Property description

A proper English country house: a magnificent late 17th century family house of around 9000 sq ft, set in delightful, mature grounds and conveniently situated in a popular village 7 miles west of York.

Entrance hall, cloakroom, gym, staircase hall, 4 principal reception rooms, breakfast kitchen and living space, laundry, rear cloakroom, music room. Principal bedroom suite with bathroom and dressing room, 2 further bedroom suites, 4 further bedrooms, 3 bath/shower rooms, extensive attic storage space
Garage, potting shed, greenhouse, mature and well timbered gardens with sweeping lawns and orchard

About 2½ acres

Long Marston Manor, Angram Lane, Long Marston, York YO26 7LR

A family house and gardens on a grand scale and including

• Superlative architectural detail including plasterwork and door pediments
• Fine reception hall with staircase with barley twist spindles
• South facing main reception rooms opening directly onto the terrace and garden
• Kitchen with flagged floor, 4-oven Aga and granite surfaces opening directly into dining area and living space with log burner
• Principal bedroom suite with dressing room and contemporary bathroom
• Lovely gardens surrounding the house and backing onto open country
• Ideal location between York, A1 and Harrogate

The house has a varied history and may date from the William and Mary period, although there is history to suggest the Queen Anne era for its construction, and this is certainly reflected in the architecture. It is a family home on a grand scale (about 9000 sq. ft) with fine light reception rooms, wooden floors, open fires with period surrounds, and high ceilings. Yet contemporary touches have kept pace with changing fashions, no more clearly seen than in the wonderful living kitchen and the master bedroom suite.

Situated within easy reach of York, Wetherby, A1 and Harrogate, Long Marston manor enjoys an enviable location

Outside
Double gates lead to a tarmac drive and on past yews and flowering cherry to a turning circle by the main door. On the south elevation a flagged terrace runs the length of the house and is accessed directly from the principal reception rooms, with sweeping lawns beyond.

There are herbaceous borders, multitudes of daffodils and the whole is well screened from the village road. A tall yew hedge separates the front garden from the rear, where there is a parking and washdown area by the back door. Behind the house is a walled orchard with cordon fruit trees, a former tennis lawn, potting or garden shed and greenhouse. In all, a proper English country house.

Environs
Long Marston Manor lies in a village location some 8 miles west of York. The village has an Anglican church (All Saints), a primary school and a public house, the Sun Inn. There is also a Village Hall and playing fields home to the two cricket teams. St Peters and Bootham and The Mount schools in York are in daily reach. There are local rail connections at Kirk Hammerton and Cattal as well as the East Coast main line in York

York 7½ miles, A1 and Wetherby 6 miles, Harrogate 14 miles, Leeds 18 miles (distances approximate)

Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage

Directions: Turn south off the B1224 in Long Marston village on the Angram road. The entrance to the house is on the left, shortly before the church