed screen and Mira shower, fitted furniture with wash hand basin and WC. Complementary part tiled walls, two wall light points and wall mirror, radiator and Velux roof light.
Outside: The property has the benefit of a hard standing area that offers plenty of parking for several vehicles together with greenhouse and garden sheds.
The delightful well tended landscaped gardens enjoy sun all day and offer privacy and seclusion with sheltered sitting areas from which to sit and enjoy the splendid open views. There are mature hedge screens and well -tended lawns and the flower beds and borders are planted with a wide variety of shrubs, specimen trees and plants that bloom with colour in spring/summer. A small kitchen garden with raised beds is just outside the kitchen door.
Note: There is a right of way for the local farmer across the access to the parking area to the barn beyond.
Tenure: Freehold
Services: mains electricity. Oil central heating. Private drainage and private water. Broadband and internet connected.
Council Tax: South Lakeland District Council Band F
Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Hackney & Leigh - Kendal Office
Energy Performance Certificate: The full Energy Performance Certificate is available on our website and also at any of our offices.