A stone built house situated on the banks of Houselop Beck this property was formerly an inn during
the 19th century and the original road and bridge form part of the grounds and gardens which extend
to approximately half an acre.
A substantial comfortable family home with scope for the provision of further living or business
accomodation using cellar space and attached former stables and hayloft.
The accomodation comprises of entrance hall, sitting room, good-sized lounge, dining kitchen with
Aga, three first floor bedrooms, bathroom, cloakroom, four seperate cellar spaces and former stables
with hayloft above. Period features include beamed ceilings and open fireplaces. Oil fired central
heating.
Ground Floor:
Entrance Hall with access to -
Sitting Room (4.67m x 4.57m) - dual aspect, beamed ceiling, stone fireplace, exposed wood flooring,
door access to cellars.
Lounge (4.55m x 3.28m) - dual aspect, beamed ceiling, exposed wood flooring, cast iron fireplace.
Kitchen/Dining Room (4.57m x 4.95m) - dual aspect, door to front of house, oil fired Aga, range of
wood base and wall units and working surfaces.
Cloak Room with WC.
First Floor:
Landing with two rear windows, hatch to roof space, walk in storage cupboard, doors to -
Bedroom 1 (4.57m x 4.29m) - window to front and exposed wooden flooring, cast iron fireplace
Bedroom 2 (4.70m x 8.7m) - window to front and exposed wooden flooring
Bedroom 3 (3.96m x 2.62m) - window to front, exposed wooden flooring and airing cupboard housing
water cylinder with immersion heater
Bathroom - part ceramic tiled walls, fitted with white suite comprising large double ended spa bath,
power shower in cubicle, WC, bidet, wash hand basin and heated towel rail.
Lower Ground Floor:
Four seperate cellar spaces with window to the rear of the buiding. Cellars 1 & 2 (each approximately
4.5m x 4.0 m) are accessed from the sitting room or a door at the rear of the property. Cellars 3 & 4
have seperate entrances via doors at the rear of the property. All have lights and power points. Potential
for further development.
Former Stables (4.37m x 3.40m) and Hayloft (4.39m x 3.40m)
Attached to the main property, self-contained, provide extra storage space but could be put to a variety
of uses and potential for further development.
Grounds and gardens;
The property is accessed by private driveway and is situated centrally within the grounds which
comprise of extensive naturalised and cottage style gardens with a range of trees and plants on the
banks of Houselop Beck.
Local Amenities:
Set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and surrounded by grazing farmland it is handily
situated on the B6297 for access to the villages of Tow Law and Wolsingham and ideally located for
commuting to Durham City, Hexham, Darlington and for Newcastle and Tees Valley airports.
Offers considered. No onward chainiroe. |
