THE lovely Yorkshire Dales village of Cautley, close to Sedbergh, is the location of week's featured property.

Bratt Barn is an attractive semi-detached, stone-and-slate-built house with four bedrooms.

On the market for £399,000 with Michael CL Hodgson, this rural property enjoys spectacular views of the Howgills and the Rawthey Valley, and has plenty of character.

Formerly two dwellings, the house has kept its two staircases and could easily be divided into two again, say the agents. Delightful gardens adjoin the open countryside and there is ample off-road parking as well as a substantial garage/workshop.

Beginning on the ground floor, the dining hall is currently used as a photographic studio and has exposed stonework, shuttered windows and built-in storage cupboards. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with modern yet traditionally styled units, a porcelain sink, electric cooker, ceramic hob, rustic fireplace for an electric fire, and tiled floor.

The study is a spacious room used as a home office but would work equally well as a fourth bedroom. A handy cloakroom features a wash basin and toilet, and the utility room - originally the cottage kitchen - offers built-in cupboards, shelves and a sink, and also houses the central heating boiler. Completing the ground floor, a cosy sitting room has lots of character thanks to exposed beams, bookshelves and stone-built fireplace.

On the first floor, the living room is a superb, open-plan space with a high, open-beamed ceiling and windows on three sides to take in the magnificent views. A wood-burning stove sits upon a stone hearth, and there is an upholstered window seat with storage.

The first bedroom is a good-sized double, while the second is described as a delightful double room with windows on two sides. The third bedroom is also a double.

A white suite gives a crisp look to the first bathroom with its panelled bath, wash basin, toilet and shower cubicle. The built-in linen cupboard has plumbing for a washing machine.

The second bathroom also features a white panelled bath, wash basin and toilet, and a built-in cupboard with a lagged hot water cylinder.

A second-floor attic room reached by a staircase and hatch is fully floored with a beamed ceiling, painted wood panelling and two double-glazed Velux roof windows.

Outside, the sizeable garage has double doors, power and lighting, and built-in store cupboards.

The tarmac driveway offers plenty of off-road parking, and the front garden has pathways and a flower bed. The back garden adjoins fields and has spectacular views. It is attractively laid with paved patios, gravelled areas, herbaceous borders, rockeries and water features. There is also a garden shed and wood store.

www.michael-cl-hodgson.co.uk, tel 01539-721375.