1. Rivendell is an impressive detached home situated in the village of Linstock adjacent to rural countryside with impressive open views of the fells.

On the ground floor is a hallway, a cloakroom, an attractive sitting room, a study/living room, a generous open plan living dining kitchen and a large fully glazed conservatory. From a galleried landing is a main bedroom suite with exposed beams, a walk-in wardrobe, and an en-suite, three double bedrooms, a further bedroom with sleeping platform, and a large family bathroom which includes a roll top bath.

Outside is an enclosed front garden and a lawned rear garden.

Rivendell, Linstock, Carlisle, is for sale at £449,950 from Hayward Tod.

2. On the market with no onward chain is a detached bungalow in the popular village of Wetheral. Local amenities include shops, a restaurant and leisure facilities.

Through an entrance hall is a spacious bright lounge with a feature slate fireplace, two reception rooms, one currently used as an office, a kitchen leading out to a side passage which gives access to an integral single garage, two double bedrooms, a three piece bathroom which includes a shower over the bath, and a guest cloakroom.

There is a low maintenance garden to the front of the property and a secluded garden to the rear.

The bungalow in Croft Park, Wetheral, is for sale at £240,000 from Allan Estate Agents. For more details, see here .

3. A spacious detached bungalow is for sale on a superb corner plot in the quiet sought-after village of Kirkbampton.

The accommodation consists of a hall, a cloaks cupboard, a shower room, a living room with an open fire and feature surround, a dining kitchen with an integrated double oven and electric hob, a conservatory, a master bedroom with an en-suite wet room/wc, and French doors to a decked patio.

There are two further bedrooms, both with built-in wardrobes, a bathroom which includes a corner bath, an attic room with Velux window, and a large storage room.

Outside are low-maintenance gardens and a garage.

Solway View, Kirkbampton, is for sale at £239,950 from BPK Estate Agents.