A beautiful home set in landscaped gardens extending to almost three acres

Oakhill Farmhouse is a beautiful and luxuriously appointed family home, the sale of which offers an extremely rareopportunity to acquire one of the finest residences in North Leeds. Set in glorious landscaped formal gardens facing due south and enjoying far reaching views over open fields, the semi rural environment belies the fact that Leeds city centre is only 4 miles distant.

The property dates back to 1892 and has undergone a comprehensive programme of renovation and extensionincorporating fixtures and fittings of an exceptionally high specification. Many of the original character features have been retained and sympathetically combined with modern appointment including underfloor heating and smart house network for computers, audio visual to all principal rooms and capacity for remote control access to a centrally held database.

Within the grounds is a charming detached stone built cottage perfect for ancillary accommodation for a dependant relative, nanny or home office accommodation.

The property occupies a secluded position between the popular North Leeds suburbs of Roundhay and Alwoodley, offering an extensive range of shopping facilities, restaurants and sporting facilities including the David Lloyd LeisureCentre and a number of excellent golf courses quite literally on the doorstep. There is a selection of highly regardedschools nearby including the Grammar School at Leeds, primary schools in Alwoodley and Roundhay and Gatewaysat Harewood. There is ready access into Leeds city centre as well as the popular spa town of Harrogate and market towns of Wetherby and Otley. The regions motorway infrastructure including A1(M), M1 and M62 allow for convenient commuting further afield and there is a mainline rail link from Leeds making London’s Kings Cross approximately 2 hours away. Leeds/Bradford International Airport is also within 7 miles.

Entering through an arched stone porch with oak door, this opens into an impressive reception hall and staircase hallwith lovely bespoke solid oak staircase open to a galleried landing. There is a guest cloakroom and WC and off a rear lobby are a series of store rooms, fitted butler’s pantry, communications room, boot room with WC, laundry roomand secondary staircase to first floor level.

The majority of the principal reception rooms take full advantage of the far reaching southerly views over thegrounds and beyond. These include a light and spacious drawing room, sitting room with bespoke solid oak dresser/media unit and a beautiful handmade luxury kitchen with integrated appliances and family breakfast room. All of these rooms have French doors opening out onto the south facing sun terrace. The additional reception rooms comprise a spacious formal dining room with adjoining snug/library and a large sitting room/playroom with bespoke oak fitted furniture.

The first floor accommodation is accessed from a galleried landing. The principal bedroom has a private balcony providing views across the grounds and countryside beyond. Leading off the bedroom there is a fitted dressing room and an en suite bathroom. Twin staircases lead up to a storage room/second dressing area. There are four additionalbedroom suites including a junior duplex suite with a sitting room and a large study/bedroom six.

Outside, the property is approached through timber electric entrance gates down a sweeping driveway which opens into a large courtyard providing parking for numerous vehicles. The detached garage block forms part of the courtyard and has three open bays, workshop, tractor shed and first floor room suitable for a home office, games room or gymnasium.

Within the grounds is a stone built detached cottage with an entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen and first floor bedroom and bathroom. This would be perfect to provide ancillary accommodation for a dependant relative, nanny or separate home office suite if preferred.

Undoubtedly one of the features of Oakhill Farmhouse is its extensive formal gardens and terraces, lawns, ornamental pond, walled vegetable garden and timber framed greenhouse. There is a second gated entrance to the rear of the property which provides separate vehicular access to the cottage and additional parking. The garden faces due south, offers complete privacy and extends to almost 3 acres.

Oakhill Farmhouse is one of only two significant residences sharing a private access lane together with the originalgatehouse fronting Roundhay Park Lane.

Address: Oakhill Farmhouse, Roundhay Park Lane, Leeds, LS17

Price: £2,950,000

Agent: Carter Jonas

Carter Jonas 0113 [email protected] Floor, 9 Bond Court, Leeds LS1 2JZ

https://www.carterjonas.co.uk