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Burrow Cottage, Burrow BURROW COTTAGE £600,000 Burrow, LA6 2RJ What a house! An extensive Grade II listed period home, beautifully appointed with views over fields across the undulating Lune Valley Forming part of what was originally The Dower House for neighbouring Burrow Hall, split decades ago into two impressive period residences, Burrow Cottage offers beautifully presented accommodation set over four floors and alive with original period details and the undeniable charm that only a period home can bring. There are two receptions rooms, an orangery, a family dining kitchen, study, cellars and a splendid curved staircase to a stately master bedroom suite, two further double bedrooms, a house shower room and an occasional bedroom/playroom on the second floor. Outside you’ll find delightful private gardens and excellent parking provision. In all, 0.30 acres (0.12 hectares). Such a great Lune Valley base this easy to reach location is handy for the A65, M6 and close to the sought-after market town of Kirkby Lonsdale for schools and shops www.davis-bowring.co.uk Welcome to BURROW COTTAGE £600,000 Burrow, LA6 2RJ Burrow is in the heart of one of the English countryside’s unspoiled gems, the Lune Valley, it begins just a few minutes’ drive from Lancaster and borders the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Yorkshire Dales National Park. On your doorstep - on the River Lune, Burrow has a cracking pub, The Highwayman Inn and right from your front door there are lots of great and easily accessible footpaths for you and any four legged friends. A mere 1.8 miles down the valley in Tunstall you’ll find another great foodie pub, the Lunesdale Arms and a village tennis court. Kirkby Lonsdale (2 miles) is an ever popular choice and it’s not hard to see why. With a host of independent shops and places to eat it’s a popular destination for day trips and weekend retreats - and all this would be on your doorstep! The town provides a good range of local facilities - banks, churches, the Post Office, Booths supermarket and doctors and dentists’ surgeries. For the second year in a row this little gem has been voted in the best top 10 places to live in the North West. Further afield, the historic market town of Kendal (16 miles) and the Georgian city of Lancaster (14.5 miles) provide a comprehensive range of commercial and recreational facilities. Lancaster is also home to Lancaster University, Lancaster & Morecambe College and Royal Lancaster Infirmary. A great choice for a family house, schools are located in Kirkby Lonsdale with St Mary’s primary school and Queen Elizabeth secondary school, Dallam, a mixed comprehensive world school with state boarding and the Boys and Girls Grammar schools at Lancaster. The area is also well served by private schools, including Sedbergh, Giggleswick and Windermere. If you like fresh air and fun then you will be spoilt for choice. Situated close to the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District National Park and Forest of Bowland AONB, the area provides a stunningly scenic adventure playground for walkers, climbers, cavers, potholers, cyclists and sailors. And if you fancy going coastal, Arnside and Silverdale AONB and Morecambe Bay are not too far away. Getting about by car is easy, accessibility to the motorway network is excellent at J34, J35 or J36 as well as onto the A65 for travelling east. Travel by train - there is a station on the West Coast main line at Lancaster and Oxenholme (13 miles) with trains to Euston (travel time approx. 2 hours, 30 mins) if you need to commute to London. The historic Carnforth train station is on the Northern Line with services to Lancaster, Barrow-in-Furness, Leeds and Manchester airport and a station at Wennington (4.7 miles) on the Leeds to Morecambe line. Travel by air, there is a choice of airports: Leeds Bradford (52.1 miles) Manchester (73.5 miles) and Liverpool (80.1 miles). To find the property - from Kirkby Lonsdale take the A683 towards Lancaster. After passing the impressive entrance gates to Burrow Hall on your left, Burrow Cottage is the second property on the right. Georgian splendour in a Lune Valley village setting The Lune Valley doesn’t have that many Georgian houses to boast about, that’s what makes this one all the more special and rare. Burrow Cottage is part of what was originally The Dower House for neighbouring Burrow Hall, split in 1954 into two impressive and sizeable residences. It dates back to the early 19th Century with later additions and is Grade II Listed. With an approximate gross internal area of 2877 sq ft (267.3 sq m) the name ‘cottage’ is rather misleading - the grand principal rooms are incredibly spacious with high ceilings and tall windows allowing the light to flood in. There are many period features worthy of note - sash windows with working shutters in some rooms, period fireplaces and joinery, decorative plasterwork, wood panelling and just stop a moment to admire the elegant gently curved stone staircase with painted wrought iron balustrade above which is a cupola skylight for star gazing! The property has undergone a programme of improvement since the current owner’s purchase in 2013 including the alteration of the kitchen to create a great family space. Stylishly presented and well-maintained - we love it and we think you will too. Ready for a tour? Follow us. Step into the light filled entrance hall. There’s a cloakroom and cloaks cupboard off. The impressive and elegant drawing room with its large bay window overlooking the garden is an absolute classic piece of Georgian architecture - imagine family nights here - we know where we’d put the Christmas tree…. do you? With so many people working from home these days you’ll be pleased to see there is a separate study and with a connection to hyperfast B4RN broadband you’ll find connection and service no issue. The sitting room is a more informal room with a wood burner and bi-folding doors opening to a delightful orangery with limestone tiled floor, French windows out to the terrace and glazed lantern style roof - the ideal vantage point for morning coffee, afternoon tea, bird watching or a quiet spot to read. The welcoming dining kitchen with tall sash window is fitted to a high standard with painted cabinets, granite work tops, a matching island unit and black two oven Aga - an English country home essential surely? There’s also a separate electric oven, microwave, warming drawer and hob so if you enjoy entertaining family and friends, its a real cooks’ kitchen. There’s a useful utility/laundry room with Belfast sink and vaulted flagged cellar room and wine store with stone benches. The staircase leads to a landing from where a small flights of stairs lead into a stately dual aspect master bedroom and en suite bathroom. There are fitted wardrobes, two floor to ceiling windows, one with small balcony, the other with a lovely outlook across the garden and to open fields beyond. Perfect for children or guests, there are two smaller double bedrooms, one with built-in wardrobes. These two rooms share a house shower room. An enclosed staircase leads to an occasional bedroom 4/playroom, open to the apex with two Velux skylights and a walk-in store. Please be aware the roof timbers dissect the room. Outside space - there is wrought iron gated access to the front garden with a large timber car port and wooden shed with concealed log store/works area. There is excellent parking provision for a number of cars. The main garden is to the rear bordering open countryside with cracking unspoiled views to the valley beyond. Here you’ll find a flagged terrace and a level lawn, mature planted borders and a central path leading to the beck and second seating terrace. In all, 0.30 acres (0.12 hectares). Planning permission The current owner sought planning consent from Lancaster City Council for a car port (Ref: 17/00743/FUL, date: 7th August 2017 for erection of a carport and storage enclosures). The consent was granted but has now lapsed. The existing car port was to be removed and the new building sited where the wooden shed currently stands. Plans can be viewed on Lancaster City Council’s planning portal. Services and specification • Mains electricity and water • Oil fired central heating with wood burners in the sitting and drawing rooms • Private drainage to a septic tank located within the property’s boundaries, installed in 2020 and fully compliant with the most recent legislation. • B4RN Broadband is connected - if you're not familiar with this excellent local service offering hyperfast broadband and unlimited bandwidth please have a look at their website b4rn.org.uk. This is fabulous if you are looking to work from home (and has made such a difference when trying to strike the work/life balance) or just stay connected with the outside world • Telephone currently connected, subject to transfer regulation • A combination of single and double glazed windows Boundary plan - not to scale Useful information For illustrative purposes only Council tax Burrow Cottage is currently banded F for Council Tax purposes. Potential purchasers are advised to verify this information for themselves. Local Authority Lancaster City Council. Town Hall, Lancaster, LA1 1QR. T: 01524 582000 W: www.lancaster.gov.uk Please note: • Fitted carpets, curtains in bedroom 1, curtains and window seat cushions in bedrooms 2 and 3, curtain poles, blinds and light fittings are included in the sale • Curtains in drawing room, sitting room and study and items of furniture are available by separate negotiation • Freestanding white goods are specifically excluded • The property is Grade II Listed 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.
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