Swan Bank Lane, Holmfirth, HD9 2DS

TUCKED AWAY IN A TRANQUIL, TREE-LINED SURROUND OVERLOOKING THE RIVER HOLME IS THIS DETACHED, PERIOD COTTAGE OFFERING SPACIOUS ACCOMMODATION, OPEN-PLAN BREAKFAST-KITCHEN, THREE DOUBLE BEDROOMS AND A WEALTH OF PERIOD CHARM AND CHARACTER FEATURES INTERNALLY.

A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE BUSTLING VILLAGE CENTRE OF HOLMFIRTH, IN CATCHMENT FOR WELL REGARDED SCHOOLING AND IN AN IDEAL POSITION FOR ACCESS TO COMMUTER LINKS.

The property accommodation briefly comprises of dining hall with inglenook fireplace, lounge with triple aspect windows and cast iron log burning stove, open-plan breakfast kitchen room, utility room and downstairs WC to the ground floor.

To the first floor there are three double bedrooms and the house bathroom with four piece suite.

Externally there is a five bar gate enclosing a Yorkshire stone driveway, the gardens are enclosed with lawn to the front, cobbled patio with lawn to the side with steps leading to a lower patio with fabulous view onto the River Ribble, to the rear is a raised gravelled garden with hardstanding for a shed.

EPC: D Council tax band: B Tenure: Freehold EPC Rating: D DINING HALL (3.61m x 4.62m) Enter the property through a double-glazed, composite, stable-style door with obscure-glazed inserts into the dining hall.

The dining hall is brimming with character and charm, with exposed timber beams to the ceilings, a fabulous Inglenook, stone fireplace with exposed stone wall, attractive LVT flooring, a ceiling light point and radiator.

The dining hall has a cottage-style, multi-panel door with adjoining windows at either side in a beautiful, arched inset, leading into the lounge and an oak door gives access to the open-plan breakfast kitchen.

A kite-winding, carpeted staircase proceeds to the first floor with useful understairs boiler cupboard and there is a double-glazed window to the front elevation with pleasant, open-aspect views of the tree-lined backdrop.

The dining hall has water based underfloor heating.

LOUNGE (3.58m x 5.49m) As the photography suggests, the lounge is a triple-aspect, spacious reception room, which again has character and charm, with a beautiful, exposed stone wall with Inglenook fireplace and a twin-glazed, log-burning, cast-iron stove, which is set upon a raised, stone hearth.

There are exposed timber beams to the ceilings, a bank of double-glazed, hardwood windows to the front, rear and side elevations, two radiators and two wall light points and lighting mounted on the beams.

OPEN PLAN BREAKFAST KITCHEN The open plan breakfast kitchen room enjoys a wealth of natural light, which cascades through the double-glazed bank of mullioned windows to the front elevation in the kitchen area, and the particularly light and airy breakfast room, which has banks of windows to the front, rear and side elevations, as well as two skylight windows to the side.

KITCHEN AREA The kitchen area features high quality, LVT flooring, beautiful, fitted, wall and base units with handleless cupboard fronts and with complementary, marble-effect, quartz work surfaces over, which incorporate an inset, one-and-a-half bowl sink unit with Caple boiling hot water mixer tap over.

The kitchen is equipped with built-in appliances which include a Neff double oven with warmer drawer beneath, integrated fridge and freezer unit, a wine cooler, a shoulder-level microwave combination oven, and a built-in dishwasher.

The kitchen features a matching quartz upstand to the work surface and to the window sill, under-unit lighting, soft-closing doors and drawers, and inset spot lighting to the ceilings.

BREAKFAST ROOM The breakfast room, which has a fabulous breakfast island with a four-ring, ceramic induction hob with downdraft extraction, which also has ample drawer units beneath and with space for informal dining.

The breakfast room has pleasant views across the property's gardens under the tree-lined outlook beyond and features a vertical, cast-iron, anthracite, column radiator, inset spotlighting to the ceilings and two pendant light points over the breakfast island.

There is water based underfloor heating. UTILITY ROOMM The utility room again features attractive, luxury, vinyl-tiled flooring.

There is a ceiling light point and double-glazed, hardwood window to the rear elevation.

There is plumbing and provision for an automatic washing machine with a fitted shelf with space for a tumble dryer.

There is a useful, built-in pantry cupboard and an oak door then proceeds to the downstairs WC.

DOWNSTAIRS WC The downstairs WC features a modern, contemporary, two-piece suite which comprises of a low-level WC with push-button flush and a broad, wash-hand basin with brick-effect tiling to the splash back and vanity cupboards beneath.

The high-quality flooring continues through from the utility and there is a ceiling light point and double-glazed hardwood window with obscure glass to the rear elevation.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING Taking the staircase from the dining hall, you reach the first-floor landing, which features a bank of double-glazed, hardwood windows with plantation shutters to the rear elevation.

There is a ceiling light point, radiator, and a fabulous, wooden handrail with cast-iron balustrade over the stairwell head.

Multi-panel doors then give access to three well-proportioned double bedrooms and the bathroom.

They also enclose a useful airing cupboard with space for toiletries and towels BEDROOM ONE (3.48m x 5.54m) As the photography suggests, bedroom one is a fabulous proportioned dual-aspect double bedroom, which has ample space for freestanding furniture, with a bank of double-glazed windows to the rear elevation and a bank of double-glazed hardwood mullioned windows to the front elevation, all of which have plantation shutters.

There are two ceiling light points, a radiator and a loft hatch gives access to a useful attic space.

BEDROOM TWO (3.58m x 4.17m) Bedroom two is a particularly light and airy double bedroom which has ample space for freestanding furniture.

There is a bank of double-glazed, hardwood, mullioned windows to the front elevation with pleasant, tree-lined outlook, a central ceiling light point and radiator.

BEDROOM THREE (2.97m x 3.05m) Bedroom three is currently utilised as a home office. The room can accommodate a double bed with ample space for freestanding furniture.

It enjoys a particularly pleasant open outlook to the front elevation of the woodland outlook through the bank of double-glazed mullioned windows. There is a ceiling light point and radiator.

BATHROOM (2.59m x 2.87m) The bathroom features a modern white four-piece suite, which comprises of a freestanding double-ended bathtub with shower head mixer tap, a low-level WC, a broad pedestal wash hand basin and a fixed-frame shower cubicle with thermostatic rainfall shower.

There is attractive tiled flooring and contrasting tiling to the walls and splash areas, a ceiling light point, extractor vent, chrome ladder-style radiator and a bank of double-glazed, hardwood, mullioned windows with obscure-glazed inserts to the side elevation.

The bathroom has electric underfloor heating.

Garden The front garden is laid predominantly to lawn which sweeps across the front of the property and with a cobbled pathway and fabulous lawn to the side of the property it enjoys a pleasant view onto the home river and has well-stocked and mature flower and shrub beds and attractive dry stone wall boundaries.

The cobbled area is a pleasant space for sitting out and enjoying the afternoon and evening sun and there are double external plug points and following the pathway around the side of the property.

The gardens enjoy a pleasant view onto the tree-lined backdrop and through the gate from the side of the property, steps then lead down to the lower patio which enjoys the tranquil sounds of the river and has a particularly picturesque open view.

Rear Garden there are stone steps that lead to the rear garden.

There is an external tap, a hard standing for a garden shed and a gravelled area which is particularly sheltered and again, has attractive stone wall and part-fenced boundaries and offers a pleasant space for barbecuing and entertainment.