Once an agricultural barn, The Fold is today a beautiful – and thoroughly modern – family home thanks, in part at least, to a recent programme of redecoration.
Its ground floor accommodation comprises an entrance hall with a small seating area under the staircase, a cloakroom and the spacious light-filled breakfast kitchen with modern fitted units, exposed wood ceiling beams, integrated appliances including a new Miele dishwasher and a central island which doubles as a breakfast bar for informal meals.
Off the kitchen is both a fully fitted utility room and a useful pantry.
Stretching right across the rear of the house is the spacious living room, with a focal point log-burning stove set into a chimney breast and two sets of French doors opening into the rear garden.
These, and a further floor-to-ceiling window, ensure that natural light floods into the room.
Upstairs are a stylish family bathroom and three bedrooms, all with exposed beams and trusses plus Velux windows, and one with an en-suite shower room.
Two of the three bedrooms enjoy beautiful views over open countryside to the rear.
And so to the gardens, a real highlight of the property.
To the front of the house is a gravelled driveway and parking area, plus a double garage, while the rear garden is a real gem that has been lovingly and meticulously maintained.
It is home to a paved patio perfect for alfresco dining and a lush lawn bordered by planted beds and mature trees.
There is also a recently purchased greenhouse and, of course, the beautiful view over the open countryside beyond.
The Fold is located in West Layton, between Barnard Castle and Richmond and roughly a mile-and-a-half from Mainsgill Farmshop.
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Property facts
The Fold, West Layton
Guide price: £535,000
GSC Grays
01833 637000
www.gscgrays.co.uk

