4 bedroom house

Dating from around 1750, this charming home occupies a unique position in the Georgian market town of Richmond, on a site extending to approximately 1.29 acres.

With extensive, south-facing formal gardens and a paddock running down to The Batts (Richmond's riverside park), Swale Cottage is just a minute away from the Market Place yet has all the green space and privacy you would expect in the countryside.

This beautifully presented, light and airy home oozes character throughout. The ground floor comprises entrance hall with oak flooring, cloakroom/WC, dual aspect living room with panoramic views and a wood burning stove, a modern fitted dining kitchen with solid beech work surfaces and integrated appliances, and a second reception room currently utilised as a sitting room with a large bay window overlooking the garden.

On the first floor are three double bedrooms, all with fitted wardrobes, and a house bathroom. All have stunning, elevated countryside views.

The lower ground floor comprises a utility room, a shower room, and an additional bedroom or reception room facing onto a courtyard garden.

To the rear, and accessed from outside, are two generous home offices which equally could be used as studios or garden or games rooms.

Outside, to the front of the property, the gated driveway provides ample parking and leads to a large garage/ workshop, which has solar panels fitted to its roof.

To the rear, the well maintained, cottage style, terraced gardens extend to around half an acre and offer sensational views towards the River Swale and The Castle. The gardens include a sunny, sheltered courtyard seating area, lawns with colourful mixed borders, a greenhouse with mature grape vine, an additional paved terrace, well-established fruit and vegetable plots, and a pond for wildlife.

Beyond the formal garden, a further acre of land runs down to The Batts, providing useful grazing, two field shelters/stores, an orchard with apple and plum trees, and fringing woodland.

Swale Cottage is situated in the historic and picturesque market town of Richmond, North Yorkshire, a gateway to the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Crowned by its monumental Norman castle and possessing the oldest working theatre in the country, Richmond offers a wide range of amenities, including a cinema and swimming pool, a weekly market, and appealing artisan shops. There are two secondary schools, Richmond School and St Francis Xavier School. Darlington, 20 minutes' drive away, has fast mainline train services to London and Scotland. The A1 (M), 5 miles east, provides links to the motorway network. Leeds Bradford and Newcastle airports are both approximately 50 miles away.

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