Detached house for sale in Ripon HG4, 12 Bedroom

This quite outstanding country house has been lovingly lived in and restored by the current owners over the 36 year tenure. The formal reception rooms are all of an excellent size and boast very tall ceilings with wonderful open fireplaces. The main hall is the perfect place to greet visitors and has a very fine, wide staircase leading to the first floor. The drawing room is a wonderful entertaining room with high ceilings, large open fireplace and huge bay window overlooking the garden.

The dining room is exquisitely proportioned again with a large open fireplace and views over the garden. The library has wall to wall bookshelves with a large open fireplace and a wood burning stove, with views over the gardens and ha-ha towards the paddock beyond.

On the first floor there is a large south and east facing master bedroom with a designer en-suite bathroom and sizeable dressing room, plus two double bedrooms with bathrooms in the main part of the house. A further three double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms are located in the south wing overlooking the garden.

The Wood House (self-contained Annex in the North wing):
Sitting room | Dining room | Study | Large | Dining kitchen | WC | Cellar | Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom | 4 Further bedrooms with 2 bathrooms (1 en-suite)

This is the oldest part of the building, at present separate but only requiring minimum alterations to link it back to the main house. Ideal as it stands at present for relatives of the family or for leasing out.

At the Gateway to the Dales, Ripon is a charming city with the Cathedral, dating from the 7th Century, as its main attraction and a lively secular life of concerts, exhibitions and fairs throughout the year. There is racing at Ripon, Thirsk, Catterick and York, while nearby Fountains Abbey is only one of the National Trust’s star attractions in the county. Ripon Grammar School is well known for its excellent education, and for sophisticated shopping Harrogate is a mere 10 miles away. Country sports include superior grouse moors, plus excellent shooting and hunting. London by rail takes under two hours, and the A1M motorway network is 8 miles away.

The gardens of Thorpe Lodge, which were opened for many years for the National Gardens Scheme, are a delight with many different facets to them. From the first snowdrops in January, through the daffodils and bluebells in the spring to beds ablaze with colour throughout the summer and autumn, the garden and woodlands are a constant joy.

There are many spectacular borders and tree lined walks and in particular a beautiful Hornbeam walk. The gardens have been designed over the past 36 years and mix natural, formal and country styles. There are a series of ponds that are “guarded” by some wonderful Leylandii trees and flanked by stunning rose borders. The lawns run down to the ha-ha and follow onto some very useful paddock land on the boundary (approx. 11.64 acres).

There is a beautiful walled garden with an abundance of soft fruit trees that overlook the swimming pool. There are also many paved areas perfect for picnicking and a sheltered paved spot just by the pool.

Outbuildings:
Double garage | Further garage and workshop | Stables | Workshop | Wood store | Pool plant room Garden store | Further store rooms and large store room/games room over the stables and workshop in the South wing.

Agents note:
It may be possible to convert a lot of the outside buildings to form formal staff accommodation/ relatives’ annex should it be required subject to the usual planning and listed planning permission.