5 bed detached house for sale

Huttons Ambo, York, North Yorkshire YO60

A beautifully converted former farmstead offering spacious and versatile family living in a wonderfully private rural setting.

Description
Middle Farm is an exceptional rural home of character and scale, with far-reaching countryside views.

Converted with care and imagination in 2002 from a range of traditional outbuildings, Middle Farm is a highly individual detached home offering generous and versatile accommodation across three floors, all set within beautifully tended gardens and enjoying complete privacy in a tranquil rural setting.

Approached via a private driveway, the property sits in a discreet position with countryside stretching out beyond. The sense of arrival is immediate, with a generous entrance hall offering built-in storage and setting the tone for the spacious and thoughtfully designed interiors beyond.

At the heart of the home is an impressive kitchen/dining room-designed with both entertaining and everyday living in mind-featuring a striking tiled floor, granite worktops, extensive bespoke cabinetry, a large walk-in pantry, and a classic Aga range cooker. Two sets of doors open onto the terrace, ideal for al fresco dining while enjoying the idyllic setting. A south-facing sitting room with views over the garden provides a light-filled and elegant space and connects to a separate library offering the ideal retreat. To the east, a cosy snug adds further flexibility to the living space. The ground floor also benefits from a well-appointed utility room and guest WC.

The first floor provides five well-proportioned bedrooms, including a generous principal suite with fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom. Bedroom two benefits from a well appointed en suite and fitted wardrobes. A family bathroom serves bedrooms three, four and five. The second floor offers two further bedrooms with Velux windows, ideal as guest rooms, home offices or teenage hideaways.

Outside, the grounds are a particular feature of the property, with generous gardens laid mainly to lawn and framed by mature planting, providing a wonderful sense of seclusion and space. There is ample parking, a garage/carport, and further outbuilding storage.

Middle Farm combines the charm and character of a rural setting with the comfort and flexibility of a modern family home - ideal for those seeking peace, privacy, and timeless countryside living.

Location
Huttons Ambo is situated in the Howardian Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, conveniently located for the A64 giving access to York (15 miles) and Leeds (42 miles). Situated under two miles from Crambeck village, there is a tennis court and a two mile stretch of riverside walks with shooting, fishing and mooring rights.

Welburn is under three miles away with a primary school (Ofsted Good 2024), a bakery, a public house with restaurant, and there is also a church and village hall.

The market town of Malton (4 miles) is now the artisan food capital of North Yorkshire with its award-winning monthly food and farmers markets, as well as a weekly market, and annual Food Lovers’ Festival backed by excellent local shops.

There are supermarkets, two breweries, restaurants, the Talbot Hotel, cookery school, tearooms, a cinema, theatre and Castle Gardens five acres of park. Malton and Norton golf club boasts 27 holes and situated about a mile outside Malton. In addition there is Malton Secondary School (Ofsted Good 2023) located on Middlecave Road. Ampleforth College is about 15 miles away.

There is a station at Malton with quick and regular trains to York, with connections to London Kings Cross on the fast East Coast mainline. The Transpennine trains from Malton originate in Scarborough and, after York, go on to Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool. York is the nearest city, about 18 miles along the A64 which leads on to the A1(M).

The renowned stately home Castle Howard, with its farm shop and fabulous gardens is about two and a half miles away.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,910 sq ft



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