£495,000 /Sale price

Here's our TOP TEN reasons to love Jingling Barn: 1. Tucked away in a private, yet highly convenient location, the property is at the heart of life in Kirkby Lonsdale - this sought-after market town has been voted in the Top 10 places to live in the northwest by the Sunday Times for a number of years. Walk to the shops, the post office, doctor's and dentists' surgeries, St Mary's primary school and Queen Elizabeth secondary school and to the pubs and restaurants. 2. It's really rather roomy - a detached barn conversion with an 'upside down' layout, an approximate gross internal area of 1796 sq ft (166.9 sq m) including the garage and a versatile arrangement and flexible spaces. 3. Potential to upgrade - having been tenanted for a number of years, the property offers an excellent opportunity for the new owners to refurbish or reconfigure the layout. 4. Come on in to the rear entrance vestibule and into the hall with a two piece cloakroom, understairs cupboard and a utility room with sink unit and plumbing for a washing machine. There is a study area and front entrance vestibule. 5. Good-sized, first floor sitting room and dining kitchen - the full return staircase leads to a large landing with loft access and pull down ladder to a part boarded loft. The kitchen, enjoying a glimpse of the Barbon Fells, is fitted with base and wall units, Miele hob, oven and grill, an integral dishwasher and undercounter fridge and freezer. The dual aspect sitting room has a wood burning stove set on a stone hearth and doors leading to a covered balcony with wrought iron railings. 6. Sleep tight - there are four bedrooms - double bedroom 1 is to the first floor with built-in wardrobes and an en suite bathroom. Double bedroom 2 and two small, dual aspect doubles, are to the ground floor and they share a three piece shower room. 7. Garaging and parking - there's an integral single garage with up and over door, power, light and a cold water tap in addition to private parking. 8. For those who love the great outdoors, the Lune Valley, the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, as well as the Forest of Bowland National Landscape provide a stunningly scenic adventure play ground and if you prefer a walk by the sea, Morecambe Bay Estuary, Grange-over-Sands and Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape are not too far away. 9. Further afield - Gateway to the Lake District, the historic market town of Kendal is 13.9 miles and the Georgian city of Lancaster 17.8 miles via A683 distant and both provide a wider range of commercial, educational, medical and recreational facilities. 10. Connectivity - the town is situated off the A65 making many large towns and cities within easy reach. Access to the M6 is at either J34 or J36 depending on the direction of travel. Oxenholme (9.6 miles) and Lancaster have stations on the main west coast line with direct trains into all the major cities, as wall as Manchester Airport. Airports are at Leeds Bradford (51 miles), Manchester (80.9 miles) and Liverpool (86.5 miles).