Glaisdale, Whitby Guide Price £1,300,000

• A distinctive Grade II listed country property with a newly completed holiday cottage
• A substantial courtyard of stone outbuildings and several portal frame buildings
• Grass and woodland extending to over 6 acres and with over 300 metres of fishing rights on the River Esk
• Stable block with direct access onto the land
• A handsome stone farmhouse with attractive accommodation, extending to over 3,000 square feet in total.
• A recently converted holiday cottage with an impeccable stand of finish and with a private situation away from the main house.
• Range of attractive stone outbuilding, arranged as a courtyard and offering fantastic storage and a wealth of potential from a development point of view; subject to all necessary planning consents
• Situated in 6.4 acres of grounds and grassland, including over 300 metres of River Esk frontage with fishing rights
• Situated in a peaceful situation, only a short distance from the village of Glaisdale

A handsome Grade II listed country house, with an especially distinctive façade. Rake Farm dates back to 1749 although an inscription on the chimney stack suggests that the rear wing of the building was built in 1734. The accommodation was fully renovated around ten years ago, with recent improvements including a bespoke fitted kitchen with Aga and redecoration throughout. In all the house provides over three thousand square feet of extremely adaptable accommodation, with elegant proportions and a wealth of character with original features sitting alongside the more recent improvements.

In brief, entrance hall, large dual aspect sitting room with open fire, living and dining room with a huge inglenook fireplace and mullioned windows to the front. Rear hall with pantry and cloakroom through to the farmhouse kitchen. Adjoining the kitchen is a utility and potential office, with a range of traditional buildings beyond; offering scope to extend the current accommodation into if required (subject to planning consents). On the first floor there are three double bedrooms and a main bathroom. The second floor is given over to one large attic room, with hardwood floors, exposed beams and windows to either side. An ideal space to create a large master bedroom suite if needed.

Paddy Wadell’s Rest is a beautifully executed holiday cottage. Converted from a stone barn and named for the old railway bridge, built in the mid 1800’s in connection with ‘Paddy Waddell’s Railway’, a line intended to transport iron ore from the Cleveland mines to the Glaisdale ironworks, but which never materialised. The cottage is situated away from the main house, with independent access and garden and offers high specification accommodation with and has proved popular with an excellent occupancy rate and turnover.

The traditional outbuildings perfectly complement the house and offer a number of exciting possibilities, subject to planning consent. These might range from annexe accommodation for relatives to holiday lets to office space. In the main these are set around an attractive, stone flagged courtyard directly to the east of the farmhouse, providing invaluable storage, garaging and workshop space. Additionally there are two very large portal frame buildings which form part of the property and include a useful stable block..

Rake Farm is situated within 6.4 acres of which 5.1 acres comprising grazing land suitable for horses or smallholding uses and has the benefit of frontage and fishing rights to the River Esk.

Rake Farm is set amidst open countryside, approximately a mile to the north of the village. Glaisdale is a thriving moorland village, with a good range of local amenities, including general store and butchers shop. Primary school, public houses and a bustling village hall. Glaisdale is located equidistance between Whitby and Guisborough where all further facilities can be found.