Gamble Hole Barn, Back Lane, Newton Price £525,000

A quite exceptional barn conversion nestled into the beautiful Bowland landscape, just one mile from the Parkers Arms. Absolutely stunning it comprises open hall/sitting room, lounge, kitchen diner with Aga, three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, delightful south facing gardens. (1,754 sq ft/162.9 sq m approx. EPC: D).

Charm, character and quality in abundance. Gamble Hole Barn, Back Lane, Newton

Directions Set amidst the rural splendour of the Hodder Valley, Gamble Hole Barn is approximately eight miles from . Leaving Clitheroe along Waddington Road passing right through Waddington and up the fell road, to the left of the Higher Buck Inn. Continue over the fell dropping down into Newton bearing left after the Parkers Arms. The property is one mile away from this point. Once you have reached the Village Hall, Back Lane is the next turning on the right hand side. Proceed up Back Lane for approximately half a mile and you will come to the stone walled entrance to Gamble Hole Farm and Barn. Continue down the farm track for a few hundred yards and the property can be found on the right. Services Mains electricity, spring water, drainage to a septic tank, oil fired central heating from a Warmflow boiler. Underfloor heating to the ground floor, panelled radiators to the first floor. Additionally there is an oil fired Aga. Rates are payable to RVBC Band F. We are advised the tenure is Freehold. Additional Features The property features oak floors, doors, structural timbers and staircase, painted wood double glazed windows with black ironmongery, secondary heating from a solid fuel stove and halogen down-lighting. Location One mile to Newton, six miles to Waddington and eight miles to Clitheroe. Rural yet eminently accessible. Gamble Hole Barn is a short drive from the local amenities of , Newton and Dunsop Bridge. Slaidburn's facilities include a primary school, shop, post office and public house. You have the Parkers Arms at Newton and the renowned Inn at beyond Dunsop Bridge. Accommodation The Hodder Valley lies within an area of outstanding natural beauty famed for its rugged rural vistas. This handsome converted stone barn provides superbly proportioned accommodation that is light, free flowing and a pleasure to reside in. French windows access both front and rear gardens and the delightful south facing rear garden has a stone walled curtilage providing valuable privacy and shelter from the prevailing westerlies. Built in the local vernacular, traditional building methods were employed in the conversion helping to create this most wonderful home. We are sure you will like it and we strongly advise a viewing. The central front door connects to a hall which is open to a sitting room with dual aspect windows. The understairs area provides the most convenient log store and double doors open to the lounge. The room's focal point is a natural stone fireplace with a cast iron log burner to snuggle up to on a cold winter's night. With windows on three elevations this room is light infused and a pleasure to relax in. Arranged to a popular open plan design the kitchen diner is most definitely family focused. The stone flagged floor is both practical and warm with underfloor heating plus the deep warmth associated with an Aga. The bespoke kitchen units are to the popular Shaker style with a maple counter and fluted drainer over a Belfast pot sink with swan necked mixer tap. The high vaulted ceiling has a distinctive truss support and French windows open to a flagged patio offering an alfresco option. The generous master bedroom has dual aspect windows and a stylish contemporary en- suite consisting of a glazed shower cubicle with a thermostatic shower and rainfall head, low suite wc and a wall hung basin by Duravit. Towels warm on a chromed radiator, walls and floor are tiled. Bedroom 2 is also a great size offering the potential to split. It has windows overlooking front and rear gardens plus a French window opening to an external stone flighted staircase; once the access to the farm worker's bed-sit. The original cast iron open grate fire from that period was retained during the conversion and makes an impressive focal point. Bedroom 3 is another good double which shares the stunning house bathroom. To a period design with Heritage sanitaryware it consists of an enamelled double ended bath resting on exposed clawed feet with a hand-held shower. Low suite wc, pedestal washbasin and a Daryl glazed shower cubicle with thermostatic shower and rainfall head. Towels warm on a towel radiator. There are lovely lawned gardens to front and rear with stone walls and flagged footpaths; a retained external staircase and sheltered area beyond the patio with stone retaining walls. Off-road parking is providing on a pebbled drive at the front, for at least four cars and there is space for a log store down the side of the barn. These delightful gardens blend so naturally with the surrounding rural aspect and the distant vistas are something else! We strongly urge you to view this excellent home. Viewing Strictly by appointment with the Agents. (PIQ available on request). (24h15)

All fixtures and fittings in these particulars are included in the sale, all others in the property are specifically excluded. Please note that we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for their purpose. Photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item is included for sale with the property. Please note: Although these particulars are thought to be materially correct, their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not form any part of a contract.

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