THE MANOR, BOWES Barnard Castle, County Durham

THE MANOR, BOWES BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 9HN

AN ELEGANT AND SUBSTANTIAL MANOR HOUSE WITH ORIGINS DATING FROM THE ELIZABETHAN PERIOD A SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME COMBINING MODERN FINISHES WITH ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND CHARM CURRENTLY OFFERING SIX BEDROOMS WITH EXTENSIVE OFFICE/STUDIO SPACE AND ADJOINING STORE/WORKSHOP WHICH PROVIDES POTENTIAL FOR ALTERNATIVE USE.

Accommodation Entrance Hall • Drawing Room • Sitting Room • Conservatory Dining Area • Breakfast Kitchen • Utility • Reception Hall • Cellars Master Bedroom (with en-suite) • Five Further Bedrooms Bathroom • Shower Room • Extensive Office Space

Externally Double Garage • Workshop/Store (offering further potential) Walled Established Lawned Gardens • Ample Parking

Barnard Castle 5 miles, Bishop Auckland 20 miles, Darlington 21 miles, Richmond 17 miles, Durham 30 miles, Newcastle Upon Tyne 48 miles. Please note all distances are approximate.

12 The Bank, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 8PQ Tel: 01833 637000 Fax: 01833 695658 www.gscgrays.co.uk [email protected]

Offices also at :

Bedale Hamsterley Leyburn Richmond Stokesley Tel: 01677 422400 Tel: 01388 487000 Tel: 01969 600120 Tel: 01748 829217 Tel: 01642 710742

Situation & Amenities For the commuter the A66 is easily accessed from Bowes providing links to major commercial centres of the North East TheWEST Manor is quietly PASTURE situated in the centre of FARM the historic and and North West and the A1(M) is within close proximity. There is a main-line railway station at Darlington and regional picturesque rural village of Bowes. With an active local community, and international flights are available from Leeds Bradford Airport and Newcastle International Airport. Bowes has village hall facilities, a popular primary school and pre- schoolMICKLETON nursery, a historic castle dating from the 11 th Century believed Description to have been built on the site of a Roman fort and a recently re- Sitting quietly within well established private grounds, behind a gated entrance, The Manor at Bowes is a principal Georgian furbished historic public house. house which has Elizabethan and later Victorian additions.

The nearby historic market town of Barnard Castle, offers a good The mature walled gardens, accessed via electric wooden gates, sit to the front and side of the property and provide range of amenities, including national and local retailers, sports centre, spectacular views across the valley. There is a large office suite/studio area above the double garage , housed within the state and private educational opportunities at both primary and Elizabethan section of the property, which offers the ability to create additional bedroom space . A two storey property secondary level, including Barnard Castle School. B arnard Castle also adjacent could be further developed to provide additional office/workshop, accommodation or a self contained annexe, boasts a number of historical sites including a Castle with Norman with the necessary consents. Ample parking is available within the courtyard area to the front of the office/garage block. origins and the nationally renowned Bowes Museum. There is a traditional weekly market and a monthly farmers market held in the Accommodation - Ground Floor town, a library and a good range of restaurants. The imposing Victorian entrance leads to an inner hall which has a striking original glazed inner doo r leading to the main reception hall which provides access to the main reception rooms and to the cellars. The North Pennines and Yorkshire Dales are within easy reach and provide an ideal environment for those keen on outdoor pursuits. The spacious drawing room has an elegant open fire with marble fireplace, decorative moulding and ceiling rose and generous windows to the front and side aspects, which take full advantage of the stunning views.

The more informal sitting room provides an ideal family space adjacent to the kitchen and has polished wooden floor boards and a marble fireplace housing a recessed Nester Martin wood burning stove.

Doors lead from the sitting room out to the spacious Amdega conservatory, which provides an outlook onto the established gardens and stunning views beyond.

The kitchen, with windows to the front and side, has a good range of fitted bespoke wooden wall and base units, sink unit, integral fridge, integral dishwasher, integral electric ovens and a tiled recess housing an electric hob.

The formal dining area, with window to side, provides access to the main staircase and through to a further inner hall.

The utility room, with a comprehensive range of fitted base and wall units, plumbing for washing machine and dryer and Services two Butlers’ sinks, also houses the oil central heating boiler. Mains services include: electricity, water and drainage. The property benefits from oil fired central heating. There is a fitted alarm system. Office/Studio The second reception hall has an attractive original range fireplace and a staircase provides access up to the office/studio Areas, Measurements & Other Information accommodation, shower room and a double bedroom on the first floor. The spacious office accommodation has All areas, measurements and other information have been taken from decorative bricked arch windows to the front, exposed beams and Velux window s, all of which create a pleasant and light various records and are believed to be correct but any intending environment in which to work. purchaser(s) should not rely on them as statements of fact and should satisfy themselves as to their accuracy. Garages & Workshop/Store A further door from the reception hall leads to the double garage, which has double electric doors. This in turn leads on Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way to an adjacent two storey prope rty currently utilised as a workshop/store, which could be utilised to provide further office The Manor is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights accommodation or separate annexe accommodation. including rights of way whether pu blic or private, light, drainage, water and electricity supplies and all other rights, obligations, easements, First Floor quasi easements and all wayleaves or covenants whether disclosed or The elegant return staircase with arched window to the rear, leads to the main landing area which provides access to not. three generously proportioned double bedrooms and the house bathroom.

The bathroom has been fitted out in a contemporary style with Travertine tiles to wall and floor , a modern white suite comprising a Whirlpool Air bath, WC, wash basin and a walk-in shower with multiple shower head system.

A further landing area provides access to the store room and leads through to the Victorian wing, which houses the master bedroom and a further single bedroom/dressing room. The extremely spacious master bedroom, similarly to the drawing room below, has generous windows to the front and side aspects which take full advantage of the spectacular rural views. An en-suite bathroom with corner bath, his and her sinks, WC, shower cubicle and access to separate storage/walk-in wardrobe area completes the first floor accommodation.

Externally To the front and side of The Manor, there are well established walled lawned gardens with mature specimen trees, shrubs, hedging and planted borders. The large lawned garden area to the side of The Manor, in particular, enjoys far reaching rural views across traditional Dales co untryside with dry stone walls, leading up to heather moorland. There is ample parking for several vehicles in the courtyard area adjacent to the office/garage.

Directions From the A66 (east or west bound) take the Bowes turning. At the roundabout take the main road through the village and the entrance to The Manor is approximately 200 metres up on the left hand side.

Tenure, Local Authority & Council Tax The property is believed to be offered Freehold with Vacant Possession upon Completion. Durham County Council Tel: 03000 26 00 00. For Council Tax purposes the property is banded G.

Viewings Strictly via appointment only with the Agents GSC Grays Tel: 01833 637000.

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