Gisburn Road, Sawley, Ribble Valley

A charming barn conversion finished in 2001 in a select row of just four individual properties, with beautiful long distance rural views. Facing Pendle Hill with convenient proximity to the A59, the splendid accommodation briefly comprises ground floor: reception hall, lounge, kitchen diner, utility room, two-piece cloakroom. First floor: three double bedrooms, the sumptuous master enjoying the best of the views, four-piece house bathroom. A sheltered patio and a delightful garden with a meandering footpath, nature pond and a collection of seating areas. Parking for one car by the front door plus an integral single garage. (1,149 sq ft/106.8 sq m approx/EPC: D).

An easily accessible rural spot with sublime aspects.

Directions - From Clitheroe access the A59 and proceed north in the direction of Skipton. At the top of Sawley Brow turn right where there is a lay-by and mobile café. Bear left along a private tarmacadam drive. Proceed past the bungalow and you’ll quickly see the four barn conversions. Park on the drive by the front door of Robin Cottage.

Services - Mains supplies of electricity and water. A private sewage treatment plant (Klargester) shared with four other properties. Oil central heating from a Warmflow boiler located in the utility room. Council tax payable to RVBC Band E. Freehold tenure.

Additional Features - The property has PVCu double glazed windows, some in mullioned openings, exposed ceiling beams.

Location - Beautifully located less than ten minutes drive from the historic market town of Clitheroe.

Accommodation - The front door opens to a reception hall with oak boarded internal doors throughout. The well proportioned lounge is square in shape with stone mullioned windows and a French door opening to the patio and the garden. The views are distant, part wooded and green. Two heavy set pitched pine beams frame the stone chimney-piece with a piped connection for LPG. The kitchen diner is most charming with an assortment of traditionally styled cabinetry including a fixed display dresser. The counters and upstands are in a marbled laminate with a Blanco sink and a swan-neck mixer. The built-in cooking appliances comprises a Blomberg double electric oven and a ceramic hob beneath an extractor filter. The integrated appliances consist of a Bosch dishwasher and a Hotpoint larder fridge. The ceiling is cross beamed in pitched pine a railed staircase with a bullnose step rises to the first floor, the understairs area being exposed. There is a separate utility room with a stainless steel sink unit, plumbing for a washing machine and space for a small freezer. The central heating boiler is located here and next to it a two-piece cloakroom.

On the first floor you’ll find three generous bedrooms. The sumptuous master bedroom looks over the garden with pleasing distant views beyond. Built-in wardrobes across one wall and stone mullioned windows. Bedroom 2 is another large room with a substantial complement of built-in furniture including wardrobes, drawers, dressing table and a bed-side cabinet. The ceiling is sloping with two Velux Heritage windows/black-out blinds; offering stunning views over Pendle Hill when open. Bedroom 3 is a smaller double with a view into the Valley. The well appointed bathroom is four-piece with tiling to mid height on all four walls; full height in the quadrant cubicle which has a Mira 415 thermostatic shower. A wood panelled bath, low suite wc and a vanity washbasin.

Outside - At the front by the main entrance there is a tarmacadam parking space for one car with the integral garage providing parking for another car. It has an up-and-over door with a personnel door into the hall. The delightful rear garden is long enough to provide a sunny spot throughout the day. By the lounge door is a sheltered patio with plenty of space to enjoy an alfresco moment. A pebbled footpath meanders through a series of stone sett edge beds planted out with a variety of mature flowering shrubs and evergreens. An ornamental Acer stands above a small nature pond and from the bench here, you have a full view of Pendle Hill. A little further on there is a paved circle for a patio set which also faces the grassy slopes of Pendle. Beautiful in every sense of the word.

. - NO UPWARD CHAIN.

Viewing - Strictly by appointment.