JUST a short drive from Cartmel and Grange-over-Sands, this impressive family home was once the village shop and bakery for Newton-in-Cartmel.

The Edwardian property has been lovingly modernised and extended to offer four reception rooms, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Vale View has a peaceful location on the edge of the village, and is on the market for £550,000 with Armitstead Barnett.

A wealth of original, period features has been preserved, and the house has also been brought up-to-date with an eco-friendly energy system featuring solar panels, an air source heat pump and rainwater harvesting.

Vale View's quarry-tiled vestibule leads to an entrance hallway with Edwardian pitch-pine staircase and solid oak flooring.

The farmhouse-style breakfast kitchen is fitted with cream units and contrasting woodblock worktops. Built-in appliances include two electric cookers, a microwave and combination cooker, coffee maker, dishwasher, induction hob with extractor and a barbecue grill. There is a Belfast sink, central island, space for an American-style fridge freezer, and a seating area. Limestone flooring with underfloor heating completes this stunning room.

Formal entertaining space is provided by the dining room, set around a fireplace with limestone hearth and electric stove.

The lounge, meanwhile, is set on two levels and has sash-effect windows overlooking the countryside. The fireplace houses a multi-fuel stove, and double French doors lead to a sun lounge, again with a lovely open outlook.

Completing the ground floor are a study, cloakroom and pantry/utility room which leads to the integral garage, where power and water are available.

Upstairs, the family bathroom echoes the Edwardian era with its slipper-style bath, pedestal basin and wainscot boarding on the walls. A chrome heated towel rail and slate floor with underfloor heating add a modern, luxurious touch.

Vale View's main bedroom has ample wardrobe and storage space thanks to three walls of fitted cupboards. An en-suite offers a large, tiled shower cubicle with rainforest head and further shower head, plus a basin and toilet.

There are two more double bedrooms, one still with its cast-iron fireplace and with an en-suite shower room.

Outside, a driveway at the side has space for two or three cars, and a path leads to the back garden. From this raised, low-maintenance area there are far-reaching views across the countryside. A newly created barbecue and outdoor entertaining space is set in a courtyard with stone walls, raised flower beds, a water feature and shrubbery.

A garden/hobby room with French doors offers fantastic storage and an outdoor studio/office, and there is a lower garden with an attractive timber pergola.

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