7 bedroom detached house for sale

Beckfoot Hall is situated 2 miles to the north of the market town of Kirkby Stephen and is situated in a 30 acre ring fence of park land and formal gardens. Within the grounds there is a 2 bedroom Lodge House which is adjacent to the entrance gates and also a Coach House with 3 stables.

The property which is originally Georgian in construction with a later Victorian addition enjoys prominent views, initially over the grounds to the River Eden, and further to the Pennine and Lake District fells.

The main house briefly comprises; entrance lobby, reception hallway, drawing room, dining room with French doors leading out on to the front of the property, sitting room leading to a garden room. There is a cloakroom, kitchen with Aga, scullery and pantry, boot room, rear porch and with the stairs to the basement which includes a wine cellar, strong room, gun room, tank room, boiler room and fuel store.

To the first floor there is a master bedroom with Jack and Jill en suite bathroom, 4 further principle rooms, a bathroom and linen cupboard. There are 2 further bedrooms, originally the maids quarters together with a box room and back staircase leading down to the rear first floor hallway.

Externally there is a laundry room with wc and shower.

The Lodge House has 2 double bedrooms, an open plan sitting room and bathroom, with an enclosed rear yard and an outbuilding for storage.

The Coach House has 3 stables, a carriage house which is currently used as a garage, a tack room and wash room, with the grooms quarters being above.

There is a garage and 2 loose boxes together with a potting shed and workshop which adjacent to the walled garden.

The gardens and grounds are a delightful complement to the property with an ornamental pond and croquet lawn with pathways leading down to a wildlife pond.

The property is accessed via a splendid pillared entrance leading to a main driveway and to a parking and turning area, with a separate driveway leading to the rear of the walled garden and further to the yard area behind the house and directly to the front of the Coach House.

The land extends to approximately 30 acres and is situated in a ring fence leading down to the River Eden where there are fishing rights, which are currently let to the Kirkby Stephen Angling Association