6 bedroom house for sale

Detached period house and cottage enjoying a superb setting within the village.

Prospect House and Mason’s Cottage are built of stone and together form a superbly versatile property in the heart of Ampleforth facing south towards the Ampleforth Valley. The double-fronted family house is elevated with wonderful views from the first floor. The cottage is single-storey and quite separate, lying perpendicular to the main house but still high above the village street behind a grassy bank. As a package they offer options for multi-generational living, guest accommodation or generating income. Both house and cottage have been beautifully renovated and updated in recent years, and are available for sale without an onward chain.

House: 2 reception rooms, kitchen/dining room, utility room, pantry, cloakroom/wc, principal bedroom with en suite bathroom, 4 further bedrooms, 2 further bathrooms (1 en suite), courtyard garden, lawned garden
Cottage: reception room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, timber shed, courtyard garden, gravelled parking area.

Find Out A Little More... - Prospect House is a handsome house dressed with stone quoins, a stone portico and a slate roof. It has been fitted throughout with double glazed, timber sash windows. Inside the property has been fully modernised and the living accommodation extended and opened up to provide an ideal layout for contemporary living. The family friendly L-shaped kitchen/ dining room has recessed downlights and features a wood-burning stove and full-height French doors that open west onto the courtyard. Along with a range of fitted kitchen cabinets there are integrated appliances and a Bosch induction hob. Alongside is a utility room, wonderful pantry, and a wc. The sitting room and drawing rooms flank the staircase hall and are both elegantly proportioned rooms with wood-burning stoves. Under the stairs is a deep cloaks cupboard. There are three double bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor, both with heated towel rails; the en suite bathroom has Burlington fittings with a shower, and the house bathroom has a freestanding roll-top bath. Far-reaching views across the rooftops and valley can be enjoyed from the front rooms, and the rear bedroom has a useful walk-in cupboard. On the second floor the versatile space would make an appealing teenage suite; there is a double bedroom illuminated by an east-facing window and Velux windows; alongside is a further bedroom/sitting room, also with Velux windows, and an en suite bathroom.

Mason’s Cottage, as the name suggests, is a former stonemason’s cottage, formerly owned by a family of stonemasons who worked on the local churches, houses and schools including Ampleforth Abbey. Beautifully renovated, this self-contained cottage is bijou and stylish with a west facing orientation and high ceilings that rise into the roof space. The living room is double aspect with an additional Velux window and features a wood burning stove. The galley kitchen is beautifully fitted with contemporary units and integrated appliances, there is a double bedroom and a bathroom that includes a bath with shower over and a heated towel rail.

Outside - An enclosed path meets a wrought iron garden gate and ascends to Prospect House, continuing past the lovely sunny facing lawned garden. This garden is private and bounded by a well-established hedge, shrubs and trees including a Rowan. A paved sun-filled terrace abuts the front elevation, lined with a flower bed. At the rear is a paved and leafy courtyard garden, part walled and providing an ideal space for al fresco dining.

In front of Mason’s Cottage is a gravelled area providing parking for up to two cars. Through a garden gate is a small sunny courtyard garden.

Environs - Helmsley 5 miles, Easingwold 8 miles, Thirsk 12 miles, York 19 miles

Ampleforth is a large village with a long history. Today it enjoys a busy community life and is well served with amenities that include a primary school, churches and a bus service as well as a village store/post office, GP practice, two pubs and a café. It is home to the eponymous co-educational public school and is surrounded by beautiful and well-wooded countryside with public footpaths. The market town of Helmsley is close by and the North York Moors National Park sits alongside. Within half an hour is Thirsk railway station with its mainline East Coast/TransPennine service and the City of York lies some forty minutes’ drive to the south.

Specifics - Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: House - E, Cottage - C
Services & Systems: All mains services. Oil central heating.
Fixtures & Fittings: Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.
Local Authority:
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Directions: Heading west, the property can be found on the right hand side just beyond and opposite ‘Hearts of Ampleforth’ café.
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