2 bedroom detached house

Bridge Cottage is an extremely pretty cottage, enjoying a picture-perfect setting within stunningly beautiful gardens on the banks of the River Rye, and less than half a mile from the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey.

Constructed of local limestone, beneath a clay pantile roof, the cottage is understood to have once been owned by Newburgh Priory Estate, and still bears the coat of arms to the front elevation. Whilst certainly of considerable age, it is not believed to be Listed, which is advantageous and allows for greater scope to alter and extend, if required.

The living accommodation totals around 1,420sq.ft, and comprises entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, snug, kitchen, staircase hall, first floor landing, two large double bedrooms, a spacious house bathroom and separate wc. Separate to the cottage itself, is a detached building, which currently provides a garden room, with kitchenette, home office and two stores. Subject to consents, this could easily be adapted and improved to create either a guest bedroom suite or residential annexe and amounts to more than 400sq.ft.

Externally there are large grounds of more than half an acre, which have been painstakingly landscaped over many years to create a much-admired garden, in what is undeniably a captivating setting. A stream meanders through the plot towards the northern boundary, there are views across the surrounding countryside, and ample room to park.

Rievaulx is an especially pretty and peaceful village, set along the banks of the River Rye. Its Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery in the north of England and founded in 1132 until it was seized in the 16th Century under orders of King Henry VIII during the dissolution of the monasteries. Its ruins provide a dramatic backdrop to one of the areas most enchanting locations.

It is within easy reach of the nearby Georgian market town of Helmsley, some 3 miles to the east, which enjoys a wide range of amenities. Thirsk is easily accessible too and has a railway station with regular connections to York and London Kings Cross.