5 bedroom detached house

Built in 1856, Plumbland House is a Grade II listed Victorian detached family home, full of period features. The property sits in 4.5 acres of gardens and land with glorious views and is located in the desirable village of Plumbland, just eight miles from the attractive market town of Cockermouth.

GROUND FLOOR

Plumbland House is an imposing Victorian residence which offers bright and versatile accommodation over two floors with an additional cellar and useful attic space. The property retains a wealth of original features such as plasterwork, deep skirtings, doors and fireplaces.

The front entrance leads directly on to a grand and elegant reception hall with period staircase leading to the half landing and a stunning stained glass window. From the hall there are four main reception rooms, one of which is currently used as a bedroom with ensuite, ideal for independent living.

The Drawing room and sitting room, the latter currently used as an office, both enjoy unspoilt panoramic views towards the Solway Firth. There is a sizable formal dining room with windows onto the garden and into the conservatory. From the inner hall there are steps down to a two-roomed cellar with original sconces, and the central heating boiler with pressurised system. Back on the ground floor and to the right is the characterful and spacious dining kitchen with wooden floor and wall mounted units, beech work tops, an Electric Aga and views to the garden and wood. A bright conservatory leads from the rear entrance hall, with a tiled floor and recently refurbished new windows.

To the rear of the kitchen is the excellent utility/boot room with ample storage, and space for a chest freezer and plumbed-in white goods, and a double sink. A door leading to the garden completes the ground floor accommodation of the main house.

FIRST FLOOR

The impressive staircase leads to the first floor via the half landing and the spectacular stained-glass window. There are 5 spacious bedrooms, one of which is currently used as a study. The master bedroom looking towards the Solway Firth has built-in cupboards and a marble fireplace, it enjoys an ensuite with sink, bidet, WC and bath with power shower over. The family bathroom has a window with private views over the garden, a WC, sink, bidet and bath with power shower over, and a practical, shelved airing cupboard. All bedrooms have varying outlooks over the gardens, formal frontage and countryside beyond. There is a built-in wooden staircase for easy access to the attic which is extensively floored, an impressive and useful space.

OUTSIDE

The property’s Grade II listed gate posts and the circular carriage drive make an imposing approach to the house from the road, very much retaining its original sense of grandeur. There is a gravel driveway providing ample parking for six cars in the rear yard which is securely gated.


A stream arising from a spring at the south end of the property feeds a wildlife pond and is culverted through the yard, a useful and pretty addition. The impressive and substantial stable building, dating back to the 1800’s, has abundant original features, rustic charm and character, including the stallion box and kitchen range. There is also a tack room with pine panelling, display cabinets, and saddle racks, and the adjoining carriage house has wooden stairs leading to a floored hayloft. This tremendously versatile building offers real development potential for additional accommodation, stabling for up to four horses or perhaps workshop space.

Other outbuildings include the original wash house with its copper, fire grate and pump; this building is used currently by the owners as a workshop. A more modern stable and a dog-pound adjoin the field, and there is also a stone-built WC, coal house and a log store.

The glorious walled garden is a real credit to the owners, with a lawned area to the side of the property and pretty patio areas ideal for alfresco dining. Lawns wrap around the house with mature shrubs, trees and established flower beds. There is also an impressive kitchen garden with greenhouse and polytunnel.

Plumbland House benefits from delightful areas of wild planting and it also has extensive woodland, partly dating from Victorian times, plus a half-acre wood, planted in the last five years with a plethora of native broadleaf trees and fruit trees. A really special place. There is also a paddock to the rear of the property of approx. two acres with the benefit of a stone-built field barn and hayloft, perfect shelter for the horses or any livestock.

The land is currently registered as a small-holding, as the current owners keep sheep.

LOCATION

Plumbland House is in the pretty rural village of Plumbland village which has a vibrant local community with a busy village hall offering a multitude of activities such as bowling, film, book, and youth clubs. There is also primary school in the village, public house, church and mobile post office. The property is just eight miles from Cockermouth, a bustling market town, offering both national supermarkets and an unusually impressive range of privately owned grocery shops, butchers, antique, and coffee shops etc. It is also home to the National Trust’s Wordsworth House. Plumbland is on the school bus routes to the secondary schools in Wigton and Keswick, is two miles from the nearest railway station, sits on the edge of the Lake District National Park and is just eight miles from Bassenthwaite Lake.

DIRECTIONS

From Carlisle, take the A595 to Cockermouth; after the turning for Bothel and just past the Forrest Views Caravan Park on the left, take the second right turn, the B5301 signposted Aspatria, follow this road for 1.4 miles then turn right at the cross-roads into the village, and Plumbland House is on the right.

SERVICES

Mains water, electricity and drainage, oil fired central heating.
Tenure, Freehold
EPC rating F 
Council Tax Band F