The Farm House, Barn, & Bungalow on Slack Lane

Private yet not isolated, a unique opportunity that rarely comes to market offering truly versatile living with the potential of continuing a true lifestyle income stream. Situated just 7 miles from the Spa town of Harrogate in beautiful open countryside with far reaching views to the Vale of York.

The unrivalled location close to walks in open countryside and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is just a stones throw from the popular villages of Darley, Birstwith, Kettlesing, Hampswaite and Harrogate which offers super eateries, local store and great schooling. There are three fully modernised dwellings for sale. They include a large fully restored period farm house, a fully modernised self contained bungalow and a large recently converted barn. All three properties stand within their own attractive outside space with ample parking and are centred around an attractive courtyard with far reaching views of the Vale of York. An acre of stunning mature gardens wrap around the dwellings that then lead onto a further 3 acres of undeveloped land including hard standing, 2 grass paddocks /stabling and further car parking.

The Farm House
The period farm house with retained original fireplaces and all of its elegant features offer a tranquil setting in an acre of glorious gardens. A large entrance lobby with a cloakroom leads to the beautiful open plan hallway with a period fireplace, an internal picture window and a floor to ceiling library. Leading on there are three reception rooms, one of which is a newly created large open plan family kitchen/ dining/sitting area creating the true heart of this home. A walk in large pantry and separate utility room make for super use of space. The light filled garden room leading on from this area via internal connecting doors offers panoramic views overlooking the gardens. There is also a separate additional dual aspect sitting room situated across the main hallway with an open fireplace for cosy evenings. The first floor houses four large light filled bedrooms, two of which have large dressing rooms, stunning rear garden dual aspect views, built in wardrobes, and are en-suite. A further bedroom again en-suite has built in wardrobes and beautiful period features. A further double bedroom (4), again has retained all its period features, both these rooms overlook the attractive courtyard. Attached to the farm house is a fully refurbished 2 storey annexe housing two additional large en-suite bedrooms. The annexe currently has a separate outside entrance, however a refurbishment would allow easy access to the annexe if a purchaser wished to incorporate the additional bedrooms in the main house or in fact further extend the downstairs living areas to create a large home office/gym. The farm house stands proud within a beautiful lawned part of the garden to the rear and side elevation. A large paved patio that leads off from both the garden room and the kitchen diner through period french doors is a truly stunning entertaining area.

The Barn
The newly converted barn, which is currently under commercial use offers a stunning light filled space with vaulted ceilings and floor to ceiling internal glass windows. The ground floor incorporates two large reception rooms with clever room dividers for flexible use, along with a large commercial kitchen, two cloakrooms and a beautiful outside courtyard and hard standing car parking. The hallway houses a staircase and upstairs galley landing that leads onto a large sitting room again with floor to ceiling internal windows. Attached to the barn is a 2 storey large annexe housing three beautiful newly refurbished en-suite bedrooms accessed from a separate outside entrance. The first floor open plan bedroom has vaulted ceilings and features beams and a large sitting area. The owners, again in the planning have made it easy for a prospective purchaser to extend the galley landing to lead into the large upstairs bedroom along with the easy access into the downstairs bedrooms via the dividing hallway wall. This would be desirable if one wished to offer a self catering large fully incorporated hospitality house or with permitted change of use a superb residential family home as part of a plan multigenerational living.

The Bungalow
The single storey fully refurbished bungalow houses two individual self contained units each with a large bedroom, both with large en-suite bathrooms and separate dual aspect sitting rooms that lead onto a beautiful private courtyard. A separate entrance door compliments each unit. Ample parking space for two large cars is adjacent. The current owners have also retained a large kitchen/utility room as part of the bungalow that with ease could readily be re-incorporated into this residential dwelling in order to create one large home .

Note: The annex rooms are not shown on the virtual tours (please view the gallery of photographs)

Schooling
Schooling in the area includes primary schools in Kettlesing and Hampsthwaite, also noted independant schools including Harrogate Ladies' College, Queen Mary's and Belmont Grosvenor. The area has easy access to excellent walking, riding and cycling routes, as well a a choice of golf courses in the Harrogate area.

The Spa town of Harrogate offers a variety of shopping and leisure facilities, including a selection of cafes and pubs, as well as independant shops, golf courses and cultural attractions.

A gravel driveway provides access to the Farm House, Barn and Bungalow. There is ample parking space for each property, while the Farm House has a splendid garden to the rear, including paved terracing, immaculate lawns, various shrubs, hedgerow and trees, and a timber-framed summer house. The Barn and Bungalow also have their own private outdoor spaces to the rear, with paved and gravel terracing that are ideal for al fresco dining.

Approx. 1 acre of mature gardens/woodland
Approx. 1 acre of hardstanding
Approx. 2 acres of grass paddocks with 4 stables
A number of useful outbuildings

Marketed by: Strutt & Parker, Harrogate