A stunning four/five bedroom individually designed family home situated within private landscaped gardens totalling 0.4 acres (0.162 ha) situated within this highly convenient semi-rural location.
Lower Garden House represents an increasingly rare opportunity to acquire an individually designed and built family home revealing flexible living accommodation and built within the original old walled garden of Nidd Hall which adjoins beautiful open countryside on the edge of this highly regarded hamlet.
The property features meticulously maintained accommodation throughout with well-proportioned rooms and is complemented by a bespoke luxury dining kitchen. The accommodation on one floor reveals flexible living and offers an opportunity to create a separate self-contained annexe if required. A further feature of the property are the delightful private landscaped gardens which offer a high degree of privacy and will be ideal for those entertaining and for those with family requirements. Lower Garden House enjoys a semi-rural location but is easily accessible to the nearby village of Ripley and is only a short drive from the historic market town of Knaresborough and the fashionable spa town of Harrogate. Both towns have a railway station with mainline links and the southern bypass leads to the A1(M) link road providing easy access to the commercial centres of North and West Yorkshire including Leeds, Bradford, York and further afield.
With oil fired heating the property features the following individual characteristics:
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| . | Double opening glazed doors to:
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| Conservatory Entrance: | With laminate flooring.
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| Reception Hall: | With access to the roof void, deep ceiling cornice, inset ceiling lights.
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| Guest Cloakroom: | With matching white low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, electric heated towel rail, inset ceiling lights, ceiling cornice, extractor fan.
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| Drawing Room: | This is a delightful well-proportioned room with twin glazed doors and picture windows enjoying a delightful private aspect over the covered verandah and beyond to the private gardens. Inset ceiling lights, ceiling cornice, double opening doors with bespoke built-in shelving and cupboards beneath either side of the doors, to:
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| Dining Room: | With inset ceiling lights, ceiling cornice, French door with picture windows either side onto the verandah and window again enjoying a most attractive aspect over the gardens.
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| Luxury Dining Kitchen: | Which has been comprehensively fitted with solid wooden units by Peter Thompson of York with granite working surfaces and tiled splashbacks over, one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, built-in oven with grill and built-in microwave above. Integrated dishwasher, integrated fridge and freezer, four ring gas hob with extractor hood over, inset ceiling lights, tiled floor and two windows enjoying a pleasant aspect over the rear part-walled courtyard.
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| Master Bedroom: | With French door and large window enjoying a pleasant aspect onto the covered verandah and to the gardens beyond, inset ceiling lights, ceiling cornice. High quality bespoke bedroom furniture incorporating a knee hole dressing table with drawers either side, matching bedside cabinets and further matching drawers.
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| Dressing Room: | With a further matching range of built-in wardrobes, three having bevelled mirrored fronts, inset ceiling lights.
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| En-Suite Bathroom: | Which comprises a matching white four piece suite incorporating a panelled bath with shower over, low flush WC, bidet and wash hand basin, tiled floor and fully tiled walls, heated towel rail, inset ceiling lights.
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| Inner Hallway: | With deep ceiling cornice, inset ceiling lights and two built-in cupboards.
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| Bedroom Three: | With built-in wardrobes, deep ceiling cornice, inset ceiling lights, knee hole dressing table with drawers either side, two windows enjoying a delightful aspect toward open fields.
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| Bedroom Four: | With built-in wardrobes, built-in desk with cupboards and matching drawers and window again enjoying a most attractive aspect toward open fields.
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| House Bathroom: | Which comprises a matching white three piece suite incorporating a panelled bath, low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin, corner shower cubicle, heated towel rail, fully tiled walls, inset ceiling lights.
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| . | POTENTIAL SELF-CONTAINED ANNEXE
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| . | With glazed door to a raised decked entertaining area.
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| Hallway: | With inset ceiling lights, built-in bookshelves, ceiling cornice, access to the roof void via a folding loft ladder to a fully boarded loft with electric light and power installed.
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| Sitting Room/Bedroom Five: | With stove having a living flame gas fire (from propane gas), inset ceiling lights, deep ceiling cornice, window enjoying an attractive aspect over the walled garden and beyond toward open fields.
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| Utility Room: | With a matching range of wall and base units with working surfaces and tiled splashbacks over, sink unit with mixer tap, space and plumbing for a washing machine, space for a fridge, tiled floor. This could easily be utilised as a second kitchen should anyone wish to have a separate annexe.
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| Bedroom Two: | With laminate flooring, French door with windows either side on to a small covered verandah, again enjoying a pleasant aspect toward the gardens. Range of built-in wardrobes with matching knee hole dressing table, laminate flooring, inset ceiling lights, ceiling cornice.
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| En-Suite Shower Room: | Which comprises a corner shower cubicle, low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, heated towel rail, inset ceiling lights, extractor light.
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| OUTSIDE |
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| . | The property is approached via a five bar gate to a gravelled and then tarmac driveway which sweeps around the side of the property and leads round to a most attractive part-walled gravelled courtyard providing ample parking and turning. This leads to an integral double garage with electric roller shutter entrance door, electric light, power and water installed, and access to a boarded loft area with electric light and power installed. The garage narrows with the oil fired heating boiler and mega flow hot water system. There is a fabulous covered veranda running the length of the main house taking full advantage of the views over the garden. A further feature of the property are the private well-established and beautifully maintained part-walled gardens which will undoubtedly appeal to both those entertaining and for those with family requirements. There is an arbour with further gravelled parking beneath, barbeque house with central barbeque with seating running around the edge and double opening doors on to the lawned garden, central water feature and shaped flowerbed borders with many specimen and maturing trees and shrubs. Beyond there is a landscaped vegetable garden with block paving and central beds. Beyond there is a fully enclosed formal garden with central pond, further lawned areas and a garden store. There are also steps leading up to a secondary raised entertaining area. In total the grounds amount to 0.4 acres (0.162 ha).
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| Agents Note: | Would prospective purchasers please note that there is a sceptic tank, private water supply and drainage. There is no gas to Nidd and the neighbouring two properties have a right of access under the arbour to their own sceptic tank which is located in a neighbouring field.
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