4-bedroom house · LA18 5LX
For saleListed 199 days
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Accommodation in Brief Whicham Mill Sitting Room | Kitchen/Dining Area | Conservatory | Master Bedroom with En-suite | Bedroom | Shower Room Swallow Barn Open Plan Sitting Room/Kitchen | Two Bedrooms | Bathroom Externally Garden | Parking | Two Stables | Double Door Garage Store | Woodland | In all around 0.81 acres The Property Tucked in a quiet green fold beneath Black Combe, Whicham Mill and Swallow Barn sit beside Whitecombe Beck with a private footbridge, mature trees and uninterrupted fell scenery.
The two stone buildings are arranged with thoughtful separation, so each holds its own outlook and privacy. Together they offer a calm Lakeland base with the option of proven letting income.
Planning permission has been granted to extend and reconfigure the mill to create further living space and an additional bedroom, details available on request.
At Whicham Mill, you arrive to a generous sitting room that reads as a comfortable evening space, slate flags underfoot, painted beams above and a wood burning stove set within a deep hearth.
The plan moves through to a practical dining kitchen, shaker cabinetry and timber worktops set around a Belfast sink and range niche, with room for a kitchen table.
Daylight gathers in the conservatory, a useful year round transition for boots and dogs after a walk along the beck.
Upstairs, the principal bedroom carries real character and volume, a vaulted ceiling with exposed trusses and an elevated area with a freestanding roll top bath beneath a rooflight.
A second double bedroom sits across the landing. The shower room is smart and light, with a walk in enclosure, heated towel rail and contemporary tiling.
Swallow Barn stands a short stroll away, convenient yet discreet. The ground floor is open plan, slate flooring running throughout and seating organised around a modern wood burner.
The L shaped kitchen provides generous preparation space and storage, with an adjacent dining area.
On the first floor, two comfortable bedrooms sit either side of a central bathroom with a skylight above the bath and over bath shower, arranged for privacy and easy hosting.
The whole holding feels deeply rooted in its setting. The beck can be heard from the gardens, the footbridge draws the eye as you approach and the fellside rises behind the houses.
Externally A timber bridge crosses Whitecombe Beck to a gravel approach with ample parking by each building.
Informal lawns roll away from the houses, edged by dry stone walling, mixed borders and raised beds, with simple seating that takes in the water and the fellside.
Two stables and a double door garage area provide practical storage and scope for hobby or equestrian use, set discreetly so as not to interrupt the outlook.
Woodland to the boundary enhances privacy and wildlife. In all, the grounds extend to around 0.81 acres.
Agents Note 1 Agents Note Planning permission has been granted to extend and reconfigure Whicham Mill, including an open plan kitchen and dining arrangement, an extra bedroom, a dressing room and a further shower room.
The permission adds clear flexibility for future owners and can be actioned as needs evolve.
Local Information The property is perfectly positioned for exploring in this beautiful area, with a fantastic range of outdoor activities available both from the doorstep and in the vicinity, such as mountain biking in the Whicham Valley and up the 600-metre high Black Combe.
The beaches at Haverigg and Silecroft are within a few minutes drive, as is the Hodbarrow rspb reserve, whilst the market town of Broughton-in-Furness is close by.
Further Information Also easily accessible via pretty drives are the River Duddon, Corney Fell, Coniston Water, the Furness Peninsula, Furness Abbey, The Dock Museum, Walney Island Nature Reserve, Piel Island and the Cumbrian Coastal Way.
Muncaster Castle and “La’al Ratty” miniature steam railway at Ravenglass all make for wonderful days out as do the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, the Aquarium of the Lakes and steam boat cruises on Windermere.
For schooling there is both primary and secondary schooling available in Millom, along with a nursery.
There are train links from Millom just a short drive from Whicham Mill, with local trains to Lancaster, and onward to all national centres. Services Mains electricity.
Private water and drainage to Klargester. Oil-fired central heating. Lpg gas to oven and hob in Swallow Barn.
Freehold Whicham Mill: Band D Swallow Barn: Band C Wayleaves, Easements & Rights Of Way The property is being sold subject to all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way, whether or not specified within the sales particulars.
Agents Note 2 We strive to ensure all property details are accurate, however, they are not to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact and do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract.
All measurements and floor plans have been prepared as a guide only.
All services, systems and appliances listed in the details have not been tested by us and no guarantee is given to their operating ability or efficiency.
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