A GRACEFUL late Georgian/early Victorian family home, built at a time when the pace of life was much more leisurely and Harrogate was at the height of its popularity amongst visitors who came to 'take the waters', Britannia Lodge is still one of the town's most admired town houses.
Converted into a hotel in the 1970s, Britannia Lodge has been the subject of an exhaustive renovation and improvement programme in recent years to create an exquisite well proportioned family home designed to highlight its classic style whilst being appointed to meet the demanding specifications of contemporary life.
Behind the elegant facade of Britannia Lodge is a wealth of well proportioned accommodation set over four floors.
Briefly, this comprises a ground floor entrance halls off of which lead two principal reception rooms – a formal through drawing room some 28ft in length, and the sitting room with views over the front garden – as well as a library and home office.
In a nod to its original incarnation when a homes 'service areas' were on the lower ground floor, this is still where the spacious living kitchen can be found.
Britannia Lodge - Knight Frank
It is, however, a far cry from what it would have been when the house was built. Running the full length of the property, it comprises a large dining area for informal family meals and a spacious fitted kitchen with a large central island and doors which open onto a sunny west-facing terrace. Sitting alongside it on the lower ground floor are a generous utility room, cloakroom, store room and separate dining room.
The first floor is home to a luxurious family bathroom with freestanding roll top bath and three bedrooms – one with an en-suite shower room, and another the master suite with dressing room and generous en-suite shower room – while upstairs again is a further bedroom with eaves storage and an en-suite bathroom.
Almost as elegant as the property itself are the gardens in which it sits. These are made up of an attractive predominantly-lawned garden to the front, with colourful herbaceous borders and a decking area to the front of the lower ground floor, and the rear garden area which is perfect for summer entertaining, being predominantly terraced with a sunken patio area with pergola.
Britannia Lodge - Knight Frank
Double gates open to a brick paviour driveway leading to the garage.
As well as being a stylish family home, Britannia Lodge has a little 'secret' that makes it so even more special.
Constructed in the 1980s is a detached stone-built, self contained double-storey mews cottage comprising an open-plan lounge/kitchen/diner, family bathroom and three double bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower room.
Britannia Lodge - Knight Frank
The cottage is currently used for holiday lettings and nets approximately £40,000 after management fee's and running costs, but it could also be used as a guest accommodation, a granny flat or for extended family.
Britannia Lodge is situated in a prime location in Harrogate, within walking distance of the town centre , and is on the market at £2.495m. For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Knight frank's Harrogate office on 01423 900597.
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