See inside Little Danby Hall, on the market for £1.5m

Purchased by the father of the vendors in 1946, Little Danby Hall is not only a much-loved family home but one of the jewels in the crown of this particularly attractive part of North Yorkshire and as such offers buyers the chance to own a versatile estate which could be used in a variety of different ways – or just to put their stamp on it and call it home.

The estate comprises the principal residence with integral flat, five additional flats, garaging, stabling and a detached bungalow, and although the whole property is very tidy, it would benefit from varying degrees of refurbishment, updating and modernisation.

The principal residence – incorporating flat 5 – is a charming Georgian house which has retained many of its original features, including a sweeping staircase, delightful reception and dining rooms, period kitchen with oil-fired Aga and a vaulted cellar.

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Briefly, the ground floor accommodation comprises a spacious hall, cloakroom, dining room with a feature fireplace and a door to the rear garden, sitting room with bay window and door to the rear patio and gardens beyond, kitchen, pantry, second kitchen and living room which is currently used as both a further dining room and lounge, with two bay windows, beautiful decorative cornicing, a feature fireplace at one end and a fireplace housing a wood-burning stove at the other.

Upstairs are a separate WC, six bedrooms, a family shower room and a family bathroom which also has access into one of the bedrooms.

The remaining five flats include flat 1, a first floor one-bedroom flat which it is understood needs rewiring and is currently let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy at £350 per month; flat 2, a first floor one-bedroom flat which is vacant; flat 3, one-bedroom flat which is currently let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy at £360 per month; flat 4, a double-story two-bedroom flat (linked to the main house) which vacant and flat 6, a double-storey three-bedroom flat within Little Danby Hall which is complemented by a private walled garden with summer house and is currently occupied by members of the vendor's family.

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Undoubtedly one of the highlights of Little Danby Halls are its magnificent gardens which have been beautifully landscaped and immaculately maintained gardens. Laid mainly to lawn, they include a ha ha, fish pond, topiary area, secret garden and summer house.

There is a further summer house in the rear garden – currently for use of the residents of the flats.

The whole property is complemented by parkland, together with an orchard, which extends to 36.7 acres. The parkland is all down to permanent pasture, interspersed with specimen trees including Wellingtonias, cedar of Lebanon, horse chestnuts, oak, silver birch and beech which provide a superb setting for this magnificent country house.

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The grounds also incorporate a grass paddock of 7.97 acres with a brick store and a bungalow plus a further small grass paddock that extends to 2.33 acres and is home to a semi-detached brick stable.

The bungalow – which requires some refurbishment and rewiring – is a detached two-bedroom home pleasantly situated on the northern edge of the estate, secluded from the main residence. It has a detached brick garage complemented by attractive and well established gardens and grounds and is let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy at £400 per month.

If that hasn't yet whetted your appetite perhaps the six-car garage, workshop, former ten-stall byre and milking house, open-fronted barn plus courtyard with eight former stables, a tack room and loft above will. These versatile buildings offer buyers with vision the opportunity to stretch their imagination in a range of conversion projects, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.

Please note, a quotation for the removal of asbestos from the boiler house has been obtained and can be forwarded on request.

Little Danby Hall is on the market at a guide price of £1.5m-£1.75m. For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Robin Jessop Ltd on 01677 425950 or 01969 622800.