Fell House, Hartley, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria

Fell House is a magnificent stone-built property, formerly a traditional farmhouse with two attached barns and substantially renovated by the current owners during their 23-year tenure. Set in a dramatically wild and secluded position on the threshold of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and within easy reach of the Lake District, the property lies on the popular Coast to Coast national trail and overlooks the beautiful Eden Valley. It features rugged stone elevations, while inside the accommodation is inviting and elegant, complemented by far-reaching views across the surrounding landscape.

The beautifully presented hall-cum-dining space acts as a welcoming entrance to the home, with exposed timber beams overhead and freestanding log burner. The main space in which to relax is the well-proportioned drawing room, which has oak flooring, plenty of scope for shelving and a further wood-burning stove. It benefits from a triple aspect, including French doors opening onto the gardens. The generously proportioned kitchen offers additional social space, with an attractive exposed stone wall, tiled flooring, modern wooden fitted units, as well as space for a family dining table. Adjoining the kitchen, a walk-in larder with original stone floor and shelving and utility room provide useful additional space for household storage and appliances. The whole of the ground floor benefits from underfloor heating.

Upstairs, the landing leads to four well-appointed bedrooms, together with a dressing room. The generous principal bedroom offers a good sense of space and light, with a vaulted ceiling and triple aspect, as well as an en suite bathroom, with underfloor heating and featuring a bathtub and walk-in shower. The first floor also has a family bathroom with an over-bath shower.

Services: Oil central heating. Spring water, Mains electricity, Septic tank - which we believe to be compliant.

A single-track lane leads to the house and the 1,5071 sq. ft stone barn, which houses workshop and storage space, garaging and office and studio accommodation on the first floor. The barn has previously benefitted from planning permission for change of use to form holiday accommodation, which has now lapsed. Surrounding the house and barn are extensive gardens and grounds, with far-reaching views in all directions, including towards the fells of the northern Lake District. The grounds include lawns, various shrubs and flowering perennials, an orchard, vegetable patch and pond. In total the surrounding land amounts to approximately 22 acres of fields and rough pasture, eight acres of which are suitable for grazing.

Fell House is set on the edge of the picturesque village of Hartley, close to attractive Kirkby Stephen and surrounded by the dramatic landscapes of the North Pennines National Landscape, the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Cumbrian fells. Kirkby Stephen provides a good range of everyday amenities, including independent shops, cafés, restaurants, supermarkets and local farmers' markets, together with social and leisure opportunities, schools and medical services. The historic market towns of Appleby in Westmorland and Barnard Castle are also within easy reach, while Kendal (26 miles) and Penrith (33 miles) offer more extensive shopping, cultural and recreational opportunities. The area is well served by respected independent schools, including Sedbergh School and Barnard Castle School (24 miles) one of whose buses serves Kirkby Stephen.

Transport connections are excellent, with the A685 providing a convenient road link to the A66 and the M6, Jct 38 (13 miles), while Kirkby Stephen railway station on the scenic Settle Carlisle line also offers easy connections north and south via Leeds and Carlisle.