Benson Lane, Catforth, Preston, Lancashire

This gorgeous home is the perfect place for a growing family or for those who have equestrian / agricultural interests or simply require the space. The house is spacious and includes a lovely dining kitchen along with 3 further reception rooms and a ground floor shower room. The first floor enjoys 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. There is planning consent in place to extend the property at ground floor level. All this is set in lovely cottage style gardens, plenty of space for parking, there is garaging stables and paddocks. In total the property is sat in 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) or thereabouts.
Located along Benson Lane on the fringes of the village of Catforth, this highly attractive home enjoys a wonderful position. Catforth is a lovely village location, located between Preston and Kirkham and is a short drive to the motorway given the new motorway links and also is just a short drive from Broughton. There is a primary school in Catforth and Broughton High School locally with private schools St Pius in Preston, Kirkham Grammar School and AKS locally.

Timber gates open onto a spacious tarmacadam driveway which offers plenty of off-road parking ahead of the front door and garaging. On entry it is clear to see the style of this beautiful country family home. The property is entered through the front door into the entrance porch which opens into a beautiful dining kitchen.

The dining kitchen includes a range of fitted units with a granite worksurface over along with a range of integrated appliances. There is plenty of space to dine and a woodburning stove is in an exposed brick chimney breast creating a lovely character feature to the room. This space is likely to be the hub of this beautiful property. There is a utility room and shower room which are found off the kitchen, leading to the back door where there is an extensive patio.

The lounge is a fantastic space and there are patio doors which lead out to the side of the property allowing them to be thrown open to enjoy all of the fabulous gardens. The woodburning stove is set in a stone surround ensuring that this can be a cosy room during those winter months. An antico floor has been added by the current vendors.

A further reception room has been used by the vendors as a bedroom and has a range of sliding door wardrobes. This could be altered back to a reception space to suit any buyer. The snug is a cosy room and has windows to two elevations and stairs which lead up to the first floor.

The staircase rises up to the landing space and there are five bedrooms in total. The principal bedroom is something to behold, a lovely large bright room which enjoys a range of mirrored sliding wardrobes and an ensuite which includes shower, wash handbasin in a unit, WC and heated towel rail.

There are four further bedrooms in total to include mirrored fitted wardrobes. The family bathroom has a bath with a shower head fitting, wash handbasin in a unit and a WC along with a heated towel rail.

A log cabin style detached annex has been added to the property opposite the driveway and currently provides self-contained accommodation for another family member. This gives great flexibility to the house and has the potential for multi-generational living.

The property is entered through timber gates to a large parking area ahead of the garaging. The double garage has electric ‘up and over’ doors. The house is nestled into highly attractive and well tended gardens to include flower and shrub beds, raised vegetables beds, timer decked area, seating areas and timber shed. The fields beyond are down to grass and completed this property making it ideal for those who wish to enjoy all of the space or could suit those with equestrian or agricultural type interests.