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PRICE: £495,000

AGENT: Michael CL Hodgson

T: 01539-721375

W: www.michael-cl-hodgson.co.uk

A SPACIOUS barn conversion in the countryside just ten minutes from Ulverston is on the market for £495,000.

Number 5 Groffa Crag is part of the scattered rural community of Gawthwaite, near to Broughton-in-Furness and the Duddon Valley.

This beautifully presented, five-bedroom detached property backs onto the fellside of Lowick High Common and overlooks the lovely Crake Valley, while to the north there are views of the Coniston fells and Coniston Water.

It forms part of an attractive development of six dwellings - a former farmhouse and five barn conversions - around four miles north of Ulverston.

The conversion was completed to a very high standard in 2002 to create a wonderful family home, featuring two good-sized reception rooms, an excellent-quality breakfast kitchen, four double bedrooms, a fifth bedroom/study, two bathrooms and a large garage, with gardens front and back, a block-paved driveway and joint ownership and use of a half-acre meadow.

Inside, the light and airy kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a good range of units and a built-in oven, gas hob, extractor hood, dishwasher, washing machine and freezer, with a Karndean tiled floor.

The spacious dining room is open-plan to the kitchen and has a woodburning stove on a granite hearth. The lounge is delightful, and offers an electric stove with burning log effect. Also on the ground floor is a cloakroom and a study/bedroom.

On the first floor, a galleried landing features a tall, arched window with scenic views across the garden to the fellside beyond. The master bedroom is filled with light from windows on two sides, and has ample space for a sitting area. There are built-in wardrobes along one wall, and the en-suite provides a panelled bath, pedestal basin and loo. Three further double bedrooms offer lovely proportions, all with an exposed beam and two with built-in wardrobes.