Whinfield Farm, Winston Road, Gainford, Darlington, Durham

Ground Floor

Whinfield Farm is a versatile property with the potential for a variety of uses and income generation. The house offers generous accommodation, featuring on the ground floor, a large solid oak kitchen with log burner, range cooker, integrated appliances and plenty of space for a dining table. The adjacent conservatory has French doors leading out into mature gardens, which surround the house. The utility room next to the kitchen houses the central heating boiler and is fitted with wooden wall and floor units, sink and plumbing for a washing machine. A large central hallway with an under-stair storage cupboard leads to a living room which has a traditional style fireplace with a working open fire. There is also a dining room with an open fire and an office space, both of which overlook the gardens.

First Floor

On the first floor there are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The master bedroom has an ensuite shower room comprising shower, WC and handbasin. The second bedroom has an internal door to the family bathroom for use as an ensuite. The family bathroom comprises a separate mains fed shower unit, bath, WC, hand basin and towel radiator. The large central hall has a feature stained glass window overlooking the garden and a door leading to a small balcony. There are three storage cupboards in the hallway, one housing the hot water tank

Externally

Very well kept, mature gardens wrap around the house on three sides and there is also a large gravel driveway with space for parking several cars.

Outbuildings

Whinfield Farm has been previously run as a plant nursey and there are two large greenhouses to the east of the house. There is also an area of hard-standing which was previously used as a car park for the nursery. This could be could be seeded with grass to create further grassland or maintained as a parking area. Opposite the house is a large brick barn with a part tin sheet roof and part slate roof. Currently in use as garages, workshops, a tea room/kitchen and stables this building has consent for conversion into a two bedroom dwelling. Further details can be found on Durham County Council planning portal under reference 6/2013/0012/DM. A wooden stable block, with a concrete floor and tin sheet roofing is located to the west of the house. The building is currently split into four stables. A dutch barn, clad with tin sheeting is located to the rear of the brick barn, is currently used for additional storage. Please see the building plan for further (truncated)

Land

There are five separate grass paddocks, two to the east of the house and three to the west of the house. All are accessible from the main driveway and the boundaries are post and rail. The grassland measures 2.82 acres in total.