Property description
Location: From Kendal take the Underbarrow and Crosthwaite Road following the road up Greenside over the Kendal By-Pass down into the village of Underbarrow and through on into Crosthwaite. Continue along and the driveway for the property is on your right just before Crosthwaite House and the village pub/hotel and church.
From Windermere follow the Lyth Valley road from Bowness-on-Windermere through the village of Winster and turn left to Crosthwaite just before heading off down the Lyth Valley, proceed through the village past the primary school and the Punchbowl and the Church. With the driveway then being on your left just past Crosthwaite House.
Description: Standing in an elevated position Ormandy House commands the most splendid south westerly views over the gardens and the surrounding South Lakeland landscape. The living space is spacious and extensive with the adjoining barn offering a splendid garden room with utility and wet room. The accommodation is laid out over four floors, with a cellar room, a cosy sitting room, open plan living/dining kitchen and a most useful boot room with access through to the barn, and the five bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms complete the picture inside. Outside are a variety of outbuildings including a large detached barn that currently incorporates a double garage with workshop on the ground floor and a splendid entertaining room and fernery on the first floor and which has planning permission for creating living space for family or those working in the local area.
Accommodation with approximate dimensions:
Ground Floor
Open Porch
Entrance Hall a welcoming entrance with feature archway to the attractive timber staircase leading to the first and second floors. Two radiators and mat well. Inner hall with access via stone steps down to a most useful cellar room 16'3" x 10'5" (4.95m x 3.17m) with flagged floor, stone keeping table, power and light. High level window.
Sitting Room 14' 4" x 11' (4.37m x 3.35m) with sash window with seat and shutters overlooking the garden and surrounding countryside. Attractive fireplace with slate hearth and open grate. Plaster cornicing, dado rail and fitted book shelving. Fireside alcove with fitted shelving, radiator and TV aerial point.
Living/Dining Room 14' 7" x 14' 3" (4.44m x 4.34m) again with open aspect over the front garden to open fields beyond. Two sash windows with shutters and window seat. Original stone fireplace with tiled hearth and fitted gas fire with back boiler. Original matching fitted fireside cupboards and drawers. Radiator, open to:
Kitchen 11' x 9' 5" (3.35m x 2.87m) with window to the rear courtyard. Fitted with a range of timber wall and base units with open shelving. Solid wood work tops with single drainer, double bowl stainless steel sink unit, co-ordinating tiled splash backs. Built in oven, inset hob, microwave and dishwasher.
Boot Room 11' 9" x 9' 3" (3.58m x 2.82m) with window and door to the rear courtyard. Original stone fireplace, radiator and part panelled walls to dado height. Door to adjoining barn.
First Floor
Spacious Landing with full height arched Westmorland window, radiator and staircase to second floor.
Bedroom 1 (front) 11' 9" x 11' 2" (3.58m x 3.4m) enjoying far reaching views over the surrounding countryside. Two sash windows with seat and shutters. Two bed head spot light and TV aerial and telephone point. Fitted double wardrobe. En-suite Shower Room with tiled shower cubicle with Mira shower, alcove with wash hand basin with tiled splash back and wall mirror, WC. radiator, extractor fan and Dimplex wall heater. Airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and shelving for linen (accessed from the bathroom as well).
Note: It maybe possible subject to the usual planning consents to extend into the adjoining garden store from this bedroom in order to create further living space if required.
Bedroom 2 (front) 9' 9" x 8' (2.97m x 2.44m) again with fine views, sash window with shutters.
Bedroom 3 (front) 13' 2" x 11' 1" (4.01m x 3.38m) with two sash windows with seat and shutters, splendid views as before. Radiator and three wall light points.
Bedroom 4 (rear) 11' x 10' 6" (3.35m x 3.2m) with window to the rear garden, dado rail.
Bathroom having a three piece suite comprising; panel bath with Ideal Standard shower over, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Window with deep tiled sill, part tiled walls. Shaver and light point, radiator and electric wall heater. Shelved linen cupboard.
Second Floor
Splendid Hobby/Playroom/Teenager/Bedroom 5 34' 8" x 24' 1" (10.57m x 7.34m) a simply splendid room ideal for a variety of uses vaulted ceiling, exposed timbers and purlins. Three windows, two with shutters and Velux roof light. Far reaching views as far as the eye can see over the surrounding south Lakeland landscape. Radiator and night storage heater.
The Adjoining Barn accessed via the boot room into:
Hallway glazed panelled door to the rear courtyard. Radiator and attractive slate tiled floor. Glazed panelled door to utility room.
Wet Room with attractive slate tiled floor with under floor heating. Mira shower, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Shaver and light point, extractor fan.
Utility Room 9' 5" x 9' (2.87m x 2.74m) again with attractive slate tiled floor, double glazed window with open aspect and exposed stone work. Timber and slate wash stand with inset large sink with shower mixer, plumbing for washing machine. Two steps down to:
Garden Room 18' 3" x 12' 1" (5.56m x 3.68m) a really useful room with double glazed double doors opening to an open canopy porch and the garden. Attractive slate tiled floor, exposed stone work and beams. Power and light.
Outside:
Garden Store 21' 8" x 18' 6" (6.6m x 5.64m) located in the adjoining barn above the garden room. Two windows with fine views. Vaulted ceiling with roof light and exposed timbers. Steps to the side lead down to the rear cobbled courtyard.
To the side is a most attractive Stone and Slate Outbuilding being the former outside kitchen now used as a: Workshop 15'11" x 14'11" (4.85m x 4.54m) with flagged floor, two windows, stone sink and original built in cupboards. Open fireplace, power and light.
Adjoining Stone & Slate Wood Shed 9'8" x 7' (2.94m x 2.13m).
Excellent Detached Barn housing a double garage and workshop on the ground floor and a splendid studio/entertaining room at first floor level.
Double Garage 20' 8" x 17' 6" (6.3m x 5.33m) with up and over door, four windows and double doors to the side. Water tap and light.
Workshop 23' 2" x 17' 3" (7.06m x 5.26m) with power and light, window and door to garden.
Studio/Hobby/Entertaining Room 35' 7" x 23' 6" (10.85m x 7.16m) a splendid room incorporating a fern house. 9 double glazed windows with aspect over the gardens and surrounding countryside. Exposed stonework and polished wood floor. Quarry tiled hearth with Morso wood burning stove. Glazed door and wrap round side screen opening onto a bridge that leads across to the garden.
The Fern House 11'5" x 8'6" (4.38m x 2.59m) with glazed roof with opening light, power and light.
The Gardens & Grounds There is parking to the front of the garage together with a gated driveway to the side offering further parking.
There are formal and informal gardens to all sides with lawns, sheltered and almost secret sitting areas, planted areas enjoying an abundance of colourful cottage garden flowers and shrubs. Mature trees, wild flower areas and an orchard garden to the rear. The front paved terrace leads down to a lawned area with pergola and mature climbers, and there are two ponds with lily pads.
Services: mains electricity and mains water. Shared drainage with neighbouring property to septic tank. LPG gas.
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax: South Lakeland District Council - Band G
Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Hackney & Leigh - (01539) 729711
Energy Performance Certificate: The full Energy Performance Certificate is available on our website and also at any of our offices.