Langbar, Ilkley, LS29 0EX

A beautiful detached period country home, in a wonderful rural setting overlooking delightful, mature gardens and grazing land to the south. Five bedroom principal living; double garage with office annex over; traditional style barn and further outbuildings. The whole extending to around 8.636 acres, enjoying a tranquil setting just 4 miles from Ilkley.

Offered for the first time in over thirty years, an outstanding rural home providing a wonderful lifestyle property of considerable character.

Accommodation Summary:

Ground Floor: Central Hall with an impressive stone mullioned window; triple aspect Family Room open to the eaves and with French doors to the garden; Dining Room; Snug with multi-fuel stove; Living Room; Sitting Room; Study; Breakfast Kitchen featuring Mark Wilkinson units and a four oven oil-fired AGA; Laundry/Boot Room with Pantry off; rear Hall and WC.

First Floor: Principal Bedroom Suite comprising a large double Bedroom with a range of fitted wardrobes and En-suite four-piece Bathroom off; Guest Bedroom with fitted storage; three further Double Bedrooms and House Bathroom.

Outside: Howber Hill has a lovely long driveway approach following the wooded boundary of the grazing land. There is extensive parking with a detached double garage having ground floor WC and large office suite over; Traditional style barn; Workshop/fuel store, and boiler room. Charming folly.

General Remarks

The sale of Howber Hill offers a rare and exciting opportunity to acquire a beautiful rural home - occupying a substantial site in a peaceful and tranquil setting in the lea of Beamsley Beacon, whilst being just a short drive from central Ilkley.

Originally a Yeomans’s farmhouse with adjoining barns, this endearing period home has evolved over the centuries and now offers outstanding family accommodation complemented by delightful, mature gardens along with a range of outbuildings including a traditional style barn and detached double garage block with office accommodation over. The principal accommodation including five reception room, the majority of which are orientated to the south and enjoy uninterrupted views across the immediate gardens and the property’s useful parcel of grazing land beyond – the whole site extending to around 8.636 acres (3.495 ha).

Langbar is a scattered neighbourhood of farmsteads and cottages in an accessible rural location on the edge of the Duke of Devonshire’s North Yorkshire estate and the National Park. Local amenities are on offer in nearby Bolton Abbey, which is home to the renowned Devonshire Arms Hotel with its spa and restaurants, along with village cafes and tea rooms.

Howber Hill is around 4.5 miles from the former Victorian spa town of Ilkley. The community offering a bustling living environment centred on The Grove with its colourful mix of independent and ‘high street’ stores. The town is blessed with a comprehensive range of sporting and recreational amenities including a theatre, cinema, the popular Winter Gardens as well as a Booths supermarket and healthcare facilities. A number of private schools for children of all ages are within comfortable daily driving distance. From Ilkley’s railway station there are frequent services throughout the day into the local cities of Leeds and Bradford, with regular onward connections to London’s Kings Cross, meaning an early start in the capital is a feasible option. Leeds Bradford International Airport is just some 11 miles away.

Agents Notes:

Local Authority: North Yorkshire Council Council Tax Band H

Tenure: Freehold

Services: Mains electricity is installed. Water is from a shared private supply, drainage to a private system. Heating and domestic hot water provided by an oil-fired boiler, although there are also a number of wood-burning stoves.

Parking: Extensive parking with detached double garage.

Public footpaths run through the property’s land.

The property is located within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

From our office in the center of Ilkley proceed down Brook Street, cross the river bridge and turn left. Follow the road out of town before the road reaches its zenith adjacent to Beamsley Beacon. Continue down the hill and turn left after approximately 300 yards over the cattle grid, which leads towards Howber Hill.