IF CHARACTER is right up near the top of the list of attributes you’re looking for in a home, you can’t afford not to view Li’le Foss, a Dales’ property that combines it – in abundance – with a stunning location and the opportunity to run a lifestyle business.

A unique and historic stone-built barn conversion, Li’le Foss’ nod to the past is not only in its traditional stone construction, but in a wealth of character features including window shutters and ceiling beams.

The property, which has been refurbished to a high standard throughout, comprises a ground floor entrance hall with wooden floor, guest bedroom with en-suite shower room, sitting room with an ash wood floor plus a feature shelf area and LPG fire, inner hall, cloakroom, conservatory with an ash wood floor and bifold doors to the garden, pantry and dining kitchen incorporating bespoke handmade kitchen units, an integral range cooker, breakfast bar, and feature beams and fireplace with LPG stove.

Upstairs on the first floor are a laundry room and two double bedrooms, one with double height ceilings. One of these bedrooms includes a spiral staircase to a mezzanine study area with fitted desk unit plus a beamed ceilinged en-suite bathroom with freestanding bath.

Upstairs again is a work room with fitted shelves which could be converted into two single bedrooms.

The perfect place to accommodate paying – or non-paying – guests is The Buttery, an annexe the vendor has let out as a holiday cottage.

Benefitting from underfloor heating throughout, it includes a spacious bedroom/living area with ceiling beams, a bathroom and fitted kitchen.

Li’le Foss sits in large gardens and grounds which are split into various areas.

The garden includes a stream that trickles through it, providing an abun- dance of flora and fauna.

A beautiful private courtyard garden outside the kitchen is home to a summerhouse, pond with water feature and fig tree, while the lawned areas are interspersed with mature trees and shrubs.

The property also has a garage/workshop with mezzanine storage and solar panels.

Li’le Foss, which is situated on the edge of the hamlet of Countersett, four miles from Hawes and 12 miles from Leyburn, is on the market at a guide price of £575,000.

For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Robin Jessop Ltd on 01677 425950.