A Grade II Listed family house in Middlehamwith spacious and versatile accommodation.

Hall, staircase hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, study, kitchen and scullery. Up to five bedrooms (or apartment) three bedrooms and dressing room.

Separate stable conversion galleried holiday unit or party room with small kitchen and wet room.

Open fronted garage unit with small studio and stores. Off street parking. Fully enclosed walled garden with orangery.

In addition to being the Newmarket of the north, Middleham is an attractive small and unspoilt town with good communications and facilities. Shopping in the market town of Leyburn is 2 miles north with Harrogate 30 miles and Leeds 45. The A.1. at Bedale is ll miles east and the main east coast line of Darlington 22 miles.

Dating from the mid l8th Century, Hill House is a particularly attractive town house benefitting from extensive and versatile accommodation. Currently arranged as a two bedroom house with a two bedroom apartment, the house would lend itself easily to conversion to a large family home of five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

The converted stable block either makes useful holiday accommodation or a fantastic teenagers block of party room and gallery.

The enclosed mature garden provides a safe environment for dogs as well as a quiet retreat.

The whole property retains many of its original period features giving it a wealth of character.

Middleham is surrounded by fabulous unspoilt country with the Yorkshire Dales National Park immediately to the west. Racing is nearby at Ripon, Catterick, Thirsk, Sedgefield and York.

Hunting is with the Bedale and West of Yore with fishing and shooting by arrangement with local estates.

There are golf courses at Bedale and Catterick with a nine hole course at Masham.

There is a well known nursery in Middleham and good local Primary Schools. Aysgarth Prep. School is a popular destination for boys as is Queen Mary's Thirsk for girls.

The property faces south looking towards Castle Hill and in the quieter end of the town.

On the ground floor, the entrance hall leads to a substantial staircase hall and an imposing drawing room beyond with a vast Georgian window looking out over the garden. To the left is the kitchen with electric Aga and steps down to a substantial wine and storage cellar with strong room, and laundry. To the left of the front door is the dining room, followed by a sitting room and study together with two separate cloakrooms.

On the first floor are two substantial double bedrooms, a dressing room and bathroom, together with sitting room for the apartment and kitchen which would re-arrange to make a further very substantial bedroom and separate bathroom.

The second floor has two further small double bedrooms and a bathroom.

To the left of the property is a private driveway leading to a yard with ample parking and an open fronted arrangement of garage, workshop, studio, potting shed and store. From this, double timber doors lead to the walled garden. This is well stocked with trees, shrubs, beds and lawn, with a small fish pond and an orangery.

The old stable block has been converted to provide additional space or holiday usage. There is a ground floor living area with kitchen and wet room shower and large gallery above.

Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage.

Fixtures & Fittings: Only fixtures and fittings specifically mentioned in the particulars are Included in the sale otherwise any garden ornaments, curtains, carpets and other fixtures and fittings may be available subject to separate negotiation.

Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

From Leyburn take the A6108 towards Masham. On entering Middleham turn right by the Market Cross toward Carlton. Hill House will be found after 90m. on the right hand side.