4 bedroom house
Skelsmergh, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9AQ
Guide Price
£795,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse
Property Tags: N/A
Land Tags: Fishing Rights and Lakes, Paddock
Summary Details
- First Marketed: May 2021
- Removed: Sep 2021
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse
- Property Tags: N/A
- Land Tags: Fishing Rights and Lakes, Paddock
- COPPICE HOWE, , , SKELSMERGH, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, 860000, 17/09/2021
- 4, , OAKBANK COTTAGES, SKELSMERGH, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, 220000, 24/09/2021
Directions
Set in a secluded corner of Cumbria yet only 5 minutes from the A6, providing links to the M6, and 10 minutes from Kendal town centre.
Proceed north out of the centre of Kendal
town on the A6 passing under the railway
and continue on to Shap Road. Continue
along Shap Road passing Morrisons on your
right. Continue along the A6 for
approximately 1 mile and then take the left
hand turn signposted Burneside. Continue
along this road and then take the first right
sign posted Oakbank. Take the right hand turn up the hill after the cottages. Coppice Howe is situated on your right hand side after about half a mile.
Location
Occupying a pleasant rural position providing fabulous open countryside views yet remaining convenient for the market town of Kendal, M6 motorway and the Lake District National Park. Windermere being approximately 6 miles and the M6 via the Kendal bypass, approximately 7 miles away. Kendal is known as the Gateway to the Lakes and is located easily from junction 36 or 37 of the M6 motorway. Kendal train station has links to Windermere and Oxenholme mainline station, links Glasgow and London Euston.
The nearby hamlet of Oakbank is located on the Dales Way and is a stones throw from the River Sprint and is mentioned by Alfred Wainwright in Three Westmorland Rivers saying "The Sprint is at its loveliest in the vicinity of Oakbank".
Outside
The property sits in approximately 1.32 acres and has a gated paddock of 0.61 acre. There are gated and walled patio garden and lawned garden with monkey tree and mature shrubs. Vegetable garden, garage, 5 bay barn with underhoused shippon for 14; 4 bay barn with loft; underhoused shippon for 20 with calf boxes; cart house, 2 stall stable; pig hull; dairy, shippon for 6; store and implement shed.
Services
Mains electricity, mains & private water. LPG central heating. Private drainage to septic tank. A private water supply is used for the watering of the gardens. B4RN hyperfast broadband.
Energy Rating
F
GROUND FLOOR
None
Entrance Hall
Radiator, tiled floor and exposed cruck and beams.
Walk-in Storage
Ideal wall mounted boiler, tiled floor and coat hanging space.
Shower Room
Vanity wash hand basin set to timber worktop in recess with cupboard under and opaque window above, wc, bidet, tiled floor and half tiled. Door into drying area with timber panelled walls and recess for towels, tiled floor and shower cubicle.
Sitting Room
Dual aspect windows, window seats and views. Feature stone Inglenook with multi fuel stove and bread oven. Original herb store cupboard, 3 heaters, beams to ceiling, walls and above the windows. Two picture lights, latched door and stairs to Bedroom 1.
Lounge
Measured into the recess. Multi paned window with window seat and external door to the garden, further leaded window to the side with deep sill. Feature chimney breast with raised large Hunter multi fuel stove with back boiler serving 3 radiators. Part flagged floor, radiator, original salt cupboard, and cupboard housing the electrics. There are display niches, beams to the ceiling and oak 'plank and muntim' wall panels. 4 wall lights. Oak stairs to the first floor.
Dining Kitchen
A farmhouse dining kitchen with original working 'Henry Rishton' Range with stone mantel over. Wooden base units with timber worktop over, Belfast sink with mixer tap and tiled splashbacks. Wall display rack, gas cooker with extractor hood over, tiled floor, oak panels, beam to ceiling, space for a fridge/freezer, display niche with lintel over, two windows to the front garden and t.v. point.
Inner Hall
Tiled floor, door to:
Cellar
Window to the rear with stone sill, flag floor and shelving.
Utility Room
Window to the rear, radiator, tiled floor, beam, plumbing for a washing machine and space above for a tumble dryer.
FIRST FLOOR
None
First Floor Landing
The original oak stairs lead up to the landing with plank floorboarding, exposed stonework, window to the rear and radiator.
Bathroom
Four piece suite comprising; cast bath with timber panelled side, tiled shower enclosure, pedestal wash hand basin and w.c. Radiator, opaque window to the rear, wood floor and timber pannelling to ceiling.
Bedroom 2
Oak plank flooring, two windows to the front with views, two radiators, fireplace with beam over, exposed timbers and beams.
Bedroom 4
Window to the front with views, heater, plank flooring, exposed beams.
Bedroom 3
Oak plank flooring, dual aspect windows, two radiators, door to:
Jack 'n' Jill Dressing Room
Measured into widest points. Wood flooring, Velux roof window, radiator and built in wardrobes. Door into:
Master Bedroom
Large room with feature chimney breast and display top. exposed timber 'A' frame and beams to the timber panelled pitched ceiling. Four Velux roof windows to ceiling, wooden flooring.
En Suite Bathroom
Four piece white suite comprising; timber panelled sided bath with mixer tap over, shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin and w.c. Tiled surrounds, Velux roof window to timber panelled cieling (restricted headroom).
Garage
with pit
Marketed by: HHLE, Kendal
Land Registry Data
- COPPICE HOWE, , , SKELSMERGH, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, 860000, 17/09/2021
- 4, , OAKBANK COTTAGES, SKELSMERGH, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, 220000, 24/09/2021