Property description

A spectacular country house overlooking its own grounds and built to an exacting specification

Reception hall, study, double reception room, wc, cloakroom, kitchen breakfast room, hall, air-conditioned larder with Belfast sink, butler’s kitchen, laundry, thermostatically controlled drying room, gun room, back lobby, additional wc, cloakroom, log store and coal scuttle

4 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms/shower rooms. 5th bedroom suite with private kitchen and shower room on the lower ground floor

Cinema room with cocktail bar, gym/therapy room, walk-in shower, plant/pump room, wine cellar, lobby

Triple garage, established and beautifully planted landscaped gardens, grass paddock

2.85 acres

Freehold for sale

Highwood House, Gilling East, York YO62 4HR

Constructed in 2010 this imposing country house was built to an exacting specification over three floors. It sits in the centre of its grounds in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and enjoys fabulous, far-reaching rural views facing across the Howardian Hills. This is a country house designed for a discerning buyer with a desire for state-of-the-art comfort and high-end contemporary living.

•Edge of village location in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
•High quality technical specifications throughout: zoned underfloor heating; bespoke ventilation system; audio and audiovisual systems; sound insulation; CAT 5 network; HDMI Matrix system; air conditioning, heating and hotwater system controlled from a web based control utility; pump providing a 10 bar pressurised water system; external VIDEX controlled automated gates; ADT alarm system; CCTV system with infra-red night vision and world wide web viewing access; garden lighting.
•Fittings include: Crema Alicante marble fitted throughout; Villeroy & Boch bathroom suites; taps and showers by Hansgrohe; Bisque bow-fronted electric towel radiators; 88 picture lights; hand-made fitted furniture; Chesney fireplaces; solid mahogany doors.
•The main kitchen is fitted to the highest specification and has wonderful views across the rolling countryside beyond.
•The butlers kitchen has a double Belfast sink, gas hob and induction hob, a pair of Siemens under counter freezers, glass fronted cabinets and granite worktops.
•Superb lower ground space with panelled cinema room and cocktail bar incorporating a fully integrated audiovisual system
•The wine cellar is air conditioned and humidity controlled
•The upper floor is built with a concrete beam construction for additional strength and sound insulation
•Substantial loft storage space
•Gardens imaginatively planted and landscaped to provide an exquisite setting
•3-car garage with storage cupboards, Belfast style sink, Silvelox state of the art garage doors and porcelain tiled floor
•Planning permission in place for the construction of an orangery to be built from the drawing room to the south, and a stable block


Outside
Highwood House is located centrally within its grounds. Approached through its cast-iron gates and secure entrance there is a gravelled area leading to stone flag paving adjacent to the house, with lavender and shrub filled borders, overlooking magnificent rural views. There are steps down to the paddock and a tarmac hardstanding around the three rear garage doors. The garden lies principally to the rear and sides of the property and has an interesting selection of mature trees, some sourced from Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. There is a paved terrace and views over open farmland. A major landscaping schedule was undertaken with substantial bulb planting and within the formal garden area is situated a large solid Italian marble antique fountain with surrounding pool.

Environs
East Gilling is an attractive rural village in Ryedale with a fine public house, two churches, a village hall, children’s playground, a miniature railway and the prep school to St Martin’s. Ampleforth College itself lies across the valley. The village is only a few miles from Helmsley and there are good connections to the A1M, M1, A19, and Leeds Bradford Airport. From York to London Kings Cross, the East Coast rail service takes two hours.

Helmsley 6 miles, Malton 12 miles, York 18 miles, Leeds Bradford Airport 53 miles. (Distances approximate)

Services
Mains water, electricity and private drainage. Oil central heating.

Fixtures and fittings
Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.

Local authority
Ryedale District Council 01653 600666

Directions
From York follow the B1267 towards Helmsley, just before the village of Gilling East you will get to a triangle of grass with the name plate “Grimston” turn up this road and Highwood House will be found on the left hand side.

Photographs & particulars dated:
2012 & February 2014