White Cottage, Beadlam, York

Utterly charming, thatched cottage with a large garden.

This delightful, whitewashed, thatched cottage dates largely from the seventeenth century and is constructed of limestone within a cruck frame. It has undergone a renovation that preserves its original character while embracing the needs of modern living as well as the layers of architectural history that have been added since its construction, including the Yorkshire sliding sash windows. White Cottage enjoys a large and private corner plot with ample parking, outbuildings and a large garden with a fine prospect along the valley.

Entrance and staircase hall, kitchen and garden room, 2 reception rooms
3 bedrooms, dressing room, 3 bathrooms
Driveway, garden, garage, store, outbuilding, summerhouse
In all some 0.3 acres

Find Out A Little More... - White Cottage is a property steeped in character. It features stone flags, window seats within the broad stone walls, time-honoured wall and ceiling beams, high cupboards in nooks, ledge and brace doors with latches, timber ceilings and partition walls as well as exposed roof trusses. Organic contours create a charming aesthetic.

Within the oldest part of the house are two reception rooms that sit alongside each other and face south west. The dining room has a basket grate fireplace within a stone surround and the sitting room is double aspect with a wood-burning stove recessed within stonework. The modern fitted kitchen features the original cast iron kitchen range, has a tiled floor, Armitage Shanks Belfast sink and electric oven. It is open to the garden room with French doors that open onto the sheltered garden terrace. The house bathroom sits on the ground floor with garden views; its ceiling rises into the roof space, it has a bath, sink, heated towel rail and a separate wc.

On the first floor, the three charming double bedrooms, served by a shower room, are notable for their steeply pitched ceilings and bespoke panelling with built-in eaves cabinetry. Bedroom 2 has a large dressing room with a walk-in cupboard and hanging rail which could serve as an occasional guest bedroom.

Outside - Timber gates open to a gravel drive that sweeps past the outbuildings to a turning and large parking area for at least six cars. The stone, timber and pantile outbuilding with chimney comprises a store and a single garage with window and loft storage; outside is a tap. Originally the wash house, the store retains the Victorian copper washing boiler and now serves as a utility/laundry room. A further stone outbuilding at the end of the drive is part derelict and attached to the neighbour, providing scope for renovation.

The large rear garden extends to a third of an acre with an additional connected strip on the southeast boundary rented from the Estate. The whole plot is fully enclosed with a fenced and mature hedge boundary. The garden is largely laid to lawn with a sunny paved terrace abutting the house, sheltered by a herb bed and flanked by a raised stone bed. There is a productive apple tree and a summer house with electrics (now in need of renovation). At the rear is an elevated outlook up and down a long grassland valley.

Environs - Helmsley 2 miles, Kirkbymoorside 3 miles, Malton 15 miles, Thirsk 16 miles, York 25 miles

The village of Beadlam is joined at the hip with Nawton and lies just south of the boundary of the North York Moors, on a bus route and within a few minutes’ drive from the thriving and historic market towns of Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside. The village itself is set along a broad main street and is particularly well served with amenities including the Rose & Crown pub, a primary school, village hall, Fusion Spice restaurant, independent garage, a recreation ground with playing fields (cricket, football, tennis) and Ryedale School, an ‘Outstanding’ secondary school recognised as one of the highest performing secondary schools in North Yorkshire.

Specifics - Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: Exempt as Grade II listed
Council Tax Band: F
Services & Systems: Mains electricity, water, drainage. Electric heating. Water tank in landing cupboard and in loft.
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.
Local Authority: North Yorkshire Council
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Directions: White Cottage can be found off High Lane. As the lane turns sharply to the west, the cottage can be seen on the right hand side.
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Photographs, property spec and video highlights: May 2025
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