7 bedroom detached house for sale

The residential accommodation was extensively remodelled around 20 years ago to a very high standard, creating an exceptionally versatile property of around 4,000sq.ft. The original stone and slate farmhouse stands at the centre with a pair of single storey wings situated on either side. The east wing provides a comfortable two-bedroom holiday cottage, and the west wing is currently used as an office/gym with fifth bedroom and en-suite. Spring Farm offers a remarkable level of flexibility, being able to effortlessly accommodate buyers looking for a large family home, income potential or the opportunity to create a multi-generational property.

The main house has an especially easy flow of accommodation, well suited for families today and in brief comprises the following: entrance hallway with cloakroom, south facing sitting room with wood burning stove, cosy snug, large living and dining room with vaulted ceiling and French doors out to the south facing terrace, farmhouse dining kitchen with granite topped units, separate pantry, utility boot and cloakrooms. There is a suite of rooms which include a large office with gym, bedroom and en-suite to the ground floor and could easily be separated off as an annexe with independent access. There are four further bedrooms arranged over the top two floors, one with an en-suite and both a main house bathroom and cloakroom.

Spring Farm Cottage forms the east wing and has a separate driveway, parking and garden area, ensuring plenty of privacy. Well presented to a high standard throughout the cottage provides a living dining kitchen, two double bedrooms and house bathroom.

Externally there are well managed gardens surrounding the property to three sides, largely laid to lawn including a managed wild garden area, mature shrubs and trees and two separate south facing terraces which all enjoy an open, sheltered aspect.

The property also has the benefit of buildings and land, situated within 7.9 acres and including equestrian facilities, which includes grazing paddocks and mowing land together with stables, stores and tack rooms and outdoor exercise / lunging area.

The property is situated in a rural position in open countryside in an area known as Hambleton, a scattered hamlet near Sutton Bank, approximately equidistant to Thirsk and Helmsley. Thirsk is approximately 7 miles to the West and includes primary and secondary schools, shops, doctors’ surgery, library and train station with direct service to York and London.

Further amenities are available in Helmsley, an attractive market town situated on the Southern fringe of the North York Moors National Park and providing a wide range of shops, hostelries and restaurants. Outstanding comprehensive schools are available at Nawton and Easingwold. The property is situated approximately 30 miles from the historic City of York is situated within which provides a wide range of services and amenities including a main line train station to London’s Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley (London within 2 hours).