Location

Gilling is a pretty village set in the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about 19 miles from York.

Above the village is Gilling Castle and in addition there is a Grade 1 listed medieval parish church, a well regarded pub, a golf course and a largely refurbished Village Hall.

Ampleforth College is about five miles away.

Helmsley is a fabulous town, about six miles away with a weekly market and an excellent selection of independent, local shops including clothes stores, a doctor’s surgery, delicatessens, cafes, restaurants, hotels, a spa and a local brewery.

In addition there is an arts centre showing films and plays, as well as hosting yoga, exhibitions and concerts. Further attractions are the open air swimming pool, Helmsley Walled Garden, International Centre for Birds of Prey, Helmsley Castle and Duncombe Park.

Further afield are the Michelin starred restaurants The Star at Harome (about eight miles) and The Black Swan, Oldstead (about eight an a half miles).

The town lies on the fringes of the North York Moors National Park and Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding National Beauty, and boasts considerable architectural character. The A170 from Helmsley links to Scarborough and the Yorkshire Coast.

York City 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. There are a number of supermarkets in and around the city, including a Waitrose at Foss Islands Road and a large Marks and Spencer at the Vanguard Shopping Park.   

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

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Description

Sitting on a leafy side road of this much sought-after North Yorkshire village, set back from the road behind a stone wall and gravelled drive, April Cottage is an attractive stone built house of near perfect proportions.

The property has undergone a full and well thought out program of renovation by the current owner and is presented in immaculate condition. With wooden flooring across the majority of the ground floor and a plentiful distribution of windows creating the feeling of light and space, the flexible accommodation flows extremely well.

A bright entrance hall makes way to the sitting room which features a large log burning stove. Doors lead open to the newly fitted kitchen-dining room with full height glazed sliding doors leading to the garden. The farmhouse style kitchen has a large range oven, built in appliances and ample cupboard space.

Just off from the kitchen sits the family room, ideal as an addition sitting room, play room or study.

There is a separate utility with built-in cupboards, WC and integrated single garage.

Ascending the stairs to the first floor you will find four bedrooms and three bathrooms (one en suite). A generous cupboard in the landing and additional eaves storage providing useful storage space.

Externally the property has an extremely pretty and low maintenance walled garden to the rear, framed by mature woodland beyond, and a sizeable gravelled driveway to the front.