For Sale4 Bedroom Character Property in Ashworth Hall Cottage, Ashworth Road, Norden - Outstanding Character Property, Almost 3, 000sqft & Beautiful Surroundings£700,000

This stunning, period character property is believed to date to the 17th/18th Century and forms part of the original 'Ashworth Hall'. Now one of 3 cottages and offering exceptionally generous, 4 bedroom living over 4 floors, this superb home has gorgeous outside space too. 3 Bathrooms and 3 receptions provide versatile accommodation, while electric-gated parking, a patio, pond, gardens and lawn add superb outdoor areas and complete the picture here. This beautiful Grade II Listed property sits within a quite wonderful setting amongst country surroundings yet is within just minutes of Bury town centre. It has a great range of nearby local amenities and is without doubt, a genuinely outstanding opportunity. Ashworth Hall Cottage, Ashworth Road, Norden is one of those unusual properties which can truly be called exquisite. With deceptively spacious accommodation, well arranged over 4 storeys and amounting to almost 3,000sqft in all, this 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom / 3 receptions Grade II Listed home is an outstanding period property, boasting an absolute wealth of beautiful aspects and character features. From stone flagged floors to impressive beamed ceilings and from the Feature Fireplace to the superb Kitchen and Bathrooms, this property has it all - even a Cinema Room and Wine Cellar too! Moving outside things are no less impressive with private electric-gated access to the ample parking and detached timber garage. There is a superb stone paved rear patio overlooking the beautiful mature Koi pond and wooded outlooks beyond, while the spacious garden area has a superb lawn, hedging and stone walls too. There is certainly ample space here for a kitchen garden or perhaps a garden building for a work from home option STP if desired. Additionally, to the front, the property can also be approached through a listed, historic gateway which gives shared access to this and the adjoining properties and is the original entrance to Ashworth Hall. In all, this glorious home enjoys a great setting in a fabulous location amongst lovely surroundings and offers everything needed for modern family living within a property of excellent period features. Viewings here are available now, exclusively by appointment through our Rawtenstall office - contact us now to arrange you private viewing appointment. Internally, this property is arranged over 4 storeys in all and briefly comprises: GROUND FLOOR - Entrance Vestibule, Hallway with Downstairs WC, Lounge, Kitchen / Dining Room with Pantry. FIRST FLOOR - Off the first flor Landing with Built In Storage are Bedroom 1 with En-Suite Shower Room and the Family Bathroom. SECOND FLOOR - Off the second floor Landing are Bedroom 4, Inner Landing to Bedroom 2 with Walk-In Wardrobe, Bedroom 3 and Shower Room. THIRD FLOOR - To the third floor is a spacious Study. BASEMENT - To the Basement, off the Lower Landing with Store are the Media Room with Store Room, a Wine Cellar and the Utility. Outside, the property has Electric Gates which give access to ample off road Driveway Parking and a Detached Timber Garage. There is a stone flagged Rear Patio with Koi Pond, extensive Rear Garden and superb wooded outlooks. To the front, the property is accessed via a listed, pedestrian Communal Gated Entranceway. Situated slightly off Ashworth Road itself, this property has an enviable position amongst a truly wonderful setting. Country surroundings envelop the site of the original Ashworth Hall, with farmland, woodland and open fields too, while still being within reach of main road connections and commuter routes. Notable amenities nearby include The Bird at Birtle - one of Lancashire's best gastropubs, Gelder Wood Country Park and The Pavilions. Bury Grammar School is just 4 & 1/2 miles away and there are excellent range of local facilities in both Norden and Bamford, while Bury town centre with comprehensive shopping, leisure, health, sports & fitness, dining and entertainment options is just 10 minutes away. Vestibule - 2.45 x 1.21 (8'0" x 3'11") - Hallway - 5.40m x 2.45m (17'9" x 8'0") - Wc - 1.78m x 0.89m (5'10" x 2'11") - Lounge - 5.25m x 5.50m (17'3" x 18'1") - Kitchen/Dining Room - 4.39m x 6.93m (14'5" x 22'9") - Pantry - 1.09m x 1.12m (3'7" x 3'8") - Lower Landing - With Store Wine Cellar - 4.45m x 2.37m (14'7" x 7'9") - Utility - 1.00m x 2.50m (3'3" x 8'2") - Media Room - 4.64m x 5.26m (15'3" x 17'3") - Landing - 6.54m x 2.43m (21'5" x 8'0") - Bedroom 1 - 5.31m x 5.48m (17'5" x 18'0") - En-Suite Shower Room - 1.04m x 3.25m (3'5" x 10'8") - Bathroom - 3.25m x 2.38m (10'8" x 7'10") - 2nd Floor Landing - 5.69 x 2.45 (18'8" x 8'0") - Bedroom 2 - 4.60m x 5.49m (15'1" x 18'0") - Walk-In Wardrobe - 1.18m x 3.04m (3'10" x 10'0") - Bedroom 3 - 4.56m x 5.45m (15'0" x 17'11") - Bedroom 4 - 4.17m x 2.40m (13'8" x 7'10") - Attic Store / Study - 4.95m x 2.34m (16'3" x 7'8") - Inner Landing - Shower Room - 4.25m x 4.15m (13'11" x 13'7") - Communal Front Access Gates - Rear Patio With Pond - Rear Garden - Electric Gates, Off Road Parking & Detached Garage - Agents Notes - Council Tax: Band '' Tenure: Stamp Duty: 0% up to £125,000, 2% of the amount between £125,001 and £250,000, 5% of the amount between £250,001 & £925,000, 10% of the amount between £925,001 & £1,500,000, 12% of the amount above £1,500,000. 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