Location

Strensall is a very popular village about five miles north of York with an array of shops including grocery shops, post office, pubs, bakery, pharmacy, hairdressers, barbers, churches, library and a doctors surgery. There are good sports facilities close by and York Golf Club is about a mile away and is regarded as one of the best courses in the area.

Within the area there is a local shop with post office, public house and a take-away.

There are further excellent shopping facilities nearby including Clifton Moor about four and a half miles, Monks Cross about four miles and the Vanguard Centre, about four miles - which has a large Marks and Spencer.

York Leisure Centre at Monks Cross offers gym facilities, swimming pool and a sports hall with a Clip N Climb arena.   There is a swimming pool, sports and social club which offers facilities for cricket, rugby league, rugby union, football and tennis in New Earswick about three and a half miles away. There are two Golf clubs within about five miles of the village; Heworth Golf club and Forest Park Golf Club and Fulford Golf Club is about eight and a half miles away.

York's mainline railway station offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross.

York boasts excellent restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate which has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers. York city has a number of popular attractions including: York Theatre Royal, the Art Gallery, York Minster, Betty's Tea Rooms and the famous Shambles along with a range of local cafes and shops.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Description

The Gallops is a superb dormer bungalow offering flexible accommodation set in a sizeable plot on the outskirts of the well serviced village of Strensall, only five miles outside York city centre.

On entering the house, there is a welcoming hallway leading to the bedrooms, kitchen, ground floor bathroom and stairs leading to the first floor bedroom suite.

The kitchen breakfast room has with a good range of fitted wall and base units, along with an island providing storage and preparation space, finished with granite worktops and benefiting from integrated appliances. The breakfast area has French doors opening on to the garden.

Adjacent to the kitchen is the separate dining room, ideal for more formal occasions, there is a door leading through to the sitting room, which provides a generous space for relaxing with the family.

With three well-appointed bedrooms, there are two double bedrooms on the ground floor overlooking the gardens, a family bathroom completes the ground floor accommodation.

Stairs lead to the first floor where there is a light and airy principal bedroom with delightful rural views. The bedroom benefits from fitted wardrobes and a large en suite luxury bathroom with separate shower room and free-standing bath.

The property is approached via gravelled driveway, offering ample off street parking and leading to a detached double garage. The front garden is laid to lawn with mature hedging on the boundary. To the rear of the house is a generous enclosed and private garden, mainly laid to lawn with a mixture of fencing, mature trees and hedging outlining the borders.