For Sale5 Bedroom Detached House in Ruskin Mount, The Hill, Cumbria, LA18 5HG£895,000

Situated on the peninsular to the south of the Lake District National Park and the Coniston Fells this impressive Edwardian house was built in 1904/05 and has a traditional layout.  Although it has only ever been in the hands of three owners it has been thoughtfully extended over the years and is an attractively presented family home upgraded to bring in modern comforts. Elevated from the surrounding fields it has excellent rural and estuary views from every room of the house with nearby amenities in Broughton in Furness and Millom and a railway station under 2 miles away. Delightful grounds of c 1.27 acres surround the house and provide immense privacy. This includes seating areas, lawns, a small wooded wild area, extensive herbaceous borders, a rockery, a large veg patch and modern greenhouse, an orchard area and ponds. The gated drive leads to adjacent parking, a double garage and a large garden shed. With a range of reception rooms and five good double bedrooms Ruskin Mount is an ideal family home with space for everyone. The original Lakeland slates in the porch and kitchen transitioning into quarry tiles allow for fuss free living downstairs: it is an easy and practical yet welcoming house. Interior Ground Floor - Modern porch entrance with traditional Lakeland slates into a large working family kitchen with solid wood cabinets and freestanding dresser, original slate worktop and a programmable electric         aga. Views to the Old Man of Coniston and Black Combe. - Front hall with original terracotta tiles  - Sitting room with wood burner and bay window overlooking the Duddon estuary  - Dining room with original fireplace  - Snug with wood burner and fitted bookcases adjacent to the kitchen - Downstairs WC with original features - A walk through utility area to - The garden room, fully glazed with French doors opening onto the garden and views to Black and White Combe and Mid Lo Hill First floor - Original staircase and banisters leading to 3 double bedrooms, a family bathroom and shower room - Principal double bedroom with modern ensuite bath and shower room, dressing room and further study or bedroom beyond. Potential for “independent living” suite - Front double bedroom with views over the Duddon to Kirby Fell - Back double bedroom with views of Black Combe - Family bathroom with full length bath, shower and large airing cupboard - Modern shower room Second Floor - Original staircase to substantial landing and top floor with separate electric heating system - 2 double bedrooms with under eaves cupboards and velux rooflights giving views over the Whicham Valley and Millom Park Services Mains electricity and water. Oil fired heating and hot water, capable of remote control via the HIVE App. Heated towel rails in the bathroom (electric), shower room (dual fuel) and ensuite (two; one electric, one run off the boiler). Radiators on the second floor are electric powered. The Aga is electric and programmable. Private drainage to a septic tank located in the garden.  34 solar panels fitted in 2011 and owned outright. A divertor enables electricity to be selectively used by the property when the panels are generating. The vendors advise us that the income from the solar panels currently covers the annual electricity bill for the property. Security alarm. Hardwired smoke/fire alarm.  The shed is fitted with a SolarVenti (a dehumidifier and warm air ventilation system).  Broadband Standard speeds potentially available from Openreach of 40 Mbps download and for uploading 8 Mbps.  Mobile Indoor: Three is reported as providing ‘likely’ Voice and Data services. O2 is reported as providing ‘likely’ Voice services but ‘limited’ Data services. Three and Vodafone are reported as providing ‘limited’ Voice and Data services.  Outdoor: EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone are all reported as providing ‘likely’ services for both Voice and Data.  Broadband and mobile information provided by Ofcom. Local Authority charges  Copeland Council – Council Tax band E Tenure Freehold  Included in the sale  Fitted carpets, curtains, curtain poles, blinds (some in the bedrooms are both blackout and thermal), light fittings and kitchen appliances as follows: Hotpoint dishwasher, Liebherr fridge, Rangemaster circulator fan (all in the kitchen) and the Hotpoint washing machine, Liebherr freezer and Liebherr larder fridge (all in the utility room). The pine dresser base in the kitchen is included.  Available by way of further negotiation in the dining room are the table, chairs and sideboard, the Scandi style day bed in the porch and the freestanding wardrobes and dressing tables in the guest bedrooms.  Directions  what3words preheated.spoils.question  Use Sat Nav LA18 5HG with reference to the directions below: From Broughton in Furness on the A595, head west and cross Duddon Bridge (the traffic is controlled by lights), continue for a few miles and after passing a roadside church on the left, turn left onto the A5093 signposted The Green. Continue on the main road, through another set of lights, and bypass the village, not turning off. After passing a white property on the right, it’s the next turning right into a layby. There are two drives, Ruskin Mount is on the left.