Poppy Cottage forms part of an exclusive development and offers four comfortable reception rooms. The charming character features include timber beams and exposed stone work.

The main reception room is the dual aspect sitting room, which has a fireplace with a woodburning stove and views of the private garden. There is also a conservatory-style garden room with Yorkshire flag flooring and log burner, a study, which could offer a useful downstairs bedroom with adjacent shower room and a dining hall with wooden flooring and French doors opening onto the garden. The kitchen is fitted with wooden units to base and wall level and includes a stainless steel range cooker, Miele washing machine, Zanussi Dryer, Prestige fridge freezer and built in dishwasher.

There are three bedrooms on the first floor including the well-proportioned principal bedroom, which has built-in storage and an en suite shower room. Also on the first floor is the family bathroom.

Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage, LPG central heating Council Tax: Band F

Outside

The property is set back from the cul-de-sac road and offers a splendid private garden, which is mostly south facing to the front with a fence and dry-stone wall boundary. At the front there is an area of lawn together with well-stocked, colourful border beds and various established shrubs. At the side there is an area of paved terracing for al fresco dining, while at the rear there is a further gravel seating area with raised border beds. The property offers private driveway parking and includes a shed, and detached double garage.

Situation

Located in the hamlet of Castley, the property enjoys easy access to the market town of Otley and Ikley offering extensive amenities from supermarkets, such as Waitrose and Sainsbury’s, and recreational facilities. The fashionable spa town of Harrogate is only 7 miles away and offers further leisure facilities, restaurants and cinema. The property also benefits from excellent transport links with easy access to the national motorway network and therefore larger cities like Leeds, Bradford and York. The nearby Leeds/Bradford Airport enables travel to many local and international destinations. The nearby village of Weeton, and the positioning of the Arthington Viaduct in Castley, provides regular trains to Leeds, Harrogate and York.

A range of schools within 5 miles of the property are on offer, with the majority rated Outstanding by Osted, such as Bramhope Primary School less than two miles from the property and Prince Henry's Grammar School at Otley.

Directions

From Harrogate, take the A61/Leeds Road away from the town centre and continue to follow the A61 for 3 miles, before taking the third exit at the roundabout onto the A658/Harrogate Road. After 3 miles, turn left onto Castley Lane and after 0.8 miles, turn left onto Castley Hall Barns. Directly in front of you are three cottages, Poppy Cottage is the last cottage on the left.