Moor Monkton, York, North Yorkshire, YO26

A characterful village house with a extensive range of outbuildings, a large garden and paddock.

Description

Orchard Cottage, a charming extended period home, occupies a prime location on the main village street of a highly sought-after commuter village, conveniently situated near York and Harrogate.

The current owners have carefully updated and improved this attractive property, transforming it into a warm and inviting home that spans an impressive 2,618 square feet of living space. A recently installed oak-enclosed porch, designed by Oak by Design, leads to the dining room and spacious sitting room, both featuring original beams and oak flooring. The sitting room centres around a brick inglenook fireplace with log burner, and new oak flooring. Oak doors open to a study with bay window to the front and a snug to the rear which could double as an additional bedroom.

The dining room features oak flooring, exposed brick wall, and beams, as well as a large window overlooking the front garden. The open-plan kitchen breakfast room is equipped with an oil-fueled Aga and opens onto the garden room, complete with French doors leading to a terraced area. A sizeable utility room and boot room with pantry and storage complete this area.

Upstairs there are a total of five bedrooms; two served by one staircase and the other three via the main staircase. The principal bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and en suite shower room. Bedroom three offers picturesque views over the garden, while a separate house bathroom with shower is situated to the front of the house.

To the front of the house is a lawned garden with mature hedging defining its boundaries. To the rear a south-facing lawned garden edged with layered beds extends across the rear drive to a large lawn dotted with a number of mature trees, bordered by hedging and a timber fence. The driveway leads to the garaging and offers ample parking.

The property's extensive outbuildings include a triple garage, generous workshop, five loose boxes, saddle room, two bay areas, tractor store, and additional storage room. Adjacent to the stabling lies a small holding paddock, beyond which a larger paddock extends to around 1.4 acres, offering plenty of space for horses or other activities. Located in front of the workshop is a spacious and well stocked vegetable garden, perfect for gardening enthusiasts. The workshop also features preliminary plans for an annexe, offering additional living space if desired.

The property features solar panels for added energy efficiency, generating around 5 kw in peak conditions.

Location

Moor Monkton is a wonderful rural village, conveniently located about seven and a half miles west of York city centre off the A59, boasting an active community, offering a range of recreational activities including a book club, garden club and a pop up pub within The Old School House. There is a local equestrian centre, fishing lakes and a 12th century church.

The local primary and secondary schools (both Academy) are in the village of Poppleton less than five miles distant. Poppleton village has a Co-op store, butcher post office, public houses, dentist, doctor’s surgery, library and Poppleton centre offering a range of sports and activities. There is also a small railway station on the York to Harrogate and Leeds line with regular services.

Queen Ethelburga's Colegiate is within about eight miles of the village with further independent schools in York; Bootham, The Mount and St Peter's.

The historic Cathedral city of York boasts an excellent range of shopping facilities, attractions and restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate with a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers. There are a number of supermarkets in and around the city, including a Waitrose at Foss Islands Road and a large Marks and Spencer at the Vanguard Shopping Park.

York railway station has regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross.

The beautiful Spa town of Harrogate has an impressive range of amenities, excellent shopping and supermarkets including a Waitrose, beautiful parks and the famous Bettys Café tea room. The town has a train station with regular services to Leeds and York which in turn have direct access to London, Kings Cross and Edinburgh.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,618 sq ft


Acreage: 2.41 Acres

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