HARMBY HOUSE AND THROSTLENEST FARM WENSLEYDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE HARMBY HOUSE AND THROSTLENEST FARM WENSLEYDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE A highly scenic small estate in a stunning location, with breath-taking southerly views across Wensleydale, comprising a handsome principal house, cottage and farm buildings, 115 acres of grassland, and over a mile of frontage to the River Ure Approximate Mileages: Leyburn 1½ miles • A1 12 miles • Northallerton (station) 18 miles • Leeds 55 miles Accommodation in Brief: Principal house of about 3,750 sq ft on two floors including reception hall • drawing room • dining room • study • kitchen • four bedrooms • two en-suite bathrooms • shower room • extensive further attic accommodation • part-walled garden • mature woodland shelterbelt • attractive stone one/two bedroom cottage of about 940 sq ft • long range of traditional buildings • agricultural yard with three-bay range of general purpose farm buildings • grassland • about 1.3 miles of river bank with fishing rights In all about 118 acres (47.8 hectares) York office Darlington office 48 Bootham 26 Coniscliffe Road York Darlington YO30 7WZ DL3 7JX t 01904 756303 t 01325 370500 [email protected] [email protected] London office 17-18 Old Bond Street London W1S 4PT HARMBY HOUSE AND THROSTLENEST FARM , NEAR LEYBURN , N ORTH YORKSHIRE Harmby House and its farm occupy a charmed location in as it meanders through the dale. The potential for salmon STAIRCASE HALL Wensleydale between the attractive market town of Leyburn fishing along this stretch of the river is largely untapped. 9.7m x 2.3m (31’10 x 7’7) and the historic town of Middleham, famous for its medieval Significant improvements in the cleanliness of the river A fine staircase leads up to the first floor, with fitted Royal castle, and renowned today as the North’s premier system in the past few years, and the work of The Ure Salmon bookcases beneath. centre for racehorse training. Trust and private landowners along the river, have brought about an increase in salmon and sea trout numbers, with STUDY Situated just to the east of the Yorkshire Dales National Park some encouraging catches recorded in recent years, upstream 4.3m x 3.2m (14’1 x 10’6) boundary, and some 12 miles to the west of the A1, the at the Bolton Estate. location boasts some of the finest scenery in Yorkshire, but is DINING ROOM easily accessible from the region’s main commercial centres. The sale of Harmby House and Throstlenest Farm offers an 4.3m x 6.3m (14’1 x 20’8) There are currently 15 daily direct trains to London from opportunity to own a small estate with significant potential in A well-proportioned room with two south-facing windows. Northallerton (2hr 22min at best), and national and a truly stunning Yorkshire Dales location. Carved timber fire surround, marble slips and hearth. international flights from Leeds Bradford, Durham Tees Valley and Newcastle airports. HARMBY HOUSE KITCHEN 4.7m x 6.5m (15’5 x 21’4) plus deep bay window with French RECEPTION HALL Harmby House has been extended by the current owner to doors opening onto the terrace. create a large family home, with perfectly-proportioned 3.8m x 3.2m (12’6 x 10’6) Range of base, wall and larder cupboards, together with a rooms, all facing due south over the River Ure and across to Full height cupboards. moveable island unit. Stainless steel sink, dishwasher, hob and Middleham. The farmstead includes a good sized cottage, oven. Original stone fire surround and timber mantel with log CLOAKROOM traditional stone range, and general-purpose buildings. Along burning stove. with its current agricultural role, the steading has potential to Washbasin and wc. add to the residential use of the main house and cottage, or UTILITY ROOM DRAWING ROOM for development into a holiday home or similar commercial Oil-fired central heating boiler, washing machine, stainless enterprise. 7.5m x 5.5m (24’7 x 18’1) steel sink. Door to the front terrace. A lovely double aspect room. Bay window with French doors The land is all in grass, largely in its original field patterns, leading onto the terrace. Fireplace with marble slips, hearth REAR HALL sloping gently down to flat ground along the banks of the Ure and dog grate. NB the fire surround is to be removed. Larder with fitted shelves. Second Cloakroom with wc and basin. Rear garden door. FIRST FLOOR The stairs rise to up to the first floor landing, passing a tall stair window. The landing has sliding stair access to the second floor rooms, and a large airing cupboard. PRINCIPAL BEDROOM SUITE 7.5m x 5.5m (24’7 x 18’1) overall A spacious double aspect bedroom with fitted wardrobes. Th e en-suite bathroom has a bath with storage units either side, wc, washbasin and fitted cupboard. BEDROOM TWO 4.2m x 3.6m (13’9 x 11’10) Long range of fitted wardrobes. SHOWER ROOM Large shower cubicle, wc and washbasin with mirror over. Adjacent cylinder cupboard. BEDROOM THREE THE LAND 4.6m x 4.2m (15’1 x 13’9) The farmland lies mainly in a broad fan shape to the south of Timber fire surround with period grate. Wardrobes with Harmby House and the Throstlenest Farm steading, providing storage cupboards above. complete protection of the stunning outlook. The land extends to approximately 115 acres, predominantly in a ring BEDROOM FOUR /G UEST SUITE fenced block all gently sloping south towards the banks of the 4.3m x 4.5m (14’1 x 14’9) River Ure. The lower lying land adjoining the River Ure is Fitted cupboards. En-suite bathroom with bath, wc, and susceptible to flooding. washbasin with mirror over. SECOND FLOOR The land is classified as Grade 3 under the MAFF Provisional Agricultural Land Classification. The soils are from the East ATTIC ROOMS Keswick 1 series, a common soil in Lower Wensleydale, described as a deep well drained fine loamy soil suitable for 9.8m x 3.3m (32’2 x 10’10) overall grassland and some cereal cropping. The land is divided into a A substantial sliding ladder stair with handrail leads from the landing to two rooms, each with good head height and two number of fields with connecting gateways enclosed by fences, hedgerows and dry stone walls. There is a single field roof lights. Currently used as secondary bedroom SITTING ROOM accommodation. located to the west of the Middleham to Leyburn road, 4.4m x 4.4m (14’5 x 14’5) adjacent to Middleham Bridge. OUTSIDE Beamed ceiling, chimney breast with stone flagged hearth. GENERAL INFORMATION The driveway leads past the front of the farm steading and LIVING ROOM /B EDROOM TWO cottage, over a cattle grid, to a broad area of gravelled 5.6m x 3.4m (18’4 x 11’2) parking close to the main entrance door. The garden is INFORMATION PACK lawned and raised behind a stone retaining wall, and there is FIRST FLOOR Details of the subsidies, Entry Level Stewardship scheme, a York stone terrace running the full width of the house, occupation of the land and buildings, the angling licence, and enjoying spectacular views. On the west side is a tall curved BEDROOM ONE other important data relating to the property are available by stone garden wall with a shelter belt of mature hardwoods email, on request. beyond, under-planted with spring bulbs, with a stream 4.6m x 3.5m (15’1 x 11’6) RIGHT OF WAY , E ASEMENTS AND WAYLEAVES meandering through and down to the river below. BATHROOM The property is sold subject to, and with the benefit of, all Bath, wc, wash basin. At the rear of the house is a further lawn and kitchen garden existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way, public and area with a large capacity oil tank and gated access into the ATTACHED STORE private whether specifically mentioned in these particulars or outbuildings. 3.5m x 2.2m (11’6 x 7’3) not. THROSTLENEST FARM COTTAGE THE FARM YARD AND BUILDINGS Two public footpaths cross the farmland, as indicated on the Situated between the farm yard and Harmby House, the Ordnance Survey plan attached. cottage has its own flagged terrace with fine views. The TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS traditional range of stone outbuildings adjoins the cottage, SPORTING RIGHTS and there may be potential to further expand the living Attached to the cottage store is a long run of stone Included in the sale insofar as they are owned. accommodation into these buildings (subject to all necessary outbuildings including stores, arch-fronted garage, two consents). kennels, workshop and a double car port with gate access through to Harmby House. Beyond is a range of timber and MINERAL RIGHTS The accommodation comprises: metal sheet buildings measuring approximately 7m x 35m Included in the sale insofar as they are owned. (23’ x 115’) with a small paddock to the rear surrounded by ENTRANCE HALL trees, currently used for informal caravan storage. EXCLUSIONS Staircase to first floor. The Drawing Room fire surround is to be removed, along with MODERN FARM BUILDINGS some wall lights fittings, the curtains throughout, and the KITCHEN /B REAKFAST ROOM In three bays, about 31m x 24.5m (100’ x 80’) overall. A steel garden ornaments and planters. 3.2m x 5.0m (10’6 x 16’5) portal frame, concrete block and asbestos sheet general Range of wall and base units, worksurfaces with stainless steel purpose building is currently used as cattle housing. To the TENURE sink, cooker, plumbing for dishwasher. Central heating boiler.