Acre Hill Cottage, Edgeside Lane, Rossendale, BB4 | Extended Stone Home with Barn, Land & Stunning Views

Acre Hill Cottage, Edgeside Lane, Rossendale, BB4 9SD

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A Beautiful Setting

Country living meets convenience at Acre Hill Cottage – a beautifully extended stone-built cottage surrounded by landscaped gardens and a 1.5-acre field, just 10 minutes from Rawtenstall with its excellent shops, bars, schools and transport links.

Boasting fabulous rural views, a spacious modern kitchen with patio doors opening onto the garden, numerous living spaces, and stylish bathrooms (two en suite) serving four double bedrooms, it’s an incredible family home and a brilliant party house rolled into one. In addition, the property comes with a two-storey detached barn, including three stone stable compartments and an upper level currently used as a large office and gym, offering ample potential for housing extended family or running a business, among other options.

In 2010, the cottage underwent an architect-led transformation, with the current owners reconfiguring the internal layout and extending upwards. As a result, much of the structure (along with the gas central heating, electrical system, plumbing, double glazing, roof, bathrooms, and kitchen) is much more recent than the original house.

Welcome Home

Woodland runs alongside Edgeside Lane, where a long, shared driveway leads up to the cottage, nestled at the end for an uninterrupted view across the fields. There’s plenty of parking on the hardstanding in front of the double garage (which also doubles as a games and party room with a slate pool table and dart board) and by the detached barn to the rear.

Meanwhile, a pretty front lawn adjoins the handsome stone frontage, with its oak PVC-framed windows matching the door in the dual-aspect gable-end porch. Stepping inside, you’ll discover a spacious living room featuring a statement stone chimney breast with a chunky beam housing a cosy wood burner. Exposed stonework also frames the entrance and runs up the staircase, granting instant cottage-country charm along with the overhead beams.

Roman blinds adorn the large front windows, which drink in those lovely country views, creating a relaxing atmosphere as you cross the neutral carpet and open the double doors to discover a secret wine store – perfect for an evening drink with friends. Steps also lead down into a hideaway with fitted bookshelves, where you can sit and read beneath the curved stone ceiling.

The Central Party Hub

Heading upstairs to the first floor, you’ll pass a carpeted office with a pendant light before reaching the extended part of the house, centring around a huge dining kitchen. Flooded in sunshine by skylights and broad French doors and windows revealing the landscaped garden beyond, it’s further brightened by a combination of ceiling spots and contemporary light fittings.

The kitchen has been fitted with a fantastic range of hand-painted pale green Mills and Scott shaker-style cabinetry, featuring a contrasting granite top that wraps around to form a large breakfast bar with a point for a wall-mounted television above. Destined to host countless family get-togethers, summer soirées, and late-night parties, the kitchen includes an integrated oven and microwave, a five-ring Neff gas hob set beneath an elegant surround, and a concealed dishwasher. There’s also space for an American-style fridge-freezer.

Follow the Amtico tiled floor as it flows through the double doors into a corridor, where a glazed door provides an additional entrance from the garden. The tiles also extend into a utility room with plenty of extra storage, a sink, space for two appliances, and direct access to the garage and a useful storeroom. At the end of the corridor lies a stylish two-piece WC.

On the other side of the kitchen, double doors open to a snug decorated in calming coffee-tone walls to complement the neutral carpet. Brightened by a central pendant, the snug also enjoys a peaceful view across the garden through a casement window with a fitted blind.

Sweet Dreams

At the front of the cottage on the first floor, you’ll find two double bedrooms, both thoughtfully decorated, lined with neutral carpets, and benefitting from fitted wardrobes. Large front windows soak up the incredible scenery, promoting a soothing ambience perfect for restful sleep. These rooms share an oversized, spot-lit bathroom with a luxury finish to the walls and floor. Warmed by a chrome heated towel rail, it boasts a huge walk-in rainfall shower, a double-ended bath with wall-mounted taps, a wall-hung vanity basin unit with an LED mirror above, and a toilet.

On the top floor, skylights illuminate the landing and two further excellent-sized double bedrooms, which are both fitted with neutral carpets, enjoy far-reaching views, and are served by fully tiled, spot-lit shower rooms with heated towel rails. The largest room also features clever alcove shelving on either side of the door, as well as a walk-in wardrobe.

Explore Outside

Acre Hill Cottage benefits from wrap-around gardens that enhance its secluded feel. You’ll find a large lawn dotted with mature shrubs to the front, which continues across the driveway. Established hedging offers privacy here, while low stone walls and open fencing ensure uninterrupted views across the neighbouring fields and the gentle hills beyond.

At the side of the house, a raised stone patio with a charming wrought-iron arched gate grants a French chateau vibe as you head through into the rear garden. Here, a full-width paved patio creates space for relaxing and entertaining by the French doors for a wonderful party flow. The patio near the house is Indian stone, while the paving that crosses the lawn and covers the sun-trap terrace is York stone – all reclaimed from a demolished mill, complemented by a beautiful reclaimed stone wall.

Sheltered by a mature border of shrubs and trees, the garden leads to an adjoining field with 360-degree views. Extending to approximately 1.5 acres, it has numerous potential uses, including setting up a smallholding. On the grounds, you also have access to a two-storey detached barn with multiple entrance points and dual-aspect windows that could be used as a workshop, studio, office, gym, or additional accommodation.

Out & About

Part of the Forest of Rossendale, which consists of the steep-sided valleys of the River Irwell and its tributaries, the area’s largest centre is Rawtenstall – a buzzing market town just a few minutes’ drive away that has been earmarked for a ten-year £20 million Government investment.

Here, independent shops and boutiques, delis, cafés, and restaurants line the cobbled streets, but there’s also a good range of major supermarkets/discount chains, an M&S Food Hall at the nearby New Hall Hey Retail Park, and a useful NHS hub. Our local sellers also recommend the East Lancashire Railway (where you can watch or ride on the lovely steam trains to Bury via Ramsbottom) and the local library, leisure centre, gym, and garden centres.

Furthermore, the semi-rural location lends itself to outdoor pursuits and beautiful moorland walks. Many characterful towns (e.g. Bacup, Ramsbottom, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, and Accrington) and the Ribble Valley/Forest of Bowland are just a short drive away. From the house, a public footpath joins a short circular walk around Jack Lodge or the Townley Loop Bridleway via Waterfoot village.

Of course, you can explore the wider area to find more peaceful retreats, such as Haslingden Grane, the Pennines, the Healey Dell Nature Reserve and Rooley Moor in Rochdale, as well as the River Irwell and Peel Tower on Holcombe Moor.

Beyond this, you’ll have plenty to do and see in the wider area. Some local cultural highlights include The Whittaker Museum & Art Gallery in Whittaker Park (with café, events, workshops and films); The Helmshore Textile Museum; local brass bands; a Carnegie library, the Orwell Valley Sculpture Trail, and The Halo and Singing Ringing Tree Panopticons.

Active families will also love being within striking distance of Ski Rossendale Dry Ski Slope, Marl Pits Leisure Centre and Garden Centre, Golf Kingdom, The Water Ski Academy at Cowm Reservoir, and the sailing club at Clowbridge Reservoir. The pump track at Edgeside Park is also only a few minutes’ walk away.

Getting Around

To travel and commute around the wider region, hop onto the A56/A682 or the M66 for quick journeys to Manchester, Bury, Burnley, Accrington, Skipton, Preston, Leeds, and Bradford. National railway connections run from nearby Accrington station, but you’ll also find the X43 Witch Way bus into Manchester nearby, running a few times an hour, and Rawtenstall’s bus station just down the road. The 483 Burnley/Bury bus stop is within easy walking distance of the house. You can also reach Manchester Airport in 40 minutes.

Schools

St Anne’s CofE Primary (a seven-minute walk) is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. Rawtenstall is also home to the ‘Outstanding’ St Peter’s RC Primary and Staghills Nursery School. Alder Grange and Haslingden secondary and sixth forms lie within easy reach, plus you’ll find many alternatives nearby, including Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, the Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ Accrington and Rossendale College, and a specialist autism school.