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Castle How, Rosthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5XB

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached Bungalow

BEDROOMS

2

BATHROOMS

2

SIZE

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TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • Charming detached period cottage
  • Stunning Borrowdale valley setting
  • Spectacular front views to the majestic fells
  • Tranquil side road location six miles from Keswick
  • Comprehensively upgraded accommodation
  • Two double bedrooms
  • Two luxury bath / shower rooms
  • Open plan living room with dining area and fitted kitchen
  • Lawned garden
  • Ideal recreational second home or for lucrative holiday rental use

Description

A charming detached two bedroom period cottage enjoying an idyllic setting on a tranquil side road within Rosthwaite village nestling in the stunning Borrowdale valley approximately six miles south of Keswick.

Benefitting from comprehensive upgrading using quality furnishings throughout, this most appealing property enjoys spectacular rural views to the majestic fells and provides an immaculate standard of tastefully appointed accommodation ideally suitable for use as a recreational second home or lucrative holiday rentals.
 

Accommodation  

Ground Floor:  

Entrance Porch  

Utility Room
With fitted base units, sink with mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine, built in cupboard. 

Open Plan Living Room / Dining Kitchen
With windows to three elevations, vaulted ceiling and beams, fitted base and wall units including granite work surfaces and pelmet lighting, under mounted sink with mixer tap, ceramic wall tiling, integrated oven, hob, extractor unit, microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher. 

Rear Porch
With external door. 

Bedroom One  

En-suite Bathroom
With WC, vanity wash hand basin, shower cubicle, bath, ceramic wall tiling, heated towel rail. 

Inner Hall  

Bedroom Two
With vaulted ceiling and beams, built in cupboard. 

En-suite Shower Room
With vaulted ceiling and beams, WC, vanity wash hand basin, shower cubicle, ceramic wall tiling, heated towel rail. 

Outside:
Lawned garden with stocked and shrubbed borders, surrounding pathways, side utility area with oil tank. 

Services
Mains water and electricity. Oil under floor central heating. 

Tenure
Freehold. 

Rateable Value
£2,400. 

Viewing
By appointment with Hackney and Leigh's Keswick office. 

Directions
Entering into Keswick town centre from High Hill proceed onto Main Street and turn right at the mini round about opposite the Cooperative food store and then bear left onto Heads Road. Continue across the mini roundabout onto the B5289 towards Borrowdale. Proceed for approximately six miles and upon entering Rosthwaite village turn first right opposite the post box where sign posted to the car park. Castle How is situated in the row of properties on the left opposite the car park. 

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Price
Offers over £500,000 are invited. 

Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (AML)
Please note that when an offer is accepted on a property, we must follow government legislation and carry out identification checks on all buyers under the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (AML). We use a specialist third-party company to carry out these checks at a charge of £42.67 (incl. VAT) per individual or £36.19 (incl. VAT) per individual, if more than one person is involved in the purchase (provided all individuals pay in one transaction). The charge is non-refundable, and you will be unable to proceed with the purchase of the property until these checks have been completed. In the event the property is being purchased in the name of a company, the charge will be £120 (incl. VAT). 

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