Sunny Brow Farm
Guide Price £1,550,000
Sunny Brow Farm, Crook, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8LQ
A superbly positioned Lakeland smallholding extending to approximately 53.92 acres (21.82 hectares), enjoying an elevated setting with incomparable panoramic views.
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Key Features:
Sunny Brow Farm is a Lakeland stock farm comprising a traditional farmhouse, well-presented cottage, range of agricultural buildings and land extending to approximately 53.92 acres (21.82 hectares), together with a private tarn.
Enjoys an elevated position with outstanding panoramic views across the surrounding Lakeland countryside.
Traditional farmhouse offering 5/6 bedrooms and requiring modernisation.
Attractive and well-presented cottage arranged over an ‘inverted’ layout to maximise the views, offering 3/4 bedrooms.
Useful range of traditional and semi-modern agricultural buildings with potential for alternative uses or conversion (subject to the necessary consents).
Land comprising a mix of meadow, pasture and upland grazing.
Private tarn extending to approximately 2.5 acres, with fishing rights included.
Potential for development, diversification (subject to the necessary consents) or continued agricultural use.
Of interest to a variety of purchasers including lifestyle buyers, amenity purchasers and those seeking a well located rural holding within the Lake District National Park.

Description
The property comprises a traditional farmhouse, well-presented cottage, range of agricultural buildings and a private tarn, all set within a ring-fenced block of meadow, pasture and grazing land.

Description
Sunny Brow Farm presents a truly rare opportunity to acquire a rural holding in an exceptional, elevated position within the Lake District National Park.

The property occupies a commanding setting, with the farmhouse, cottage and buildings positioned to take full advantage of the outstanding vista across the surrounding Lakeland fells, including distant views towards the Langdales and Howgills.

The holding extends in all to approximately 53.92 acres (21.82 hectares), comprising a useful ring-fenced block of meadow, pasture and grazing land, together with a range of traditional farm buildings. In addition, the property benefits from a most attractive private tarn, extending to approximately 2.5 acres, which occupies an elevated position within the holding and enjoys equally impressive views. Fishing rights are included.

The property offers considerable flexibility, appealing to a range of purchasers including those seeking a lifestyle property, smallholding or amenity estate, as well as those looking to explore diversification or development opportunities, subject to the necessary consents.

Measurements & Additional Information

Rooms:

The Farmhouse

A traditional Lakeland farmhouse of stone construction beneath slate roof, offering spacious accommodation including 5/6 bedrooms. The property retains a wealth of character, including exposed beams and features typical of its age. It has been extended historically into the adjoining barn to provide additional accommodation. The farmhouse now requires a programme of modernisation, presenting an excellent opportunity for purchasers to create a substantial family home to their own specification. The accommodation briefly comprises: [All measurements are approximate]

Downstairs
Entrance Porch

1.70m x 1.59m

Carpet floor. Stone walls.

Entrance Hall

3.24m x 6.34m

Tiled floor.

Shower Room

1.74m x 1.98m

W.C., handwash basin, fitted shower.

Bedroom No.1

3.13m x 4.13m

Double bedroom. Singular radiator and window to the front elevation. Carpet floor.

Bedroom No.2

2.34m x 5.20m

Window overlooking front of the property

Living Room

6.83m x 4.77m

Internal door to front porch. Window to front elevation. Multi-fuel burning stove with slate surround. Singular radiator. All under exposed wooden beams.

Kitchen

4.19m x 3.86m

Fitted base units and cabinets. Stainless steel sink unit and draining board. Tiled floor and walls. All under exposed wooden beams and ceiling joists.

Upstairs
Family Bathroom

2.19m x 2.78m

W.C., handwash basin, bath. Fitted storage cupboard and singular radiator. All over linoleum-type flooring.

Bedroom No.3

3.93m x 3.47m

Double bedroom. Window overlooking the rear of the property. Exposed wooden floorboards.

Bedroom No.4

3.93m x 3.47m

Double room. Large window providing southerly views. Wooden floor boards under exposed wooden beams.

Bedroom No.5

4.32m x 1.99m

Small double/ single. Singular radiator. Window to southerly elevation. Over carpet floor.

Bedroom No.6

4.25m x 2.22m

Single bedroom. Singular radiator and window providing northerly views.

Lounge

5.50m x 5.43m

Multi-fuel stove with stone surround. Window overlooking the front of the property and doors providing access to rear garden. Singular radiator. All under exposed wooden beams and over carpet floor.

The Cottage

A particularly attractive and well-presented cottage, arranged in an ‘upside-down’ configuration with the living accommodation positioned at first floor level to take full advantage of the outstanding views. The cottage is attached to the farmhouse of its easterly elevation and is of stone construction with external rendered finish, beneath a slate roof. Access is taken via an entrance porch to the rear of the property. Providing 3/4 bedrooms, the cottage is in excellent internal order and benefits from its own parking area and associated curtilage. Whilst attached to the farmhouse, it is capable of functioning as an independent dwelling and is well suited to a variety of uses, including a primary residence, ancillary accommodation or holiday letting, subject to the necessary consents. The accommodation briefly comprises: [All measurements are approximate]

Upstairs
Entrance Porch

2.5m x 2.4m

Linoleum-type flooring. Dual-aspect windows. Singular radiator. Painted walls and in-built storage cupboard/ units.

Hallway

3.8m x 2.1m

Bedroom No.1

2.9m x 4.7m

Double room. Windows to the front and rear of the property. Two radiators. Wood-effect flooring beneath painted ceilings and walls. Loft access hatch.

Kitchen

4.8m x 3.3m

Fitted base units and above-counter cabinets. Stainless steel sink unit and drainage board. Tiled backsplash surround. NEFF oven and Hotpoint gas hob. Two double windows providing exceptional southerly views. All below exposed wooden ceiling joists.

Living Room

3.3m x 5.3m

Open fireplace with back-boiler. Tiled heath and metal surround. Two radiators. Four windows to the front and side elevations providing southerly and westerly views. All over carpet floor.

Downstairs
Hallway

Carpet floor. Singular radiator. Understairs storage. The fitted cupboard off the hallway benefits from plumbing and space for a washing machine and dryer.

Bedroom No.2

3.3m x 4.6m

Double room. Dual aspect windows to front and side of the property. Singular radiator. Fitted ‘L-shape’ wardrobe.

Bedroom No.3/Study

2.6m x 2.8m

Single room. One double bedroom providing southerly views. Singular radiator. Over carpet floor.

Family Bathroom

2.0m x 2.4m

W.C., handwash basin, bath with integrated shower and heated towel rail. Singular frosted window to the front elevation. Tiled effect linoleum-type flooring.

Bedroom No.4

2.9m x 4.7m

Double room. Two radiators. Dual aspect windows providing northerly and southerly views – albeit window to the rear is frosted. All over carpet floor.

Farmbuildings

Sunny Brow Farm benefits from a useful range of traditional and semi-modern agricultural buildings, arranged in a compact steading adjacent to the farmhouse and cottage. The buildings have historically supported livestock and general agricultural use and provide flexible accommodation for a range of purposes, including storage, workshop space and smallholding activities. A number of the buildings are of traditional construction and offer potential for alternative uses or residential conversion, subject to the necessary consents.

(1) Machinery Shed/ Workshop

10.99m x 8.54m

Three bay workshop with concrete block walls over concrete floor and under pitched, fibrous cement sheet roof. Internal walls are partially whitewashed. Vehicular access provided via sliding door on easterly gable end.

(2) Workshop

6.09m x 11.05m

Concrete block walls over concrete floor to timber framed, monopitch, fibrous cement sheet roof. Vehicle access is provided via a along the southern gable end, with a further pedestrian access afforded by a doorway in the southwest corner of the building. Two windows along the eastern elevation.

(3) General Purpose Stores

27.06m x 15.50m

Conglomeration of various buildings forming general purpose stores. Mixed construction but primarily concrete block walls (with partial external roughcast finish together with some timber and traditional stone cladding) to fibrous cement sheet roofs of varying pitches. All over concrete floor. Access from the yard area is provided via doorways along the southerly gable end.

(4) Stone Barn

3.76m x 5.69m

Traditional stone barn under pitched corrugated sheet roof. Lofted with underhoused store accessed off southerly gable to yard area. A further ‘former dairy’ lies off the barn’s westerly elevation, accessed via the farmhouse’s garden area.

(5) Four Bay Building

10.05m x 17.20m

Timber framed, four bay building located at the bottom of the farm’s entrance drive. Open on northeast gable and northwest elevation. Concrete block wall to Yorkshire board cladding along southeast elevation and tin sheet cladding along southwest gable end. All under monopitched corrugated tin sheet roof. Presently subdivided internally as such that one bay forms a useful log store.

Additional Information:

Tenure Type:

Freehold

Council Tax Band:

E


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