Staintondale, Scarborough
Guide price £575,000

+++A TWO/THREE bedroom cottage with GRAZING LAND and STABLES FOR 4 HORSES available now in a rural area North of Scarborough off the A171. Accommodation comprises; large kitchen/diner, a downstairs bathroom, workshop, large lounge, separate dining room (which could be used as a third bedroom), two double bedrooms and a large landing which could be used as a through bedroom, office, occasional room or dressing area. Additional buildings; stables, workshop, shed, garage and large grazing field. All enquires to the office.+++

A TRADITIONAL SMALL FARM, THAT WAS UNTIL RECENTLY THE KENNELS FOR THE STAINTONDALE HUNT. WITH A MODEST TRADITIONAL FARMHOUSE RIPE FOR EXTENDING AND UPGRADING, PLUS RANGES OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL
OUTBUILDINGS AND LAND INCLUDING GRAZING AND WOODS, THIS IS A RURAL PROPERTY PACKED WITH OPPORTUNITY AND AMENITY. STRADDLING THE POPULAR CINDER TRACK FORMER RAILWAY LINE AND WITHIN SIGHT OF THE SEA!

Stainton Farm lies in the heart of Staintondale, between the Moors and the sea, about 8 miles north of Scarborough in the North York Moors National Park. Set away from the road, to a farm track, the property Nestles in a fold in the rolling landscape, with a southerly aspect looking down the coast towards Scarborough and out to sea. Until recently the kennels for the local hunt, Stainton Farm has clearly got a great deal of age and character, yet it is not a listed building. The property is now ripe for refurbishment and upgrading, but has plenty of potential including adjoining farm buildings which could (subject to planning) offer scope for extending the modest floorplan. The property has a selection of both modern and traditional outbuildings including stables, barns, implement sheds, kennels, etc. The land falls in two sections with the main block surrounding the house and buildings, plus an additional area of woodland and pasture off lying to the east of the ‘old cinder track’ bridleway that runs by and is popular with horse riders, cyclists and walkers.

The Farmhouse
The farmhouse is traditional and probably dates from the 17th or 18th Century, being stone built with a pantile roof including a long slope to the rear that offers a much larger ground floor area than can be found at first floor level See illustrative floor plans provided. Approached from the rear, the modest accommodation includes a farmhouse dining kitchen facing to the rear with a separate laundry area and a ground floor bathroom. To the front, two reception rooms lie off a central hallway with a timber framed, profiled steel storm porch opening out into the south facing, front garden. A second front door opens into a former hallway now used for storage. Stairs rise to a large open landing on the firs floor, off which lie two double bedrooms, one of which has a walk-in airing cupboard. The property has retained some period character with low beamed ceilings, matchboard panelling and features including window seats, recessed cupboards, etc. Although much of the original character has been updated over the years, a sympathetic renovation could quickly bring this character back.

The Buildings
The numbering below refers to the buildings as marked on the farmyard plan provided. The buildings mainly lie to the east of the farmhouse, save for building no.1.

1. 24’ x 24’ Garage attached to the west of the house constructed of stone under a
box profiled roof, being 2 bay, open fronted with stoned floor.

2. 43’ x 19’ Adjoining the house to the east, a concrete block range of stables
comprising 4 boxes under a fibre cement roof with concrete floor,
sliding metal door, water and light.

3. 14’ x 19’ General storage, being constructed of concrete block under fibre cement roof with concrete floor, with electric light.

4&4a. 31’ x 9’ overall Being concrete block under fibre cement roof. Storage/garage, with adjoining feed/tack room with both internal and external doors.

5. 58’ x 11’ A traditional range constructed of stone under a pan tiled roof, being a series of 4 former loose boxes now converted to dog kennels, with water and light.

5a Various block walled dog runs with interconnecting gates, all having concrete floors, surrounding the traditional range above, on 3 sides.

5b General storage. Concrete block under boxed profiled roof.

6. 21’ x 11’ Concrete block under insulated roof panels, being 2 dog kennels with outside runs, water and light.

7. 45’ x 27’ Modern general purpose shed, being steel framed in 4 bays and clad with box profile walls and roof, earthen floor and open fronted.

8. 30’ x 21’ Adjoining 7 above and built of the same construction but with a secure sliding door, concrete floor, water and light and internal partitioned off storage space.

The farmyard and buildings are served with concrete walkways and aprons, together with hard-core gravel access roads. In total, the farmhouse yard and buildings come to around 0.93 acres

The Land
The land lies in 2 parcels. The main block extends to approximately 13.35 acres and lies primarily to the north of the farmstead. The grassland directly adjoining the farmstead is all gently sloping, or undulating unimproved grassland, much of which has been utilised for various eventing purposes for many years with the remnants of a cross country riding course still visible. The majority of the boundary fences do need attention. There is an access track leading past the more modern general purpose farm buildings, which then crosses the adjoining ‘old cinder track’ to give onto a further parcel of approximately 7.94 acres. Of this, approximately 2.32 acres are a single field of unimproved grassland and
the remainder is fairly steeply sloping amenity woodland.

Accomadation
Dining Kitchen, Laundry, Bathroom, Hallway, Lounge, Sitting Room and Porch. Landing, 2 double Bedrooms. Gardens to rear. Modern and Traditional Buildings including, Stables, Stores, Barns, Kennels. Implement Stores, etc. Grazing Paddocks and Woodland.