3 bed cottage for sale

2-3 Lower Top Of Hill, Barkisland HX4

Agent Reference TS0571

Have You Ever Dreamed About Life With Land, Views And Room To Breathe? A gorgeous Grade II listed stone cottage overlooking Scammonden Reservoir, with a 75m back garden that's more like a smallholding. And there’s six more acres if you want them…

There's a version of life where you wake up to views of open water and moorland, step outside into a garden big enough for chickens, veg patches and a kick-about, and still make it to the M62 in ten minutes. You'll find it at this Grade II listed stone cottage above Scammonden Reservoir - one of the most dramatic settings in West Yorkshire.

From the outside, it's exactly what a stone cottage above a reservoir should look like - all flagstones, character and charm.

Inside, the owners have done the sensible thing and left the best bits alone. The sitting room has exposed beams running the full length of the ceiling, a deep stone fireplace with a log burner, and windows to the front that frame that superb view towards the reservoir. It's a proper cosy space to spend an evening snuggled up together.

Next door, the spacious dining room has its own original fireplace and burner, with a beam overhead and enough room for a real family dinner table.

The kitchen is exactly where you'd want to spend a morning baking. White shaker-style units, warm timber effect worktops, a range cooker, and a deep double sink looking out through large sash windows to the trees and sky beyond. There's a separate breakfast room off the kitchen, a utility room that handles the practical side of life and a ground floor cloakroom rounds things off downstairs.

Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms. The main bedroom is a good-sized double with a front-facing window - which means waking up to that reservoir view. There are two further double bedrooms, bedroom two also having those reservoir views.

A large family bathroom serves the first floor, four piece and tiled floor to ceiling in travertine, with both a bath and a separate shower. Off the bathroom there is also a useful walk in storage cupboard, handy for towels and bedding.

Outside, a terrace to the front looks directly over the reservoir. The back garden is something else entirely. There's a flagged patio directly behind the house, and then the garden opens up into an approx 75m area of lawn with raised growing beds, a chicken run, sheds and outbuildings, and enough space for whatever you want to do with it. Children have space for a full size five-a-side pitch and a trampoline. Gardeners have the veg patch. There's a large parking area and a substantial shed. And if that's still not enough, a further six acres of land is available to purchase by separate negotiation - enough to make this a genuine smallholding if you’ve always had a hankering for The Good Life.

Barkisland village is about a five-minute drive, with a pub, a church and a friendly local community. Ripponden is a few minutes further on - with a good range of independent shops, a well-regarded primary school and a solid local food scene.

Halifax and Huddersfield are both under twenty minutes by car, and the M62 at junction 22 is close enough to make Manchester, Leeds or Bradford all realistic for a commute.

For a family who've been staring at the same suburban garden wondering if there's another way - this is a fairly compelling answer.

Get in touch to arrange a viewing. Properties like this don't tend to sit around.

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