3 bedroom detached house for sale

A charming period cottage occupying a discrete position in a peaceful corner of the village.

Description

The Wasps Nest is a charming period property nestled away in the heart of Green Hammerton village. The property offers so much with its private garden, workshop and the opportunity to renovate.

The main accommodation spans just over 2000 square feet and has beautiful period features such as wooden beams and sash windows. There is an excellent outbuilding which could be a home gym, workshop or home office.

Upon entering through the kitchen/ dining room is a bright and spacious area with plenty of workspace, fitted with an Aga. A particular highlight is the bay window overlooking the cottage style garden. A door leads through to the utility room and a garden room view superb views of the garden. Leading from the kitchen there is a well proportioned open plan dining room and sitting room with a fireplace, benefitting south-facing views over the garden.

There is a further reception room with utility room beyond the sitting room which could be a home office or play room.
In addition, there is a wet room and W.C completing the ground floor accommodation.

The first floor hosts a good size principal bedroom with adjoining en suite. There are a further two bedroom double bedrooms with lovely views over the south facing garden.

Location

Green Hammerton is a sought-after village which lies midway between York (10 miles) and Harrogate (12 miles) with easy access to the motorway network from Junction 47 of the A1 to the west. Leeds city centre is 25 miles distant.

Hammerton railway station is 1.5m away providing regular trains to York, Harrogate and Leeds.

The village has a range of amenities including a church, public house, post office with shop and cafe, doctor’s surgery, primary school (Ofsted Good 2019), sports field, a modern and active village hall with playground, hosting a number of clubs and groups. There is a local cricket and junior football club.

The nearest secondary schools within 6.5 miles are Wetherby High School (Ofsted Good 2019), King James’s School, Knaresborough (Ofsted Good 2012) and Manor C of E Academy at Poppleton (7 miles).

Independent schools within the area are Queen Ethelburga’s College (3 miles), Cundall Manor (13 miles) with further schools in York: Bootham, The Mount and St. Peter’s.

York city boasts excellent restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate, which is approximately half a mile away and has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers. There are a number of supermarkets in and around the city, including a Waitrose at Foss Islands Road and a large Marks and Spencer at the Vanguard Shopping Park.

York railway station has regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross.

Harrogate town centre has an impressive range of amenities and facilities, including a train station with regular services to Leeds and York which in turn have direct access to London, Kings Cross.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,029 sq ft