Features
Entrance Porch
Entrance Hall Sitting Room Study Cloakroom
Breakfast Room Kitchen Utility Room Dining Room
Rear Lobby Ground Floor Bathroom
Four Bedrooms (Two with En Suite Facilities) House Bathroom
Double Glazing Oil Fired Central Heating
Lawned Gardens to the Front and Rear Garaging and Ample Parking
Additional Outbuildings
Option to Lease Adjoining Paddock of Approximately Four Acres
Description
Wykeham is a small village that lies on the A170, Thirsk to Scarborough Road and comprises a mixture of properties mostly owned by the Estate. There is a popular pub and a local Church with other services being readily available from either Scarborough or the nearby village of Thornton le Dale. The nearest train stations are in Scarborough or the Market town of Malton which link to The City of York and the Intercity service beyond.
Rowe Howe Farm is approximately two miles North of the village, standing resplendent, with a southerly aspect, above some quite breath taking countryside. The property has been tastefully extended by a reputable local building contractor to offer a most appealing and sizable rural property. The House is presented with a blend of neutral colours and traditional features to provide light and characterful living space. It has a welcoming entrance that flows into a sitting room with log burning stove and adjoining study. A bespoke kitchen with range opens into a breakfast room and the ground floor has a further dining room, ground floor bathroom and utility room. The first floor is accessed by both front and rear staircases and has four bedrooms, two of which have en suite facilities.
Outside there are a range of outbuildings which are useful in their own right but may have development potential (subject to gaining planning consent). They offer scope to convert into independent accommodation for an elderly relative or for a purchaser wishing to work from home. Adjoining the property is a paddock leased from Wykeham Estate. It is understood that the landlord would, in principle grant a potential purchaser a new tenancy. This property will appeal to a buyer who loves the countryside and requires a quiet, quality of life independent of neighbours.
Accommodation
The accommodation is over two floors and comprises:
Ground Floor
Entrance Porch: 77 x 47. Wooden cottage style front door with glass pane. Vaulted ceiling. Stone flagged floor. East and West facing windows. Glass panelled door to:
Entrance Hall: 150 x 143(max). Oak flooring. Open staircase to first floor. South facing window. Exposed ceiling beams. Double panel radiator. North facing door cottage style door to rear garden. Doors to:
Cloakroom: A white suite that includes a low flush wc and pedestal wash hand basin. Tiled splash back. Extractor fan. Cupboard housing oil fired central heating boiler with slatted shelving above.
Sitting Room: 236 x 142. Double glass panelled doors from the entrance hall. Fireplace with stone hearth and surround housing a log burning stove. Exposed ceiling beams. Ceiling and wall lighting. Windows on three sides. Two double panel radiators. Television aerial points.
Study: 197 x 711. East and west facing windows. Stable door opening onto the front courtyard. Conservation roof light. Two double panel radiators.
Breakfast Room: 152 x 910. Fireplace with an original range and cast fittings. South facing window seat and additional north facing window. Exposed ceiling beams. Television aerial point. Built in wall cupboard. Tiled floor continuing through archway to:
Kitchen: 155 x 126. Bespoke range of wall and base units with wood block work surfaces that incorporate a Belfast sink with mixer tap. Oil fired Stanley range. Additional electric oven with stainless steel extractor hood above. Kitchen Island. Plumbing for a dishwasher. Exposed ceiling beams. Pantry cupboard. South facing window. Telephone point.
Rear Lobby: Back staircase to first floor. Door to rear garden. Tiled floor. Double panel radiator. Doors to:
Dining Room: 155 x 138 (Currently used as a second sitting room). Stone fire place with dog grate and quarry tiled hearth. South and west facing windows. Two double panel radiators. Television aerial point.
Bathroom: A white suite that includes a panel bath, low flush wc and pedestal wash hand basin. Under stairs storage cupboard. Tiled floor. Extractor fan.
Utility Room: 93 x 810. Range of wall and base units with work surfaces that incorporate a single bowl stainless steel sink. Plumbing for a washing machine. Access to roof void. Laminate floor covering. Double panel radiator. Extractor fan. North and west facing windows.
First Floor
Landing: 371 x 82. Open oak staircase. Airing cupboard housing a pre-lagged hot water cylinder. Roof void access. Two north facing windows. Built in storage cupboard. Two single panel radiators.
Bedroom One: 250 x 142 (L shaped master bedroom). Windows to three sides. Fitted storage cupboards. Built in wardrobe. Access to roof void. Television aerial point. One Single and double panel radiators. Door to:
En Suite Shower Room: A white suite that includes a tiled shower cubicle with Aqualisa shower, pedestal wash hand basin and low flush wc. Ladder style heated towel rail. Extractor fan. South facing window.
House Bathroom: 150 x 56. White suite that includes a panel bath with hand held shower attachment, pedestal wash hand basin and low flush wc. Ladder style heated towel rail. Extractor fan. South facing window.
Bedroom Two: 102 x 911. Ornamental fireplace. Single panel radiator. South facing window.
Bedroom Three: 119 x 910. Ornamental fireplace. Roof void access. South facing window.
Bedroom Four: 136 x 911(plus entrance). Built in wardrobe. Double panel radiator. Roof void access. South facing window. Door to:
En Suite Bathroom: White suite that includes a tiled shower cubicle with Gainsborough shower, panel bath, pedestal wash hand basin and low flush wc. Electric heated towel rail. Double panel radiator. Conservation roof light. Extractor fan.
Outside
The access road to Rowe Howe Farm also enjoys beautiful scenery as it curves around the property stopping at a five bar gate at the front of the house. The gate opens to a considerable gravelled parking area, allowing access to a range of outbuildings. There is a detached double garage 175 x 171 with timber doors and an adjoining tool shed, all of which are west facing under a clay pantile roof. The front garden is laid mostly to lawn with the main house, outbuildings and a dry stone wall boundaries offering a courtyard setting, with an open aspect in front of the house looking over the Vale of Pickering.
There are three additional outbuildings that may well offer further development potential (subject to planning consents). The first and largest is a Barn 3210 x 122 that has a south facing window and north facing entrance doors. It also benefits from a cast iron stove and three phase electric power supply. This building links into another currently used as a fuel store 145 x 82 with east and west facing windows and a door that opens onto the courtyard. A third and final building links up to the main residence. It is used by the current owners as a store room 171 x 86 and has a west east facing window and an additional door into the courtyard. To the northern side of the house is a second garden area, which is bound by dry stone walls and open countryside views. It is mostly down to lawn with some specimen planting and an area of gravelled parking starting from a five bar gate. The garden blends to the house with a paved and gravel patio area making it ideal for access to the kitchen and dining outside.
Alongside the eastern boundary of the property is a grass paddock of approximately 4 acres. The current owners of Rowe Howe Farm lease the paddock on a four year tenancy agreement.
General Information
Services: Mains water and electricity are connected. Connection to private drainage. Telephone connection subject to the usual British Telecom regulations. Oil fired central heating.
Council Tax: We are informed by Scarborough Borough Council that this property falls in band F.
Planning Authority: North York Moors National Park, Bondgate, Helmsley.
Tenure: We are advised by the Vendors that the property is freehold and that vacant possession will be given upon completion.
Note: The access road is owned by Wykeham Estate. Rowe Howe Farm is responsible for a fair share of any costs of maintenance and repair. The adjoining paddock is on a four year lease from Wykeham Estate.
Viewing Arrangements: Strictly by prior appointment through the Agents
Messrs Rounthwaite & Woodhead, Market Place, Pickering.
Telephone: 01751 472800.
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