Hensley Hill House, The Farmhouse Known As Hensley Hill, Rathmell, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24

HAVE YOU DREAMT OF HAVING THE FAMOUS YORKSHIRE THREE PEAKS AS YOUR NEIGHBOURS? WELL THIS DETACHED FARMHOUSE, DATING BACK TO THE 1800'S, WITH SO MUCH POTENTIAL CAN GIVE YOU JUST THAT! FOR A SNEAK PREVIEW PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE NOW!

This property is all about the views, location and potential. Situated near the beautiful village of Rathmell near Settle and looking out over Pen-y-ghent and Hesley Moss from the kitchens, bedrooms mezzanine and rear gardens. The Moss is registered as a SSSI with Natural England and has mature woodlands, the footpath runs from the house across the Moss to open countryside walks.

The property currently stands as one full dwelling with the historic farmhouse still with its original features and a study/bedroom on the first floor with a morso squirrel stove. The previous owners 70’s conversion made a large farmhouse that extends into the adjoining converted barns with mezzanine dining areas. This space could be converted to create a fabulous open kitchen/living space with mezzanine dining or a separate apartment to run Air B&B from. Beautiful wrap around gardens providing idyllic seating areas, vegetable growing patches and parking.

The current owner has done considerable work since owning it with various repairs and renovations.

Benefitting from Economy 7 Night storage heaters and has three multi fuel stoves and is described in brief below using approximate room sizes:-

ACCOMMODATION - MAIN HOUSE

GROUND FLOOR

ENTRANCE HALL
A solid wood front door and into a useful and spacious hallway with a tiled floor with plenty of space for boots and coats and access to the garage barn.

SHOWER ROOM
A shower room consisting of walk in shower enclosure, low suite WC and handbasin. Part tiled walls and a heated towel rail.

KITCHEN 12'4" x 8'8" (3.76m x 2.64m)
A dream of a kitchen to wash up in with a picture window with views over to Pen-y-ghent. A built in wood storage unit with inset sink unit and drainer with a maple worktop and a built in dish-washer. A fabulous built in pantry cupboard with wood panelled sliding doors and an Economy 7 Aga with two ovens and a tiled floor.

SITTING ROOM 17'6" x 13'2" (5.33m x 4.01m)
A light and spacious sitting room with dual aspect windows with stunning views and a lovely open, stone fireplace with log burning stove. Stairs to the first floor.

ADJOINING BARN GARAGE 32' x 18' (9.75m x 5.49m)
With large wooden barn doors and stone flagged floor, this barn would make a fabulous open plan kitchen/living space with a mezzanine upper floor currently used as a dining space with fabulous views. It has a stone flagged floor, light and power, and houses the property's water filtration system, wood store and a has a built in workbench. The current owner uses it partly as a garage. Upstairs, a large mezzanine dining space with wooden floor, triple aspect windows to amaze your guests with the stunning views on offer.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING
Night storage heater.

BEDROOM ONE 16'6" x 11'4" (5.03m x 3.45m)
A generous double bedroom with fabulous dual aspect windows to enjoy the amazing views, wood floor and large built in wardrobes. Electric night storage heater and roof space access.

BEDROOM TWO
A spacious double bedroom currently being used as a study with a picture window to the front with far reaching hill views. Wood floor and an electric night storage heater.

BEDROOM THREE
Wow, this part of the property is just adorable and has so much potential to develop further for a larger family or just keep it as the treasure that it is and use it for guests or Airbnb within the current guidelines.

DINING ROOM 14'1" x 3'3" (4.3m x 1m)
This really is farmhouse living at its truest with stone flagged floor, solid wood beamed ceiling and the original open range with original bread oven and grill fire. A beautiful cottage window to the front with window seat and understairs storage.

KITCHENETTE 6'8" x 6'1" (2.03m x 1.85m)
This fabulous kitchenette area has plumbing and a hot water boiler. Stone floor, original slate shelving and a delightful small window from the traditional sink to the view.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING
An open landing area with spindle balustrade and wonderful window overlooking the rolling hills and peaks beyond. This area would make an incredible open bathroom with roll top bath to lie back and enjoy the views. Currently used as a bedroom/study area.

BEDROOM 13'4" x 10'5" (4.06m x 3.18m)
A stunning double bedroom with exposed stone wall, open fireplace with morso log burning stove and window to the front.

SMALL STONE BUILDING
The stone built outhouse at the top of the garden was the original outside toilet for the farmhouse. It is an adorable building which could make a perfect pizza oven, camera obscura and has development potential, or just the continued use as a separate wc and garden shed. The garden historically housed a turf house and it is believed that originally this was part of the first house.

EXTERNAL - GARDENS AND PARKING
To the front of the property, access is via a gated entrance from a private track from the road. To a private drive area with parking for three cars and access to the barn currently used as a garage and wood store on the ground floor level, with a 70’s workbench area built into the old stalls.

A multitude of fruit trees and seating areas are amongst the established trees and shrubbery to the front of the property that make it a haven for wildlife. The original stone slabs make a wonderful seating area and original stone walls inset amongst the gardens.

To the rear of the property is an expansive lawned garden area with a secret garden at the top to delight the children in the family, trees, shrubs and elevated seating areas to enjoy the wonderful Yorkshire Peaks views. Raised vegetable beds, pergola covered seating/planting areas and stone built outhouse which would make a perfect pizza oven, camera obscura or just the continued use as a separate wc. Historically the building was the outside wc for the original small farmhouse in the top part of the current extended farmhouse which was developed in the early 70’s.

To the side are wrap around gardens that are based on a Ha ha’s view into the landscape and support a wildlife corridor. The dominant title, Hensley Hill House is shown through the farm house title being the farm title, Hensley Hill with House added in the full title description at A1. It is a special and rare farm house and hill title represented by Hensley Hill on the title plan and mapping. The garden is a stepping stone within agricultural land for birds flying from the Moss to Stocks reservoir further to the north.

VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
We would be pleased to arrange a viewing for you. Please contact Hardisty's Skipton office. Our opening hours are:- Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 5.30pm Saturday: 9.00am - 4.00pm Sunday: 11.00am - 3.00pm

TENURE
We understand the property to be freehold.

COUNCIL TAX
Craven District Council Tax Band D. For further details on North Yorkshire Council Tax Charges please visit

PLEASE NOTE
The extent of the property and its boundaries are subject to verification by inspection of the title deeds. The measurements in these particulars are approximate and have been provided for guidance purposes only. The fixtures, fittings and appliances have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. The internal photographs used in these particulars are reproduced for general information and it cannot be inferred that any item is included in the sale.

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