TUCKED away off Kendal's Brigsteer Road is an 18th century family home with six bedrooms, extensive grounds and plenty of scope for upgrading.

The Ghyll is an attractive, characterful detached house and barn conversion set in three quarters of an acre, with ample parking, outbuildings and a double garage, on the edge of town.

A gated, sweeping driveway and conservatory-style porch with stone-flagged floor set the scene.

The ground floor includes a dining room with open fireplace and wood-burning stove, breakfast kitchen with twin-hob AGA stove and double-glazed roof windows; lounge with marble fireplace; reception hall with dog-leg staircase; and spacious living room featuring a Florentine arched recess and marble fireplace.

The light and airy first-floor landing leads to six bedrooms, five of them doubles.

The first bedroom offers a full wall of wardrobes and a window seat, while the second has a fireplace, and the third and fourth feature built-in wardrobes.

The first floor is also home to a study and the house bathroom with its white suite comprising a panelled bath, basin, corner shower cubicle and toilet, with chrome towel radiator and slate-tiled floor.

The Ghyll also features a "spectacular" games room/studio in part of in part of the converted barn, with open-beamed ceilings, hardwood floor and bi-fold doors.

The agents, Michael CL Hodgson, say there is potential for subdividing the entire property into two or three dwellings, subject to planning approval.