5 bedroom house

Characterful 5 bed detached house with Grade II* Listed Bastle in generous grounds with adjoining paddock in all around 5 acres. 

APPROXIMATE DISTANCES IN MILES Castle Carrock 4.8 | Armathwaite 5 | M6 J42 12 | Central Carlisle - mainline station 14.6 | Penrith - mainline station 15.5 | Lake District National Park - Ullswater 22, Keswick 34 | Newcastle International Airport 54.8 

ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY Hall and stairs | Sitting room | Dining room | Breakfast kitchen | Utility room | Pantry | Garden room | Cloakroom | First floor landing | Southwest facing bedrooms one, two and three | Northeast facing bedrooms four and five | Bathroom | Shower room | Generous grounds | Listed Bastle/barn | Adjoining paddock around 5 acres with stream | Council Tax Band - F | Energy Performance Rating - pending | Mains water and electricity | Private drainage | Oil central heating | Solid fuel AGA | Freehold  

LOCATION Pretty Eden Valley village setting at the end of a lane with direct access to the fells and just within the North Pennines AONB. Nearby villages with good amenity include Castle Carrock which has a pub and primary school and Armathwaite which has a pub and good village store. The regional centre, Carlisle, has a broad range of social, leisure and retail opportunities and like Penrith benefits from being on the Westcoast Mainline for London and Glasgow. From Carlisle there are many direct services including to Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham. The area is known for natural and historic interest with much to explore on foot, by car or bicycle. The main road network links the M6 and onward for the Lake district. 

DESCRIPTION Townhead Farm is a charming settlement comprising a 5 bed detached period house with generous garden, detached barn (Grade II Listed Bastle) and adjoining paddock with stream, in all around 5 acres. The accommodation is well balanced and has great character. The heart of this home is the generous farmhouse kitchen with Shaker style units and sleek granite worktops. An AGA features in a wide recess and there are two replacement sash windows and an external door. The living space does not disappoint. The sitting room is a spacious, calm space with sandstone fireplace and wood burning stove. The dining room has a timber floor and like the sitting room faces southwest. The sunroom has French doors to the garden and provides a quiet and private place to relax in. On the first floor are the five bedrooms and modern bathroom and shower room. 

OUTSIDE Pleasant lawned garden and small wood. The adjoining 4.5 acre paddock has stream on one boundary. Of interest is the Grade II* Listed byre with cobbled courtyard and store above, formerly Bastle house. Probably mid C16, with initials TD thought to be initials of Thomas, Lord Dacre who died 1566.

Marketed by: Hayward Tod, Carlisle