USD 645,732
1 r
2 bd
Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agents, Fine & Country Cumbria. T: ... Offers:
All offers should be made to the offices of the sole selling agents, Fine & Country North Cumbria by e-mail at ...
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There is a traditional sandstone flagged floor and Belfast sink with a picture window onto the garden. From here is a practicable rear hallway with ample hanging for coats and sink with a separate WC, parquet flooring and back door to the garden. The pretty Georgian staircase with original handrail leads to an elegant landing on the first floor with a seating area. The principal bedroom is a delightful bright space with whitewashed painted floorboards and a stunning original fire and surround. This inviting room has the benefit of sliding patio doors onto a south facing private terrace, a unique and relaxing retreat for a morning coffee with fabulous countryside views. Along the hall is a second double room with built in cupboards and window onto the back garden. There is a substantial family bathroom, well-appointed with walk in shower, roll top bath, WC, hand wash basin and heated towel rail. A door takes you into the east side of the property where there is a study reading area with a quaint window overlooking the garden to the front, a delightful working area. This adaptable space connects a second single bedroom and an impressive fourth bedroom with delightful, exposed cruck beams a low window seat onto the front garden getting the evening sun. A useful and flexible part of the house offering potential as independent space for relatives or adolescents if needed. OUTSIDE The Hill has delightful well planted and mature gardens to both the front and the rear of the property. The drive is block paved with ample space for two cars and a large store with useful overhang ideal storage for logs, with outside tap and power. The decorative lamps on the drive are on a timer and controlled via Wi-Fi. A gravel path leads through the lawn to the front door, framed with carefully chosen planting to the borders and a pretty cherry tree, this part of the garden gets all the evening sun and ideal for alfresco dining. To the rear of this charming family home is an informal and secluded south facing lawned garden with flagged terraces and original cobbles, there is a plethora of fruit bushes and trees and a herb garden, a holly hedge provides privacy to the neighbouring property. SERVICES Tenure Freehold Council tax Band E EPC F Local Authority is Cumberland Council. This Grade ll listed four-bedroom link-detached property dating between 1640 and 1750. Mains electricity and water. Oil tank provides central heating via radiators & hot water. Boiler purchased in 2010 and serviced regularly. Septic tank in own grounds, it is unknown if this complies to General Binding Regulations. Windows are double glazed to the rear and original sash windows to the front of the property. Loft is partially boarded. There is a phone line to the house. Broadband is fibre-optic and provided by BT. Mobile signal is good. LOCATION & DIRECTIONS The pretty historic village of Burgh by Sands provides school, church and pub with a village bus service. It is close to the Solway Coast. and is just 15 minutes from Carlisle with the city’s major road and rail links. The property sits next to a small working farm which the current owners enjoy the quiet comings and goings of the lambs and cattle there. It sits across from a small, wooded area bursting with wildlife and beside a field, if not home to lambs in the spring is planted wheat and barley, creating a special rural retreat for the owners of this property but still within the village. If heading west through Burgh by Sands follow the road through the village and tun left towards Thurstonfield and Great Orton, the property is found just beyond the bridge almost immediately on the left. These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general guideline and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending Purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. The services, systems, and appliances shown may not have been tested and no guarantee as to their operability or efficiency can be given. All floor plans are created as a guide to the lay out of the property and should not be considered as a true depiction of any property and constitutes no part of a legal contract. Viewings:
Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agents, Fine & Country Cumbria. T: ... Offers:
All offers should be made to the offices of the sole selling agents, Fine & Country North Cumbria by e-mail at ...
Features:
- Garden
- Terrace