THOUGHT to date back to the early 1800s, Bark Mill Cottage must have welcomed a long stream of new owners in its time – and stood guard over some monumental changes both to the world around it and within its own walls.

Today it is a superb – and substantial – stone-built family home which offers more than 4,000sq.ft of accommodation arranged over two floors, with characterful features including exposed beams and original fireplaces perfectly at home alongside light-filled open-plan spaces and all the trappings of contemporary living.

Briefly, the ground floor accommodation includes an entrance porch which opens into an extensive open-plan sitting and dining room with wooden flooring and an impressive feature fireplace at each end – one of which is home to a wood-burning stove. A door off the dining room leads to an inner hall with a useful family shower room and offers access to a room which could be used as an office or a bedroom. It is complemented by a utility room/kitchenette.

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This side of the house could easily adapt to create a separate wing for a dependent relative wanting a little privacy, or for use as a guest suite.

Back in the main part of the house, the sitting room opens into a spacious luxury kitchen/breakfast room off of which is a fitted utility room and a door to a rear hall with access to the garden.

The kitchen is home to a range of contemporary wall and base units with quartz worktops and splashbacks, a range of built-in Miele appliances – including a combi oven/microwave and coffee machine – and a built-in wine rack/store. The breakfast area has a contemporary feature fireplace. Doors in the breakfast area lead to a 26ft cinema room as well as a stunning orangery-style garden room which opens, in turn, via two sets of French doors into the garden.

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The first floor can be accessed both by a staircase rising from the inner hall and a concealed staircase off the sitting room. The accommodation upstairs comprises a family bathroom, and four bedrooms. These include one with an en-suite shower room and the large master suite which is made up of a spacious bedroom with vaulted ceiling incorporating exposed A-frame beams, a dressing room and a modern en-suite bathroom with separate shower.

Bark Mill Cottage stands in around three acres of formal gardens and grounds which have been a labour of love for the current owners.

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The house is set behind low-level stone walls and has a manicured front garden with areas of level lawn bordered by box hedging.

A side driveway provides parking for multiple vehicles and gives access to a detached triple garage.

The landscaped rear gardens have been specifically designed to enjoy private outdoor living in the company of family and friends in.

There are multiple seating areas to enjoy and an open fire barbecue area complete with a ten-seat electrically-heated garden hut perfectly suited to entertaining and making the most of both summer evening and those that are a little cooler.

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There is also a high-quality fully remote controlled retractable sun cover to provide both shade when needed and lighting for evening use.

Perhaps the piece de resistance of the gardens is a professionally fitted out gym/music room which is fully air-conditioned, making it the perfect place to while away a few hours.

Bark Mill Cottage is situated in a beautiful rural setting near to the popular village of Pannal, around two-and-a-half miles from Harrogate. It is on the market at a guide price of £2,3m.

For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact the Harrogate office of Strutt & Parker on 01423 561274.

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