For sale: Yew Tree House
Low Newton, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6JP

Guide:
A substantial detached period dwellinghouse, believed to date back to the 17th Century, providing spacious five bedroom family accommodation together with a one bedroom annexe, extensive gardens, ample parking and a large open fronted store/garage. The property, which is now in need of general modernisation, occupies a pleasant location in the South Lakeland village of Low Newton, convenient for Lake Windermere, Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal and the motorway.

SUMMARY

Yew Tree House is a substantial stone built period house with rendered elevations under a slate roof, now in need of general modernisation but offering an excellent opportunity to create a fine and impressive house ideal for family living.

* Reception Hall;
* Sitting Room; Lounge;
* Kitchen/Breakfast with Aga;
* Ground Floor Bathroom;
* Utility Room; Rear entrance Hall;
* Five Bedrooms;
* First Floor Bathroom;
* One Bedroomed Annexe.

The house is set in grounds extending to around half an acre with a wide lawn, herbaceous borders and an interesting array of mature trees. A driveway provides off road parking and there is an open fronted timber garage/store.

The property is situated in the South Lakeland village of Low Newton, now a relatively tranquil and attractive place to live since the building of the by-pass. The village is wholly within the Lake District National Park and is well placed for access to Lake Windermere, Grange-over-Sands, Ulverston, Kendal and also for junction 36 of the M6 motorway.

The Accommodation Briefly Comprises:
[all measurements are approximate]

RECEPTION HALL: 4.90m x 3.33m (16'1" x 10'11" ) Cloaks rail.

SITTING ROOM: 4.88m x 4.62m (16'0" x 15'2" ) Shuttered windows to front. Fireplace. Display shelves with cupboard below.

LOUNGE: 4.96m x 4.23m (16'3" x 13'11" ) Shuttered window to front. Fireplace. Coved ceiling.

INNER HALL: Wide staircase leading to First Floor.

BATHROOM: 3.30m x 2.09m (10'10" x 6'10" ) Panelled bath, wash hand basin and w.c. Cloaks pegs.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: 6.62m x 3.68m (21'9" x 12'1" ) A spacious room with a range of solid wood floor and wall units with work surfaces. Sink unit. Aga oil fired twin hob stove. Built-in storage cupboards. Exposed beams. Feature spice cupboard with an oak panelled door carved with "PWE 1727".

UTILITY ROOM: 3.31m x 3.28m (10'10" x 10'9" ) Stone flagged floor and stone slab shelving. Plumbing for washing machine. Shelves.

REAR ENTRANCE HALL: 2.90m x 1.75m (9'6" x 5'9" ) Cloaks rail. Shelving.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING: A spacious landing area suitable as a study area. A corridor continues from the landing giving access to the main bedrooms. Access hatch with ladder leading to loft with light.

BEDROOM NO.1: 4.33m x 3.89m (14'2" x 12'9" ) Exposed beam. Fireplace.

BEDROOM NO.2: 3.65m x 2.90m (12'0" x 9'6" ) Built-in wardrobe. Wash hand basin.

BEDROOM NO.3: 3.83m x 3.84m (12'7" x 12'7" ) Exposed beam. Fireplace with hob grate. Wash hand basin.

BEDROOM NO.4: 4.26m x 2.41m (14'0" x 7'11" ) Fireplace with hob grate. Wash hand basin.

BEDROOM NO.5: 3.20m x 2.47m (10'6" x 8'1" ) Built-in wardrobe/cupboard. Wash hand basin.

BATHROOM: 3.73m x 2.48m (12'3" x 8'2" ) Roll edged free standing bath on claw and ball feet, pedestal wash hand basin and w.c. Range of built-in cupboards to one wall. Cloaks rail.

ANNEXE

Attached to the right-hand side of the main house.

SITTING ROOM/KITCHEN: 3.06m x 2.80m (10'0" x 9'2" ) Stainless steel sink with cupboard below. Exposed beams. Sliding wooden ladder leading to mezzanine. Glazed entrance door.

BEDROOM: 3.61m x 2.67m (11'10" x 8'9" )

BATHROOM: 2.36m x 2.00m (7'9" x 6'7" ) A triangular shaped room installed with a panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin and w.c. Part tiled walls. Shelving.

OUTSIDE: Extensive gardens and grounds of around half an acre including a wide lawn, herbaceous borders, shrubs and trees, including fruit trees and a number of fine specimen trees. On the western side of the garden is a banked area with brambles extending the garden areas.

Paved patio and paved pathways to the left-hand side of the house. Garden ponds.

A driveway to the front of the house provides off roading parking for motor vehicles.

There is also a large, open fronted timber framed and timber clad Store/Garage incorporating a storage shed.

There is a "well" in one corner of the main garden which conceals a culvert.

TENURE: Freehold

SERVICES: Mains electricity and water. Septic tank drainage. Electric night storage heating. Oil fired Aga.

COUNCIL TAX: Band "G ".

DIRECTIONS

Approaching from the direction of the M6 motorway along the A590 pass the roundabout to Grange and Lindale and continue up "Lindale Hill". Just beyond the crest of the hill turn off the A590 signposted to Newton and Cartmel. Turn right and then left at the T-junction. Drive into Low Newton and the property will be found just off a lay-by on the left-hand side immediately before the antique shop, café and gallery, Yew Tree Barn.

LOCAL AUTHORITY: South Lakeland District Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria.
Tel No: 01539 733333.

VIEWING: Strictly by appointment only through our Kendal branch office.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE GRAPHS

FLOOR PLANS
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