Exceptional home close to Ilkley is for sale with fabulous views and potential

The Grade II listed house has 7.87 acres of grassland and gardens and additional land totalling 18.3 acres, which is available by separate negotiation as a whole or part.

There is also a substantial adjoining barn used as garaging, storage and stabling and this presents scope for development, subject to planning consent.

Patrick McCutcheon, Head of Residential at Dacre, Son & Hartley, which is selling the property with a price tag of £2m, says: “The house enjoys a glorious setting amidst unspoilt open countryside towards the eastern side of Ben Rhydding.

“It is a beautiful rural location in the lee of Ilkley’s famous moor but it is just a couple of miles or so from the centre of Ilkley and a short drive from Ben Rhydding’s amenities.”

High Stead has been in the same family for many years and is a much- loved home. The six-bedroom house has its principal rooms set to the south side and they have views across the main gardens.

The property has a cloakroom, study, reception hall, large kitchen, spacious sitting room, dining room and living room plus a sunroom and a ground floor guest bedroom and bathroom. On the first floor there are five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Historic England make reference to a date stone engraved 1596, and also to carved initials WV which they speculate may connect the property with the land owning Vavasours of Western Hall, near Otley.

Ben Rhydding and its amenities, including shops, school and railway station are in easy reach of the house, as is Ilkley. For further details of the sale, you can contact Dacre, Son & Hartley estate agents, www.dacres.co.uk