Property description
An impressive 4/5 bedroom detached country house of considerable character in a wonderful rural setting.
Offering spacious and versatile accommodation with 4/5 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, studio and dining kitchen. Good-sized garden, wood store and extensive parking. Beautiful peaceful location surrounded by breathtaking lanscape, but not isolated. The owners may be willing to consider removing some items of furniture, if required.
COUNCIL TAX BAND: E
EPC RATING: C
TENANCY AGREEMENT
Available under the terms of an Assured Periodic Tenancy
MATERIAL INFORMATION:
• Standard construction.
• We understand that broadband and mobile telephone reception are available. For an indication of speeds and supply please see:
• There is private off road vehicle parking.
• The property is in a conservation zone.
RENT AND DEPOSIT
Rent: £2,500 and Security Deposit: £2,884.61, (equivalent to 5 weeks rent) are both payable prior to the start of the tenancy. The deposit will be paid into a Tenancy Deposit Custodial Scheme and refunded at the termination of the tenancy, subject to the property being left in a good and tenantable condition.
The successful applicant(s) will pay a refundable holding deposit of £576.92 (equivalent to 1 week’s rent), prior to the reference/credit checks, which will then be deducted from the first month’s rent, or refunded as long as applicants have not provided any false or misleading information.
OUTGOINGS: The Tenant will be responsible for all outgoings (telephone, broadband, utilities, council tax etc.)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Non- smokers only. Due to hens roaming in the surrounding open grounds, and livestock in adjoining fields, the owner would prefer no pets, but may be willling to consider 1 dog, if well-trained around livestock.
VIEWING:
Strictly by appointment through our Staveley Office. option 2)
Directions
From M6 Junct.38:-take A685 towards Kirkby Stephen for approximately 7 miles, turn right into Ravenstonedale, past the Black Swan, then follow the road up the hill and after the last house on the left, follow the road round to the left, signposted Sedbergh, then the second drive on the right. Row Foot house name leads you down a long private drive until you each Row Foot Farm House on your left.
From Sedbergh or Kirkby Stephen:- take A683 to the Fat Lamb Hotel, turn into road at the side of the hotel and then second drive on the left. Row Foot house name leads you down a long private drive and Row Foot Farm House in on your left.
Location
The property occupies a beautiful location surrounded by breath-taking landscape where rolling hills and the Howgill Fells meet a vast sky. There are two renowned pubs, an art gallery, a shop, primary school, village tennis court, 9-hole golf course, and a church. Lovers of wildlife will enjoy feeding the red squirrels, the sound of curlews and the sight of hares boxing, as well as nesting swans, geese and oyster catchers.
Row Foot shares its setting with two other dwellings positioned around an extensive gravelled courtyard and approached by a long tarmacadam driveway from a country road.
Ravenstonedale is a charming village with a thriving community. The property occupies a beautiful and peaceful location with walks on the fells directly from the Boot room door. The village is well-placed for commuting to nearby Kendal, 30 mins., Penrith, 35 mins., Kirkby Stephen, 10 mins., Sedbergh, and the famous Independent Sedbergh School, 20 mins.
Rail access: Row Foot Farm is just 6-minutes’ drive from Kirkby Stephen railway station, (free parking), with links on the Carlisle Settle Line to Leeds and the East Coast trains to London, or a 30-minute drive to Kendal’s Oxenholme station for the fast West Coast Line to London.
Outside
On one side of the house is a cobbled forecourt and beyond it an extensive gravelled yard/driveway [subject to a right of way in favour of Low Thackthwaite] with ample room for the parking of several motor vehicles.
To the rear of the house is a large garden laid with an extensive lawn, a delightful patio and wide herbaceous border. Attached wood store.
To the side of the house is a long strip of land, this does not belong to the property but has a public footpath running along its length and which leads to a beautiful common with a lake [in separate ownership] known locally as "Paradise". The strip of land known as the "Tongue" includes a pond, an area of recently planted trees and composting areas.
Services
Drainage is to a shared septic tank. This is managed by the owners and the cost of emptying is shared between 2 properties. Tenants will be responsible to pay 50% of the invoice to the owners, approximately every 2 years.
Mains water and electricity. Oil-fired central heating; with air source heat pumps in kitchen, studio and study.
We understand that broadband and mobile telephone reception are available. For an indication of speeds and supply please see:
Key features
5 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
Houses - Detached
Part furnished
More features
Sitting Room | Kitchen/ Dining Room | Living Room | Dining Room | Office/Ground Floor Bedroom | Cloakroom with w.c. | Boot Room | 1st Floor Studio | 4 Bedrooms | 2 Ensuite Bathrooms
More details
- Property type
- Houses - Detached
- Size
- Not specified
- Monthly price
- £2500
- Weekly price
- £577
- Available from
- 31/07/2026
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Furnishing
- Part furnished
Map
This listing is located at Row Foot Farm, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, Kirkby Stephen.