Property description
Small country estate between York and Harrogate. Comprises a substantial Grade II listed country house, cottage and outbuildings on a large plot offering complete privacy.
Reception hall, central hall with fireplace, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, living kitchen with family room, study, laundry with cloakroom off, pantry, boot room
Master bedroom suite with his & hers dressing areas and en suite shower room, 2 further bedrooms with en suite shower rooms, bedroom 4 with en suite wc, separate house bathroom, large landing providing sitting/gym area.
Annexe with sitting room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
Cottage with entrance hall, cloakroom, sitting room, dining kitchen, 2 bedrooms and bathroom
Carriage driveway, extensive parking, gardens, orchard, tennis court, summer house, greenhouse, conservatory/potting shed. Stable yard, outbuildings, 3 garages with a self-contained apartment/home office over, 2-storey barn with adjoining workshops, range of wood stores, rifle range
In all some 35 acres
Moat HallMoat Hall is an imposing country house superbly located and enjoying a quiet, semi-rural position close to the villages of Little and Great Ouseburn and midway between York and Harrogate. The property enjoys all the elements considered indispensable to a small country house estate owner.Its history is fascinating as Moat Hall is believed to sit on the site of a much older, moated property. A study found evidence of a substantial medieval timber framed manor house with the earliest part dating from the late 15th/early 16th centuries still surviving as a central part of the hall. Various alterations and improvements have been undertaken including the addition of the grand staircase and the remodelling of the façade to create a symmetrical Georgian elevation. The main 18th century residence was demolished leaving the mausoleum which still adjoins the Norman church and forms an attractive aspect on the northern boundary. Moat Hall became the Dower House.
•Over 10,000 sq ft of accommodation arranged over 3 floors
•3 principal receptions rooms including a dining room dating back to the 16th century
•5 bedroom house and 2 bedroom cottage
•large kitchen with fitted units and 4-oven electric Aga
•Annexe with independent access
•Detached cottage independent from the main house and with its own privacy
Gardens and Grounds
The property sits within 35 acres of gardens and grounds divided into 4 acres of formal gardens and orchard, 9 acres of woodland and 22 acres of grazing land.The approach through wrought iron gates is via a carriage driveway with central turning circle providing access to the cottage and stable yard, onto the land and outbuildings and beyond through further gates to the private enclosed courtyard at the side of the house, which provides extensive parking and garaging.The mature and wooded gardens have been well maintained offering enjoyment from south and west facing positions. Predominantly laid to lawn, the main garden is part walled with hedging and includes an octagonal summer house (light & power) and greenhouse with potting shed. The west facing gardens have an arbor walkway with gravelled path and tennis court with orchard beyond. A range of outbuildings are accessed from the courtyard including three garages with office over, a barn with adjoining workshops and a range of wood stores.The land comprises two principal fields: one to the north has planning permission for five caravans and ten tents with water and electric hook-up points; the second field to the south enjoys road frontage and access, an area of woodland and small lake, recently thinned.
Environs
Little Ouseburn and the adjacent village of Great Ouseburn are well served by local amenities including a church, primary school, public house, village hall with playgroup/ nursery, post office and recreational clubs. Also within close proximity are a number of highly regarded state and independent schools. The local railway stations of Cattal and Kirk Hammerton are approximately 4 miles distant with connections to York and Leeds in turn offering direct access to London, Kings Cross.
York 14 miles, Boroughbridge 6 miles, Harrogate 14 miles, A1 6.5 miles. (Distances approximate)
Services:
Mains water and electricity with a backup generator to the main house. Oil fired central heating and private drainage.
Fixtures and fittings
Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.
Local authority:
Harrogate Borough 01423 500 600
Directions:
From the A59 York to Harrogate Road, take the B6265 heading to Boroughbridge, take the right hand turn to Little Ouseburn and continue through the village. Take the left turn at the T-junction and Moat Hall is on the left hand side before the church.
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