4 bedroom house
Harwood Dale, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 0DR
Guide Price
£795,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse
Property Tags: Holiday Cottage
Land Tags: Paddock, Pasture Land, Permanent Pasture, Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Dec 2021
- Removed: Oct 2022
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse
- Property Tags: Holiday Cottage
- Land Tags: Paddock, Pasture Land, Permanent Pasture, Woodland
Thirley Cotes Cottage is clearly a property with a rich history, formerly part of Lord Derwent's estate in Hardwood Dale and thought to date back to the 16th Century. In recent years the owners have run the property as a commercial holiday letting, developing the northern end of the building as a separate letting known as Maw's Cottage (although it still interconnects with the main property) and converting some outbuildings at the southern end to form The Annex.
From the road a stoned driveway offers off street parking and turning as well as access to the garages.
Maw's Cottage
Accessed from the path across the rear, off the driveway, a traditional part glazed door opens into:
Lounge: 15' x 14' a generously proportioned room with a window facing to the front and an interconnecting door to the main cottage and a glazed door to the dining kitchen as well as a bi-folding door onto the stairs. The lounge has wainscot panelling, a painted boarded floor and panelled ceiling, but the focal point of the room is an open fire with basket grate and tiled inserts plus a pine mantel.
Dining Kitchen: 14'6 x 8'2 with plenty of space for a table and chairs as well as for cooking, the kitchen diner has a modern suite of kitchen cabinets in a pale cream finish and integral equipment or space left for appliances. Panelled ceiling, painted floor, window overlooking gardens to the rear.
1st Floor: A staircase rises from the lounge directly up into ...
Bedroom: 14'9 x 13'7 A spacious double room with a Velux rooflight to the front and a dormer window to the rear. Exposed beams and painted boarded floor. A connecting door leads through to ...
En-Suite Bathroom: 14'6 x 8'2 A spacious bathroom fitted with a modern white suite comprising a panel bath, low flush WC, bidet and pedestal wash hand basin. Dormer window to the rear, built in airing cupboard. Varnished boarded floor.
Thirley Cotes Cottage
Although most frequently approached via a part glazed rear door from the garden into the Utility room, an old battened front door opens from the roadside into ...
Entrance Lobby: a quarry tiled lobby with panelled walls and inner door opening into ...
Dining Room:17'6 x 15'8 Originally a farmhouse kitchen and lying at the heart of the cottage, the dining room has a window to the front with horizontal sliding sash and doors off to the sitting room, bathroom, utility as well as a doorway to the current kitchen. The dining room has retained the Aga however and an adjoining bread oven (which is now just a feature). The room oozes history with an exposed beam ceiling, a 'salt cupboard' set into the wall a quarry tiled floor and the enclosed stair with built-in cupboards beneath.
Kitchen: 10'8 x 6'2 Set off the dining room by an open archway the kitchen has a tiled floor and part tiled walls with a window facing onto the garden at the rear. The kitchen is fitted with a modern suite of cabinets with spaces for appliances including an electric oven and a stainless steel sink unit.
Utility: A triangular shaped room with a quarry tile floor, the utility houses the electric fuses and oil central heating boiler as well as offering space for an automatic washing machine and tumble dryer. There are useful storage cupboards and an old stoneware sink. A connecting door links to The Annex and a part glazed external door opens to the rear garden.
Sitting Room: 15' x 12'6 A cosy reception room with windows to the front and rear and a door which is the interconnecting point with the lounge in Maw's Cottage. The sitting room has part panelled walls and a beamed ceiling, the focal point being the old open fire with a cast grate and tiled inserts, painted surround/mantel and a tiled hearth. Laminate flooring.
House Bathroom: 10'2 x 7'7 With a window to the side and a dormer window to the rear the bathroom has a white suite comprising panel bath with shower over, pedestal wash basin and low flush WC.
1st Floor: A door from the dining room opens onto a winding old staircase which rises up directly into ...
Landing: a spacious landing presented as overflow space with a with a sofa bed. Exposed beams and Velux rooflight window. From here doors open to ...
Bedroom 1: 13'2 x 10'6 A nicely proportioned double bedroom with 2 dormer windows facing out to the rer over the gardens and double doors to a useful eaves storage space. Cast bedroom feature fireplace.
Bedroom 2: 15'8 x 8'10 A twin bedroom with a Velux rooflight to the rear and a window to the side.
The Annexe
Attached to the southeast side of the cottage with an interconnecting door and a separate part glazed entrance door from the rear garden into.
Entrance Hallway: with quarry tiled floor and interconnecting door to the utility of the Cottage. From here an archway opens into the kitchen and a door opens into...
Bathroom: 8'3 x 6'3 A modern bathroom with white fitted suite comprising a panel bath with shower over, low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin and a bidet. Tiled floor and walls, window to the front and roof light window.
Kitchen: 8'3 x 5'6 a compact galley kitchen with window and Velux rooflight to the front. Tiled floor and simple suite of cream cabinets with spaces for appliances.
Living Room: 34'8 x 12'10 a generously proportioned full height room highlighting the converted barn status with exposed beams. Windows and glazed doors to the front and rear plus 3 Velux roof-lights help to flood the space with light. The floor is tiled and there is a large log burning stove at one end, furniture helping to divide the space into differing zones for dining, sitting and even a small studio area with stairs leading up to a ...
Mezzanine: 8'3 x 12'10 A compact space with low ceiling height that the owner uses for sleeping with a double bed and polished boarded floor.
Outside
The gardens and grounds lie to the rear of the property and extend in total to approx. 1.02 acres.
Garage: 21' x 18 The property benefits from a modern stone-built double garage with light and power connected. Dual up and over part glazed doors and 2x windows to the side.
Gardens: The garden is divided internally with low dry stone walls and includes areas of lawn, areas planted with shrubs and flowers and a number of mature trees for shade and shelter. There is even a well with a drystone well head around the well at the back of the house. Within the gardens there is also a useful wooden garden shed, an aluminium framed greenhouse and a raised decked seating area.
Orchard & Vegetable Garden: Although the garden nearest the house is relatively level, it does slope up to the north and the former paddock at the northernmost point of the grounds has been recently planted with an orchard of fruit trees and vegetable beds. The garden at this point offers elevated views over the cottage and over Hardwood Dale.
On the opposite side of the single track council road, Waites Lane, lies ...
Lot 2 - The Paddock
The paddock extends to approx. 4.57 acres of permanent pasture and slopes gently from north to south, bounded by a dry stone wall from Waites Lane with gated access. Water is not supplied to the field.
Lot 3 - The Woodland
The woodland extends to approx. 4.65 acres and has been planted with a mix of native broadleaf trees including oak, ash, cherry, alder, hazel, etcwith the help of a Forestry Commission grant in around 2008. Within the wood lies a sculptural
installation 'Ashes to ashes' created by the owner with help from his friends in 2019 as a commemoration of the ash trees that failed due to ash die-back disease and had to be replaced with alternate planting including sweet chestnut, walnut and hornbeam.
GENERAL REMARKS & STIPULATIONS
Viewing: Viewings by appointment. All interested parties should discuss this property, and in particular any specific issues that might affect their interest, with the agent's office prior to travelling or making an appointment to view this property.
Method of Sale: Although the brochure is written in lots, sales will not be agreed for lots 2 & 3 until a sale is secured on lot 1. Buyers for these areas should register their interest with the selling agents.
Directions: Thirley Cotes Cottage lies in a hamlet in the middle of Harwood Dale, a pretty rural dale just inland from A171 road between Whitby and Scarborough in the North York Moors National Park. See also the location plans.
From the North: drive down the dale past the church on your right hand side, for approximately 1½ miles, taking the second turning to the right onto Waite Lane. Drive down into the hamlet and Thirley Cotes Cottage lies on your left hand side.
From the South: drive up the east side of the dale, passing Gowlands Lane on your right and turning left onto Waite Lane. Drive down into the hamlet and Thirley Cotes Cottage lies on your left hand side.
Services: The property is connected to a spring water supply (shared with the 2 neighbouring properties) and a private sewerage system. Mains electricity is connected and heating is provided by an oil fuelled central heating system running from a boiler located in the utility room. The oil tank is concealed in the gardens away from the house.
Planning: The property lies in the North York Moors National Park but is not a listed building. NYMNP Tel: . Technically, the property is a cottage and annex although the cottage is holiday let as 2 units.
Local Taxation: The property is currently holiday let as 2 units and is therefore subject to business rates rather than council tax. The rateable value is £4,100 and therefore approx. £2,046 would be payable for 2021-22 before reliefs. Reliefs of up to 100% are available for small businesses. Scarborough Borough Council. Tel: .
Post Code: YO13 0DR
Marketed by: Richardson & Smith, Whitby
From the road a stoned driveway offers off street parking and turning as well as access to the garages.
Maw's Cottage
Accessed from the path across the rear, off the driveway, a traditional part glazed door opens into:
Lounge: 15' x 14' a generously proportioned room with a window facing to the front and an interconnecting door to the main cottage and a glazed door to the dining kitchen as well as a bi-folding door onto the stairs. The lounge has wainscot panelling, a painted boarded floor and panelled ceiling, but the focal point of the room is an open fire with basket grate and tiled inserts plus a pine mantel.
Dining Kitchen: 14'6 x 8'2 with plenty of space for a table and chairs as well as for cooking, the kitchen diner has a modern suite of kitchen cabinets in a pale cream finish and integral equipment or space left for appliances. Panelled ceiling, painted floor, window overlooking gardens to the rear.
1st Floor: A staircase rises from the lounge directly up into ...
Bedroom: 14'9 x 13'7 A spacious double room with a Velux rooflight to the front and a dormer window to the rear. Exposed beams and painted boarded floor. A connecting door leads through to ...
En-Suite Bathroom: 14'6 x 8'2 A spacious bathroom fitted with a modern white suite comprising a panel bath, low flush WC, bidet and pedestal wash hand basin. Dormer window to the rear, built in airing cupboard. Varnished boarded floor.
Thirley Cotes Cottage
Although most frequently approached via a part glazed rear door from the garden into the Utility room, an old battened front door opens from the roadside into ...
Entrance Lobby: a quarry tiled lobby with panelled walls and inner door opening into ...
Dining Room:17'6 x 15'8 Originally a farmhouse kitchen and lying at the heart of the cottage, the dining room has a window to the front with horizontal sliding sash and doors off to the sitting room, bathroom, utility as well as a doorway to the current kitchen. The dining room has retained the Aga however and an adjoining bread oven (which is now just a feature). The room oozes history with an exposed beam ceiling, a 'salt cupboard' set into the wall a quarry tiled floor and the enclosed stair with built-in cupboards beneath.
Kitchen: 10'8 x 6'2 Set off the dining room by an open archway the kitchen has a tiled floor and part tiled walls with a window facing onto the garden at the rear. The kitchen is fitted with a modern suite of cabinets with spaces for appliances including an electric oven and a stainless steel sink unit.
Utility: A triangular shaped room with a quarry tile floor, the utility houses the electric fuses and oil central heating boiler as well as offering space for an automatic washing machine and tumble dryer. There are useful storage cupboards and an old stoneware sink. A connecting door links to The Annex and a part glazed external door opens to the rear garden.
Sitting Room: 15' x 12'6 A cosy reception room with windows to the front and rear and a door which is the interconnecting point with the lounge in Maw's Cottage. The sitting room has part panelled walls and a beamed ceiling, the focal point being the old open fire with a cast grate and tiled inserts, painted surround/mantel and a tiled hearth. Laminate flooring.
House Bathroom: 10'2 x 7'7 With a window to the side and a dormer window to the rear the bathroom has a white suite comprising panel bath with shower over, pedestal wash basin and low flush WC.
1st Floor: A door from the dining room opens onto a winding old staircase which rises up directly into ...
Landing: a spacious landing presented as overflow space with a with a sofa bed. Exposed beams and Velux rooflight window. From here doors open to ...
Bedroom 1: 13'2 x 10'6 A nicely proportioned double bedroom with 2 dormer windows facing out to the rer over the gardens and double doors to a useful eaves storage space. Cast bedroom feature fireplace.
Bedroom 2: 15'8 x 8'10 A twin bedroom with a Velux rooflight to the rear and a window to the side.
The Annexe
Attached to the southeast side of the cottage with an interconnecting door and a separate part glazed entrance door from the rear garden into.
Entrance Hallway: with quarry tiled floor and interconnecting door to the utility of the Cottage. From here an archway opens into the kitchen and a door opens into...
Bathroom: 8'3 x 6'3 A modern bathroom with white fitted suite comprising a panel bath with shower over, low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin and a bidet. Tiled floor and walls, window to the front and roof light window.
Kitchen: 8'3 x 5'6 a compact galley kitchen with window and Velux rooflight to the front. Tiled floor and simple suite of cream cabinets with spaces for appliances.
Living Room: 34'8 x 12'10 a generously proportioned full height room highlighting the converted barn status with exposed beams. Windows and glazed doors to the front and rear plus 3 Velux roof-lights help to flood the space with light. The floor is tiled and there is a large log burning stove at one end, furniture helping to divide the space into differing zones for dining, sitting and even a small studio area with stairs leading up to a ...
Mezzanine: 8'3 x 12'10 A compact space with low ceiling height that the owner uses for sleeping with a double bed and polished boarded floor.
Outside
The gardens and grounds lie to the rear of the property and extend in total to approx. 1.02 acres.
Garage: 21' x 18 The property benefits from a modern stone-built double garage with light and power connected. Dual up and over part glazed doors and 2x windows to the side.
Gardens: The garden is divided internally with low dry stone walls and includes areas of lawn, areas planted with shrubs and flowers and a number of mature trees for shade and shelter. There is even a well with a drystone well head around the well at the back of the house. Within the gardens there is also a useful wooden garden shed, an aluminium framed greenhouse and a raised decked seating area.
Orchard & Vegetable Garden: Although the garden nearest the house is relatively level, it does slope up to the north and the former paddock at the northernmost point of the grounds has been recently planted with an orchard of fruit trees and vegetable beds. The garden at this point offers elevated views over the cottage and over Hardwood Dale.
On the opposite side of the single track council road, Waites Lane, lies ...
Lot 2 - The Paddock
The paddock extends to approx. 4.57 acres of permanent pasture and slopes gently from north to south, bounded by a dry stone wall from Waites Lane with gated access. Water is not supplied to the field.
Lot 3 - The Woodland
The woodland extends to approx. 4.65 acres and has been planted with a mix of native broadleaf trees including oak, ash, cherry, alder, hazel, etcwith the help of a Forestry Commission grant in around 2008. Within the wood lies a sculptural
installation 'Ashes to ashes' created by the owner with help from his friends in 2019 as a commemoration of the ash trees that failed due to ash die-back disease and had to be replaced with alternate planting including sweet chestnut, walnut and hornbeam.
GENERAL REMARKS & STIPULATIONS
Viewing: Viewings by appointment. All interested parties should discuss this property, and in particular any specific issues that might affect their interest, with the agent's office prior to travelling or making an appointment to view this property.
Method of Sale: Although the brochure is written in lots, sales will not be agreed for lots 2 & 3 until a sale is secured on lot 1. Buyers for these areas should register their interest with the selling agents.
Directions: Thirley Cotes Cottage lies in a hamlet in the middle of Harwood Dale, a pretty rural dale just inland from A171 road between Whitby and Scarborough in the North York Moors National Park. See also the location plans.
From the North: drive down the dale past the church on your right hand side, for approximately 1½ miles, taking the second turning to the right onto Waite Lane. Drive down into the hamlet and Thirley Cotes Cottage lies on your left hand side.
From the South: drive up the east side of the dale, passing Gowlands Lane on your right and turning left onto Waite Lane. Drive down into the hamlet and Thirley Cotes Cottage lies on your left hand side.
Services: The property is connected to a spring water supply (shared with the 2 neighbouring properties) and a private sewerage system. Mains electricity is connected and heating is provided by an oil fuelled central heating system running from a boiler located in the utility room. The oil tank is concealed in the gardens away from the house.
Planning: The property lies in the North York Moors National Park but is not a listed building. NYMNP Tel: . Technically, the property is a cottage and annex although the cottage is holiday let as 2 units.
Local Taxation: The property is currently holiday let as 2 units and is therefore subject to business rates rather than council tax. The rateable value is £4,100 and therefore approx. £2,046 would be payable for 2021-22 before reliefs. Reliefs of up to 100% are available for small businesses. Scarborough Borough Council. Tel: .
Post Code: YO13 0DR
Marketed by: Richardson & Smith, Whitby
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.