Spout House, Farnhill £385,000 Spout House Main Street, Farnhill BD20 9BP A PICTURE-POSTCARD DETACHED STONE COTTAGE, DATING BACK TO THE MID-17th CENTURY, BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED WITH BAGS OF CHARM AND CHARACTER THROUGHOUT, SET IN COMPLETELY PRIVATE SOUTH-FACING GARDENS WITH GORGEOUS VIEWS BOTH ACROSS THE VALLEY AND OVER THE ADJOING CROFT TO THE BRACKEN MOORS. One of the oldest cottages in the village and reputedly mentioned in the Domesday Book, Spout House is a beautiful 'roses around the door' detached stone cottage, with fabulous timber ship beams, sloping walls and lots of character. Farmhouse Kitchen with Aga; Dining Room; Sitting Room; Three Bedrooms; Bathroom; secluded southerly gardens. Farnhill is a popular Aire Valley village situated alongside the Leeds-Liverpool Canal midway between Keighley and Skipton, with its own beautiful moorland and good access to the Yorkshire Dales. Adjoining Farnhill is the small village of Kildwick which has a public house, church and a highly regarded primary school. Just a short distance by car is Cross Hills with local amenities including various shops, restaurants, health centre and secondary school, and Skipton is 5 miles away with a wide range of shops, social and sporting amenities. Farnhill is less than 2 miles from both Cononley and Steeton/Silsden railway stations which provide regular train services to Bradford, Leeds and London Kings Cross. Set out of the village, in High Farnhill, Spout House is one of the oldest BATHROOM Smart modern three piece white suite comprising bath cottages in the village w ith the original spout still at the foot of the with overhead shower; pedestal hand basin; low suite w.c. Exposed garden, where drovers would bring their herds in days gone by. The beams and truss. Painted floorboards. Medicine cabinet. Radiator. subject of a Moving Stories BBC2 documentary in the late 1980's entitled 'The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of', this is a truly enchanting OUTSIDE The gardens are a particularly attractive feature of the cottage which is beautifully presented throughout, and has been property, facing South and completely private, screened behind a high sympathetically restored over recent years, benefitting from hardwood laurel hedge which creates a micro-climate w ithin! There is a law n with double glazed w indows, gas-fired central heating and a high standard colourful well-stocked beds featuring an array of cottage flowers of décor throughout with substantial beams in all rooms, low doorways including poppies, bluebells, daffodils, roses, Dutch Hyacinths, and sloping walls. clematis and herbs. A Yorkshire stone terrace runs the full length of the cottage, and there is a bin/storage area screened behind a dry stone With no forward chain and literally ready to move straight into, the wall. There are external water and electric points, and a timber garden accommodation is described in brief below using approximate room shed. sizes:- ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1979 Please note that the vendor of the GROUND FLOOR property is an employee of Dale Eddison Ltd. OPEN PORCH Low stone bench. Two light points. LEGAL COMPLETION Interested parties are asked to please be FARMHOUSE KITCHEN 19' 9" x 11' 8" (6.02m x 3.56m) Range of aw are that the vendor will require a minimum of one month betw een wall/base units, painted in Farrow & Ball 'Mizzle' w ith black knob exchange of contracts and legal completion. handles. Patterned worktops incorporating stainless steel single sink unit. British Racing Green gas-fired Aga with twin hobs and two ovens. PLEASE NOTE The extent of the property and its boundaries are Plumbing for automatic washing machine and dish washer. Terracotta subject to verification by inspection of the title deeds. The tiled floor and matwell. Painted ceiling beams and exposed stonework. measurements in these particulars are approximate and have been Radiator. Low wide front windows with stable door, plus windows to provided for guidance purposes only. The fixtures, fittings and rear and side, all giving a lovely outlook. appliances have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. The internal photographs used in DINING ROOM 13' 6" x 9' 0" (4.11m x 2.74m) Exposed ceiling beams. these particulars are reproduced for general information and it cannot Karndean flooring. Recessed cloaks cupboard and fitted low bench be inferred that any item is included in the sale. seating with hinged lid housing gas meters. Radiator. Windows to front and rear with main front entrance door to the Porch. MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS To enable us to comply w ith the expanded Money Laundering Regulations we are required to obtain SITTING ROOM 14' 8" x 13' 1" (4.47m x 3.99m) Cast-iron multi-fuel identification from prospective buyers once a price and terms have stove in impressive stone surround on stone hearth. Exposed ceiling been agreed on a purchase. Buyers are asked to please assist with beams and timbers. Open splayed staircase to first floor with storage this so that there is no delay in agreeing a sale. area beneath. Radiator. Two wall light points. Windows to front and rear. Recessed shelved cupboard. COUNCIL TAX This property is in Council Tax Band F. For further details please visit the Craven District Council w ebsite. FIRST FLOOR SPLAYED LANDING Exposed beams and ceiling trusses. Velux roof VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS We w ould be pleased to arrange a window and historic 'bottle' window. view ing for you. Please contact Dale Eddison's Skipton office. Our opening hours are:- BEDROOM 1, 12' 2" x 11' 10" (3.71m x 3.61m) Exposed beams to the Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 5.30pm ridge. Stone feature fireplace. Radiator. Windows to three sides. Saturday: 9.00am - 4.00pm Sunday: 11.00am - 3.00pm BEDROOM 2, 12' 6" x 8' 3" (3.81m x 2.51m) Fitted w ardrobes, cupboards, shelves and dresser unit. Exposed beams and timbers. DIRECTIONS From Skipton proceed on the A629 (Aire Valley By Velux roof window and windows to two sides. Radiator. Pass) towards Keighley. Approximately 3 miles from Skipton, at the Cononley Lane End crossroads, bear left (signposted for Farnhill). BEDROOM 3, 10' 9" x 8' 10" (3.28m x 2.69m) Fitted w ardrobes with Proceed over the canal bridge and up the hill, where Spout House is overhead cupboards. Exposed ceiling beams and truss. Velux roof the last cottage on the left before the left-hand turning to Bradley. window and front window. Radiator. SKIPTON OFFICE 84 High Street Skipton BD23 1JH 01756 630555 [email protected] IMPORTANT: we would like to inform prospecti ve purchasers that these sales particulars have been prepared as a general guide onl y. A detailed survey has not been carried out, nor the services, appliances and fittings tested. R oom sizes should not be relied upon for furnishing purposes and are approximate. If floor plans are included, they are for guidance onl y and illustration purposes onl y and may not be to scale. If there are any important matters li kel y to affect your decision to buy, please contact us before viewing the property. .