Beetham House Lodge, Beetham
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BEETHAM HOUSE LODGE £725,000 Beetham, LA7 7AP Distinctive and substantial, this excellent family house enjoys a private setting and very accessible location. Beetham House Lodge is a spacious five bedroom house newly built in 2007 to an imaginative design with great attention to detail in the standard of finish and quality appointments. Ticking all the boxes a family buyer will be seeking… and possibly a few more besides. A house for families, a house for entertaining - this is one to watch! www.davis-bowring.co.uk Welcome to BEETHAM HOUSE LODGE £725,000 Beetham, LA7 7AP Stand out from the crowd with this distinctive modern home - it’s certainly got the X Factor when it comes to offering spacious family accommodation with an attractive layout and a high standard of finish. Having vision - the current owners bought an old and tired house which stood on the plot in 2005 but felt that whilst it could be refurbished and extended it would always be a compromise and never really offer the flow or feel that they were seeking for their family home. So after much deliberation, they decided to follow their dream and obtained consent to demolish the old house and start from scratch using the services of a well-regarded architect. Whilst much of the stone from the old building was reused, the only part of the old property that remains is the section housing the ground floor bedroom and garage with the crenellated facade. It adds a whimsical touch to this impressive modern home. It is with reluctance the owners are now selling, it is only to be near their children and grandchildren, otherwise… well you know what they say about wild horses! Embrace the space - the creatively designed layout boasts well-proportioned, light and airy rooms with a gross internal measurement of 3203 sq ft (297.6 sq m). This really is how to make an entrance - through the fragrant and fabulous wisteria covered oak door you walk into a large entrance hall with flagged floor and oak joinery leading to a gallery landing with seating area above. Guaranteed to make you smile on a daily basis. Have your friends over - the large sitting room opens into the dining room which in turn opens in to the breakfast kitchen - a sociable flow of rooms and ideal for entertaining. When first built the sitting room and kitchen were open plan, the partitions between the oak uprights could easily be removed if this was preferred. The sitting room is very much an all rounder, in summer open the two sets of French windows into the garden and for the colder evenings, snuggle up in front of the multi-fuel stove. To keep everyone happy there’s a separate snug (when there’s a difference of opinion over TV viewing or the children have their friends over) and a study, which allows working from home and for you to shut the door on paperwork at the end of the day. The sociable breakfast kitchen enables you to chat to family and friends whilst you cook and a boot/utility room enables muddy boots, dogs (and children!) to be sorted before coming into the house. Sweet dreams guaranteed - there are five bedrooms, four doubles and a single. The spacious triple aspect master bedroom is open to the apex, bedroom 2 has an attractive arched window, which allows the light to flood in and ground floor bedroom 5 is perfect for guests or a dependent relative with double opening doors out to a seating terrace. Two of the bedrooms have fitted wardrobes crafted in traditional oak. There is a house bathroom with spa bath and shower, three en-suite bath/shower rooms and a ground floor cloakroom. Outdoor living - the gardens have been thoughtfully planted and have matured well since creation in 2007. They provide a colourful screen around the house affording privacy and seclusion. There’s a lovely seating terrace, a BBQ hut (which doubles as a great play house for the children!), a small pond and gentle waterfall feature (the sound of water on a summer’s day is lovely!) and a potting shed to complement the kitchen garden. A gated parking area sits to the front and makes a great first impression. A popular and accessible village Beetham offers village living in a highly accessible location - if you need to travel for work why add to your daily drive when you could choose a location that will make commuting easier. The property is situated just 7 miles from J35 of the M6. Within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Beetham is a small, picturesque village with St Michael's church, a lovely small shop/tea room, primary school and The Wheatsheaf public house. Also in the village is The Heron Theatre, Heron Corn Mill museum and well-regarded Beetham Garden Nurseries with lovely restaurant and food shop. The property sits on the edge of the AONB. There’s a shortcut to the village - a right of way along a pathway behind Beetham House and also a gate to the path along the River Bela, from there into open country. You can walk to the Fairy Steps or through Dallam Tower’s deer park to the Morecambe Bay coastline. If you like to stretch your legs, breathe in some good fresh air and take in the view then some of the country’s most beautiful countryside is accessible from here - you’ve the Lakes and Dales National Parks as well as the popular Lune Valley, not forgetting coastal walks in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB. Situated in Cumbria, but close to the border with Lancashire, there are many local towns and villages close by offering a wide range of facilities: Milnthorpe (1.4 miles) - weekly market, Booths supermarket and a selection of shops and local services. Carnforth (7.1 miles) - historic railway station (on the branch- line with daily services to Leeds, Barrow, Manchester and Manchester Airport), choice of supermarkets (Booths, Aldi and Tesco), schools, shops and local services. Kirkby Lonsdale (8.9 miles) a traditional market town and haven of independent retailers with lovely places to eat. For a wider selection, including colleges, university and hospitals there is the market town of Kendal (9.4 miles) and the city of Lancaster (14 miles). Education, education, education - primary schools in Beetham, Milnthorpe and Burton in Kendal. Secondary schools are at Milnthorpe (Dallam), Kirkby Lonsdale (Queen Elizabeth), Carnforth, Kendal and Lancaster (Grammar Schools) with independent schools at Sedbergh and Windermere. Letting the train take the strain - enjoying great accessibility for rail links, with west coast line stations at Carnforth, Oxenholme (8.2 miles) and Lancaster. Jetting off - Manchester airport is 72.6 miles away and Liverpool Airport 79.3 miles distant. All mileages are approximate. How to get there… From the south, exit J35 of the M6 and head north along the A6 towards Milnthorpe. On entering Beetham village continue round the right hand bend and turn right signposted Beetham Nurseries then take the second turning on the right onto a private drive. Continue and Beetham Lodge House is the last property on the right. All mod cons • Mains electricity, gas and water • Private drainage to a Klargester, located within the property’s boundaries and hidden behind a trellis of grape vines (which we’re told is surprisingly fruitful in summer!) • Gas underfloor heating throughout - how lovely to have complete flexibility about where you place furniture without having to play dodge the radiator! • Broadband connection - the current owners both spend time working from home from the office. Boundary plan - not to scale You’ll need to know For illustrative purposes only Council tax Beetham House Lodge is currently banded F 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 Please note • All carpets, curtain poles, light fittings and integral white goods are included in the sale • Curtains and blinds, garden furniture, planters, wood store and hot tub are available separately • The main driveway is owned by Beetham House; the apartments are managed by Bela Management Ltd. Beetham House Lodge along with three other properties have a documented right of way. An annual payment of £55 (2019 figure) is paid for hedge and grass cutting along the drive - it makes an impressive entrance. 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 IMPORTANT Davis & Bowring, for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are give notice that (i) these particulars are set out as a general outline only for guidance of intending purchasers or lessees, and do not constitute, nor constitute part of an offer or contract; (ii) all descriptions, photographs, measurements, areas, dimensions, references 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 of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them; (iii) no person in the employment of Davis & Bowring, has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property nor have we carried out a detailed survey or tested the services, appliances or fittings in the property; (iv) all viewings are carried out at the sole risk of the viewer and neither the selling agent nor the vendor takes responsibility for any part of the property..