Swarthghyll is located on the Dales Way footpath and, according to estate agent Carter Jonas, in its listing on property website Rightmove, “offers unparalleled opportunities for a buyer wishing for a complete lifestyle change or to expand an existing business”.
The property includes an “immaculately presented” three-bedroom principle house, three “walkers’ flats”, sleeping a total of eight people, a bunkhouse sleeping 40 people and a part-developed barn suitable for further accommodation and which holds planning permission for a swimming pool and spa.
It sits in 876 acres of land, of which about 130 have been planted with young trees, while the land supports farming activity with a range of outbuildings suitable for livestock and storing machinery.
1. National park location
Swarthghyll is a small estate in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, offering a range of lifestyle and business opportunities including farming, leisure, tourism, forestry and energy production. Photo: Rightmove
2. Private location
The property nestles in a private valley and access from the public road is taken via a privately owned track, about 1.5 miles long. Photo: Rightmove
3. On a footpath location
The property is located on the Dales Way footpath, halfway between Hawes and Settle, near the hamlet of Oughtershaw. Photo: Rightmove
4. Leisure business
The leisure elements of the property comprise a bunk-house, which sleeps 40, three ‘walkers flats’ which can accommodate up to eight people, and a part-developed barn suitable for further accommodation. Photo: Rightmove