High Street, Thornton le Dale

A charming Grade II listed Character Cottage located midway up the High Street and with an attractive range of modern accommodation, landscaped gardens and off-street parking. Old Bar Cottage takes its name from its time as one of Thornton-le-Dales oldest Pubs, today it is a carefully refurbished and beautifully presented double fronted cottage. Stone under a pan tiled roof, the cottage retains much of its original character, with beamed ceilings, Yorkshire sliding sash windows and the village post-box set within the front elevation. Internally the property was renovated and reconfigured around six years ago, creating an open plan dining kitchen and fitted with a range of high specification units with granite tops and integral appliances, upstairs an en-suite was been added and a stylish new bathroom fitted. Mains gas fired central heating and modern secondary glazing to all but one window. The accommodation amounts to 1,420 square feet and comprises: entrance vestibule, entrance hall, sitting room with recently fitted multi fuel stove, open plan living/dining kitchen, with a dual outlook front to back. On the First Floor are three bedrooms; one with en-suite shower room and a refitted  family bathroom. Central heating is gas-fired.   Old Bar Cottage stands on the northern side of High Street, looking South. To the rear the grounds run back to Church Lane providing access onto a decent sized area of gravelled parking. Beyond, the garden has been landscaped into several different area of interest, with scope to interest a keen gardener, whilst equally easy to create a low maintenance but attractive space. There is a lawned area, shrub borders and a raised stone terrace with an ideal private and sunny position to sit out and enjoy the garden. Immediately to the rear of the cottage is a broad stone terrace, including two useful traditional outbuildings.  Thornton-le-dale is a pretty, well-served village some three miles to the east of the market town of Pickering and lies within the southern boundary of the North York Moors National Park.  The village has a variety of shops, including butcher, bakery, Post Office and pharmacy, with two doctor's surgeries, cafes and public houses.