8 bedroom detached house

AN EXTENSIVE FORMER FARMHOUSE WITH ATTACHED COTTAGE ANNEXE (WITH CONSENT TO SPLIT), AMPLE OFF-STREET PARKING AND PRIVATE ESTABLISHED GARDENS ON THE EDGE OF THE TOWN CENTRE

Westfield House lies within easy striking distance of the market place in the centre of Kirkbymoorside yet being a former farmhouse, has the benefit of off-street parking and enclosed private gardens. The twin benefits of ready accessibility to the heart of this most charming of market towns and the benefit of off-street parking and privacy is an unusual combination, being only too rarely found these days.

Situated approximately equidistant between the renowned Georgian market towns of Helmsley and Pickering, Kirkbymoorside is well situated for access to the amenities offered by these centres. The town itself has the usual facilities of churches, public houses, a post office, GP surgery, dental practice, veterinary surgeon, a chemist and a variety of other shops and retail outlets. The property lies within the catchment area of both the highly regarded Ryedale secondary school (Ofsted rated Outstanding) in nearby Nawton and Kirkbymoorside Primary School which is a short walk away. The North York Moors National Park and Howardian Hills offer many miles of hill walking and outstanding scenery to enjoy, and other attractions in the area include Castle Howard, Rievaulx Abbey and the walled city of York with its superb Minster.

Constructed of attractive stone elevations under a pantile roof with dressed stone window sills and lintels, Westfield House is a charming south facing, period property which offers extensive and flexible living accommodation of quality and style. There are many period features to include an impressive Entrance Porch with engaged columns, panelled doors, architraves, moulded plasterwork cornices, working shutters, sash windows and Pitch Pine boarded floors to many of the rooms. The sash windows in the farmhouse are double glazed.

At present, the property is used as an extensive single residence but its layout and design lend itself to alternative use as two separate dwellings if required. Indeed, planning consent has been granted for this purpose and the cottage annexe could therefore, be used as an adjunct to the main property, for housing a dependent relative or staff, for home working or alternatively for letting purposes, capable of generating a most useful secondary income if required.

In further detail, an Entrance Hall with black and white tiled floor leads to an elegant south facing Sitting Room with Pine boarded floor, full height sash window and period fireplace with stone hearth housing multi-fuel stove. Also arranged to the front elevation is a well proportioned Dining Room with Pine floor, sash window and chimney breast housing multi-fuel stove, which is dual aspect with the adjoining Kitchen which has a ceramic tiled floor and French doors to the front sun terrace.

The first floor has attractive wide boarded Pine floors and is approached up a turning staircase to a fine Galleried Landing leading to 3 first floor bedrooms and a House Bathroom with contemporary suite comprising cast iron roll top bath with Bristan antique style hand held shower unit, WC, washbasin and separate shower cubicle. To the second floor are two further bedrooms which have exposed timbers and similar Pine boarded floors.

The adjoining Cottage annexe has its own access from West End with the front door opening to the Entrance Hall with its own staircase to the first floor. There is also a Laundry, Cloakroom and two integral garages each with access to West End. To the first floor is a Landing, 3 bedrooms (one with south facing balcony) and a Shower Room.

Outside, the gardens are a true delight and do indeed form one of the principal attractions of this fine property. Immediately to the front of the house is part gravelled and part stone flagged south facing sun terrace making for an ideal sheltered, south facing summer seating and al fresco dining area. To this elevation of both the house and the annexe are climbing Roses. At a slightly lower level, is an attractively landscaped garden comprising four symmetrically laid out flower beds divided by wide gravelled walkways whilst adjacent, are a Quince and Victoria Plum. To the eastern side are two arbours surmounted by prolific climbing Roses whilst the western boundary is delineated by a timber boarded fence behind which lies the driveway and parking area. Beyond a low rustic perimeter fence with a prolific Virginia Creeper and an arbour clad in Honeysuckle is the principal lawn which is interspersed with Apple, Damson and Rose, whilst to the far end is a pollarded Willow and close by is a traditional stone and pantile Garden Store. With access from the cottage annexe is a rustic west facing Garden Room, adjacent to which is a winding flagged pathway which leads past three Flowering Cherry and a herb bed containing Sage, Mint, Rosemary, Marjoram and a Bay and Lilac whilst the adjoining stone boundary wall is clad with Ivy and Pyracantha.

All in all, the gardens form the most perfect and valuable setting for this most attractive of town centre properties.

VIEWING
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