Main Road, Thurnham, Lancaster, Lancashire

SET IN 0.98 ACRES! If you love character cottages, you will love this charming home. Built in 1790 this gorgeous property has a wealth of character features to include exposed oak beams, stone fireplaces and bespoke joinery. This substantial property is set in extensive gardens which includes a paddock that extends to 0.98 acres (0.4 ha) or thereabouts and include a range of timber outbuildings one of which presently is a versatile living/workspace;
This cottage includes a farmhouse style kitchen, snug and lounge to the ground floor with four bedrooms (principal bedroom with ensuite) and a family bathroom.

Entered from the road, the driveway sweeps round to the rear of the house. Day to day, the property is accessed through bifold doors into a fantastic kitchen area. The farmhouse style kitchen includes a range of wall and base units. There is a large gas range oven/hob with extractor over. Integrated dishwasher and double sink with a window outlooking to the front of the property. There is space for a large kitchen dining table with views through aluminium bifold doors onto the rear patio which when thrown open make for perfect entertaining and bathe the room in morning sun.

The snug enjoys a beautiful stone mullion window to the rear of the property and a window to the front, making it a bright and cosy space. There is a living flame gas fire set into an Elgin and Hall stone fireplace which creates a charming and tranquil room. Moving into the lounge, this is an excellent family space, panelled in the style of Thurnham Hall and has a wood burning stove set in a large fireplace. There is an entrance vestibule leading to the front door but day to day access is through the kitchen.

The staircase rises from the snug to the landing which has a window to the rear of the property overlooking the patio. Above the stairs in the old cruck A frame which has been exposed and left as a bold feature. The principal bedroom has a window to the rear and an ensuite shower, WC and handbasin. A second bedroom has fitted wardrobes and views to the rear, whilst the third bedroom looks out to the front of the house and has a Velux rooflight. The smaller fourth bedroom also has a Velux.

There is a well equipped family bathroom with a bath over shower, WC and pedestal wash handbasin, with a window to the front.

The stable block has been altered to provide further living/workspace accommodation and has two rooms together with a shower room with WC and wash handbasin. This is a handy addition should guests come to stay. Adjacent to this is a boot room/utility with a washer and dryer plus a sink and drainer. Leading off this is a further large room used as a workshop/store.

Between the house and the stable block is an enclosed garden and patio with a lovely lawn and flower beds. Furthermore, the property is well equipped with a vegetable patch, greenhouse and fruit trees giving it a real country feel. There is a large lawn, mature trees and plenty of hard standing for at least 6 cars. A post and rail paddock (0.36 acre) OTA leads off from the drive where there is presently a hen run and planning permission for a stone built agricultural store.