FORCE HEAD FARM & FOSS COTTAGEGayle, Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3RZ

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FORCE HEAD FARM AND FOSS COTTAGEGAYLE, HAWES, NORTH YORKSHIRE DL8 3RZ

A SUBSTANTIAL FOUR BEDROOM, GRADE 11 LISTED PROPERTY DATING FROMCIRCA 1600s WITH ATTACHED TWO BEDROOM COTTAGE, MEADOW LANDOF APPROX. 3.1 ACRES, GARAGE AND OFF-ROAD PARKING. WITH A WEALTH

OF PERIOD AND TRADITIONAL FEATURES THROUGHOUT, THERE AREPANORAMIC VIEWS ACROSS THE UPPER WENSLEYDALE COUNTRYSIDE.

Ground Floor AccommodationEntrance Hall · Sitting Room · Dining Room · Breakfast Room · Kitchen · Utility

Room · Laundry Room · Downstairs WC

First Floor AccommodationFour Double Bedrooms · En-Suite Bathroom · House Shower Room

ExternallyMeadow Land of Approx. 3.1 Acres · Large Garage

Formal Lawned Front Garden · Ample Off-Road Parking

Foss CottageLiving/Dining Room · Kitchen · Two En-Suite Double Bedrooms · Shower Room

Leyburn 17 miles · Sedbergh 16 miles · Kirby Stephen 17 miles

Situation and Amenities

The village of Gayle, less than a mile fromthe market town of Hawes, is located inthe heart of the Yorkshire Dales NationalPark. Hawes has a range of shops(including two small supermarkets), fourpublic houses, restaurants, primary school,church and medical facilities. It also has aweekly market and livestock auction mart.Further amenities are available at Leyburn,Sedbergh and Kirkby Stephen. Secondaryschools are at Leyburn, Sedbergh andKirkby Stephen with private schools atSedbergh, Barnard Castle and Newton leWillows (Aysgarth Prep).

Buses from Hawes connect to Sedbergh,Leyburn and Bedale.

Description

Force Head Farm is a notable example of a traditional dales farmhouse displaying flagstone floors, beamed ceilings,open fireplaces and stone mullion Yorkshire sash windows throughout. Boasting an impressive four reception roomsand four double bedrooms, in addition to the two bedroom Foss Cottage, the accommodation also includes a kitchen,utility room, laundry room and separate downstairs WC.

Externally, there is a large garage, ample off-road parking and a formal southerly front garden in addition to the 3.1acres (approx) of hay meadow land to the rear.

Ground Floor Accommodation

The front entrance door opens into the hallway which has flagstone flooring underfoot which continues throughout theground floor accommodation. To the front of the property is the sitting room and dining room both of which haveperiod shuttered stone mullion windows and seats. The sitting room has an open fireplace whilst the dining room hasa traditional solid fuel stove. Also with a southerly aspect is the Library, a former cow byre, which retains the timberstalls, striking beam and boarded ceiling and has a door which interconnects to Foss Cottage.

The breakfast room and kitchen are to the rear of the house and both have doors out to the rear patio area. Theauthentic farmhouse kitchen has in place original stone shelving to one wall and an open stone fireplace with exposedstone work surround.

Accessed via the kitchen, utility room where there is plumbing in place for a washing machine and dish washer.There is also a laundry room with plumbing in place for a tumble dryer in addition to a large amount of storagespace being offered. There is also a separate WC just off the utility room and doors to both the garage andinto Foss Cottage.

First Floor Accommodation

The beautiful central dog leg staircase, with panoramic views to the rear from the half-landing, opens out to thefirst floor landing, from which all four of the double bedrooms are accessed from. Bedrooms One and Two, tothe front, have enviable views to Whether Fell whilst Bedrooms Three and Four also have wonderful viewsacross the fields to Hawes, Stags Fell and the surrounding countryside. The loft access hatch to the first floormay provide space to extend the current accommodation to provide two en-suite bedrooms - subject to allnecessary consents/approvals etc.

Externally

Front garden

The formal front gardens have herbaceous flower beds and borders with fitting original wrought iron railings tothe southerly boundary and stone walls to either side.

Meadow Land

The hay meadow land extends to approximately 3.1 acres and has gated, vehicular access and stone wallboundaries.

Foss Cottage

This spacious two bedroom cottage has a kitchen, living/dining room, two en-suite double bedroomsand a further shower room. There are interconnecting doors from the ground floor entrance hall to

Force Head Farm, which gives flexibility as to how the cottage can be used. Currently let out on ansix monthly Assured Short Term, Foss Cottage would make an ideal holiday let or provide anexcellent self-contained annex to the main house.

There is a stone paved patio area to the front of the cottage which provides off-road parking for onevehicle.

Tenure and ServicesThe property is offered Freehold with Vacant Possession upon Completion. The property benefits from mainselectric/water and has mains oil-fired central heating throughout.

Local Authority and Council TaxThe Local Authority is Richmondshire District Council tel: 01748 829100. For council tax purposes, ForceHead Farm is banded F and Foss Cottage is banded C.

ViewingsViewings are strictly by appointment only via the Agents, GSC Grays, tel: 01969 600120.

Second Floor

FossCottage

First Floor

Ground FloorEntrance

Garage and Parking

The Garage is accessed via the land to the rear and from the laundry and utility room, has double timber doors and an area of hardstanding which provides forparking for several vehicles.

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Force Head Farm

First Floor

Ground Floor

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Breakfast RoomKitchen

2.74m x 2.16m(9’0” x 7’1”)