A CHARMING cottage offering a blend of old-world character and modern-day comforts is for sale in New Hutton, near Kendal.

Raw Green Cottage is described as "immaculately presented" and has been extended and improved to offer double glazing, oil central heating and solar panels for hot water, and B4RN hyperfast broadband.

In a rural location, yet within easy reach of Oxenholme railway station and the M6 motorway, this three-bedroom cottage has a garage, plenty of off-road parking and delightful landscaped gardens, alongside desirable traditional features such as exposed beams, wooden flooring and sash windows.

The accommodation includes a slate-floored entrance porch, sitting/dining room, kitchen with further sitting room/office above, utility room, three double bedrooms, bathroom, shower room and a garden room.

At the heart of the home is the fantastic country-style kitchen with beech base units, Westmorland slate worktops and upstands, open shelves, an under-mounted sink, oil-fired Aga, stone-flagged floor and plumbing for a dishwasher.

Upstairs are three double bedrooms, two of which have exposed beams and double-glazed sash windows. The bathroom offers a white three-piece suite with basin, bath and loo, plus fitted cupboards. There is also a shower room with three-piece suite, slate shower tray and slate floor with underfloor heating.

The back garden is especially private and has a patio and a lawn bordering open fields. Across the lane is off-road parking and another lovely garden, enclosed by stone walls.