Property description

Whitelands is a superbly appointed detached period residence enjoying views up the Crake Valley towards Conistion Old Man and is situated in the delightful rural hamlet of Blawith, within the Lake District National Park, one mile from the foot of Coniston Water. It is five minutes' drive from the facilities on offer at Greenodd which include a butcher, baker and post office along with a bus point for Windermere private school. The property offers easy access to the main Lakeland villages - Ambleside and Windermere being within a thirty minute drive away. The M6 motorway and mainline railway station are within a thirty five minute drive. The Victorian property has been carefully and sympathetically extended and improved in recent years creating a fabulous family residence with modern fitments including a lovely breakfast kitchen with solid maple units, two reception rooms one with a home cinema system, six double bedrooms and four bathrooms. The property has modern fixtures and fitments throughout to include mostly double glazed sash windows, LED downlights and has full central heating with underfloor heating to all the rooms on the ground floor and en suite bathrooms. Also included throughout the property is a built in vacuum system, telephone/network cabling and a heat recovery and ventilation system which all combine with the traditional and retained character features of this imposing country property.



The property is set in substantial landscaped gardens and grounds which extend to approximately 2.2 acres and have been designed to enjoy the uninterrupted views over the valley and include a sweeping lawn leading down to Smithy Beck, patios and seating areas together with a kitchen garden with greenhouse and raised beds. There is a stable block with two loose boxes, tack room and enclosed yard adjacent to the ménage (40m x 20m) with the 2.5 acre paddock being accessed via a bridge over the beck.



Complementing the main house is a detached cottage with self contained accommodation providing a sitting/dining room with balcony, solid maple kitchen, double bedroom, shower room and gymnasium. A detached double garage with a workshop/office to the first floor complements the accommodation along with ample parking for vehicles and horse boxes and a turning circle.

 

ENTRANCE PORCH 10' 7" x 3' 5" (3.25m x 1.06m) Slate flooring, pitch pine storage seating. 

ENTRANCE LOBBY 10' 10" x 6' 10" (3.32m x 2.09m) Slate flooring, cloaks cupboard. 

ENTRANCE HALL 22' 8" x 6' 0" (6.91m x 1.85m) Engineered oak floor, dado rail, cornice. 

SITTING/DINING ROOM 23' 11" x 21' 3" (7.30m x 6.50m) Limestone flooring with foundry brass inserts, log burner to slate hearth with oak surround and concealed lighting, cornice, double glazed feature apex window with French doors leading on to the covered terrace which has a slate floor, wall lights and exterior power points. 

SITTING/OFFICE/CINEMA ROOM 24' 11" x 12' 4" (7.60m x 3.78m) Log burner to slate hearth with sandstone surround, engineered oak flooring, bespoke bookcases, concealed movie screen and projector, cornice.  

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 26' 0" x 12' 5" (7.94m x 3.79m) Scottwood maple kitchen with an excellent range of base and wall units and island unit all with granite worktops, marble tiled splash backs and pelmet lighting, double under mount sink, three oven Aga with electric double oven and gas hob module, integrated dishwasher and combination microwave, American fridge freezer with ice and water dispenser, illuminated cocktail cabinet, slate flooring. 

UTILITY ROOM 8' 11" x 5' 1" (2.74m x 1.57m) Slate flooring, Belfast sink, plumbing for a washing machine, built in storage cupboards. 

CLOAKROOM 7' 8" x 4' 9" (2.36m x 1.46m) Slate flooring, two piece suite in white comprises W.C. and wash hand basin to slate vanity. 

LANDING 7' 7" x 6' 0" (2.32m x 1.84m) Solid oak flooring, dado rail, cornice. 

MASTER BEDROOM 13' 0" x 12' 6" (3.98m x 3.82m) Solid oak flooring, open fire with tiled inserts, cornice. 

EN SUITE 12' 6" x 8' 3" (3.83m x 2.52m) Five piece suite in white comprises W.C. two wash hand basins to limestone vanity, shower cubicle with thermostatic shower and Jacuzzi bath, towel radiator, limestone tiled floor with underfloor heating, shaver point, television point, cornice. 

WALK IN WARDROBE 12' 6" x 6' 2" (3.82m x 1.88m) Automatic lighting, range of fitted storage, limestone tiled floor. 

BEDROOM 12' 5" x 12' 5" (3.81m x 3.80m) Solid oak flooring, cast iron fireplace, cornice. 

EN SUITE 12' 6" x 7' 10" (3.83m x 2.40m) Three piece suite in white comprises W.C. wash hand basin to vanity and shower cubicle with thermostatic shower, towel radiator, limestone tiled floor with underfloor heating, shaver point, cornice, walk in wardrobe. 

BEDROOM 14' 5" x 12' 5" (4.41m x 3.79m) Solid oak flooring, open fire with tiled inserts, walk in wardrobe, cornice. 

BEDROOM 12' 5" x 11' 1" (3.79m x 3.38m) Solid oak flooring, cast iron fireplace, cornice. 

BATHROOM 8' 10" x 6' 0" (2.71m x 1.85m) Three piece suite in white comprises W.C. wash hand basin and bath set in to tiled surround, towel radiator, marble tiled flooring, shaver point, cornice. 

LANDING 6' 0" x 4' 4" (1.85m x 1.33m) Solid oak flooring, Velux window. 

BEDROOM 18' 6" x 12' 5" (5.64m x 3.80m) Velux window, solid oak flooring, wash hand basin to vanity, shaver point, ample eaves storage. 

BEDROOM 18' 6" x 12' 5" (5.65m x 3.80m) Velux window, solid oak flooring, bespoke bunk beds comprises two double and a single with storage built in, door access to eaves storage which measures 21' 3" x 11' 5" (6.5m x 3.5m). 

SHOWER ROOM 7' 2" x 6' 0" (2.19m x 1.85m) Velux window, three piece suite in white comprises W.C. wash hand basin and shower cubicle with thermostatic shower, towel radiator, tiled flooring, shaver point. 

DOUBLE GARAGE 25' 4" x 18' 7" (7.74m x 5.67m) Electric roller door, Belfast sink, range of fitted cupboards, boiler room housing the LPG boiler and integrated vacuum system. 

WORKSHOP 18' 10" x 18' 8" (5.75m x 5.71m) Four Velux windows, two radiator, log burner to slate hearth, Belfast sink, work benches. Office to the rear 18' 8" x 6' 5" (5.69m x 1.98m) with double glazed window and radiator. 

THE COACH HOUSE Complementing the main house is this detached self contained cottage with the well proportioned accommodation providing a sitting/dining room with balcony enjoying the stunning views up the Crake Valley, solid maple kitchen with granite work surfaces and integrated appliances, a double bedroom, shower room, ground floor entrance hallway together with utility room. The remainder of the ground floor with separate access from the courtyard is currently used as a gymnasium but would also lend itself to a variety of uses including extending the living accommodation subject to any necessary consents. 

ENTRANCE HALL 11' 5" x 5' 8" (3.50m x 1.75m) Stable door, slate flooring, dado rail. 

UTILITY ROOM 11' 7" x 8' 10" (3.55m x 2.70m) Slate flooring, built in storage cupboards, plumbing for a washing machine, LPG boiler. 

SITTING/DINING ROOM 15' 2" x 13' 10" (4.63m x 4.24m) French doors leading to the balcony, solid oak flooring, two radiators, wood burner with slate hearth and oak surround, television point, wall lights. 

KITCHEN 9' 1" x 6' 9" (2.79m x 2.08m) Scottwood maple kitchen with an excellent range of base and wall units with granite worktops, tiled splash backs and pelmet lighting, under mount sink, electric oven, gas hob with extractor over, integrated fridge and combination microwave, plinth heater, track spotlights, tiled floor. 

BEDROOM 13' 2" x 10' 10" (4.02m x 3.32m) Excellent range of built in bedroom furniture, radiator, telephone point, television point. 

SHOWER ROOM 5' 7" x 4' 9" (1.71m x 1.45m) Velux window, three piece suite in white comprises W.C. wash hand basin to vanity and shower cubicle with thermostatic shower, fitted cherry wood storage, towel radiator, wall and downlight, tiled flooring and walls, shaver point.  

GYMNASIUM 21' 0" x 15' 1" (6.42m x 4.62m) Double glazed doors and windows, engineered oak flooring with underfloor heating, recessed downlights. 

EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES Enclosed yard with stable block which has light, power and water and comprises two stables and tack room with each measuring 11' 4" x 11' 4" (3.46m x 3.46m) and a 20m x 40m floodlit menage. 

OUTSIDE Whitelands is approached via a sweeping private drive and is set in stunning grounds that extend to approximately 4.7 acres comprising formal landscaped gardens, paddock and stable block with menage. Smithy Beck runs through the gardens and paddock and the lawns are surrounded by a variety of mature and established shrubs and trees including larch, copper beech, ash and oak. There is an extensive flagged courtyard with planted borders that links the main house to The Coach House. There is a kitchen garden with greenhouse, tool shed and raised beds. In addition there is a boules court and sunken trampoline.