6 bedroom manor house

Accommodation in Brief: Hall | Reception Hall | Dining Room | Drawing Room | Sitting Room | Kitchen/Breakfast Room | Pantry | Utility/Cloakroom | First Floor Landing and Reading Area | Six Bedrooms with En-Suites | Two Linen Stores | Store Room | Basement

Garden and Grounds | Parking | Outbuilding/Shed | Timber Greenhouse

West Layton Manor, which dates back to the 1870s and was built by John Johnson of Newcastle, is a magnificent Victorian manor house that sits on the southern edge of the popular hamlet of West Layton and close to the market towns of Richmond and Barnard Castle. Today the property is divided into three principal residences with 2 West Layton Manor forming the central portion and including some of the property's most impressive features. Offering well-presented period accommodation with original fireplaces, sash windows some of which have working shutters, stunning original carved oak staircase and decorative plasterwork the house has been refurbished by the current owners and now includes high-quality, contemporary en-suites to the bedrooms, with elegant Calacatta marble.

The front door with glazed fanlight and windows to either side opens into an entrance hall that leads into a welcoming reception hall with the original carved oak staircase, stunning ornate ceiling plasterwork and large open fireplace with ornate brass canopy. The principal reception rooms, a drawing room and formal dining room, are located to the front of the house, enjoying views over the garden and grounds. To the rear there is an everyday sitting room which could also be used as a study if required and has a door leading to the extensive basement. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a good range of units, 1½ bowl sink and drainer, a range-style cooker, plumbing for a dishwasher and has a large sash window overlooking the garden and door leading out to the rear terrace. Off the kitchen there is a shelved pantry which leads to a useful utility room/cloakroom with WC.

To the first floor there is a spacious, galleried landing with feature arches and a charming reading area, four double bedrooms all of which have en-suite bathrooms and views over the gardens and grounds. There are also two practical linen stores at either end of the hallway. The oak staircase continues from the landing to the second floor, where a feature light well illuminates the entrances to two well-proportioned suites. Each suite comprises it's own sitting room, bedroom and en-suite bathroom with freestanding roll top baths. The sitting rooms and bedrooms benefit from pleasant views over the gardens and grounds with sash windows and roof lights offering light filled spaces.

The full-height basement, which is accessed via original stone steps, is divided into three rooms all of which have original stone shelves; one houses the boiler while the others offer workshop and storage space all of which benefit from power and light.  

Externally  

West Layton Manor is approached along a private gravelled drive through mature woodland and leads to the front of the house where there is a generous parking and turning area. The front garden includes a paved terrace adjacent to the house which is offers privacy and shelter from boundary hedging. To the rear of the house the garden is mainly laid to lawn with an open aspect, mature shrubs and trees; there is a vehicular access to the rear from a private lane where there is a large outbuilding/shed and a timber greenhouse.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The postcode is DL11 7PP

Sorry no smokers or pets.

The tenant will be expected to take out contents insurance. This must be evidenced prior to the commencement of the tenancy.