3 bedroom detached house for sale

Delightful three bedroom detached house with garage, parking and large walled garden

Description

Situated in a prime location in the popular Georgian market town of Easingwold, The Jolly is set in an elevated position with excellent views towards Uppleby. Built in circa 1950, on the site of Jolly Farmer public House, the property occupies a generous plot with an attractive walled garden and numerous useable outbuildings.

This superb house offers a particularly appealing layout, with sizeable rooms and flexible living space throughout. The current vendors have made a number of decorative updates to the property and it is presented in excellent condition.

Entered through a useful entrance porch, there is an impressive 20 foot sitting room occupying the ground floor with dual aspect windows, a gas fireplace, and beautiful parquet flooring. Adjacent is the kitchen, adorned with plenty of cupboard space and a large bay window providing ample of light. Just off from the kitchen is a generous utility room with an external door. An open door way leads to a generous dining/ garden room, a bright room with sky lights and windows overlooking the garden.

Ascending the stairs to the first floor, you will find three double bedrooms and a house bathroom. The principal bedroom suite benefits from a sizeable en suite shower room. Bedrooms one and two have built-in storage space.

The property sits behind a walled front garden with a private driveway and carport to the left hand side providing parking for several cars. To the rear of the property there is a beautiful walled garden, divided into two sections with an archway leading to a second 'secret' garden with a delightful garden room, benefitting from electric. The garden has a central lawn extending to both sections, flanked by mature shrubbery, trees and thoughtfully planted borders. There are two further outbuildings, one of which has been renovated to create an office/ entertaining space with potential to be converted into an annexe, subject to the usual permissions.

Location

Easingwold market town has an excellent range of amenities, including supermarkets, a doctor’s surgery, dentist, butchers, cafes, restaurants, public house, bank and numerous independent shops along with a weekly farmers market. The town is on the edge of the Vale of York and close to The North York Moors National Park (just over six miles) and Howardian Hills an Area of Outstanding National Beauty.

There is a primary school (Ofsted Good 2019) and a secondary school (Ofsted Outstanding 2022) within the town.

The private schools Cundall Manor and Queen Ethelburga's College are both within about nine miles, with further independent schools on offer in York including The Mount, St Peter’s and Bootham.

Further afield are the Michelin starred restaurants The Black Swan, Oldstead (9 miles) and The Star at Harome (16 miles). Along with The Abbey Inn, Byland Abbey (7.4 miles)

York city centre (14 miles) boasts an excellent range of shopping facilities, attractions and 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 the popular Micklegate. There are a number of supermarkets in and around the city, including a Waitrose at Foss Islands Road and a large Marks and Spencer at the Vanguard Shopping Park.

York railway station offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross.

Thirsk (11 miles) offers a wide choice of shops, pubs, banks, a local cinema, leisure facilities, supermarkets and a racecourse. The mainline railway station has train services to London, some making the journey in as little as two hours fifteen minutes.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate

Square Footage: 1,379 sq ft