A view of the country house for sale, across its gardens.placeholder image
A view of the country house for sale, across its gardens.

Inside fascinating £1.95m Georgian home with palatial rooms and hidden wine cellar

​The sale of Headon Lodge, in a stunning rural location just a few miles from Scarborough, is described by the agents as an "outstanding package​, including a period country house, separate cottage, outbuildings, gardens and paddocks​."

​Dating from the early 1800s and extended in 1880, Headon Lodge has exceptional views.

'Handsome' Headon Yard Cottage has two bedrooms and is ideal for extended family, or as a holiday let or AST rental cottage.

​With eight bedrooms and five bathrooms, the country house has four reception rooms along with a kitchen and breakfast room, a home office and domestic offices.

​There's a garage and workshop, a plant room, a kennel, two paddocks, a shelter, stable and pig sty, with grounds covering 11.4 acres.

​The agent informs that much of the grand hallway and drawing room lie within the Victorian part of the house​, with the study and dining room dating from the 1800s.

The Georgian​, Regency​ and Victorian detailing is impressive​, along with the staircase with polished handrail and spiral end, elaborate plasterwork, panelled mahogany doors, ​and 12-pane sash windows​.

​There are fine antique fireplaces, and original cast iron radiators and floorboards.

A ‘hidden’ wine cellar​ was formed from a safe room used when the house was occupied by the army during World War II.

The kitchen includes an island, breakfast bar, granite worktops and integrated appliances​, with an adjacent utility and boot room.

​An informal north wing could form a two-storey annexe, while a first floor suite on the western wing forms the palatial main bedroom suite with far-reaching views.

There's a morning room, a dressing room, a walk-in wardrobe and a luxurious marble en suite inspired by Claridge’s in Mayfair.

The second bedroom suite ​has a working fireplace and tall sash windows​, with a bathroom. ​A third bedroom suite and two more double bedrooms share a ‘Jack ​and Jill’ bathroom.

The second floor​ has rooms of flexible use.

A traditional courtyard provides parking ​and two EV charges alongside the rear entrance, cottage and outbuildings.

​Wrap-around gardens include lawns, flower beds,​ broadleaf trees and a sunken garden.

​A paved terrace ​has a raised pond and a par​terre garden​, and there’s an orchard and a barbecue terrace.

Headon Lodge, Brompton-By-Sawdon, Scarborough​, is priced at £1,950,000, with Blenkin and Co, York, tel. 01904 671672​.

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