SALE AGREED BY FINE & COUNTRY This superb five bedroomed Old Vicarage has a defined air of grandeur being the original historic residence of the Vicar serving the highly desirable village of Appleby.

Perfect for a buyer searching for an impressive private residence to create their perfect family home. Set in a stunning location providing a relaxed country lifestyle on the fringe of a picturesque rural village.

The design of the beautifully proportioned interior is indicative of a period house of standing reflecting the superb grand external façade and approach. The property is sympathetic to the period with care having been taken on choice of the stylish décor within and is ready for the next custodian of this fabulous building to further improve to taste and take advantage of the potential to develop the Coach House.

A private road leads to a gated private entrance drive and to the formal entrance of the house.

Step Inside

An arched entrance door opens into the hall with period tiled flooring which accesses the forward-facing study fitted with quality solid wood cabinets. The hall opens to the inner formal reception area with return staircase to the first floor with galleried landing where a large window allows for natural light, the ceiling above is shaped drawing attention up to the large chandelier. To the rear of the staircase is a door to a lobby to the informal side entrance of the property with storage cupboard and space for hanging coats and a door to a good-sized cloak room with two-piece suite.

Also approached from the reception area is an elegant drawing room with dining area arranged open plan, both sides of the room have views over the formal side garden via a feature bay and picture window both with original shutters. An impressive stone fireplace with wood burning stove is arranged to the sitting area.

The kitchen breakfast room with Rangemaster stove is fitted in a range of bespoke joiner made cabinets finished with granite worktops and a center Island with part granite and wood food preparation area. Accessed from the kitchen is a spacious practical fitted utility room with split entrance door to the informal side garden.

Double doors open from the kitchen into an impressive conservatory to the rear garden- perfect for entertaining with doors to two sides onto the surrounding patio.

Completing the ground floor from the kitchen is a lovely light and airy sitting room with a beautiful pale grey marble fireplace with woodburning stove, an all most full height four panel window with shutters looks over the side formal garden.

First Floor

A galleried landing looks over the staircase and takes in the impressive chandelier space the landing leads to two defined sides of the first floor. Two steps lead to a landing to the large principal bedroom complete with vaulted ceiling, a decorative period style fire surround, a shuttered window looks over the formal gardens.

Adjacent to the principal bedroom is the excellent sized family bathroom with four-piece suite. There is potential to create a master suite by adding a door from the landing and creating a dressing area with bedroom and en-suite.

The landing area from the staircase opens also to the front section of the first floor where a feature window with four panel arched windows overlooks the entrance to the property. Bedroom two is a good-sized double looking over the formal side garden as does bedroom three which has fitted wardrobes and a feature bay window with shutters. Bedroom four also is a forward-facing double bedroom one with a vanity sink.
From the main landing is a separate landing to bedroom five and a separate room with all bathroom plumbing requirements present. There is potential here to reconfigure this space to create an additional bathroom if required.

Step Outside

Discreetly positioned from the roadside screened by mature trees and deep filled borders in a parkland style the property offers a high degree of privacy and tranquility. Old Vicarage Drive and the land flanking much of the entrance drive which is arranged to woodland also belongs to The Old Vicarage.

There are two entrance gates the first are high wrought iron gates which open to the front reception parking area of the house. This parking area also leads to the formal arched entrance door to the house and the attached double garage with up and over doors with power, light, window, and personnel door. There are deep woodland borders which provides privacy to the house from Old Vicarage Drive with a lawned border to the tarmacked parking area.

The formal garden is arranged to the side aspect which can be viewed from the drawing and dining room, the lawned garden has deep borders with established foliage and steps lead to a raised patio this garden leads around to the rear aspect with additional patio which runs around the conservatory and looks over a less formal garden divided to the side garden by high hedging this area has provided a children’s play garden in the past.