Orchard House

ORCHARD HOUSE

CAUSEWAYHEAD | SILLOTH | CUMBRIA A charming Victorian detached house with equestrian facilities ORCHARD HOUSE

CAUSEWAYHEAD | SILLOTH | CUMBRIA

APPROXIMATE MILEAGES

Silloth 1.5 miles | Aspatria 8.0 miles | Maryport 12.3 miles | Carlisle 21.7 miles | M6 J43 23.9 miles

ACCOMMODATION IN BRIEF

Range of Outbuildings | Courtyard and Garden | Paddocks | Manège and Exercise Arena

Orchard House is a charming Victorian and a feature fireplace with wooden detached house situated on the edge of surround and cast iron insert with tiled the coastal town of Silloth. The property panels and living flame gas fire. The has been modernised by the current generous kitchen/dining room is located owners yet retains a wealth of original to the rear of the house. The dining features including sash windows, panelled room offers ample space for everyday doors, picture rails and fireplaces. dining, has oak flooring, stone hearth Orchard House further benefits from an with cast insert and living flame gas fire extensive range of outbuildings, manège and has a glazed door out to the garden. and exercise arena, stands in around The kitchen area is fitted with a good 9.18 acres and planning permission was range of units, 1½ bowl sink and drainer, previously approved for a stable block sauce for a range-style cooker, integrated and hay store. Situated in a picturesque dishwasher, fridge and freezer, washing rural setting, the property enjoys views machine and tumble dryer, has windows over open countryside yet is within easy to either side and benefits from under reach of many local villages and regional floor heating. Off the kitchen there is a centres. rear porch which gives access to the rear courtyard. The front door opens into a spacious entrance hall which has a period staircase To the first floor there is a bright and leading up to the first floor and gives spacious landing which is bathed with access to the main reception rooms and light from a large window on the half- a downstairs cloakroom with under landing. The master bedroom has a stairs store cupboard. The drawing room window to the front and benefits from and sitting room are both positioned an en-suite shower room with shower, to the front of the house. The well- wash hand basin and WC. There are proportioned, dual-aspect drawing room two further double bedrooms located to has a window to the rear and glazed the rear with views over the courtyard. French doors to the front, has a living These bedrooms are served by a generous flame gas fire in a cast iron fireplace with bathroom fitted with a bath with shower marble surround and hearth. On the over, wash hand basin and WC which other side of the hall, the more informal is fully tiled has an original cast iron sitting room has a window to the front fireplace and a useful airing cupboard. EXTERNALLY

The driveway leads to the rear of the house where there is a parking The garden and grounds include extensive lawned gardens and an and turning area and a range of traditional buildings in a courtyard orchard together with around 7.75 acres of paddock land, a manège arrangement. An original well with working hand pump has been and further exercise arena. Causewayhead Beck runs through the retained in the courtyard. The courtyard includes a garden room grounds and there are a number of areas to sit and enjoy the views and (4.62m x 3.18m) which is currently used as a home office enjoys views tranquil rural setting. The paddocks are divided into four enclosures, over, and offers access to, a productive, enclosed orchard. There is a are well fenced and watered. The manège (42m x 22m) and further further range of outbuildings which provide garaging, workshop, stable, sand based exercise arena (40m x 20m) offer excellent facilities for year- barns and gardener’s WC and offer potential for development subject round use. In all the house stands in garden and grounds amounting to to the necessary planning consents. around 9.18 acres.

LOCAL INFORMATION

Silloth is a coastal town on the shores of the Solway Firth and is a fine example of a Victorian For schooling, there is a Primary School in Silloth and senior schooling is offered at Solway seaside resort; the Solway Coast is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town offers Community Technology College (also in Silloth). everyday amenities including a post office, doctor’s surgery, chemist, newsagents, mini supermarkets together with a range of shops and eateries. Silloth Golf Club is said to be one of For the commuter, there are excellent road links for access to Carlisle and the property is also the best 18-hole golf courses in Britain. For the outdoor enthusiast the surrounding area offers within easy commuting distance of many regional centres. The M6 is within easy reach and can excellent walks and sporting opportunities being close to the Lake District National Park. The be accessed at several junctions depending on the onward journey north or south. Main line regional capital Carlisle is within easy reach which provides an excellent range of social, leisure rail services are available at both Penrith and Carlisle which provide fast and frequent services and retail opportunities and an attractive pedestrian area, along with an impressive cathedral to London in the south and Glasgow in the north. The rail station at Carlisle provides regular and castle. Other regional centres such as Penrith, Keswick and Cockermouth are also very connecting services east to Newcastle. accessible. Keswick offers a diverse range of shops and the magical Theatre by the Lake. Ground Floor First Floor Outbuildings SERVICES POSTCODE

Mains water and electricity, private drainage, oil-fired CA7 4JG central heating and LPG supply to gas fires.

COUNCIL TAX DIRECTIONS Band D From Carlisle take the A595 Wigton Road westwards towards Thursby. After 5.6 miles, at the Thursby roundabout take the A596 signposted to Wigton. Follow EPC this road for 5.9 miles and then turn right onto the B5302 Rating G to Silloth. Continue on the road for about 9.1 miles and take the left turning signposted to West Causewayhead/ Blitterlees; the driveway entrance to Orchard House is TENURE on the left hand side after a further 0.5 miles. Follow the IMPORTANT NOTICE drive and Orchard House is first on the right. Freehold Finest Properties, for themselves and for the Vendors and Lessors of this property whose Agents they are give notice that: (1) The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intended purchasers or lessees and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract; (2) All descriptions, dimensions, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given without responsibility and any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations VIEWINGS STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them; (3) No T: 01434 622234 person in the employment of Finest Properties, has any authority to make or give any representation or E: [email protected] warranty whatever in relation to this property. ﬁnestproperties.co.uk