Grove Cottage Farm, Bilton-In-Ainsty, York

Period village house with lovely garden, versatile outbuilding and paddock

Grove Cottage is a detached period house situated discreetly at the end of a quiet no-through lane towards the edge of the village. It has been sympathetically extended over the years and enjoys lovely views over the garden. The property includes an enclosed paddock and a useful outbuilding that offers scope for further development. This much-loved family home is on the market for the first time in 53 years and is offered for sale with no onward chain.

Entrance hall, cloaks cupboard, cloakroom/wc, 2 reception rooms, study, kitchen with utility room and pantry
Principal bedroom suite with bathroom, 3 further bedrooms, house bathroom
Outbuilding, greenhouse
Front and rear gardens, paddock

In all just over one acre

Additional Information - The front door opens to a central hall with cloaks cupboard giving access to all ground floor rooms and the wc. The two good-sized reception rooms sit at the front of the house with west facing bays; their exposed ceiling beams reveal that they are part of the original 1850s building. The family/dining room has a garden door to the private, enclosed patio, a perfect outdoor space for enjoying afternoon sunshine. Alongside, is the sitting room with its recently-installed gas stove on a stone hearth, housed in a traditional brick fireplace. The study enjoys a lovely outlook over the rear garden. Also facing the garden is the kitchen/breakfast room which has ample space to accommodate a family-sized breakfast table, a gas-fired Aga, modern fitted units and a walk-in pantry. Alongside is a useful utility/laundry room. Upstairs the central landing gives access to all four bedrooms. The principal bedroom suite has fitted wardrobes, a dressing area and large en suite bathroom with both bath and shower. There are three further double bedrooms and a large house bathroom with a four-piece suite. The guest room has folding doors that enable natural light to flood into the landing from the west.

Outside - At the front of the property is a small garden with a colourful herbaceous border. Alongside is a part-walled patio area that is sheltered, private and southwest facing.

The gravel drive on the northern boundary is accessed through a five-bar and pedestrian gate, passing an avenue of flowering cherry trees with a turning area in front of the house. The drive continues past the outbuilding adorned in ‘Firethorn’ Pyracantha to the far paddock, giving ample opportunities for parking and an opportunity to construct a garage block subject to consents. The rear garden enjoys great privacy and is enclosed with a mixed holly/hawthorn hedge along the southern boundary. There are wide expanses of flowing lawn alongside deep herbaceous borders abundantly planted with colourful perennials. On the southeast corner is a large and productive vegetable patch with fruit bushes, an apple tree and a greenhouse with water supply. In addition to the paved terrace alongside the house there is a further sitting out area part-covered and sheltered by the outbuilding, facing due south and flanked by an espalier ‘Peregrine’ peach tree and a climbing rose. The paddock lies at the far end of the garden, accessed via a five-bar gate. It rises away from the house, has a water supply and is fenced with a boundary hedge and trees.

The original outbuilding that dates from the nineteenth century and was constructed in stone, has been extended and updated. It has an insulated roof, power and light and currently serves for garaging, stores and workshop. It is a versatile building, ideal for conversion into a home office or gym, or even a self-contained annexe subject to consents.

Environs - Bilton in Ainsty is an attractive, no-through, rural village surrounded by countryside with an historic Grade I listed church and a seventeenth century fine-dining pub, The Tickled Trout Inn. The nearest convenience store is two miles away in neighbouring Tockwith and the town of Wetherby with independent shops, cafés and restaurants as well as its racecourse lies to the west, a ten-minute drive away. Bilton in Ainsty falls within the golden Yorkshire triangle convenient for Leeds, Harrogate, Wetherby and York and is also well placed for rapid access to the region’s motorway network via the A1(M).

General - Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: D
Services & Systems: Mains gas, electricity, water & drainage. Gas central heating.
Fixtures & 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.
Viewing: Strictly by appointment
Local Authority:
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Directions: From the B1224 passing through Rufforth and Long Marston, take a left at the stone church, signposted Bilton. Turn sharp left again at the telephone box and head down the cul de sac to the very end. Grove Cottage Farm is on the right hand side. ///overjoyed.promotion.walked

Photographs, particulars and showreel: April 2024
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