2 Longmire YeatTroutbeck, LA23 1PH

Price £525,000

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Dating from the 17th Century, 2 Longmire Yeat is charming semi-detached traditional cottage locatedin the beautiful and picturesque conservation village of Troutbeck. The present owners have undertakena comprehensive refurbishment programme which has included substantial reconfiguration of the cottagewhich has been architecturally designed to flood the house with light and ties in beautifully with theoriginal 17th Century cottage character. The sympathetic renovation has retained original features wherepossible with oak ceiling beams and lintels whilst incorporating high quality modern finishes with oakflooring, traditional style timber double glazing, two excellent bathroom facilities and a superb fitted diningkitchen with multi-fuel stove which provides heating to the radiators. A second multi-fuel stove in thesitting room provides space heating on the ground floor and has helped create an easy to run propertywhich is equally suited as a permanent home or as a weekend/holiday retreat in a prime village location.The property as a holiday let could achieve up to £22,000 within the first year.

Troutbeck is a conservation village and one of the most sought after locations in the Lake District NationalPark. Cottages and farmsteads line the lanes that lead though Troutbeck village linking the valley withWindermere, Ambleside and over Kirkstone Pass toward Ullswater. There is a small village store/cafeand two well regarded pubs close by with a wider range of services and rail link in nearby Windermereand close to the property there are several country and fell walks including a popular footpath leadingacross Wansfell into the market town of Ambleside.

2 Longmire YeatTroutbeck

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From Windermere head north on the A591 and at Cooks Cornermini roundabout take the third exit onto Patterdale Road.Continue until you reach Troutbeck and turn left just after a smallbridge and before the church. Continue up this lane turning rightat the t-junction, continue for about ½ mile and the property is onthe right hand side with parking in front.

Newly built stone slate porch with slate roof and glazed entrancedoor into entrance hall with oak floor and built cupboards to bothsides accommodating cloaks cupboard and useful shelvedcupboard.

A beautifully designed kitchen and living area at the southernaspect of the cottage with full height window and large fullyglazed patio doors on two sides enjoying an outlook onto thepatio garden and fells beyond. Completely re-designed by thepresent owners this fabulous kitchen opens into a generousdining area with a feature log burning stove. The kitchen unitsprovide a range of both wall and base cabinets and storagecupboards, topped with polished granite worktops andincorporating stainless steel sink unit, electric induction hob,oven, fridge and dishwasher. Finished throughout with  insetceiling lighting, oak beam and quality oak flooring.

A large yet cosy sitting room open to the kitchen/dining area viatwo openings with windows looking out to the front and rearwith window seat, original ceiling beams & window lintels anda new oak staircase. A feature of the room is the wood burningstove set in a recess on slate hearth together with an inset oakmantel. TV/satellite points have been provided along withambient wall lighting and oak flooring throughout.

Open oak spindle staircase leads to first floor landing with Veluxwindow providing plenty of light.

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A double bedroom at the southern aspect of the house with floorlevel window enjoying a view across the valley. Fabulousredesign has created an open vaulted ceiling with oak ceilingbeams and inset lighting. There is a built in double wardrobewith sliding doors, oak flooring , panelled doors and dimmercontrol lighting.

En-suite shower room with excellent suite and contemporarytiling providing wide shower cabinet, wash hand basin and WC.Chrome towel radiator and timber double glazed sash windowswith window folding shutters.

A second generous double bedroom with open vaulted ceilingwith oak trusses and ceiling beams, a deep sill timber doubleglazed window to the rear with original oak lintel provides viewsacross the valley at the rear. The bedroom is finished with oakflooring, dimmer control lighting and has a built in recessedwardrobe.

Attractively presented with contemporary tiling incorporating theoriginal beam and lintel features and a suite comprising washhand basin, WC and boutique style bath with central mixer tapsand hand shower attachment. Chrome towel radiator, insetceiling lighting and built in airing cupboard housing hot watercylinder. Timber double glazed sash window with shutters.

Parking for one car to the front on the property. Pleasant shelteredand gravelled patio area to the front of the property for a smalltable and chairs. Paved walkway to the side of the property andpatio doors out from the dining kitchen lead to sheltered andenclosed rear patio area, an ideal place to relax and al fresco dinewith a lovely aspect over neighbouring gardens and enjoying apicturesque view across the valley.

Mains water, drainage and electricity. Wood burning stoveconnected to the central heating system and provide back upheating to radiators.

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