Havikil Lane, Scotton, HG5

An impressive and substantial five-bedroom detached family home occupying a particularly generous plot with extensive landscaped gardens and mature surroundings. Situated in an attractive semi-rural position on the outskirts of Scotton, Havikil Lodge offers exceptionally spacious and versatile accommodation extending to over 3,500 square feet, including integral garaging, with three generous reception rooms, a substantial dining kitchen and an outstanding principal bedroom suite.

ACCOMMODATION

Havikil Lodge provides beautifully proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors, offering an excellent balance of formal reception rooms and practical everyday family living spaces. The property has benefited from a number of improvements, including the replacement of all windows in 2021 with high-quality flush casement double-glazed units.

The property is approached through an entrance porch opening into a welcoming reception hall, which has recently been enhanced by the installation of attractive Karndean flooring laid in a herringbone pattern with a decorative border.

The sitting room is a particularly impressive reception space, extending to approximately 18 feet in length and featuring an attractive fireplace with a wood-burning stove, together with double doors opening into the adjoining dining room. The dining room is another beautifully proportioned room, enjoying excellent natural light from a wide bay window overlooking the gardens, together with French doors providing direct access outside. These two reception rooms can be used independently or opened together to create an excellent arrangement for entertaining.

A further reception room, currently arranged as a snug, provides a delightful additional sitting area, featuring an attractive fireplace with a real-flame gas fire and an impressive, curved bay window overlooking the grounds. This versatile room could equally serve as a family room or television room.

The generous dining kitchen provides an excellent space for everyday family living, fitted with an extensive range of traditional-style cabinetry complemented by granite work surfaces, a Belfast sink, and an Aga range cooker. There is ample space for a substantial dining table, whilst the room also benefits from attractive timber flooring and views over the surrounding gardens.

Practical accommodation includes a separate utility room and two ground-floor WCs, together with an additional room currently identified as a study or bedroom, offering flexibility for those requiring a home office, guest accommodation, or an additional ground-floor bedroom.

The first floor provides five generously proportioned double bedrooms, all benefiting from access to their own en-suite or shared bathroom facilities.

The principal bedroom suite is particularly impressive, comprising a substantial bedroom with ample space for additional seating, together with an adjoining dressing area. The suite has recently been comprehensively upgraded, including the installation of beautifully crafted bespoke wardrobes and cabinetry throughout the bedroom and dressing area, providing an extensive range of fitted storage. The recently renovated en-suite shower room has been finished to an excellent standard, completing this superb principal suite.

There are four further double bedrooms, two of which benefit from their own private en-suite facilities. The remaining two bedrooms share a further en-suite bathroom, cleverly arranged in a Jack and Jill configuration with direct access from both bedrooms.

This excellent arrangement provides a particularly practical balance of privacy and convenience for family members and guests alike.

OUTSIDE

Havikil Lodge occupies a particularly impressive plot, with extensive gardens and grounds providing a wonderful setting for the house.

The property is approached through a pair of timber gates set between substantial stone boundary walls, opening onto a generous block-paved driveway providing extensive off-street parking and access to the integral oversized single garage, which benefits from an electrically operated door.

The gardens are undoubtedly one of the property’s principal attractions, comprising extensive areas of beautifully maintained lawn, mature trees, established hedging and colourful planted borders. The scale of the grounds provides an exceptional sense of space, with the house enjoying a particularly attractive setting amongst the mature landscaping.

Immediately adjoining the property are paved seating areas providing opportunities for outdoor dining and entertaining, whilst the extensive lawns stretch away from the house and are bordered by mature trees and established planting.

The grounds enjoy an excellent degree of privacy, with the surrounding mature landscaping creating an attractive natural backdrop and a delightful setting in which to enjoy the gardens throughout the seasons.

The combination of extensive lawns, established gardens, mature trees and generous parking makes Havikil Lodge particularly well suited to family life, whilst also providing an excellent environment for outdoor entertaining and recreation.

LOCATION

Havikil Lodge occupies an attractive semi-rural position on Havikil Lane, close to the popular village of Scotton and within easy reach of Knaresborough and Harrogate.

Scotton is a highly regarded village offering an appealing balance of a village setting and convenient access to nearby amenities. The neighbouring village of Lingerfield and the historic market town of Knaresborough are both readily accessible, with Knaresborough providing an excellent range of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and everyday facilities.

The spa town of Harrogate is also within convenient travelling distance and offers a comprehensive selection of shopping, leisure and recreational amenities, together with a number of highly regarded schools.

For commuters, Knaresborough railway station provides regular services towards Harrogate, Leeds and York, whilst the nearby A1(M) offers excellent road connections to the wider region.

The property therefore presents an excellent opportunity to acquire a substantial and versatile family home occupying an outstanding garden setting, with the benefits of a desirable village location and convenient access to the principal towns of North Yorkshire.

AGENT’S NOTE

The extensive gardens may offer potential for future residential development, subject to obtaining all necessary planning permissions and consents. Accordingly, the sellers may consider incorporating an overage provision into the terms of sale, relating to any future development of the land. Further details regarding the potential arrangements and implications of such a provision are available upon request, and we would be pleased to discuss these in greater detail with interested parties.

The property is connected to all mains services and has superfast broadband. Solar panels on the roof offset the electricity running costs and generate a circa £16 per month net receipt according to the owners.