Property description
Spacious and contemporary property with enchanting garden
Entrance to staircase and reception hall/living room, drawing room, sitting room, kitchen dining room, utility room.
4 first floor bedrooms all with en suite bathrooms
2 second floor bedrooms both with en suite bathrooms
Landscaped gardens, paddock
About 2½ acres
Freehold for sale
Rainbows End was built circa 18 years ago and the garden, with its unique and creative landscaping, originates from that time and now enjoys a mellow maturity. The house has since been comprehensively changed, updated and restyled to create a striking and original house of considerable size. All of the six bedrooms have en suite bath or shower rooms, the kitchen is designed to meet the needs of a professional chef and the drawing room is 30 ft in length.
•Large 6 bedroom house of nearly 3500 sq ft
•Chef’s bespoke Dada Kitchen with steel & Corian dining table
• Drawing room with large inglenook fireplace and stove, French doors to south facing patio
•Contemporary living on a grand scale, brushed steel and glass staircase by DMC
•Plenty of storage
•Light and airy house
Outside
The south facing garden is bursting with creativity and enchantment. There are meandering gravel paths flanked by shrubs and trees that lead to various follies such as a reconstructed abbey ruins with a font, a temple to Bacchus and a fairy temple with murals of Oberon and Titania. There are countless sculptures with a Classical or mythical motif, some with fountains, as well as a sundial, a laurel hedge swathed in fairy lights, and a grand avenue lined with trees selected for their Spring blossom. Twisting paths take you through a woodland area, a Wisteria drapes the summer house which faces south over an area of lawn, an ideal place for children’s parties and summer barbeques. Other outbuildings include a charming playhouse on stilts, a potting shed with wc, a workshop/tack room and a gym. There is also a detached double garage with planning application pending.
The fenced paddock is some ¾ acre and is fenced with water and shade.
Approx 2½ acres
Environs
The Hollicarrs lies just south of Escrick in a peaceful enclave of similar houses. Escrick itself is a large, thriving village with many amenities, playing fields, clubs, a Thai restaurant, country hotel and two pubs. The Hollicarrs lies within the catchment of Fulford School (Outstanding rating from Ofsted) and a school bus leaves from outside the house. There is a local primary school, Queen Margaret’s independent school for girls is nearby in Escrick Park and York’s independent schools, in particular The Mount, are within a short drive. The Designer Outlet is 6 miles away and the City of York with its railway station giving access to London under 2 hours is within easy reach. Trains also go direct to London Kings Cross from Selby, some 5 miles south of Rainbow’s End.
York city centre 8 miles, Selby 5 miles, Leeds 32 miles. (Distances approximate)
Services
All mains services, propane gas, oil central heating
Local authority
Selby Disrict Council 01757 705101
Directions
From Escrick proceed south past the business park, The Hollicarrs is signposted on the left. Rainbows End is second on the left through large brick pillars and timber gates.
Photographs and particulars
June 2015