Knott Hill Farm, Tatham, Lancaster, LA2 8PS - Matthews Benjamin

The farmhouse bears a 1734 marriage stone above the front door with carved initials ‘A C L’, the house is believed to predate this by around 20 years, in recognition of its architectural significance Historic England have classified it as Grade II. Full of interesting original period features, the former farmhouse provides three reception rooms, a breakfast kitchen and cloakroom. On the first floor are four bedrooms, a bathroom and two shower rooms. On the second floor are two attic rooms. Attached and with a connecting internal door is a large, traditional barn, attached is a shippon, workshop and boiler room/laundry with a small detached outhouse used as a garden store. There is a large modern agricultural building and a stable block. There’s extensive provision of parking.

The grounds include gardens, a kitchen garden with greenhouse, two fields and pockets of woodland through which a steam runs. The garden and fields amount to c.3.5 acres with an c. 1.48 acres additional of woodland on the opposite side of the lane, in all, c. 4.98 acres.

Whilst you may be ensconced in leafy seclusion, Knott Hill Farm is well connected with the outside world. B4RN broadband provides a gigabit fibre service so whether working from home, streaming the latest films, music or games, shopping online, arrange your weekly grocery delivery it is all achievable. There is a station in the nearest large village of Bentham with regular services to Leeds and connections via Lancaster station on the main west coast line to Manchester, Manchester Airport, London (Euston), Glasgow and Edinburgh. The M6 is accessible at Kendal or Lancaster depending on the direction of your travel and the A65 provides routes into Yorkshire and the east of the country. If you want to venture into the great outdoors straight from the door without getting in the car, there could be no better place. Whether you choose to walk, run, cycle, drive or ride there is a vast network of footpaths, bridlepaths, green lanes and single track lanes all waiting to be explored.

If you are moving with children, then there are good schools locally both at primary and secondary level. Being close to the borders of both Cumbria and Yorkshire and within Lancashire, it’s an area blessed with great artisan food producers and home to a wide selection of places to sample their wares, everything from cafes, pubs, tea rooms and restaurants.

Originally the farmhouse was centrally placed with a barn either side, traditional for a ‘longhouse’ layout built to accommodate family and cattle under one roof. By the 1970s the smaller barn had been incorporated into the farmhouse extending the living accommodation and creating the current layout.

With architectural character features throughout, the farmhouse has wooden ceiling beams and lintels over the windows, many of which are stone mullion with either deep cills or windows seats, thick outside walls are a noteable feature as is the impressive tall mullion staircase window. We’re told that under the carpets of the sitting room and first floor (in the older part of the house) are wide pine boards with 4” boards in the converted barn section.

During the renovation, areas of stonework have been exposed, these include quoin stones and a stone door surround from the dining hall to the sitting room. The majority of the windows are wood framed double glazed and also ready for cooler days, there are two Morso Squirrel wood burning stoves, one in the dining hall within a stone surround and hearth, the other in the sitting room with a small, recessed niche to one side.

An impressive feature is the stairwell, a tall, stone mullion window with exposed stone surround allowing natural light to flood in. The landing is split level and has an airing cupboard with storage space. There is a good bed to bath ratio with four double bedrooms, a bathroom and two shower rooms. An enclosed staircase leads to the second floor and opens directly into the first attic room. Characterful with exposed roof timbers and a Velux skylight, a door leads into the second attic room, a good room for storage, children or hobbies. This room also has exposed woodwork with a Velux and dissecting truss which limits use to a certain extent.

The front garden is accessed through a clematis clad arch, lawned with established trees and shrubs around the edges including greengage, camelia, flowering currants and cherry, a picture of white blossom in spring. A flagged seating area provides a lovely setting for relaxing or eating outdoors. Beyond the front garden is a field, bordered by Warm Beck.

Occupying its own little microclimate, this is a great place for growing your own, the back garden has a distant view of the fells with a greenhouse (with water supply), raised beds for vegetables and an assortment of established soft fruit including a pear tree, blackcurrant and raspberry bushes and a rhubarb patch.

Across the lane, the woods are a mix of mature deciduous and fir trees and contain a small hut for birdwatching. An adventure playground for children with opportunities for dens and tyre swings.

There’s plenty of parking with both front and rear accesses being gated onto the lane to make the grounds enclosed. Beyond the shippons is a large area for parking occasional and larger vehicles.

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