The Old Malthouse, Ryecroft, Harden, Bingley

Offers over £450,000 

Dacre, Son & Hartley, Bingley
 

When the current owners of The Old Malthouse looked out of the windows of their previous home in Harden they could see the property that was to become their home for nearly three decades.

“It will be 28 years this November. With our family expanding we were looking for a larger house in the area and saw the Old Malthouse advertised in the T&A. It seemed to fit the bill, and we could actually see the property from our existing house up on the hilltop overlooking the village.

“When we walked through the door into the entrance hall it just felt right and as we went round we couldn't believe how much room there was and knew it would give us all the space we needed to raise our growing family.

“Then when we saw the views down the valley across open fields we knew that we had found the ideal house for us and the fact that we would also have our own field of nearly an acre that made it even better.

The property was in excellent decorative condition and the owners knew that they wouldn't have to do any work before moving in.

They believe that the property was formerly used as a malt house (a brewery) by the monks of Rievaulx Abbey. “One of the old stone grinding wheels has been retained as a feature in the garden.

The house offers tremendous character with five/six bedrooms, with a rather unique nature offering any purchaser a flexible and versatile home.

Planned over three floors it’s a lovely mix of character features together with the modern day convenience of gas fired central heating, hard wood double glazing and an alarm system.

“In recent years we have installed a new kitchen and new stone flooring in the entrance hall and downstairs cloakroom and toilet and we also put in new internal doors to most of the ground and first floor.

“We have always tried to strike a balance between character and modernisation.”

On the ground floor is a reception hallway off which is a cloakroom, laundry room with a feature arch vaulted ceiling, a spacious lounge with three windows and double doors into the dining room with views over open countryside.

The kitchen, with Karndean flooring, is fitted with a range of units, integrated dishwasher, larder fridge and spotlighting.

The breakfast area, also with Karndean flooring, has a feature arch and door to a pantry and wine store.

Upstairs, the master bedroom, which enjoys spectacular views across the valley, has a range of fitted wardrobes, dressing table and drawers.

The second bedroom, also with fitted units, has a doorway into a dressing area which is currently used as another bedroom, and an en-suite shower room.

There are two further bedrooms – both with amazing views – and a house bathroom.

On the second floor is the fifth bedroom with fitted wardrobes, dressing area or potential bedroom, and a study or bedroom six.

“Our favourite room in the house is the lounge followed closely by the main bedroom as both rooms are full of light and enjoy wonderful views over the garden and surrounding countryside.”

“Shortly after we moved in we extended the existing garden to create more space for the children to play in, in addition to the field which proved to be ideal for sledging in winter and for exercising our dogs.

“We also created a vegetable garden and built a greenhouse.

“We love to sit in the garden to enjoy the marvellous views over Harden, Bingley and beyond.

“This has been a wonderful family home, a peaceful and safe environment to bring up our children with easy access to Harden Moor for walking and exercising the dogs.

“We will miss the lovely views and the peace and quiet of a wonderful rural location.”