CASTERTON COTTAGE £650,000

Casterton, The Yorkshire Dales, LA6 2SF

Built in the architectural style of the ‘Arts and Crafts’ movement and largely unaltered since. Ready for renovation and in a large garden, this one is all about POTENTIAL and with a highly desirable residential setting and splendid open views across the valley you’ve the makings of a prime property.

Whilst well maintained it’s dated and ready for renovation. The original period features shine through and make this a wonderful opportunity for the next custodians to create something very personal and special. There’s parking, a double garage, workshop and good sized gardens, in all 0.4 acres (0.16 hectares).

Privacy, seclusion and potential, all in a prime residential area and within walking distance of Kirkby Lonsdale.

www.davis-bowring.co.uk Welcome to CASTERTON COTTAGE £650,000 Casterton, The Yorkshire Dales, LA6 2SF

Generally regarded as one of the most desirable residential addresses in the Lune Valley, North Heads Lane in Casterton brings a range of houses of differing architectural styles and periods each occupying spacious, private gardens. Well deserving of its reputation it’s a rather special place to live. Casterton itself has a petrol filling station and garage with a small shop for basic provisions along with The Pheasant, a popular country pub, children’s nursery (The Mulberry Bush), school (Sedbergh Preparatory), the Church of Holy Trinity and village hall. Nearby Barbon has a village hall, a shop and cafe (The Churchmouse at Barbon), The Barbon Inn, a popular country pub and St Bartholomew's Church. The beauty of this location is the accessibility for Kirkby Lonsdale (2.4 miles) which offers an abundance of independent shops, popular restaurants and pubs, banks and a post office, churches, doctors and dentists and a well-regarded Booths supermarket. If you don’t know Kirkby Lonsdale, in 2019 and 2020 it was voted in the best top ten places to live in the North West by The Sunday Times. The Lakeland market town of Kendal (15.2 miles) and the Georgian city of Lancaster (16.9 miles via the A683) provide a more comprehensive range of educational, commercial and recreational facilities. If you are relocating with children then you’ve a great selection of schools to consider. There are primary schools in Kirkby Lonsdale, Leck and Sedbergh. Secondary schools can be found in Kirkby Lonsdale (Queen Elizabeth), Milnthorpe (Dallam) and Lancaster. There are also girls’ and boys’ grammar schools in Lancaster. Independent schools are at Sedbergh, Giggleswick and Windermere. For those keen on outdoor pursuits, could there be a better placed village? The glorious unspoiled countryside of the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks, the Lune Valley and Forest of Bowland is all on your doorstep. The perfect playground for walkers, climbers, cavers, potholers, cyclists and sailors, and if you fancy a walk by the sea, the Arnside and Silverdale AONB and Morecambe Bay are close by. Planes, trains and automobiles… Hop in the car - access to the M6 is either at J36 (7.4 miles) or J35 (9.2 miles) depending on the direction of travel. For travelling east/west, the A65 is 1.4 miles distant. Let the train take the strain - the nearest station on the west coast main line is at Oxenholme (12.2 miles) or Lancaster (17.2 miles) with direct trains to London Euston (approximately journey time is 2.5 hours from Lancaster). Historic Carnforth Train Station (12.7 miles) is on the Northern Line with services to Lancaster, Barrow-in-Furness, Leeds and Manchester airport. For jetting off - Leeds Bradford Airport is 50.8 miles distant, Manchester Airport 81 miles and Liverpool Airport 87.6 miles. All mileages are approximate.

Potential and position - who could ask for more?

It’s easy to get carried away when writing property brochures but Casterton Cottage really is a true gem in every sense. Built at the turn of the century, this 'Arts and Crafts' architectural treasure remains largely unaltered with original features throughout, there are leaded windows, cornices, decorative architraves and panel doors in most rooms. There’s the original hexagonal shaped quarry tiled floor in the hall and cloakroom, stone benches and meat hooks in the pantry, a pot sink in the utility room, period fittings in the bathroom and wash basins in bedrooms 1 and 2. Well maintained but in fairness now dated, Casterton Cottage represents a rare opportunity for buyers to update and extend (subject to consent) to reflect their own tastes and personality. The current accommodation has an approximate internal area of 1707 sq ft (158.6 sq m) excluding the attached fuels stores.

To find the property - from the A65 at Kirkby Lonsdale, take the A683 towards Sedbergh, proceed into Casterton and turn right immediately before the church. Bear first right onto North Heads Lane and Casterton Cottage is the second on the right.

An entrance hall with cloakroom off leads into the dining room and onto the sitting room. Both rooms are dual aspect with open fires - the sitting room has a lovely large bay window seat and the dining room has French windows out onto the terrace. Harking back to a bygone era is the former butler’s pantry, currently lined with floor to ceiling bookshelves but there is still the pot sink, now concealed if you wanted to reinstate it. The breakfast kitchen has been refitted at some point and would certainly ‘set you on’ whilst renovation proceeded. From here there is the rear hall, pantry and utility/boiler room with pot sink and shower. To the first floor, there is a landing with linen cupboard, bathroom and four bedrooms; two doubles and two singles. Bedrooms 1 and 2 both have the advantage of the long distance views. Bedroom 3 has a loft hatch with ladder access to the attic room which for years has housed a model railway. Outside there are two gated accesses off North Heads Lane, both provide parking areas. There is a detached double garage with electric up and over door, power and light, a pre-fabricated workshop, fondly known as ‘The Cabin’ with sheeted roof, power and light, 15’7 ft x 5.6 ft (4.8 m x 1.7 m) and two small attached fuel stores. The gardens are mainly laid to the west to take in the view. There is a paved terrace with steps flanked with rockeries leading down to a lawn with stone wall boundary bordering open fields. There are mature trees, spring bulbs and a pond with second seating terrace. In all, 0.40 acres (0.16 hectares). Services and specifications

• Mains electricity, gas, drainage and water

• Gas central heating with hot water to radiators as well as open fires in the sitting and dining rooms. The sitting room fire may be fitted with a flue for a gas fire

• Telephone connection subject to transfer regulations

• BT broadband connected but B4RN hyperfast broadband connection is available locally

• A combination of double and single glazed windows in wooden frames Boundary plan - not to scale Information For illustrative purposes only

Council tax Casterton Cottage is currently banded G for Council Tax purposes. Potential purchasers are advised to verify this information for themselves. Local Authority South Lakeland District Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther, Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7QU. T: 01539 733333 www.southlakeland.gov.uk Planning Authority The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire | DL8 3EL T: 0300 456 0030 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/planning Please note All carpets, curtains, curtain poles, blinds, light fittings and integral white goods are included in the sale

Money Laundering Prospective buyers should be aware that in the event that they make an offer for the property, they will be required to provide the agent with documents in relation to the Money Laundering Regulations; one being photographic ID, i.e. driving licence or passport and the other being a utility bill showing their address. These can be provided in the following ways: by calling into the agent's office with copies or by way of a certified copy provided via their solicitor. In addition prospective buyers will be required to provide information regarding the source of funding as part of the agent's offer procedure. Lane House, Kendal Road 015242 74445 Kirkby Lonsdale [email protected] Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2HH www.davis-bowring.co.uk

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