4 bedroom detached house

Wow! Where do we start? Green Fold is a stunning detached stone-built 4 bedroom family home set in an enviable position, overlooking pasture land. Boasting fine long distance views towards Eastby & Embsay Craggs and Sharphaw above Gargrave.

The property sits on a good sized plot including attractive well maintained gardens, and with a key-block paved driveway leading to a substantial parking apron, and an integral garage.

There is access down each side of the property to the rear west facing gardens and those amazing views. Green Fold whilst offering family-sized living space, remains a charming and cosy property that has been meticulously upgraded and improved by the current owners, to very high standards. The refurbishment included a new bespoke dining-kitchen, new bathrooms, floor coverings throughout, decorations throughout, a wood-burning stove to the good- sized living room, part conversion of the garage to a utility room, and much more.

An entrance lobby provides a handy space to kick off shoes and outdoor gear onto travertine flooring before entering the main living space. The Reception Hall has a modern cloakroom off, encompassing a WC, wash basin and utility cupboard (with plumbing for a washing machine if required), and return staircase rises to the first floor. Having veneered oak flooring to the reception hall which runs through to the living room, dining room and dining kitchen. A pair of French doors open into the dining room which has tremendous views from a bay window, looking over the gardens on to rolling meadows, and with attractively finished walls in a period style, and offering space for a dining suite and associated furniture.

The through-living room is of excellent proportions and features a dual aspect outlook, with a full width window onto the extensive front garden, and at the rear, a pair of French doors, step out onto a stone-flagged sundeck and alfresco dining area. This is a large living room with more than enough space for a couple of sofas, chairs, piano, and furniture, and featuring period style wall lights, veneered oak flooring and a woodburning stove set into a recessed opening with polished limestone surround and slate hearth.

The refurbished dining-kitchen is also a through-room with dual aspect, windows and features a centre island breakfast bar area and food prep surface, and having cupboards and drawers for extra storage. A range of shaker style units to the kitchen area and compassing a Belfast sink, twin ovens, integrated dishwasher, induction hob with extractor over, and quality oak worktops. Having delightful views across the valleys from a large window over the Belfast sink.

Off from the dining-kitchen, a spacious garden room with double glazed units to the main elevation and one side elevation, and with feature exposed stone walls to the remainder. Having French doors onto the gardens and offering fine views across the fields. A utility cupboard houses, the properties, pressurised hot water system and there is a very useful walk-in pantry, offering additional storage pace to the kitchen units. A utility room with built-in cupboards again offering further kitchen storage space, and with space for a washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge-freezer and housing, the properties, consumer unit and alarm system. The integral garage, formally a double, now provides space for one vehicle and two or three motorbikes, a workbench area, and having an extensive mezzanine area that is reinforced to the purlins, offering fantastic storage space.

Back to the reception hall now, and a staircase rises onto a spacious landing with return balustrade, and having high-level window for natural light to the stairs, and drop-down loft hatch with attached ladder and with the loft space being boarded out to provide good storage space. The principal bedroom is of excellent proportions, set to the front of the property with a pleasant look over the extensive front garden, and with some long distance views, ample space for a super king bed, side tables, wardrobes and dresser units.

Bedroom 2 is a ensuite bedroom again of good proportions with ample space for a double bed and with fine long distance views from the rear of the property and featuring a modern refurbished ensuite shower room with 1200 shower enclosure, vanity wash, basin and WC.

Bedroom 3 is also set at the rear of the property double bedroom with fine views, space for double bed and furniture. Bedroom 4 is currently used as a home office, and is a good sized single bedroom. The house bathroom has been refurbished to include a period style suite comprising of a period-style claw foot freestanding bath with shower-head attachment, period style, wash, basin, and WC, and with the added bonus of a separate shower enclosure. Having fine views from 2 windows, also offering good ventilation.

Took the outside at the front of the property. An attractive entranceway with Copper Beach hedging leads to a sweeping driveway with key-block paving, onto a large parking apron, providing space for half a dozen vehicles. The main garden area being laid to lawn with attractive and well stocked borders, and with access down either side of the property to the rear garden. To one side, the central heating oil tank and modern external boiler, a log store. garden shed and raised vegetable / herb. A substantial timber summer-house has power and lights. The rear garden is enclosed by a post and rail fence to allow full vision of the fine views. A stone flagged terrace / dining area also provides direct access to the sun-room / kitchen and living room.