Here’s an impressive period home which is full of charm and light, in large gardens and close to the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Beech Bank has been extensively modernised with contemporary features of open-plan living kitchen and master suite carefully aligned with period details of ornate cornicing, fireplaces and shutters.

The striking double-fronted property has an airy interior featuring two receptions rooms, a playroom, five bedrooms and a cellar. An attached barn offers conversion potential.

The grounds contain a driveway with parking area, two garages - a double and a single - and a range of outbuildings and stores.

Beech Bank would suit a family keen on equestrian pursuits as it has a tack room, yard, stables and paddock with planning permission for three additional stables and a feed room within the paddock.

The front door, housed in a traditional sandstone surround, opens into a hallway with lovely mosaic tiled floor.

Doors on either side lead off to the sitting room and dining room, both with a dual aspect over the gardens, feature fireplaces and deep sash windows in shuttered recesses.

The playroom is beyond the drawing room with the living kitchen opposite. This benefits from a south and westerly aspect which floods the room with natural light.

Dark grey kitchen units with granite worktops and a large central island.

The highlight of the first floor is the outstanding master suite featuring a dressing room with fitted wardrobes and en-suite shower room.

Both it, and a second en-suite bedroom with walk in wardrobe, enjoy a southerly aspect to a commanding view. Three further bedrooms share the stylish four-piece family bathroom.

Beech Bank, Longburgh, near Carlisle, is for sale at £799,999 from Hayward Tod, tel. 01228 810300.