5 bedroom detached house for sale

Ridgemount House was built in 2004 and is a truly exceptional property. An internal inspection is essential to appreciate the light, spacious and beautifully maintained accommodation. The house has over recent years been extended and significantly improved which now includes a bespoke fitted kitchen and three luxury bathrooms by House of Harrogate. Extending to almost 3,500 sqft the living space includes four generous reception rooms and five bedrooms together with a double garage and enclosed gardens ideal for a young family.

Harrogate is an extremely popular spa town which has been crowned the happiest place to live in Britain for the third year in a row, with its healing mineral waters, excellent schools, beautiful parks, and the famous Bettys Café Tea Room. Harrogate is a tourist destination, and its visitor attractions include RHS Harlow Carr Gardens, the Royal Hall, and the Harrogate International Centre. The town centre offers an excellent and varied range of shopping and recreational facilities, there is a selection of well regarded schools nearby and, for the commuter there are excellent transport connections. The property is on the coveted South side of Harrogate, giving easy access to the business centres of Leeds, Bradford and York, the railway station connects with mainline stations in Leeds and York and provides frequent services to London’s Kings Cross and Edinburgh. The A1(M) is within 9 miles to the east and Leeds /Bradford Airport is 11 miles to the southwest.

The accommodation includes a covered entrance porch with double oak doors opening into an entrance vestibule leading into an impressive reception hall with wide turned staircase and oak balustrade and a guest cloakroom. Double doors open into the formal sitting room with feature media wall incorporating a remote controlled living flame gas fire, illuminated display recesses, underfloor heating and glazed French doors open into the rear garden with remote controlled curtains. The separate dining room has a feature ceiling dome and walk in bay window. Two steps lead up from the hall into the breakfast room again with French doors to the garden, a wide opening into the kitchen and a short staircase leading up into the family/sitting room in turn opening onto a south facing terrace/balcony facing almost due south. The bespoke breakfast kitchen is superb with an extensive range of luxury wall and base units complemented by a large central island/breakfast table, marble preparation surfaces and integrated appliances. The extended seating area features a large roof lantern and two sets of French doors open into the rear garden. There is also a fitted laundry room with internal staircase down to the garage.

At first floor level is a galleried landing leading first to a lovely principal bedroom with fitted furniture, French doors with Juliette balcony and a luxury en suite shower room. There are then four additional double bedrooms, one with luxury en suite shower room, and a luxury house bathroom. All bathrooms benefit from underfloor heating.

Outside, the property is approached through electric entrance gates and brick entrance pillars opening into a brick set driveway providing ample parking for numerous cars which in turn leads to the integral double garage with automatic doors and electric car charging point. The front garden has been beautifully landscaped with raised beds and borders and a wealth of mature trees and shrubs. The rear garden is equally well tended with lawn, extensively stocked borders and three patio areas for outside entertaining.