Property description

An exceptional small Estate set in glorious rolling North Yorkshire countryside

Superbly finished and equipped principal house of almost 6000 sq. ft with hall, three main reception rooms, modern farmhouse kitchen, two cloakrooms and usual domestic offices

Principal bedroom with ante-room/library, bathroom and dressing room, five further bedrooms (one en suite), two further bathrooms and dressing room

Self-contained cottage with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, living room and dining room

Covered stable yard with five boxes and tack room, separate brick and stone barn with new floor and roof, potential for further stabling, gymnasium etc

Magnificent and well wooded formal gardens, watered pastureland, bluebell wood and ancient woodland, 5-bay GP building with 3-phase supply, tennis court, orchards and a stream-fed pond

About 32.6 acres


The present owners have extended and improved this wonderful family house, lifting it above and beyond the prosaic and creating contemporary living within a traditional country house, allied to a small estate ideally set up for equestrian and family pursuits. The main house has most generous accommodation, with the principal reception rooms falling onto a south facing flagged terrace. There are mature gardens, extensive outbuildings, woodland and watered paddocks – all set in the most lovely, undulating country with spectacular views south and west as far as the Yorkshire Dales.



•Twin carriage entrance gates access a gravelled turning area to the rear of the house
•South-facing principal residence with extensive terracing
•Fully equipped kitchen with 4-oven Aga, marble surfaces and flagged floor
•Dining hallway with brick floor and open fireplace
•Splendid dual aspect panelled drawing room with Minster stone fireplace
•Master bedroom suite and separate guest wing
•Stabling, outbuildings and self-contained cottage
•Pasture, woodland and general purpose building
•Orchards, tennis court and formal gardens with mature hardwoods


Outside
It is the situation and grounds of The Old Lodge, coupled with the quality of the main house and buildings which set it apart as one of the finest small Estates recently to be offered for sale close to York. The main entrance is off Malton Street, with a secondary entrance providing a private way in for the cottage occupant. So there is a double driveway which sweeps past a pond, down to the rear of the house, and in the middle of the two entrances stand the stabling and barns together with the cottage. 
The formal gardens lie mainly south and west of the house, with three separate orchard areas, a flagged terrace of generous proportions, lawns and, above all, magnificent mature trees including a splendid monkey puzzle, beech, oaks and horse chestnut. The tennis court (all-weather) lies to the south east.

The present owners have owned a number of race horses as well as point to point horses, and the land and buildings are superbly set up and equipped to accommodate their passion. The land is divided into a series of watered and railed paddocks interspersed by bluebell woods, ancient woodland as well as a stream-fed pond. Being set upon the rising ground at the edge of the Hambleton Hills the property enjoys spectacular views as well as a most gratifying undulation within its contours.

Environs

•York 17 miles
•Easingwold 3½ miles
•A1 12 miles
•Leeds 40 miles
•Durham Tees Valley 33 miles
•Leeds Bradford 40 miles

(Distances approximate)

The location is superb.  With the City of York to the south and offering excellent facilities, The Old Lodge can also access Easingwold, the Georgian market town, in a few minutes and the A1 to the west. Leeds Bradford and Durham Tees valley are in easy reach for international flights, and the the East Coast mainline runs at Thirsk and York. 

Private schools nearby include Ampleforth, Cundall Manor and a variety of York schools. Hunting is with York and Ainsty North, and there are multiple other sporing options in the area, with racing at 9 courses in Yorkshire.

York city centre 17 miles, A1 12 miles, Leeds 40 miles. (Distances approximate)

Services
Mains water and electricity, private drainage

Rights of way
A bridleway runs across the land and provides access to a number of local rural rides

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 and machinery are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.

Local Authority
Hambleton District 01609 779977

Directions
The Old Lodge stands to the south of Malton Street close to Husthwaite village. 

Photographs & particulars
May 2016