* Freehold
* Beautiful 4 bedroom 1600 sqft period home
* Sits in around 2 acres in an elevated position
* Desirable village location at the foot of the pennines
* No Onward Chain
* Traditional kitchen with pantry, boot room and utility
* 4 Double bedrooms
* Elevated position with wonderful views
* Established gardens to front and rear
* Large detached garage/outbuilding & conservatory
* Includes over 1 acre of woodland
** over 1600 sqft of period charm with woodland to the side!**
Sitting on an elevated 2 - acre plot with stunning countryside views, this
charming period home is located on the edge of the popular village of
Ainstable with a large detached garage/workshop and a large area of woodland
to the side and rear. Ready to move into and offered with no onward chain,
Towngate Cottage is beautifully presented throughout and boasts many period
features and plenty of charm, having feature fireplaces, beams, exposed stone
walls, and some mullion windows.
Internally, on the ground floor there is a light filled entrance hallway with
a lovely, exposed stone wall, a traditional kitchen with quality fitted
cabinetry, character filled lounge with a dual sided wood burning stove,
dining area with a feature fireplace housing a wood burning stove, pantry,
cloakroom, boot room and utility room. The first floor comprises four double
bedrooms with the master bedroom having an impressive vaulted beamed ceiling,
family bathroom and a separate shower room. Off the first - floor landing there
is an additional snug space making this a flexible home for a variety of
needs, with most of the bedrooms having open countryside views towards the
village.
Externally, the property itself sits on a plot of around 2 acres with a large
woodland area, gated driveway with a grassed parking area for a number of
vehicles, a substantial private lawned cottage style garden to the front and
rear which is bordered by an abundance of flowering plants, bulbs, shrubs and
trees. To the rear there is a large detached garage/outbuilding providing
storage for a number of vehicles with an attached workshop to one side and a
conservatory to the other side, a perfect sociable space which would perhaps
be suitable for a hot tub or to create an office space, ideal for working from
home.
Subject to the relevant planning consents this home would make a wonderful
lifestyle opportunity with the options to work from home or convert the
garage/outbuilding.
The village of Ainstable itself is just a short drive from Armathwaite, which
has two pubs, a village store with post office, school andrailway station,
with easy access to both Carlisle and Penrith around 14 miles away. Ainstable
has an active village community with a well - regarded hotel and a number of
walks on the doorstep.
This wonderful property will not stay on the market for long, so an early
viewing is highly recommended to avoid disappointment!
** Viewings strictly by appointment only**
**Entrance Hallway**
Part glazed wooden front door leads through into an impressive entrance
hallway having an exposed stone wall, a beamed ceiling, carpeted floor, window
overlooking the front garden, radiator, wall lighting and a dual sided wood
burning stove. Doorways lead through into the lounge and dining room, and
there is an opening leading through into the inner hallway.
**Lounge**
A beautiful light filled room with dual aspect windows overlooking the front
and side gardens, beamed lintels, a beamed ceiling, a feature fireplace with a
dual sided wood burning stove sitting on a sandstone hearth, wall lighting,
radiators and a carpeted floor.
**Dining Room**
A good sized dining room having a beamed ceiling, feature stone alcoves with
shelving space, window overlooking the front aspect with a beamed lintel,
central ceiling light, radiator and a carpeted floor. In the heart of the room
there is a large wood burning stove sitting in a sandstone fireplace with a
wooden mantel and a stone plinth.
**Kitchen**
Fitted with a range of cream Shaker style wall and base units with
complementary tiling and work surface, 1. 5 stainless steel sink with a chrome
mixer tap, two windows overlooking the rear aspect, both with wooden lintels
and one with a stone mullion surround. Original beamed ceiling with meat
hooks, LED lighting, lino flooring and a radiator. Space for a slimline
dishwasher, space for an electric oven with extractor fan over and space for a
3/4 fridge/freezer.
**Inner Hallway**
Storage cupboard under the stairs which is currently used as a wine cellar.
**Pantry**
Window to the rear aspect, houses the electric consumer unit, worktop space
with shelving over and lino floor (a perfect area for storage and white
goods. )
**Boot Room**
Houses the water tank, space for a washing machine and further white goods,
storage space, central ceiling light, lino floor, a part glazed door leading
out into the rear garden with a wooden lintel above, a wooden doorway leading
through into a narrow storage cupboard, a doorway leading to the cloakroom and
a further doorway leading through into the utility.
**Utility**
Houses the oil boiler, a garden style sink having a tiled splash back and a
range of fitted cabinets, storage space, a beamed ceiling with meat hooks and
lighting.
**Cloakroom**
Part wooden panelled walls with a low level WC, wash hand basin with a tiled
splash back, lino flooring, radiator and wall lighting.
**First Floor Landing**
Stone staircase with a wooden balustrade leads up to the first floor landing
having a window with a beamed lintel, wall lighting, beamed ceiling, radiator
and doorways leading through into the four bedrooms, family bathroom and
shower room. Snug space which is a sizeable area perfect for a sofa and TV,
having a window overlooking the rear garden and a radiator.
**Bedroom One**
An impressive space having a vaulted ceiling, ceiling lighting, sash windows
overlooking the front and side aspect with wooden window ledges and radiators
under, fitted bookcases, wooden flooring and a wooden door which leads through
into a sizeable storage cupboard.
**Bedroom Two**
A large double room having a sash window overlooking the front aspect with a
wooden window seat, coving, ceiling light, radiator and a carpeted floor.
**Bedroom Three**
A double size room having a sash window overlooking the front aspect with a
wooden window seat, coving, ceiling light, a non - working feature fireplace
with a stone hearth, radiator and a carpeted floor.
**Bedroom Four**
A small double having a window to the rear aspect with a wooden window seat,
stone wall feature, fitted bookcase, radiator and a carpeted floor.
**Family Bathroom**
A great sized room located at the top of the stairs having an exposed stone
wall, a white bath, white wash hand basin and white low - level WC. Part wooden
panelled walls, window overlooking the rear aspect with a beamed lintel,
beamed ceiling, storage cupboard housing the pressurised hot water tank,
radiator and a carpeted floor.
**Shower Room**
Walk - in shower with a splash back, sink built into a tiled unit with an
illuminated mirror above, ceiling light, radiator and a carpeted floor.
**Externally**
The property sits on a 2 - acre plot having a gated access at the front which
leads up to a lawned parking area at the side; this access is also a public
footpath which extends up the side of the plot and is used for general public
walking the local area but is not a well - used path.
To the front there is a beautiful cottage style garden which sits in an
elevated position overlooking the village and the far - reaching countryside.
The area to the side of the house features raised shrubs and trees. At the
rear there is a garden laid mainly to lawn with established trees and shrubs,
a garage/outbuilding and a lean - to garden storage space. At the side and rear
of the property there is an area of woodland incorporating a pond which is a
haven for wildlife and beautifully planted with spring bulbs. This area is
perfect for those looking for an idyllic country life.
**Garage/Outbuilding**
A large building with breeze block construction and render, high ceiling with
mezzanine storage, an electric up and over door and provides parking for up to
four vehicles.
Attached workshop - A window to the side aspect and an external door, this is a
great workshop space if working from home and with the relevant planning
consents could possibly become living accommodation.
Attached conservatory - Glazed panels on three sides and a polycarbonate roof,
a tiled floor and wall lighting.
**Services**
Mains Electric and Drainage.
Septic tank.
Oil fired central heating.
All external doors and majority of windows within the property are double
glazed.
A public footpath runs from the driveway gate along the boundary edge, past
the woodland and into the fields beyond. This is used for general public
walking the local area but is not a well - used path.
**EPC And Council Tax Band**
EPC - tbc
Council Tax Band - E
**Disclaimer**
These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general
guideline and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending
Purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact,
but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy.
The services, systems, and appliances shown may not have been tested and has
no guarantee as to their operability or efficiency can be given. All floor
plans are created as a guide to the lay out of the property and should not be
considered as a true depiction of any property and constitutes no part of a
legal contract.

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