House For Sale £425,000
A most delightful, four bedroomed detached cottage within the heart of the desirable village of Skelton. Oozing charm and character throughout, and dating from the late 1700's, there is a great deal to love about this generous home.
With an abundance of features illustrating the age of the property including an array of beamed ceilings, the accommodation on offer is deceptively generous and briefly comprises: bright and spacious dining area leading to the cottage kitchen and under stair pantry, a dual aspect, cosy snug - currently a wonderful play room, delightful living room which houses a beautiful inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, and a recently created utility with WC, excellent storage and space for appliances.
With exposed wooden flooring to two of the rooms, the first floor provides four double bedrooms and three piece bathroom. Two of the bedrooms also benefit from newly fitted en suite facilities.
In addition to the versatile accommodation, there is a useful outhouse and excellent barn, which has been cleverly converted into a superb bar! With double doors opening out onto the garden, this is a wonderful place to enjoy those more balmy evenings. The garden lies to the front and side of the property, with a path leading around the perimeter of the dwelling, and is a lovely combination of lawn, established hedgerows and attractive flower beds. There is a low maintenance gravelled driveway and ample parking.
Cowpers Cottage is located in the popular village of Skelton, just 7 miles from Penrith and approx. 15 miles to the south of Carlisle. Skelton boasts an excellent primary school, an award winning, Michelin starred public house/restaurant and a village hall. For those wishing to commute, the M6 is easily accessible at Junction 41 (approx. 5 five miles) and Penrith North Lakes railway station is on the west coast main line. Manchester airport is approx. 85 miles away.
Mains electricity, water & drainage; oil central heating; double glazing installed throughout; telephone & broadband connections installed subject to BT regulations. Please note: The mention of any appliances/services within these particulars does not imply that they are in full and efficient working order.
Cowpers Cottage can be located using the postcode CA11 9SE and identified by a PFK 'For Sale' board. Alternatively by using What3Words///roofed.phones.ballparks
From Penrith, head north on the M6 or A6 to junction 41 and follow the B5305 towards Wigton for approximately 4 miles. Take the left turn, signposted to Skelton and follow the road into the village. At the crossroads, turn right. Drive past the school and the property is immediately on the right after the turn for Coopers Garth.
ACCOMMODATION
Entrance Porch
Access to the property via a wooden, part glazed door into the entrance porch. Two windows to side aspect, seating and shelving for shoe storage. Cloaks area and wooden inner door into:-
Open Plan Kitchen/Dining Area
The first room to greet you is the beautiful dining kitchen with flagged flooring.
Dining Area 3m x 4.3m (9' 10" x 14' 1") This delightful dining area has ceiling beams, dual aspect windows, wood burning stove set within a sandstone inglenook fireplace and hearth, wall lighting and ample space for dining furniture. A latch door provides access to stairs to first floor.
Kitchen Area 2.1m x 4.3m (6' 11" x 14' 1") Comprising a range of base units along with open shelving, complementary worktop and upstand, and stainless steel sink with drainer and mixer tap. Freestanding electric range cooker with tiled splash back and extractor, space/plumbing for dishwasher and space for a fridge freezer (vendors are willing to negotiate re sale of the fridge freezer). The boiler is also housed in the kitchen. Side aspect window, combination of pendant and spotlight, freestanding butcher’s block, hard wearing flooring and access to under stairs pantry cupboard.
Snug
2.4m x 5.5m (7' 10" x 18' 1") Can be accessed from the dining area or alternatively via the kitchen. Dual aspect room currently used as a delightful play room with wall lights, radiator, carpeting, shelved recess with wooden lintel above and door to the living room.
Living Room
4.1m x 4.7m (13' 5" x 15' 5") With twin windows to the front aspect. This beautiful reception room enjoys an original inglenook fireplace which houses a multi-fuel stove. Ceiling beams, combination of wall and pendant lighting, wood effect laminate flooring and door into the utility room.
Utility Room
2.3m x 5m (7' 7" x 16' 5") (max) Excellent utility, created by the current owners from a former outhouse. With base and tall units, 1.-5-bowl stainless steel sink with drainer and mixer tap, open shelving, complementary work surfaces and tiled splash backs. Space/power/ plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, wall mounted electric heater and laminate flooring. Door to the ground floor WC and further door giving access to the outside of the property.
Ground Floor WC
With WC and wash-hand basin.
FIRST FLOOR
Landing
With doors to bedroom 2 and bathroom. Further landing running down the rear of the property which provides access to three further bedrooms, two of which have en-suite facilities.
Bedroom 2
3m x 3.3m (9' 10" x 10' 10") Bright, double bedroom with wooden flooring and dual aspect windows. Fitted wardrobes and loft hatch.
Bathroom
2.68m x 2.15m (8' 10" x 7' 1") Comprising bath with shower attachment, WC and wash-hand basin with tiled walls around the bath and sink. Shelved cylinder/airing cupboard, obscured side aspect window, wall lights and laminate flooring.
Rear Landing
With three rear aspect windows, radiators and carpeting.
Bedroom 3
2.3m x 4.5m (7' 7" x 14' 9") Front aspect, double bedroom, currently used as a nursery. Carpeting and radiator.
Bedroom 1
4m x 3.7m (13' 1" x 12' 2") Generous, front aspect bedroom with beams to the ceiling and wooden flooring. Downlights and pendant lighting along with a loft hatch and door into en suite bathroom.
En Suite Bathroom
With recently installed, three-piece suite comprising claw-footed bath with shower over and fitted shower screen, WC and wash hand basin set on vanity unit. Downlighting, obscured front aspect window with beamed lintel, heated towel rail, splash back and tiled floor.
Bedroom 4
4.8m x 2.5m (15' 9" x 8' 2") approx. Characterful room with vaulted, beamed ceiling, exposed stone walls, arrow slit windows and additional front aspect window. Built in cupboards, wardrobes and desk, radiator, carpeting and access to en suite shower room.
En Suite Shower Room
1.8m x 1.4m (5' 11" x 4' 7") Newly fitted shower room with facilities comprising WC, wash hand basin and fully panelled shower cubicle. Downlighting, laminate flooring and heated towel rail.
EXTERNALLY
Parking
A low maintenance, gravelled driveway provides ample parking space.
Garden and Parking
To the side of the property is a good sized garden which is predominantly laid to lawn and planted with an attractive array of flowers and shrubs. To the front you will find an additional garden area, deceptively generous in size, mainly laid to lawn with a well established, privet hedge. A lovely sun-trap garden, complementing this beautiful cottage and a most delightful space to enjoy. The oil tank is situated to the rear.
Outhouse & Barn
The property benefits from a storage outhouse and an excellent barn, which has been cleverly converted into a superb bar! With double doors opening out onto the garden, this is a wonderful place to enjoy those more balmy evenings. Useful connecting internal door between the outhouse and the barn.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tenure
Freehold
Referrals and Other Payments
PFK work with preferred providers for certain services necessary for a house sale or purchase. Our providers price their products competitively, however you are under no obligation to use their services and may wish to compare them against other providers. Should you choose to utilise them PFK will receive a referral fee: Napthens, Bendles LLP, Scott Duff & Co Property Lawyers/Conveyancing Service - completion of sale or purchase - £120 to £180 per transaction; Pollard & Scott/Independent Mortgage Advisors – arrangement of mortgage & other products/insurances - average referral fee earned in 2022 was £260.48; M & G EPCs Ltd - EPC/Floorplan Referrals - EPC & Floorplan £35.00, EPC only £24.00, Floorplan only £6.00. All figures quoted are inclusive of VAT.
