An impressive five bedroom village house with garaging and views of a 14th century castle
Castle View is a substantial, attractive, detached family home built in 2002, offering spacious, versatile and well-presented accommodation amounting to 3894 square feet. The house stands in an elevated position affording the house some outstanding southerly views towards the eponymous 14th century castle ruins.
There is a generous ground floor with a good balance of reception space, stretching the depth of the house, the superb sitting room is dual aspect, offering views to the Castle. Within the sitting room there is a fireplace and twin French doors leading to the rear west facing patio. There is a flexible dining/family room benefiting from a fireplace and views to the Castle. The separate study could be used as a play room.
The large, open plan kitchen breakfast room is a welcoming space with a range of hand-built oak wall and floor mounted units designed and crafted by renowned local company Peter Thompson of York, providing both good storage and preparation space, complete with granite worktops and a range of integrated appliances. To one end of the room is a family seating area with doors opening on to the patio. A useful utility room with base units and sink is positioned off the kitchen. Adjoining the kitchen via double doors is a separate garden room which benefits from a vaulted ceiling, a cast iron stove along with glazed doors and windows overlooking the rear garden.
There is a built-in storage/cloak area and separate WC both accessed from the hallway, completing the ground floor accommodation.
To the first floor is a spacious landing, leading to the principal bedroom suite with an en suite bathroom and built-in wardrobes. The second bedroom provides an en suite shower room and built-in wardrobes, there are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Bedroom three benefits from built-in wardrobes.
The house is approached via a rear driveway that provides access to ample parking and leads to a triple garage with loft storage space above and a workspace/store to one side. Behind is a small vegetable garden with fruit trees and raised beds.
Of particular note are the beautiful, established, landscaped, south and west facing gardens which are a wonderful feature and provide a spectacular backdrop to the property. To the rear of the house is a large patio leading to a gently sloping lawn with raised decked seating area at the far end and colourful beds drawing the eye. To the front of the house large lawned areas flank the pedestrian pathway, bordered by low brick walls and beds dotted with shrubs and trees providing year round interest, colour and privacy.
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It's hard not to be impressed by the space, natural light and setting of Castle View, which certainly earns its name!
Ed StoyleProperty agent