Boat Garth

This is a fabulous house, with its oak beams and a large, modern kitchen/living room. The garden leads down to the River Swale, where there is a raised terrace taking in the wonderful view.

Location

Maunby is a small village with a charming green, at the end of a cul-de-sac, on the bank of The River Swale. Situated in the Vale of Mowbray, the village is close to the North York Moors National Park (11 miles) and the Nidderdale Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (15 miles), and is surrounded by traditional farmland.

The market towns of Thirsk and Northalleton are about 6 miles away and offer excellent local facilities including schools, supermarkets and railway stations. There are racecourses at Thirsk and Ripon (13 miles). South Otterington (1.7 miles) has a primary school and nursery. York (30 miles) is a wonderful city renown for its Minster, and Harogate (25 miles) offers a great place to shop and is home to the annual Flower Show.

Maunby is convenient for the motorway network, both The A1(M) and A19 are about 9 miles away. Northallerton train station is on the East Coast Main Line with services to London and Edinburgh (c.2 1/2 hours) and Thisk has regular direct services to London too. Leeds Bradford Airport is 39 miles to the south.

The House and Garden

Boat Garth was originally 3 cottages, and has been converted to an impressive home. There is a generous drawing room and sitting room, both have exposed beams and fireplaces. The open kitchen/living room is at the heart of the house and opens onto a terrace, and the west facing garden. It may be possible to extend the ground floor into the integral garages, creating further living accommodation.

To the first floor there are 4 bedrooms, 2 with en suite shower rooms and a house bathroom. There are lovely views to the front over the village green, and to the back over the garden.

The house is approached over the village green through gates where there is lawned garden, ample parking and two garages. The back garden is terraced and leads down to the River Swale, with established beds and a platform overlooking the river. The back garden benefits from a useful outbuilding which extends from the garage.

There might be an opportunity to further develop and extend the house, subject to any necessary consents.