Firby, Nr Bedale, DL8 1RD.

An outstanding, small Country Estate ringfenced by its own land of approximately 32 ½ acres with an array of outbuildings and delightful gardens approached via a long private drive giving seclusion and privacy to this loving restored family home.

Bedale 1 mile, Masham 5 miles, Harrogate 24 miles, York 39 miles, Leeds 51 miles, Newcastle 55 miles, A1 3 miles, Northallerton Train Station 9 miles (Kings Cross in just over 2 hours and 20 mins). All distances/times are approximate.

High Ash Bank is a spectacular family home, loving restored a few years ago. It has sprawling gardens down to the fields and a delightful walled vegetable garden with a surrounding courtyard of stables, tool sheds and store rooms. Of particular note is a two story brick barn that would be ripe for conversion into a separate dwelling or a spectacular entertaining barn. There are an abundant array of farm buildings to provide stables, shelters, foaling boxes and machinery stores as well as storage for car collections etc.

Reception Hall, Drawing room, Sitting room, Dining room, Kitchen/breakfast room, Master bedroom suite with dressing room and en-suite bathroom, 5 further bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (3 en-suite). Utility room, Boot room, Larder, 2 Cloakrooms, Boiler/security room.
High Ash Bank is approached along a long private drive to a large gravel parking area in front of the house. Front door leads to an opulent reception hall with a cantilever staircase and large fireplace. Drawing room is a double aspect room with an open fireplace and double French doors leading to the garden. The sitting room situated off the kitchen with views over the garden with a wall fitted log burner in situ. The dining room/conservatory is a delightful room and runs off the kitchen with commanding views over the garden. Double French doors lead directly onto the dining terrace which in turn leads back into the kitchen via another set of double French doors. The Kitchen/breakfast room is the heart of the house. There is an excellent range of base and eyelevel units and Island all hand built by renowned local crafts men at Dixon Cowton Kitchens. There are double French doors to the dining terrace, a 4 oven electric Aga, integral dishwasher, electric oven and hob unit. Leading off the kitchen there is a walk in larder with stone and wood shelving. The rear hall has doors to the utility/ironing room, boot room and cloakroom as well as to the rear courtyard and parking area.

The first floor is accessed from the reception hall via the curving staircase to a large landing area with doors off. The master bedroom suite is a large double aspect room and is open to the roof with beautiful beams. A door leads through to the dressing room with hanging, drawers and shelving. A second door leads to the en-suite bathroom with a central roll top bath, walk-in shower and wash basin set in a vanity unit with cupboards either side and drawers and cupboard below. Bedroom 6 is next to the master bedroom and could make a second dressing room if required. There are a further 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (2 en-suite) with the family bathroom being able to be shut off and form a third en-suite if needed. All bedrooms are good size doubles with far reaching views over the gardens and fields beyond and most have built-in wardrobes.
The outside of High Ash Bank is where this house really starts to sing. The gardens and beautifully laid out with planted borders containing mature roses, shrubs, bushes and many different flower species. There is an orchard tucked away in one corner and dwarf hedges form formal walkways and mature hedging surrounds much of the garden. Gates lead to the fields and also to an exquisite walled vegetable garden with raised beds and set in a courtyard with stables, tool sheds and general stores. Of particular note is an old brick barn that has had the roof raised and could form a separate two story house or a magnificent party barn with kitchens, dance floor and plenty of room for tables (subject to the usual planning laws etc.). There are a plethora of outbuildings to form stables, foaling barns, machinery store and car garaging to your hearts content as well as covered stock yards. At the rear of the house there is a courtyard with stables, log store, tool shed and garages with a stone staircase leading to a large open office room above the 2 garages.

The fields and paddocks that ringfence High Ash Bank run to just over 32 acres and are laid to grass. There are water troughs in all of the paddocks and water feeders to all of the barns.

Drainage is to a private system and the farm payments are in hand as are the sporting rights.

Council tax is band "G" an payable to Yorkshire council.

EPC is "D" - further information available on request.

Directions.
From the Market town of Bedale head out on the B6268 to Masham. After about ½ a mile take the turning on the right to Crakehall and Richmond. Carry on this road for about 300 meters and take the drive on your left signed "High Ash Bank".