Thorncliff is a substantial property offering attractive accommodation that is light and airy throughout, with clean, neutral d?cor, high quality fittings and understated, contemporary styling. The main ground floor reception room is an impressive 27ft. drawing room with a contemporary Barbas fire, this room enjoys a southwest-facing aspect over beautiful countryside and opens via French doors onto the rear terrace. There is also a comfortable sitting room with log burner and French doors that open onto the garden, a music room and a large office for home working. The kitchen/breakfast room and dining area has modern kitchen units and integrated appliances including a coffee machine and wine cooler, as well as a breakfast bar and ample space for a dining table.

There is one double bedroom on the ground floor, which is ideal as guest accommodation, with its Jack and Jill entrance to the ground floor shower room. There are a further three generous double bedrooms to the first floor, all of which are en-suite. The principal bedroom has a large, luxury en-suite bathroom with a freestanding bathtub, dual sinks with oak units, and a separate shower unit. Both the principle bedroom and the second bedroom have doors opening onto the sunny rear balcony. All tiled areas of the property enjoy underfloor heating.

The small market town of Thirsk which is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and dates back to Medieval times is 4.5 miles away. The cobbled market place still holds weekly markets and there are many independent shops including award winning butchers, delicatessen and bakers. Leisure facilities include an art gallery, library, cinema, swimming pool, racecourse and the James Herriot museum and there is a variety of pubs and restaurants. The market town of Northallerton offers a choice of further shops and restaurants. The spa town of Harrogate, historic city of York, thriving city of Leeds and commercial centre of Teesside are all within easy commuting distance. The mainline railway stations at Thirsk, Northallerton and York offer direct rail services to London Kings Cross and Edinburgh. Regular domestic and international flights are available from Leeds Bradford and Newcastle Airports. Both the A1(M) and A19 are only a few miles away. The area also provides easy access to the Howardian Hills and Nidderdale Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.

Schooling
There are excellent state/independent primary and secondary schools in the area including the outstanding-rated primary, Knayton Church of England Academy. Also, the Aysgarth Prep School which is one of the leading boys prep schools in the country, Cundall Manor, Queen Mary's, Ripon Grammar School, Harrogate Ladies' College, Queen Ethelbuga's, Ampleforth College, St Peter's, Sedbergh and Yarm, all within striking distance of the property.

At the front of the property, gates open onto the driveway, which offers plenty of parking space and access to the double garage with a useful mezzanine level and a cantilever car shelter, for further parking. The splendid garden to the side and rear of the house is south and west-facing, and features paved and gravel terracing, an area of timber decking, rolling lawns, well-stocked and maintained flowerbeds and a variety of shrubs and trees. There's also a pond and a stream running peacefully through the garden, while beyond the boundary there are rolling fields and woodland, and views across the beautiful countryside.