DOMUS, MIDDLEHAM Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4NR DOMUS, MIDDLEHAM LEYBURN, NORTH YORKSHIRE DL8 4NR

A SUBSTANTIAL SIX BEDROOM, GRADE 11 LISTED PROPERTY CURRENTLY RUN AS A SUCCESSFUL GUEST HOUSE AND GIFTSHOP. OCCUPYING AN ENVIABLE POSITION ON THE TRADITIONAL COBBLED MARKET SQUARE, AND WITH VIEWS TO THE HISTORIC CASTLE, DOMUS PRESENTS THE IDEAL ‘LIFESTYLE’ PROPERTY.

Ground Floor Accommodation Entrance Hall · Lounge · Dining Room · Gift Shop · Kitchen · Cellar

First Floor Accommodation Six Bedrooms · Three En-Suite Shower/Bathrooms · Family Bathroom Upstairs Lounge · Store Room · Mezzanine Gallery

Leyburn 2 miles · Harrogate 30 miles · Northallerton 20 miles · Darlington 27

15 High Street, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 5AQ Tel: 01969 600120 www.gscgrays.co.uk [email protected]

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Barnard Castle Bedale Hamsterley Richmond Stokesley Tel: 01833 637000 Tel: 01677 422400 Tel: 01388 487000 Tel: 01748 829217 Tel: 01642 710742 Situation and Amenities The market town of Leyburn, less than two miles away, boasts a weekly local market, monthly farmers market and twice weekly livestock auction mart. There are several hotels, restaurants, public houses and many small speciality Middleham is a traditional dales market shops. It is well served with local transport links with buses connecting to Richmond, Hawes, Bedale and Ripon. There town famous for its horse racing culture are railways stations at Northallerton and Darlington and airports at Newcastle, Leeds/Bradford and Middleton St. (being home to many well known trainers George (Durham Tees Valley). and owners) and Middleham Castle, which was once the childhood home of Description Richard III. This beautifully appointed, Grade II Listed property is set over four floors with business accommodation currently The town has four public houses, comprising a gift shop, three letting rooms (all with en-suite bath/shower rooms) and a guest lounge and dining room. restaurants, hotels/B&Bs, convenience The remainder of the property is used by the owners as private accommodation, which includes; two lounges, three store, antiques shop and a church. It also bedrooms, family bathroom and a mezzanine gallery area, store room and cellars with utility space. The extensive has a primary school, with two more just accommodation and gift shop make the property extremely flexible in use and could be utilised further to provide a short drive away at Spennithorne and either additional letting rooms, private accommodation or additional shop space. Leyburn. There are state secondary schools in Leyburn, Richmond, Bedale and Ground Floor Accommodation Ripon. The nearest private schools are at Newton le Willows (Aysgarth Prep), The front entrance door opens into a quarry tiled hallway, which has a storage/cloakroom cupboard and gives access Sedbergh and Barnard Castle. to the cellars. The guest lounge and breakfast room has an open inglenook fireplace with feature bread oven and has a large bay window to the front with a period window seat. There is a fully fitted kitchen and private lounge, with open fireplace and feature beams, to the rear. The Gift Shop has two bay windows overlooking the market square and currently stocks a range of home interior and local gift items. With its own entrance, the shop space may lend itself to other commercial uses such as a tea shop, cafe etc. First Floor Accommodation

The Guest House accommodation consists of three double bedrooms which all have en-suite bathroom and shower rooms, there may be the possibility of combining Bedrooms Three and Four to create a 'family' room (with its own en-suite bathroom). There is also private bedroom, bathroom with WC and further separate WC. Second Floor Accommodation

The second floor is currently used by the owners as their own private accommodation, with a second lounge, mezzanine gallery and store room above, which is used for storage but could potentially provide additional space. There are two double bedrooms, both with views across the square and Bedroom Six features an exposed brick chimney breast and has plumbing in place to create an en-suite bathroom. Cellars

The cellars, split on two levels with stairs to a lower level, are used as a utility and laundry room and have plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The lower level cellar provides further storage space and houses the central heating boiler. Externally

To the rear of the property is a bin storage area and coal bunker. The lower level cellar provides additional storage and houses the central heating boiler. Business Potential

Due to the size of the property, the established Guest House and Gift Shop, there is an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to try and generate an income from the property. The flexible nature of the accommodation means that different arrangements could be utilised, dependant on how any future owners may (or may not) want to drive forward their business ideas.

The owners have recently installed a new smoke alarm and emergency lighting system which complies with the most up to date health and safety legislation at an approximate cost of £12,000.

Services and Tenure The property benefits from mains water and electricity and oil-fired central heating throughout. The property is offered freehold with Vacant Possession upon Completion. Local Authority The Local Authority is Richmondshire District Council (01748 829100) Council Tax Please contact the Agent for details of Council Tax banding and commercial rates for this property. Viewings Viewings are by strict appointment only through the Agents (GSC Grays). GROUND FLOOR KITCHEN LOUNGE BEDROOM 1 3.84m x 3.89m 12’11” x 12’9” 4.34m x 3.89m 4.39m x 3.81m 14’3” x 12’9” 14’5” x 12’6”

GUEST LOUNGE / DINING BEDROOM 3 ROOM 5.49m x 5.23m x GIFT SHOP 2.97m 3.89m 5.74m x 5.44m 18’0” x 9’9” BEDROOMForce 4 HeadBEDROOMFarm 2 17’2” x 12’9” 18’10” x 17’10” 3.38m x 4.39m x 2.95m 3.73m 11’1” x 9’8” 14’5” x 12’3” FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

MEZZANINE GALLERY

LOUNGE BEDROOM 5.51m x BEDROOM CELLARS 5 2.67m 5.46m x STORE 3.76m x 18’1” x 14’9” 3.58m ROOM 2.67m 17’11” x 11’9” 12’4” x 8’9”

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