Brunskills Cottage & Barn, Cotterdale
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BRUNSKILLS COTTAGE & SPRING WOOD BARN £425,000 Cotterdale, Hawes, The Yorkshire Dales, DL8 3LT Appearances are deceptive, this 1600s mid terraced stone cottage and attached barn with planning consent is at the heart of this immensely scenic rural hamlet. A renovated and characterful three bedroom, two reception room cottage with a lovely west facing rear garden and splendid views. Outside you’ll also find a single garage, private parking and a new build self-contained detached studio, perfect for home working. Attached to the cottage is Spring Wood Barn which has consent for conversion. Hamlet life - peace and tranquility easily accessible for Hawes and Sedbergh. www.davis-bowring.co.uk Welcome to BRUNSKILLS COTTAGE & SPRING WOOD BARN £425,000 Cotterdale, Hawes, The Yorkshire Dales, DL8 3LT If life in the Yorkshire Dales beckons then you’re possibly looking for a peaceful location surrounded by open countryside and enjoying splendid views? If that’s the case then you might like Brunskills Cottage. It has been renovated over the last 20 years and is now ready for the next custodians to take it to the next level by the potential conversion of the attached barn. Here are a few of our favourite things: • Both welcoming and inviting - the cottage offers spacious accommodation with an approximate gross internal area of 1222 sq ft (113.5 sq m). There’s a dual aspect sitting room with wood burner, dining room open to a farmhouse kitchen with blue Stanley range and a wet room on the ground floor. To the first floor, the landing is open to the apex off which are three double bedrooms and a house bathroom. The landing and bedroom 1 both enjoy views to the rear. • Character abounds - ceiling beams, exposed stonework and cills, sitting room fireplace, original wide pine floor boards and reclaimed oak floor boards in the bedrooms. • Income stream - attached to the cottage to the north is Spring Wood Barn, with an approximate gross internal area of 1173 sq ft (109 sq m). Planning consent was granted on 14 May 2018, Reference No. R/48/160 by the YDNPA ‘for the conversion of a barn to form a 2 bedroom local occupancy dwelling or short term let’. Further details are available on the planning authority’s website. The property is on the edge of the Pennine Way and the track is used by walkers and mountain bikers so perfectly placed for a holiday let. • Potential - if you’d prefer to extend the existing accommodation then contact the planners but subject to the necessary consent it could make a seamless extension with the garden wrapping round the property, perfect for a larger family or just those that like to entertain frequently or simply spread out. • Work, rest and play - in the garden, there’s a stone and slate self contained office/workshop with Belfast sink and cloakroom, known as The Drey. Soundproofed it’s perfect as a home office, it could also be used as a guest bedroom, teenager’s den, music/cinema room, hobbies room, or gym … but beware the view can be very distracting! • In the country the outside space is just as important as what’s inside - there is a single garage with attached wood store and two gated driveways providing parking for several cars. Walled gardens border open countryside to the west with mature planting, flagged terraces and level lawn. An additional walled garden sits to the north with lawns and raised vegetable beds. The gardens are a haven for wildlife including red squirrels. Red squirrels! You’ll be the envy of your friends! • They say that a good drive gives an enormous sense of well-being and it’s certainly true in this case. From the A684, a 1.5 mile single track lane leads (running parallel with Cotter Beck) down into the valley bottom allowing you the time to take in the breathtaking scenery - its a ‘No Through Road’ (the word cul-de-sac seems far too urban in this rural idyll). To find the cottage, from Sedbergh travelling east, take the A684 signposted . After travelling 12.5 miles, turn left down a single track, signposted Follow the road through the hamlet and the cottage is the third from last residential property on the left. You can not help being captivated by the location and the views - come along and see for yourself… Escape to the country - a very quiet rural location, but there’s lots to see and do locally Surrounded by stunning scenery Cotterdale is a small picturesque side dale and hamlet on the north side of Wensleydale. An extract from the Yorkshire Dales National Park website notes: Get your boots on - the hamlet is situated on the edge of the Pennine Way - this is a 268 mile walking route from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders. It crosses some of the finest upland landscapes in England, from the Peak District, through the Yorkshire Dales, across the North Pennines and over Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland to the Cheviots. From the house you can walk to Hardraw or up Great Shunner Fell over into Swaledale. Other local beauty spots include the waterfalls at Cotter Force and Hardraw Force and the Ribblehead Viaduct. Located at the head of Wensleydale nearby Hawes (4 miles) is a quaint and picturesque market town, a popular destination for tourists, walkers, bikers and cyclists. The town offers a range of facilities including a primary school and is home to the Wensleydale Creamery, which is now a major tourist attraction and the home of Wallace and Grommit's beloved nibble! Dwarfed by The Howgills, the historic market and ‘book’ town of Sedbergh (12.5 miles) offers a good range of local facilities, a large Spar, a weekly market and two tennis courts. Through locally based clubs residents are also able to use the swimming pool and squash courts of Sedbergh School as well as various activities in the indoor sports hall. There are also many musical and theatrical events to enjoy. The pretty village of Ingleton (20 miles) is home to The Ingleton Waterfalls Walk with woodland gorges and spectacular waterfalls and an open-air swimming pool (open May to September). There's a primary school, a church, local doctor's surgery, two Co-op general stores as well as award winning Seasons bakery and Country Harvest (with its great deli counter), pharmacy, newsagents and a selection of shops including an artisan pottery and a small garden centre. At the heart of Wensleydale lies the gateway town of Leyburn (21.3 miles) with local shops and cafes, traditional pubs and a weekly market. The Lakeland market town of Kendal (26.2 miles) provides a more comprehensive range of educational, commercial and recreational facilities. The Lune Valley market town of Kirkby Lonsdale (26.8 miles) is the jewel in the valley’s crown and offers independent shops, popular restaurants and pubs, a post office, bank and a well- regarded Booths supermarket. For road travel, access to the M6 is at J37 (20 miles) with access to the A1 26 miles to the east. The 'Little White Bus', stationed in Hawes provides a local service. Travel by train - Garsdale station (5.9 miles) is on the famous Settle-Carlisle line with passengers in the area enjoying possibly one of the most scenic daily commutes! Lancaster (42.7 miles) and Carlisle (60.7 miles) stations are on the West Coast Main Line with direct trains to London Euston. Travel by air - Leeds Bradford Airport (53 miles) and Newcastle Airport (83.1 miles). Proposed floor plans for the attached barn - Spring Wood Barn Boundary plan -not to scale Useful to know For illustrative purposes only Council Tax Brunskills Cottage is currently banded D for Council Tax purposes. Potential purchasers are advised to verify this information for themselves. Local Authority Richmondshire District Council: Mercury House, Station Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4JX T: 01748 829100 W: www.richmondshire.gov.uk Planning Authority Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 3EL T: 0300 456 0030 W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Services Mains electricity and water. Private drainage to a septic tank located in an adjacent field. Oil fired central heating, with a woodburner and Stanley for additional heating Broadband connected. There are no services connected to the barn. Please note • All fitted carpets are included in the sale • Curtains, poles, blinds, light fittings and white goods are available separately • Ashwicken Sporting LLP own the freehold of the strip hatched purple which allows access to the field to the rear. There is a covenant which states the field and road gates are to be closed when not in use. The cottage and barn have unrestricted access but the right of way is to remain open at all times. 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