Fairfield House is a fine late Victorian Gentleman's residence with outstanding panoramic vistas from Parlick to Pen-y-ghent, with Waddington and Grindleton Fells in the middle, to include Clitheroe Castle and Kemple End also. This deceptively spacious family focused home is far more than it initially appears, demanding an internal inspection to fully appreciate its various merits. Standing in stone walled gardens of a generous size, its superbly presented accommodation is arranged over three floors and comprises ground floor: reception hall, cloakroom, large bay windowed sitting room, dining room open to a stunning contemporary kitchen, conservatory, office, boot room and utility room. First floor: three grand double bedrooms and two bathrooms. Second floor: two more double bedrooms (five in total). Private courtyard parking for three to four cars plus two-car garage. Walking proximity to Downham with excellent access to the A59, it is perfectly located to embrace village life. (2,618 sq ft/243.2 sq m approx/EPC: D).

Built in 1901 with only four owners in the last sixty years!

Directions - When travelling from Clitheroe leave town along Chatburn Road passing CRGS and Clitheroe Hospital, over the roundabout and into Chatburn. Turn right into Downham Road by Hudsons Ice Cream shop and proceed for approximately a quarter of a mile, before turning left into Ribblesdale View. Fairfield House can be found immediately on the right-hand side.

Services - Mains supplies of gas, electricity, water and drainage. Gas central heating from a Vaillant condensing boiler with a hot water cylinder and electric immersion heater in the main bathroom. There is a 10.5 kilowatt multi-fuel stove in the sitting room and a Morsø log burner in the dining room. Council tax is payable to RVBC Band G. The tenure is Freehold.

Location - The desirable village of Chatburn is favourably located being within walking distance of the market town of Clitheroe and Downham, also providing excellent access to the A59 trunk road. It has its own primary school which is a feeder school for Bowland High School located in nearby Grindleton and CRGS main school and sixth form are also nearby, located on the north side of Clitheroe. Chatburn is very much a community village with a variety of housing which includes some of the finest properties that you'll find anywhere in the Ribble Valley.

Additional Features - You'll find a combination of painted wood double glazed and single glazed sash windows with draught seals from Ventrolla. Retained period features including plaster ceiling cornices, light roses, dado rails, panelled doors, high profile skirting boards and decorative architraves. There is LED down-lighting, an alarm system and oak flooring.

Accommodation - A smart solid wood door opens to a wide and welcoming reception hall with a distinctive cut string spindled staircase rising to the upper floors. The two-piece cloakroom consists of a wall hung basin and a concealed cistern wall hung wc. To help capture the splendid views, the sitting room has a wide bay window with French doors leading onto the garden plus twin sliding sash casements to front and rear walls. This particularly light and spacious room will allow you to entertain in style and comfort and when the cooler weather arrives, the 10.5 kilowatt multi-fuel stove will keep you toasty and warm. You'll be similarly cosy in the dining room which has a Morsø log burner. This room forms part of the family-centric hub of the property as it links so successfully with the kitchen from an arched opening and the conservatory from oak bifold doors. Warm oak engineered boards cover the floor in the dining room and kitchen with tile to the conservatory. Given the vista of views available from the conservatory it's easy to see why this is such a popular place to sit and relax. The stunning kitchen installation by KDC successfully combines an on trend stylish and practical element to this amazing period home. With sleek handleless doors, quartz counters incorporating a fluted drainer and upstands with a Blanco under-counter stainless steel sink and mixer tap. The quality Neff cooking appliances comprise a 900 mm induction hob beneath a black glass extractor, combination microwave oven and a larger multi-function fan oven. The integrated appliances consist of a fridge/freezer and dishwasher. Two Velux windows bring in extra light and there is a vertical wall radiator. The boot room offers options for coat, shoe and boot storage and there is a practical utility room with spaces for washing machine and dryer. The floor is tiled and there is also a sink. Next to it a versatile room equally adept as an office, exercise room or childrens' playroom.

On the first floor you'll see three grand double bedrooms, each of them with super aspects. There are two bathrooms, one is four-piece, the other three-piece. The four-piece consists of a panelled bath, glass cubicle with a thermostatic shower, pedestal washbasin and a low suite wc. The walls are tiled and there is a chromed towel radiator. The three-piece comprises a glass door cubicle with a Mira thermostatic shower, pedestal washbasin and low suite wc. The walls are part tiled and towels warm on a ladder radiator. Next to this room is a small box room with a window.

Built with a second floor and most likely originally for the maid and cook, there are two further double size bedrooms; each with sash windows in the gable walls and Velux roof windows. Both rooms have oak boarded floors and eaves access.

Outside - The gardens are of substantial size, surrounded by stone walls. Cars access the tarmacadam surface courtyard through a wide stone-posted entrance and there is a double garage. The courtyard can accommodate three to four cars. Laid mostly to lawn, the gardens enjoy a sunny south westerly aspect and also benefit from the distant green vistas. There are stone footpaths with carefully selected spots in which to sit and relax, one of these by the conservatory door offering a tempting alfresco option. A mature beech hedge is shelter for another patio. The property's front elevation is defined by two wonderful trees, one being a magnificent copper beech, the other an equally impressive sycamore.

As previously advised, this is a property that demands a internal inspection in order to fully appreciate. It will be worth it!

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with Anderton Bosonnet - a member of The Guild of Property Professionals.