Location

Gilling West is a most attractive village which is conveniently situated approximately 2 miles from the junction of the A66 trans Pennine route with the A1M at Scotch Corner and within easy travelling distances of the business and commercial centres of Durham, Newcastle and North Yorkshire. The Georgian market town of Richmond is situated approximately 3 miles to the South and the market towns of Darlington and Barnard Castle are also accessible. There is a regular rail service from Edinburgh to London along the East Coast mainline and can be joined at stations at nearby Darlington or Northallerton. Newcastle and Leeds Bradford International Airports offer further communications with the rest of the country and overseas.

Description

An outstanding Grade II listed Georgian Manor House, Gilling Lodge is located in the heart of Gilling West, a much sought-after North Yorkshire village three miles north of Richmond.

This superb stone-built property has been meticulously reconfigured and sympathetically refurbished to the highest of standards and now offers beautifully appointed and particularly well balanced accommodation ideally suited to a modern lifestyle. The property's integrity and character has been very much retained, with stunning cornicing, ceiling roses and fabulous high ceilings throughout.

The centrepiece of the impressive entrance hall is the beautiful ornate staircase, adorned with Portland stone flooring this fine room sets the standard for the rest of the house and leads to all of the principal reception rooms.

The kitchen, fitted with bespoke hand-crafted cabinetry finished with granite and marble worktops, is equipped with Miele and Gaggenau built-in appliances and an adjoining utility room.

Continuing through the ground floor, the remaining rooms are equally as impressive and include a sizeable dining room which opens onto a terrace through a set of elegant French doors. Double doors open to the drawing room which features a large bay window. Both rooms are fitted with Jamb fireplaces. Completing the ground floor is a cinema room with Chesney wood burning stove and a study fitted with a Jamb fireplace.

Extensive updates to the property include complete re-wiring and plumbing, underfloor heating throughout the ground floor accommodation, audio visual systems to all floors including stealth speakers, Linn Media platform, Lutron mood lighting and CAT 5/6 wiring and super-fast optic broadband.

The first floor accommodation has been completely reconfigured to created five spacious double bedrooms, three of which have the benefit of en suite bathrooms and the remaining are served by the house bathroom, all fitted with Fired Earth sanitary ware. The principal bedroom suite is particularly impressive with first-class views across the gardens, a spacious dressing room provides an abundance of storage space and the luxurious en suite bathroom is fitted with a free standing bath and double walk-in shower.

An additional sixth bedroom provides useful overflow accommodation on the second floor or would work equally well as an additional study. A well-appointed bathroom/ dressing room sits adjacent.

The property is surrounded by professionally landscaped gardens, adorned with well-stocked borders, mature trees and a croquet lawn, a clipped privet hedge opens to a formal walled rose garden. A York stone gazebo with outdoor fireplace provides the perfect place for al-fresco entertaining during the summer months. A kitchen garden completes the outdoor space.

There are a number of immaculate stone outbuildings and stables including a laundry room and stables. Adjoining the driveway is a fenced paddock of around 2.6 acres.

The Cottage

An idyllic stone-built cottage provides the perfect accommodation for dependent family members, staff or as a useful source of additional income. The cottage has been recently refurbished and benefits from a kitchen, separate sitting room with log-burning stove, two bedrooms and a house bathroom.