Fieldhead is occupied by Tony Allinson and his partner Trish, and is owned by both Tony and his brother Martin.

They lived there with their mother Dorothy, a well-known figure in the north Cumbrian farming world. The Allinsons moved there 26 years ago after they left the family dairy and arable farm at Ousby, near Melmerby.

Tony said: "Unfortunately she died two years ago. My father had died quite a few years ago so my mum farmed with myself and my brother Martin. She was a well-known figure in the farming community and the Penrith area."

The brothers own Penrith Golf Centre at Redhills, and their nearby house was built by the industrialist in the cotton business as a holiday bolthole from his North Yorkshire home.

The property has great charm and a welcoming feel, with spacious rooms and period features. It offers scope for further development and would make an ideal family home, close to Penrith and all its amenities.

Tony said: "The house is very sound, we haven’t done awful lot to it, just bits and pieces, little improvements all the time it make it look sharper, better."

Nothing major has been undertaken apart from the front rendering being removed this year and the bricks painted. The Allinsons are in the process of adding electric gates, double glazing has been put in and the decorating kept up to scratch. One of the quirky things about Fieldhead is the drive-through garage.

Tony explained: "There’s a door at either end of the garage so you can drive around the house and you don’t have to actually reverse anywhere. You can come straight into the garage and straight out the other side, and there’s an access door into the house from the garage."

That door leads into the utility room from where the rear hall, walk-in pantry, store and downstairs toilet are accessed. The kitchen is at the back of the house. At the front are a spacious hallway, dining room and full-length sitting room. Both reception rooms have bay windows, original coving, and the dining room has the original fireplace with tiled interior and wood surround.

A galleried landing with an airing cupboard has access to a large roof void which could be converted to additional accommodation, said Tony. The landing also leads to the four double bedrooms which all have useful built-in waradrobes.

They share the family bathroom which is a lovely room with original leaded round window, corner bath and spacious power shower installed within the past few years.

The house sits in large grounds of almost a quarter of an acre and have a lovely summerhouse, very large garden shed and greenhouse.

Tony said: "The best aspect of the house is south-facing, it looks directly at the sun rise and we can see right down to Wild Boar Fell on a clear day. There are unrestricted views, looking up to Whinfell Forest, where Centre Parcs is although we can’t see that as it’s in the trees, we can look right down to Kirkby Thore and all the hills, down to the Pennines and also look directly at Cross Fell, we can see this quite clearly from the house."

Tony and Trish have help in the garden to keep it looking lovely. He said: "My mum was a very keen gardener but she also had someone to help her because it is quite a large garden. It’s always been established, it’s a mature garden and just looks fantastic.

"The summerhouse is a lovely place to sit and enjoy a glass of wine. The gardens have been planted to make it private so you can sit in the summerhouse and never know there’s anyone outside.

"Everything in this house works perfectly and it has character, it's unique.

"You can buy a modern house and it will be much similar to the one next door whereas this is unique, completely different, a house on its own. It's just a lovely house, a great family home, although I’m a bit biased."