UNDER £600,000

Seed Hay Barn, East Cottingwith

Barn conversion

Price £595,000

Contact: Clubleys, Pocklington

Tel: 01759 304040

PERHAPS the best thing about converting a barn is that you can let your imagination run wild. Four square walls, a blank canvas and no one telling you what has to go where.

That’s what happened to the owners of a tumbledown barn in East Cottingwith two decades ago. The chance to turn dreams into reality - and what a stunning job they did.

But don’t take our word for it, Seed Hay Barn is now on the market with Clubleys of Pocklington, so book a viewing and be prepared to be blown away - as you walk into the entrance hall - by an exquisite oak staircase and galleried landing.

That’s before you take a peek at the reception rooms.

We especially like the inglenook fireplace in the drawing room and all those trusses in the kitchen. Of course it boasts an Aga, what self-respecting country kitchen wouldn’t? Good also to see that a dining room was incorporated into the design. There’s something reassuring about sitting down to supper at a table with phones and the telly off talking over the day’s events.

Then there is the garden room overlooking the courtyard. This really is letting the imagination run wild, not to mention bringing the outside in thanks to double patio doors. On a perfect summer’s day we know which room will get top marks here.

A second staircase leads to three of the five bedrooms and the family bathroom, while the principal staircase leads to bedroom two with its en suite and the master bedroom, with split level bed / dressing area and one of the finest en suites we have ever featured. It boasts travertine floor tiles with underfloor heating, a double ended stone resin bath on a raised platform with floor mounted spot lights, not to mention a walk in open shower with wall mounted vertical mixer.

Outside there is a gravel driveway and concreted space for a double garage - with current planning permission. Standing in 0.4 acres and boasting apple trees and a pear orchard, Seed Hay Barn is a rare gem. Don’t miss it.