Westcote is an attractive, stone-built cottage-style home with enhanced interiors offering an open ambience and a sophisticated colour palette which creates an oasis of calm and an environment ideally suited to modern lifestyles. Stone flags from Lapicida form the flooring in the reception hall, which also features a Vaughan pendant light, and extends into the kitchen/dining room offering practicality and a pleasing sense of cohesion. A wall of windows and French doors allow natural light to flood inside this rear-aspect, sociable setting and provide a seamless inside to outside environment. Fitted with handmade, bespoke oak-lined cabinetry topped with Carrara marble, the kitchen offers high specification integrated appliances including Neff induction hob and extractor hood, Miele oven (pyrolytic), Neff microwave and Whirlpool dishwasher, with ancillary space provided by a utility. A comfortable family room is centred around a wood-burning stove and has warming carpeted floors of hand-dyed tufted wool and, for added reassurance and efficiency, all the windows and French doors are custom-built with lockable wood frames and double-glazed panelled glass.

On the first floor the rooms enjoy an elevated outlook over the surrounding countryside and Almscliffe Crag. Comprising an en suite bedroom with Lapicida tiles and Roca suite and two further bedrooms adjoined by a luxurious family bathroom which features Lapicida porcelain tiles to the floor and standalone shower cubicle, Vaughan wall lights, St James brassware and chocolate marble surrounding a Vitra bath and basin suite. Finishes of note in this exquisite home include architectural Flos recessed Italian spot lights throughout. Useful storage is provided by a boarded loft area with ample storage and easy access ladder.

Agents note: There is a pocket of land with potential building opportunity, for one-storey, one-bed dwelling (drawings available)

Outside

A low stone wall fronts the lane and a solid oak pedestrian gate provides access, with an area of garden laid to York handmade cobbles and offering a useful cedar-clad log and bin store. To the front, automatic comfort lighting guides to the recently installed custom-built, solid hardwood entrance door and a neatly clipped, climbing shrub adorns the front elevation. The rear garden is beautifully-maintained with part-walled and natural hurdle fencing to the boundaries, along with precision hedging, which creates a secluded outdoor haven. Spanning the width of the rear of the home, a south-east facing paved terrace offers opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation, with steps leading down to an area of lawn which is framed by curved beds planted with attractive shrubs and specimen trees. At the far margin of the garden, there is a tucked-away setting offering a spot for children’s play and the provision of power access allows for garden lighting and built-in veranda lighting.

Situation

The village of Weeton is located between Otley and Harrogate, with the River Wharfe on its southern fringes and the railway station to the north-west offering services to Leeds, Bradford and York. The A61 is easily accessible offering motorists northward journeys to the historic spa town of Harrogate and southwards to Leeds, with Leeds Bradford Airport being just 6 miles distant for travel further afield. Weeton residents enjoy a peaceful rural setting with nearby amenities, including shops, a post office, public houses and medical surgeries being available in the villages of Bramhope and Pool-in-Warfedale. Primary schools in the area include the outstanding-rated Harewood Church of England Primary School, while secondary schooling is available in Harrogate and Leeds, as well as several independent schools, including Gateways School and The Grammar School at Leeds. The vibrant city of Leeds provides a wealth of excellent shops, leisure and cultural facilities, large supermarkets, as well as a world-class university.

Directions

From Harrogate, join the A61 travelling in a southerly direction through the villages of Oatlands, Rossett Green & Pannel. On reaching the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A658/Harrogate Road. After approximately 2 miles, take the left turn to join Woodgate Lane, which links to Weeton Lane, where the property will be found on the left-hand side of the road.