WHEN it comes to size, it would seem that big is beautiful in the case of Balder Cottage, a six-bedroom detached property set in approximately 4.6 acres of gardens and grounds.

Situated on the edge of Cotherstone, one of Teesdale’s most desirable villages, the property has much to offer besides space, though.

The ground floor includes a reception hall, spacious living room with ample space for entertaining or relaxing around a stone fireplace with an inset cast iron multi-fuel stove, family room which is currently a dining/sitting room but has the potential to be used in a variety of ways, cloakroom, and kitchen with views over the River Balder.

The kitchen has a door to the rear entrance porch which leads onto the study and main reception hall and also provides access to the gardens.

Upstairs, the first-floor landing has glazed double doors to a balcony, which offers views of the River Balder as it flows past the house.

Accommodation on this floor comprises the family bathroom and six bedrooms, including the master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and guest bedroom with an en-suite shower room.

Balder Cottage sits on an ample plot, with a front garden laid mainly to lawns and a rear garden that is home to a lawned area and vegetable patch, greenhouse and timber shed. To the side of the property are steps leading down to the River Balder, which buyers are entitled to fish.

The property also includes an attached single garage, driveway which provides ample parking, stables comprising two loose boxes and tack room/hay store, and approximately 2.8 acres of grazing land with fenced boundaries.

Balder Cottage is on the market at offers in excess of £700,000.

For more information or to arrange a viewing, contact GSC Grays’ Barnard Castle office on 01833 637000.