6 bedroom house

The Old Farmhouse is a handsome double-fronted family home that is perfect for a multi-generational living house or those that work from home. The spacious light-filled, versatility of the accommodation is arranged over four floors of the main house and has been sensitively modernised to combine the amenities of modern living with retained period features including sash windows.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall with feature flagstone flooring and includes a large drawing room with bay window and a fireplace with wood burning stove and a generous triple aspect dining room again with wood burning stove. There is a well-proportioned family room with double doors opening into a spacious conservatory-style sitting room with French doors to the rear garden and Markington beck. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a generous kitchen/breakfast room with a range of wall and floor units, Belfast sink, Quooker boiling tap, integral appliances and a Range cooker with space for a good-sized table.

Stairs from the kitchen descend to the lower ground floor which offers a hallway with access to the rear garden, a large gym, a fitted utility room and a generous corner bedroom with a neighbouring contemporary shower room, the floor being ideal for use as a self-contained one-bedroom annexe if required.

On the first floor the property provides a large principal bedroom with French doors to a private Juliet balcony overlooking the garden, a fitted dressing room and a contemporary en-suite shower room. There are also two further double bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms, a well-proportioned study and a modern family bathroom with freestanding bath.

The property’s two remaining bedrooms can be found on the second floor, one with a modern en-suite shower room and skylights throughout, flooding the whole floor with natural light.

The Old Farmhouse is located in the sought-after village of Wormald Green which lies on the A61 between Ripon and Harrogate and offers a good selection of day-to-day amenities including a popular gastro pub and hotel. Nearby Markington village has a church, store with Post Office and public house, while Burton Leonard has a village green, public house, church, village store, cricket field and popular primary school.

Communications links are excellent: the village has a regular bus service linking Leeds with Ripon via Harrogate, the nearby A1(M) ensures easy access to both the north and south of the country and Knaresborough train station offers regular services to central London.

The area offers a wide range of state schooling with the rating Outstanding by Ofsted, together with a good selection of noted independent schools including Harrogate Ladies’ College, Cundall Manor, Queen Mary’s and Belmont Grosvenor.

The property is approached through double iron gates over a tarmacadam driveway and gravelled forecourt providing parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the garage. The garage features an external staircase to a first floor room over, suitable for a variety of uses, and a large annexe/home office with wooden floor, en-suite cloakroom and full-height glazing incorporating bi-fold doors to the garden.

The garden and paddock extend to 1.33 acres in total and comprises a low-maintenance enclosed garden to the rear featuring large split level paved and gravelled terraces overlooking Markington Beck, an ideal space for entertaining. The remaining garden is laid mainly to lawn interspersed with mature trees and orchard.

A gravelled driveway leads from a second separate rear entrance to a large detached barn, suitable for a variety of uses including equestrian or for conversion to additional accommodation if required.

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