COUNTRYSIDE charm abounds at this week's featured property.

Number 2 Whinney Haw Barns is a four-bedroom barn conversion in the small, peaceful community of Firbank, near Sedbergh, in the Yorkshire Dales.

This characterful and spacious family home with garage is for sale with Armitstead Barnett for £395,000.

It was sympathetically converted in 2006 and is described by the agents as "immaculately presented".

Thanks to one careful owner, Armitstead Barnett say this mid-barn conversion still looks "as crisp and sharp as the day it was refurbished".

To make the most of its idyllic location and spectacular views, the main living space is on the first floor.

The sitting room is open-plan to the dining room and its focal point is a full-height stone fireplace with multi-fuel stove.

Timber-beamed ceilings give a quintessential country feel, as they do elsewhere in the property.

The sun room at the front of the lounge is a lovely, quiet spot to take in the scenic outlook with a cup of coffee and the newspaper.

Cream kitchen cupboards and wood-effect worktops create a light and airy feel in the galley-style breakfast kitchen. Built-in appliances include a double oven, and there are complementary tiled splashbacks.

The breakfast area looks onto the courtyard-style garden at the back of the property.

An attractive and practical enclosed porch creates a welcome on the ground floor and leads into a good-sized hallway.

Two of the property's four bedrooms are located here, and they share a modern white en-suite bathroom with shower cubicle. There is also a well-equipped utility room with drainer sink.

The second floor features a double bedroom and a single bedroom with access to a store room and a very useful, tucked-away space that is used as a home office.

A crisp, contemporary shower room completes the top-floor accommodation.

Whinney Haw Barns is approached along a shared driveway to the garage, with enough space to park three cars beside the garden fence.

At the front of the property is a well-stocked garden laid out in traditional English country style with a lawn and herbaceous borders. A courtyard garden is located at the back.

The conversion has mains electricity, oil-fired central heating, a private water supply from a borehole, and a private septic tank which is dealt with by a management company. B4RN broadband is described as "imminent".

The market town of Sedbergh with its shops, cafes, pubs, primary and secondary schools is just three miles away from Firbank, while junction 37 of the M6 motorway is a ten-minute drive.

www.abarnett.co.uk; tel 01539-751993.