4 bedroom house

A superbly situated and manageable country estate extending to approximately 108 acres, situated in beautiful rolling countryside bordering the River Derwent.

Location

Crambe Grange lies just two miles east of the main A64 Leeds to Scarborough trunk road, thereby making for quick and easy access to York ten miles, Leeds 39 miles and other commercial centres of West Yorkshire.

Local facilities and shopping essentials are immediately available at Harton on the A64 or in York and the market town of Malton which lies just seven miles to the North where there is also a railway station linking directly to the main line at York from where there are regular services to London Kings Cross in less than two hours.

Please note all distances are approximate.

Photography Autumn 2020.

Description

Crambe Grange comprises a manageable residential estate of 108 acres, a main house and three cottages, conveniently situated two miles east of the main A64 Leeds to Scarborough trunk road, yet in a truly rural location with beautiful far-reaching views. The property is situated in the River Derwent valley, itself forming part of the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The property brings together the best elements of a small country estate to include productive arable land, sporting and fishing rights on the River Derwent and a range of ancillary buildings. The estate has been run for many years to be sympathetic to wildlife with minimal chemical input, wide field margins throughout and tall hedges, increasing privacy levels and encouraging a wide range of rare birds and animals.

The House and Cottages
The estate offers versatile combination of dwellings, including the principal residence itself; Constructed of stone and brick, the house has been the subject of a programme of upgrading by the present owners, who have sympathetically reconfigured and refurbished the property to enjoy the best of modern living while retaining many of the original features. Of particular note are the beautiful Peter Thompson 35ft breakfast kitchen; the fine 35ft sitting-room and the minstrel’s gallery library with bespoke Peter Thompson bookcases above the large dining room. This is a charming and well-balanced family home. In addition there is a separate converted stone-built former granary, being most useful for guests or a holiday cottage and a further stone-built cottage, all arranged around the central lawned courtyard with adjoining landscaped gardens, which are well-stocked with a spectacular array of flowers, shrubs, roses and bulbs and a fenced tennis court. Completing the portfolio is a modern single-storey cottage which has been separately rented on a short-hold tenancy, proving an additional source of income.

The Farm Buildings
An extensive range of useful and serviceable buildings lie to the north-east and west of the main residence. All the buildings are concrete-floored and served by concrete and tarmacadam access. These include, a workshop and machinery store 75’ x 40’ of steel portal frame construction, a livestock barn 101’ x 57’ of timber frame construction, built by Glencaple Argibuild with fibre cement roof; concrete block walls with Yorkshire cladding above and a six bay Dutch barn 90’ x 21’ of steel portal frame construction with fibre cement roof.

The Land
Extending to around 108 acres, some 55 acres of sandy arable land has been farmed on a cereal and oil seed rape and beans rotation. Possession will be given following the 2021 harvest. The land is classified as Grade III with the majority described as being with the Ellerbeck Hall series, being glacial fluvial drift and having well drained loamy soil suitable for stock rearing and cereals. There are 30 acres of well-established grassland divided into 18 post and rail paddocks with water supply to each. The livestock fields have been set up with post and rail runways in order that one person can run any number of livestock anywhere around the farm with a series of runways/gates. In addition four paddocks border the River Derwent, with natural water supply: 14 acres.

The Setting
Crambe Grange itself is situated in a fine elevated position in the centre of its own land which lies within a ring fence. The estate boasts splendid easterly and southerly views across the River Derwent Valley towards nearest neighbours; the Jacobean mansion (circa 1610), Howsham Hall and beyond. Crambe means ‘river-bend land’ in old English and there is a beach for bathing on River Derwent, under the weir and opposite Howsham Mill.

For those with sporting interests, the shooting rights and fishing rights are all in hand.

Square Footage: 4558 sq ft

Acreage: 108 Acres

Marketed by: Savills, York