4 bedroom detached houseOtterburn, Skipton, BD23 4DX

Otterburn House is a handsome stone built period property in the tranquil hamlet of Otterburn, which lies in wonderful countryside at the Southern end of Malhamdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The tarmac and Yorkshire stone driveway is accessed through electric gates leading to a double garage and outbuilding which benefits from full planning permission to convert to a one bedroom annex. Planning permission has also been granted to build a new double garage alongside the existing garage. The extensive gardens, in all just under an acre, are principally laid to lawn and are surrounded by beautiful stone walls and also include a large garden machinery shed, bespoke greenhouse, log store and hen house and run. The property, which has been completely renovated by the current owners, and includes re-roofing is fully insulated and benefits from double glazed wooden sash windows. As currently configured, three generous reception rooms, which include wood burning stoves, lead off the good sized hallway, and are further complemented by a spacious living kitchen with handmade wooden units and granite worktops and high quality appliances. An Esse range cooker is the heart of the kitchen, running off both oil and electric. The kitchen leads to the garden through a utility and downstairs toilet. Also leading off the hallway is a cellar providing useful storage space. An elegant turning staircase with a most attractive arched window on a half landing overlooking the gardens leads to a generous upper landing, off which lies the four double bedrooms, two with en-suite bathrooms and walk-in wardrobes, and a sizeable house bathroom which are all furnished with vileroy and boch sanitary ware. Otterburn lies roughly equidistant between the market towns of Skipton and Settle, each offering a wide range of local amenities and excellent schools-Skipton Girls, Ermyted’s and Giggleswick. Both towns also have excellent rail connections to Leeds, Manchester and Carlisle.