Tarn Lodge, Heads Nook, Brampton, CA8 9BT Guide price 645,000
Tarn Lodge, Heads Nook, Brampton, CA8 9BT Attached Grade II listed Regency dwelling providing generously proportioned accommodation set within large grounds of around 4 acres. 7 beds. 4 baths. 4 reception. Would benefit from further modernisation. The property also has commercial potential having previously been a private eye hospital, the medical wing is still intact. Pleasant rural setting adjacent to a dairy farm, accessible for the Eden Valley, Brampton, M6 and Carlisle.
Situation and description Tarn Lodge is beautifully located adjacent to a dairy farm in a quiet and peaceful area of North Cumbria. The property is well placed being just five miles from the market town of Brampton and only six miles from the pretty Eden Valley village of Armathwaite. The M6 motorway at junction 43 is just seven miles and central Carlisle around nine miles. The main road network is within easy reach including the A69 which connects Carlisle and Newcastle (Newcastle International Airport is a little over one hour by car). The M6 provides the link south and north into Scotland. Within or just over two hours by car are several other international airports. These include Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester. Carlisle, the regions capital, has a superb range of social, leisure and retail opportunities. There is an attractive central pedestrianised area and an impressive cathedral and castle. The city benefits from being on the West Coast Mainline which provides fast and frequent services to London from 3 hours 23 minutes and nonstop to Glasgow. The city's central railway station serves many other destinations including the Lake District, West Cumbria, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Manchester Airport and Birmingham. Tarn Lodge is a substantial dwelling although please note that a rear wing is in separate ownership. The accommodation is comprehensive and offers flexibility. The property has a most pleasing elevation and is beautifully set back from the road giving the property great presence. The accommodation is generous and includes seven bedrooms and three bathrooms on the first floor. The ground floor benefits from four south facing reception areas and a rear facing breakfast kitchen with Aga. The former eye hospital/medical wing is still in-situ and was created by converting former outbuildings and a new build. This area could be altered to provide additional family accommodation or would be suitable as a granny annex. Commercial opportunities exist subject to any necessary planning consents. The property is complemented by its setting and spacious grounds and its proximity to the Eden Valley and onward access to the Lake District. Fine portico Glazed entry door with fanned toplight into entrance lobby. Wide arch into drawing room. Radiator and night storage heater. Drawing room 16'8 x 16'7 (5.08m x 5.05m) Fireplace with open grate. Coving. Picture rail. Radiators and night storage heater. Two sash windows with shutters to the front elevation. Dining room 15'5 to chimneybreast x 15'0 (4.70m to chimneybreast x 4.57m) Two sash windows with shutters to the front elevation. Pleasant garden and rural aspect. Decorative fireplace. Built-in cupboards, one including a sink unit. Radiators and night storage heater. Door to inner hall. Inner hall Impressive cantilevered curved staircase with wooden handrail and iron balustrades to first floor. The stairwell benefits from having two windows providing good natural light. Radiators and night storage heater. Lobby with external door. Gardeners WC with wash hand basin and radiator. Living room 14'9 x 13'4 to chimneybreasts (4.50m x 4.06m to chimneybreasts) Open fireplace. Sash windows with shutters to the front and side elevation. Pleasant aspect to the front and to the side towards the former tennis court and fells. Attractive fitted chimneyside cupboards with leaded glazed doors. Ornate cornice. Two radiators. Fireplace. Breakfast kitchen 14'10 x 13'0 (4.52m x 3.96m) Range of fitted base and wall units including a glazed display cabinet and shelving. One and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap. Aga. Induction hob. Double wall oven. Sash window with shutters to rear. Radiator. Utility room 13'1 x 6'5 (3.99m x 1.96m) Fitted base cupboards. Two bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap. Door to rear. Lobby Access to cellar, servants staircase and wet room. Wet room 11'1 x 7'11 (3.38m x 2.41m) Shower area. WC. Wash hand basin. Window with shutters to rear. Extractor fan. Built-in cupboards. Night storage heater. Family room 15'6 x 14'1 (4.72m x 4.29m) Fireplace. Chimney-side cupboards. Sash window with shutters to front elevation. Pleasant aspect. Two radiators. Wash hand basin. First floor Landing Bedroom one 14'5 to wardrobe fronts x 14'1 to wardrobe fronts (4.39m to wardrobe fronts x 4.29m to wardrobe fronts) Pleasant rural and fell views. Two sash windows with shutters. Range of built-in wardrobes. Decorative fireplace. Coving. Two radiators. Ensuite 10'6 x 8'1 (3.20m x 2.46m) Five piece suite. Shower cubicle. Bidet. WC. Two wash hand basins with mixer taps. Base cupboard. Sash window with shutters to front elevation. Pleasant aspect. Radiator. Bedroom two 16'11 x 15'7 to chimney-breast (5.16m x 4.75m to chimney-breast) Coving. Decorative fireplace. Two sash windows with shutters to front elevation. Pleasant aspect. Radiator. Bedroom three 13'11 x 12'10 to wardrobe fronts (4.24m x 3.91m to wardrobe fronts) Sash windows with shutters to the front and side. Rural aspect. Built-in wardrobes. Radiator. Decorative fireplace. Bathroom one 8'7 x 5'11 (2.62m x 1.80m) Three piece suite. Bath. Pedestal wash hand basin. WC. Radiator. Chrome towel radiator. Window to side. Bathroom two 13'1 x 7'1 (3.99m x 2.16m) Four piece suite. Large sunken bath. WC. Bidet. Vanity wash hand basin. Radiator. Chrome towel radiator. Window to rear.
Bedroom four 15'1 x 14'7 to chimney-breast (4.60m x 4.45m to chimney-breast) Sash window with shutters to front elevation. Radiator. Built-in wardrobe. Bedroom five 16'0 x 15'4 to wardrobe fronts (4.88m x 4.67m to wardrobe fronts) Radiator. Sash window with shutters to side. Aspect over farm and countryside. Built-in wardrobe. Shower room 10'6 x 4'11 excluding shower recess (3.20m x 1.50m excluding shower recess) Three piece suite. Pedestal wash hand basin. WC. Shower cubicle. Chrome towel radiator. Sash window with shutters to side. Service stairs and landing Glazed doors from the main landing. Bedroom six 13'1 x 13'0 to wardrobe fronts (3.99m x 3.96m to wardrobe fronts) Sash window with shutters to rear. Radiator. Built-in cupboard. Bedroom seven 13'2 x 7'5 (4.01m x 2.26m) Sash window with shutters to rear. Radiator. Built-in cupboard and shelving. Medical wing This facility is situated on the ground floor and has access from the left hand end of the hall. It contains the former operating room and ancillary areas. This facility is still intact and it may well be possible to reinstate subject to any necessary planning consents. Alternatively this area could be converted to provide additional family living accommodation, a selfcontained annex or other commercial applications STP. Outside Tarn Lodge occupies a generous corner site extending to approximately 4 acres. The property is set back with a large expanse of lawn flanked by a circular drive which sweeps up to the property. There are a range of mature trees and a long south facing stone wall which would be ideal backdrop for growing fruit trees. To the side and rear the possibility exists to create a paddock or a more practical garden. In this area is a former tennis court. Fine views of the fells are also on offer. There is also a variety of matured trees. To the rear of the property is a courtyard with a detached double garage and further garden. Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage (shared with one other). Tenure Freehold. NB: Flying freehold exists to the left hand rear of the house in relation to an attached dwelling which is accessed to from the adjacent farm. Energy Performance Rating - Listed building exempt Directions From junction 43 of the M6 motorway proceed east along the A69. After crossing the River Eden carry on through the village of Warwick Bridge. Turn right at the traffic lights for Heads Nook. Proceed through Heads Nook and after approximately two miles Tarn Lodge is on the left hand side. All descriptions, dimensions, floor plans, references to condition, occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but should not be relied on as statements or representations of fact. Interested parties must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. 7 Paternoster Row, Carlisle CA3 8TT Tel: 01228 810300 Fax: 01228 810303 Mayfair Office - Cashel House, 15 Thayer Street, London, W1U 3JT Tel: 0870 112 7099 E-mail: info@haywardtod.co.uk www.haywardtod.co.uk M AY F AIR o f f i c e. c o. u k