A handsome three bedroom period house set within the charming conservation village of Escrick

Description

Fountain House is a pretty village property set back from the main street, standing opposite the Grade II listed Jubilee Fountain, which was built to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

This light and bright fine looking home has been decorated throughout with a neutral palette and offers a wonderful open plan L-shaped living/dining room with bi-folding doors next to the study area opening on to the terrace, perfect for relaxing with your favourite drink and entertaining guests.

The kitchen has a good range of fitted wall and base units, providing storage and preparation space and benefiting from a range of integrated appliances, including a range cooker and wine cooler, in addition there is an island unit with seating area. The snug area overlooking the front garden has a feature brick chimney breast with log burner making an ideal cosy area for the family.

To the rear of the house is the useful utility room with toilet good cupboard space. Beyond is the stunning main living room with a high ceiling, a superb Palladian style window, French doors leading to the garden and a fine brick chimney breast with log burner.

There is a lovely family room to the front of the house with original fireplace that could be used as a home office or as an additional bedroom when required.

To the first floor are three delightful bedrooms and a spacious bathroom with a freestanding bath. There is a principal bedroom suite with en suite shower room and in-built wardrobe. The two front bedrooms both feature original fireplaces, exposed beams and pitched ceilings offering a spacious feel to the rooms.

Fountain House is accessed via a graveled drive to the side of the house, providing plenty of parking and leading to double timber gates through to the rear garden. There is a mature private level garden with a part wall and fence border, which is mainly laid to lawn with some mature trees and box hedging around the terrace. The front garden is again mainly laid to lawn and bordered by a mature hedge and wrought iron original fence.

Location

Escrick lies about six miles to the South of York and about three miles from the A64 providing easy access to Leeds and the A1/M1.

The village offers an impressive range of amenities given its size, these include a doctors’ surgery, two public houses, convenience store, tennis club and a first class hotel with restaurant. The local primary school was rated as outstanding in the Ofsted report (2018) and there is the highly regarded Fulford Secondary School in Fulford about four and a half miles away. Queen Margaret’s independent school is on the southern fringes of the village and provides a number of sporting facilities for public hire.

The historic city of York is a hive of activity with an abundance of shopping facilities and restaurants, two theatres and York Racecourse. York railway station is located on the East Coast mainline and offers regular services to Edinburgh and London, with some journeys taking under two hours to London Kings Cross.

The city boasts excellent restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,868 sq ft



Additional Info

North Yorkshire Council, Band E