Oaklands, Star Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7BY - Matthews Benjamin

Facing almost due south, Oaklands is a wonderfully light, bright, spacious and airy home with spectacular views over Ulverston to Morecambe Bay and including local landmark the Sir John Barrow Monument. It is tucked away, within walking distance of local amenities but offers a quiet and peaceful place to live – the best of both worlds!

Built around 1860 and originally a gentlemen’s residence with its own stables. Oaklands offers impressive accommodation spread across two floors. Featuring a choice of excellent reception rooms, a fabulous kitchen with dining space and French sliding doors leading to a large patio and rear courtyard making it exceptionally family friendly and sociable, whatever the season. The second floor provides a luxurious principal bedroom suite with ensuite bathroom and well fitted wardrobes, as well as three further double bedrooms and a well-appointed house bathroom.

Facing almost due south, Oaklands is a wonderfully light, bright, spacious and airy home with spectacular views over Ulverston to Morecambe Bay and including local landmark the Sir John Barrow Monument. It is tucked away, within walking distance of local amenities but offers a quiet and peaceful place to live – the best of both worlds!

Built around 1860 and originally a gentlemen’s residence with its own stables. Oaklands offers impressive accommodation spread across two floors. Featuring a choice of excellent reception rooms, a fabulous kitchen with dining space and French sliding doors leading to a large patio and rear courtyard making it exceptionally family friendly and sociable, whatever the season. The second floor provides a luxurious principal bedroom suite with ensuite bathroom and well fitted wardrobes, as well as three further double bedrooms and a well-appointed house bathroom.

Altogether, Oaklands is a five-bedroom property, made up of a wonderful four-bedroom main residence and a self-contained annex with its own private access. The annex is presently used as a holiday let and comprises of an open plan living room/kitchen, one bedroom and one shower room. The annex presents a fantastic opportunity for those seeking a ready-made holiday let, with an established income of approximately £25,000 per year.

Additionally, the property benefits from a detached double garage offering excellent storage, ample parking to the front with space for easy turning, and an attractive lawn and orchard area. There are generous patio areas, a private rear courtyard, and a useful undercroft store beneath the main house, ideal for garden tools.

Being featured in the popular ‘Period Living Magazine’, Oaklands offers an enviable lifestyle opportunity for well-appointed contemporary living, truly breathtaking views and a setting that has the advantage of being both central and private.

Heralding your arrival into Ulverston is the impressive Grade II* Listed Sir John Barrow Monument, known locally as the Hoad Monument as it stands proudly on top of Hoad Hill; Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), was born in Ulverston and was a founding member of the Royal Geographical Society. Just outside of the Lake District National Park, Ulverston is a desirable location if you like a town with personality, with a strong identity and a great sense of community. If you love exploring the great outdoors and all that Cumbria has to offer this is an excellent base; whether it’s rambling or hiking, running, cycling or mountain biking, climbing, paddleboarding, sailing or off-roading, you really couldn’t find a better place.

From a cultural point of view there always seems to be something going on here; the town hosts a full calendar of events throughout the year with festivals (Another Fine Fest (music and arts), Walk Fest, Lantern Festival, Retro Rendezvous, two dedicated music festivals, the Dickensian Festival and many celebrations as well; the summer fair, Ulverston and North Lonsdale country show and the St George’s Day Pageant to name but a few.

Surrounding Ulverston is the gently rolling farmland of the Furness Peninsula with coastal villages to explore (Bardsea, Baycliff, Aldingham and Newbiggin) all enjoying stunning views over impressive Morecambe Bay.

It would be true to say that the quality of the light inside the house and the fabulous views outside profoundly affect day to day living; here the large windows throughout gently tease you forward encouraging a moment of pause to take it all in. The view will be ever changing, depending on the seasons, the weather and whether the tide is in or out.

Through a large entrance door with stained glass panels you enter a welcoming porch, perfect for storing coats and shoes after time spent outdoors. This leads into a spacious entrance hall with wide stairs to the first floor and a handy understairs storage cupboard. From the hallway, the first room you encounter is the lounge/sun room, where panoramic windows flood the space with light and reveal fabulous views over Ulverston and beyond. The sun room opens directly onto the outdoor breakfast seating area, perfect for leisurely mornings during the warmer months. Next door, the drawing room features an exquisite fireplace where a wood burning stove sits within the original marble-effect mantelpiece and slate hearth. Sunlight pours through the expansive bay window with the original shutters, showcasing the spectacular far-reaching views.

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