Heather Bank, Vicarage Lane, Allithwaite, Grange over Sands

Occupying a large south-facing plot in the pleasant and friendly rural village of Allithwaite, and enjoying stunning vistas across Morecambe Bay, this impressive family home offers a perfect blend of space and natural beauty. Naturally lit over two floors, the accommodation includes two spacious reception rooms, a breakfast kitchen with a walk-in pantry, four generously sized bedrooms, including a master en-suite, a family bathroom, and two separate toilets. The property is surrounded by extensive lawned gardens with established borders and offering an alfresco dining area ideal for outdoor living and entertaining. Additional highlights include a detached outbuilding with electric light and power, a large shed, a greenhouse, an integral garage with remote control door, and ample off-road parking.

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Location

 Located on the edge of the semi-rural village of Allithwaite, bordering open fields and farmland, this exclusive south-facing setting offers elevated views across Morecambe Bay, visible from all of the living spaces as well as the surrounding gardens. The village is home to a welcoming family pub, a shop, a children's play area, a primary school, a church, a community orchard and field, a football pitch, a cycle pump track, and a bowling green, making it ideal for families. Just a short distance away, the Edwardian town of Grange-over-Sands offers a variety of independent retailers, bakeries, butchers, a greengrocer, a chemist, and a health centre, ensuring all essential amenities are within easy reach. Additionally,  train stations at Kents Bank and Grange provide convenient links to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancaster, and Manchester.

Description

The property is approached via a gated driveway that leads to an integral single garage with a remote control door. The drive continues onto a paved pathway that guides you to the main entrance and front garden, which is framed by a beech hedge and contains a fruit cage, vegetable beds and compost bins.

Upon entering through the front double doors, you are welcomed into an enclosed porch. A solid door leads into an inviting entrance hall, with doors leading to the ground floor accommodation and stairs ascending to the first floor. 

To one side of the hall, you'll find the living room, a naturally bright and spacious reception room flooded with sunlight from triple aspect windows, offering varying views over the surrounding garden and extending to Morecambe Bay. A gas fire set within a polished stone surround serves as both a focal point and a source of warmth in the room.

Adjacent to the living room is the dining room, another generously sized reception space ideal for large social gatherings with family and friends. Glazed doors and side aspect windows fill the room with natural light, while offering views of and access to the rear garden.

At the far side of the hall, you’ll find a downstairs toilet with WC and wash hand basin and the breakfast kitchen. The recently upgraded kitchen is fitted with a range of light grey storage cupboards and a complementary worktop that extends to all four walls, offering ample storage and preparation space. Integrated within the worktop is a one-and-a-half sink drainer with a mixer tap and a boiling water tap, and a four-ring induction hob. The kitchen also features integrated appliances, including an electric oven/grill, microwave, fridge-freezer, and dishwasher.

The kitchen leads into two practical storage cupboards: one serving as a walk-in pantry and the other as a coat cupboard. It also leads into the breakfast area, which enjoys delightful views over the rear garden. This space comfortably accommodates a table and four chairs and benefits from a full-height cupboard, providing extra storage.

Beyond the kitchen, there is access to a side porch that leads through into the integral garage, with added utility area containing a washing machine at the far end. The porch also provides access out onto the front drive, offering added convenience.

Stairs from the hall ascend to the first-floor landing, where doors lead to four bedrooms, a family bathroom, and a separate toilet with a WC and wash basin. The principal bedroom is a spacious double room, offering stunning 180-degree views of Morecambe Bay through triple aspect windows. This room is complemented by fitted wardrobes, drawers, and a private en-suite shower room with a walk-in shower, pedestal wash basin, heated towel rail and underfloor heating.

Bedrooms two and three are similarly sized double rooms, with the third bedroom benefiting from built-in storage cupboards and open shelving. The fourth bedroom is a single room, featuring a fitted wardrobe and overhead storage. The family bathroom is equipped with a three-piece suite, including a bath with a wall-mounted shower, WC, pedestal wash hand basin, and heated towel rails.

Outside, the majority of the garden lies to the rear, enclosed within a boundary hedge. Grassed areas are framed with planted borders of mature shrubs, bushes, and trees. A paved path wraps around the property, and guides you to an alfresco dining and seating area alongside the dining room and, down the centre of the garden, to a decorative pebbled area for further seating. To one side of the garden, you will find a large shed and greenhouse, both included in the sale and providing practical storage and gardening space. Additionally, next to the garage is a detached outbuilding with electric light and power offering further versatility for storage or hobbies.

Visible from the rear garden, there are twelve PV solar panels installed on the roof. 

Tenure

Freehold.

Services

Mains gas, electric and water.