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"Detached family home with large garden in a village setting.

Description

Old Orchard is a delightful and generous detached property with flexible living and a pleasant open outlook. This well positioned family home comes with ample parking, a large double garage and private gardens.

A good sized hallway welcomes you into the property and leads to a light filled sitting room with dual aspect and a handsome fireplace. This room connects nicely to the dining room which has sliding doors opening onto the rear garden patio, there is a low level fireplace and tasteful plasterwork detail.

The kitchen and breakfast room are accessed from either the hallway, or the dining room and provide a good range of fitted cabinets and integrated appliances as well as ample work surfaces. There are garden views and a useful utility room which leads outside.

There is an office and cosy TV room potential bedroom which offer the ideal space for working from home. The large games family room provides a fantastic recreation area which would easily lend itself to a multitude of other uses such as a self contained annexe. A guest WC completes the ground floor layout.

Upstairs there are four good bedrooms with a variety of fitted storage cupboards and an en suite shower room to the principle bedroom, which overlooks the garden. A house bathroom serves a further three bedrooms all of which are accessed from a central landing area.

Tucked away nicely, the property is approached over a gravel frontage with parking for several vehicles, as well as driveway parking near the detached double garage. A private rear garden with a lovely patio and raised vegetable beds extends to the side and there is access to a further garden with lawn and trees.

Location

Allerthorpe is a civil parish and village in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Approximately 1.5 miles from the town of Pocklington and 13 miles from York City Centre.
Close to Allerthorpe Common Nature Reserve, a lowland heath whcih is rich in wildlife and one of the best places to see adders. Nearby Allerthorpe lakeland park is great place for watersports and open water swimming sessions. Set in 53 acres with 3 lakes, cafe and various activities for the whole family as well as seasonal events. The Country Park has a stunning 18 hole golf course and on site restaurant and bar.

Pocklington market town has an excellent range of amenities, cafes, restaurants, a health centre, dentist, leisure centre, cinema, post office, banks and supermarkets. There are also tennis, football, rugby and a cricket club. Kilnwick Percy Resort and Golf Club is situated just outside the town. Pocklington School is a well regarded private school taking pupils from ages 4 18 years and Woldgate School and Sixth Form Academy .


There are mainline rail stations at Howden and York with regular services to London Kings Cross, Leeds, York and Hull. The M62 gives access to Leeds and the wider motorway network.

Monks Cross and The Vanguard shopping centre are about 16 miles away and offer extensive shopping including a flagship Marks and Spencer and various supermarkets. York Leisure Centre at Monks Cross offers gym facilities, swimming pool and a sports hall with a Clip N Climb arena.


The historic city of York is a hive of activity with an abundance of shopping facilities and restaurants, two theatres and York Racecourse. York railway station is located on the East Coast mainline and offers regular services to Edinburgh and London, with some journeys taking under two hours to London Kings Cross.

The city boasts excellent restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin star, positioned on popular Micklegate. York further boasts a number of exceptional private schools including The Mount, Bootham, St Peter s and The Minster School.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage 2,964 sq ft

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