4 bedroom detached house for sale

Delightful four bedroom original stone farmhouse which has been extended and recently refurbished. The property is set within a superb garden plot with private driveway and attached storage outbuilding. The property provides for a spacious family home, offering a wealth of character throughout and including three reception rooms to the ground floor.
The property is fantastically situated, set to the edge of the sought after hamlet of Chaigley, being nestled within in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The positioning between Clitheroe and Longridge provides for a great Ribble Valley location and allows for great accessibility to town amenities and the A59 / M6 road networks. The property is less than 2 miles from the renowned Stonyhurst College and also within close proximity for additional reputable primary and secondary schools, including the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.

The property sits approximately 800m from the River Hodder and to the foot of Kemple End/Longridge Fell, offering an abundance of walking and biking routes locally.

The main door leads into an entrance hallway/boot room, with doors leading through to the kitchen and sitting room. The kitchen includes windows to the rear, overlooking the rear patio area and affording the room with plenty of natural light. The kitchen includes base and wall mounted kitchen units with integrated sink and drainer unit, electric oven, hob and extractor over. The units include space for additional appliances.

Leading off the kitchen is the utility, with ample space and plumbing for white good appliances. The room includes a further door leading out onto the rear patio seating area. Off the utility is a downstairs wc and the boiler/plant room housing the oil fired boiler and water tank system.

To the front of the property are three spacious reception rooms, including lounge, dining room and sitting room, all with windows overlooking the front garden and land beyond, benefiting from stunning views to both Longridge Fell and Pendle Hill. Both the dining room and sitting room include central stone fireplaces, with flagged hearths and stone surrounds, providing a real sense of warmth to the rooms, with the sitting room open fire being fully operational. Both rooms also include exposed timber beams, with the sitting room also including exposed stone walls providing further character. A fully glazed doorway providing natural light and garden views leads from the sitting room onto the front garden patio seating area, connecting both the indoor and outdoor spaces.

The staircase leads from the dining room to the first floor landing. The landing includes built in storage cupboards and doors leading into four spacious bedrooms, all with windows overlooking the front, side and rear of the property. The main bedroom includes both a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite, providing for wc, wash hand basin and shower, with tiled flooring and Velux window to the rear. The second bedroom also provides for an ensuite, also including wc, wash hand basin and shower.

The generously sized family bathroom includes a wc, wash hand basin and bath with shower over.

A further large loft storage area is located above the main bedroom and is accessed via an access hatch and ladder within the dressing room.

Externally, the property includes gardens to all sides, including both front and rear Indian stone flagged patio seating areas benefiting from both south and south westerly outlooks, bathing the patios with sun throughout the day and evening. To the front and side are also areas of grass lawn with surrounding mature flower beds, with the garden being enclosed by a traditional stone wall. To the side of the property is a spacious private driveway and parking area with ample room for several vehicles.

An 8ft x 6ft timber garden shed provides additional storage and includes an outdoor power socket, whilst two outdoor taps also provide for outdoor water facilities.

Attached to the rear of the farmhouse is a useful outbuilding/workshop/store room with a window to the front, concrete flooring, wall heater, timber shelving, several electrical sockets and work bench, with the space providing options for a variety of uses, dependant on a purchaser’s own requirements. The building has doors to the front and rear and can be accessed from both the rear and side garden areas.