Balk Grange Farm

Balk Grange Farm is an attractive rendered country home offering more than 3,800 sq. ft of flexible accommodation arranged over two floors, extended by the current owners to provide a spacious 4-bedroom family home and a 2-bedroom annexe, currently the annexe is used as an award winning holiday cottage, but could easily be incorporated into the main house, thus allowing the options of a large family home with flexible living, multi-generational living or ideal for a dependent relative. The ground floor comprises a spacious sitting room with exposed feature chimney breast and woodburning stove, double doors to a large P-shaped conservatory which offers spectacular uninterrupted sunset views. The conservatory leads into the large mature garden with feature pond. The heart of the home is the large Kitchen/Breakfast/Family room, which offers a 4-oven Aga and an extensive range of modern wall and base units. The ground floor further incorporates a dining room, home office and utility room along with a separate reception room, two cloakrooms, one with shower. Stairs in the rear reception room lead to the principal bedroom with en-suite and walk in wardrobe, which can easily be incorporated into the main house. The front hall leads upstairs to three double bedrooms, two with built in wardrobes and a family bathroom. The annexe currently consists of a large reception room, kitchen, rear hall, cloakroom, 2 bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The nearby town of Thirsk offers boutique and High Street shopping including open-air markets, with more extensive facilities available in Harrogate and York. The nearby A1(M) offers access to both the north/south of the country and the national motorway network, as do the links from Thirsk train station which offers regular services to York, Leeds and London.

Schooling
The area offers a good selection of state, primary and secondary schooling as well as noted independent schools including Queen Mary’s, Cundall Manor, Queen Ethelburga’s College, Aysgarth and Ampleforth.

Balk Grange Farm is a rare opportunity for a change in lifestyle and is situated in an ideal tranquil location, approached over a gravelled driveway providing parking for multiple vehicles. The property enjoys its own stretch of river, Balk Beck with fishing rights, overlooked by its own decking area and gives access to a range of outbuildings, incorporating a double garage, 50ft Barn, Workshop/Hobby Room with WC, large Party room for entertaining with river views, utility room and store room. The grounds of approx. 4 acres include two fenced paddocks, with a potential to enlarge, with its own access to the quiet bridleway and country footpaths. The house is encircled by a mature garden and features a large raised pond, small orchard and a courtyard with another small raised pond. The paddocks are ideal for those that wish an equestrian facility as they come with their own stable block. There are also two summer houses, one complete with Hot Tub and Sauna the other a quiet reading room. There is also a large vegetable garden with polytunnel and a separately located polytunnel, with sheds, two greenhouses and the chicken coop. This area leads down to the tranquil secluded bank of Balk beck a wildlife haven, viewed from the riverside summerhouse.

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