Ireby Barn, Ireby, LA6

Here’s our TOP 10 reasons to love Ireby Barn:

1. A detached, spacious stone and slate barn conversion in a quiet, laneside setting with a gross internal measurement of c. 1598 sq ft (145.8 sq m), some lovely character features and pleasant views across the garden and lane to the front.

2. Potential to upgrade - the sitting room has recently been re-plastered, ready for decoration and there is huge scope for new custodians to add their own stamp.

3. Come on into a front vestibule with tall window. This is open to a conservatory, which links via glazed bi-folding doors to the living dining kitchen. The good-sized, dual aspect sitting room has a wood burning stove. To the rear, is a vestibule with external access and a cloakroom/laundry room.

4. Wonderful, sociable open plan ‘L’ shaped living/dining kitchen - perfect for family living. The kitchen is fitted with base and wall units, breakfast bar, three oven Red Aga and integral dishwasher. There is also a useful understairs cupboard.

5. … and so to bed - off the landing are three double bedrooms; dual aspect bedroom 1 is a generous space with built-in wardrobes, with bedroom 3 also having a built-in cupboard. There’s also a four piece house bathroom with a corner bath.

6. Outdoor space - an enclosed walled garden has a flagged path and seating terraces and level lawn with timber shed and log store. There is also a small area to the side of the house, adjacent to the boundary wall. The vendors had future plans to erect a workshop with annexe above, subject to the relevant consents. There is an area to the rear of the property, which is not within the ownership of Ireby Barn. It is unregistered and provides access to the rear of the barn and the neighbouring property, No. 1 Fell View. The owners have parked two cars since their purchase in 2015.

7. An accessible rural setting surrounded by open countryside - Ireby is a picturesque hamlet: little more than a rural cul-de-sac, it offers a quiet country lifestyle, without being a thoroughfare. The popular Ireby Green Farm Cafe is just off the A65 to the south.

8. Nearby Cowan Bridge (1.7 miles) has a village shop/tea room, a village hall and gym. With a post office/community shop and public house, church and an active village hall Burton-in Lonsdale is 2.4 miles in the opposite direction off the A65. Ingleton (3.2 miles to the east) and Kirkby Lonsdale (4 miles to the west) provide a larger selection of facilities, including primary schools and the highly regarded Queen Elizabeth secondary school in Kirkby Lonsdale.

9. Travelling further afield: by car - Ireby is extremely convenient for road and rail links being c. 0.3 miles off the A65. Access to the M6 motorway is either at junctions 34 or 36, depending on the direction of travel. By train - with the nearest West Coast railway line stations at either Oxenholme (14.8 miles) or Lancaster (18.1 miles via A683). By air - with airports at Leeds Bradford (48.5 miles), Manchester (84 miles) and Liverpool (90.8 miles).

10. And for those who prefer to stay closer to home you will be spoilt for choice. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales (with the spectacular Three Peaks and many local walks on your doorstep) and close to the Lake District National Park, the Lune Valley and Forest of Bowland National Landscape, the area provides a stunningly scenic adventure playground.