Plot 1 The Long House, Cumrew, CA8

The south end of the west wing — the first house you see from the drive, on the open, valley side of the steading, with its garden running west towards the lane and the evening light.

The Long House announces the steading. Its gable faces the drive, with the entrance on the courtyard side set in a panel of vertical timber cladding against the stone, and the garden wing runs the full length of the house on the west under a dark standing-seam roof. The old range holds the quieter rooms: a sitting room in the south gable with glazed doors opening onto the lane side and a window to the courtyard, the hall and stair, a cloakroom, and a ground-floor bedroom at the north end with its own glazed door to the yard. The wing is where the house lives: utility, kitchen, dining and living room in one run from north to south, every one lit from the west across the lawn, with glazed doors from the dining room onto the garden and a wood-burning stove against the old stone wall at the living-room end. The ground-floor bedroom and cloakroom mean the house works on one level whenever it needs to — for a guest, a parent, or simply for later.

Upstairs are three more bedrooms. The principal bedroom fills the south gable, semi-vaulted with the roof timbers exposed above the bed and a window in the gable itself, and it has a dressing room and an en-suite of its own. The two further bedrooms look west over the garden to the valley; the family bathroom looks east across the courtyard to the tall barn and the fell rising behind it.

The garden is what makes this house. It runs west from the wing towards the lane, deep enough for a kitchen garden, a lawn to play on and an orchard if you want one, and being on the open side of the steading it holds the sun from midday until it sets over the valley.

Please note: Albyfield is being sold off-plan. All images are computer-generated illustrations prepared from the architects' drawings and are indicative only; the finished house, its finishes, landscaping and boundaries may differ. Floorplans are for guidance and not to scale, and room layouts may change during construction. Window and door specification and the heating system are to be confirmed. Plot areas are approximate.

Services: Mains water, Mains electricity, Septic Tank

These particulars are intended to give a fair and accurate description of the property but their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not constitute or form part of an offer or contract. All measurements are approximate. None of the services, appliances or fittings have been tested by David Britton Estates and prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves as to their condition by inspection or through their own advisers. No person in the employment of David Britton Estates has authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. Some images may have been digitally enhanced for marketing purposes and may not fully reflect the property's current appearance.