The farmhouse sits on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors but is within easy reach of both Scarborough and Whitby.The farmhouse sits on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors but is within easy reach of both Scarborough and Whitby.
The farmhouse sits on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors but is within easy reach of both Scarborough and Whitby.

This beautiful place is for sale near Scarborough, for a cool £1,100,000

This carefully modernised stone farmhouse is picture book in many ways, and includes an annexe cottage, a studio, and full equestrian facilities.

The Grade ll Listed house itself is stunning inside, with three to four bedrooms and lovely character features, as in an oak panelled window seat and wide brick fireplace with a multi-fuel cast iron stove set on a stone hearth in the sitting room.

For the riding enthusiasts, it has six acres of railed paddocks, a stable block and an all weather riding arena, along with a barn and an open front store. It's great riding country, within the scenic National Park in which it is based, yet only a short distance from all the amenities of Scarborough.

The one bedroom annexe - or Curlytail Cottage as it is known, could be perfect for a family member seeking a measure of independence, or equally is a suitable holiday let.

An en-suite studio is currently used as a home office.

A quarry tiled lobby and hall​ with​ beamed ceiling​ leads to the sitting room​ split​ by a wide archway, with a sash window looking out over the garden and dale​.​

​Naturally, the kitchen, with fitted units, is​ farmhouse style​, and features​ a painted mantelpiece with a point for a range stove, next to ​an​ antique bread oven. A ​charming​ window seat​ is a vantage point for the scenic countryside​.

​A fitted u​tility Room:with wainscot panelling​ has plenty of useful space.

Stairs​ from the hallway ​lead ​to a split-level landing and a ​stylish​ bathroom with both bath and shower.

The m​aster bedroom​ has far reaching views​​ and like most of the rooms, has a​ beamed ceiling​,​ ​with wardrobes ​and ​a cast iron fireplace.

Another double bedroom ​with fireplace ​​looks out​ across the dale, ​while a third looks over the duck pond.

A ​ further staircase from the​ first floor lan​ding goes up​ to​ ​an attic room with exposed beams, a​nd​ ​a​ double bedroom​.​

A​ccessed from the yard is a studio currently used as a home office.

It has a​ spacious bed sitting room and is fitted with a kitchenette​ and ​an en-suite modern bathroom​.​

Curlytail Cottage​ includes a modern fitted kitchen, a living room, a double bedroom​ and a tiled shower room​.​

The property has a ​front terraced ​garden to the front ​that ​is mainly lawn with flowering borders, trees and shrubs.

A rear garden ​is part​ gravelled​, with​ a lawn and two patio areas​, while the spring​-​fed duck pond ​is ​surrounded b​y​ tre​es and greenery

​The driveway extends past the house to a ​​yard​ with lighting,​ ​suitable for parking, ​​that gives ​access to the barn and stables, and a track to the​ illuminated​ riding arena.

Thirley Banks Cottage, Waite lane, Harwood Dale, Scarborough, is for sale with Richardson and Smith, Whitby, priced £1,100,000. Call 01947 602298 for details.