298, Tadcaster Road, North Yorkshire, YO24 1ET

A magnificent Victorian home, ideally located with beautifully proportioned accommodation, established walled gardens and far-reaching views across York Racecourse.

Description Dating back to circa 1863, Yew Tree House is a distinguished period residence occupying one of York's most sought-after residential addresses, thoughtfully extended and refurbished to provide beautifully balanced family accommodation of considerable scale.

Behind its handsome façade, the house retains an abundance of period character, with generous ceiling heights, elegant proportions and a wealth of original architectural detail.

The accommodation has been carefully adapted for modern living, with the recent addition of an exceptional kitchen extension creating a superb focal point to the home.

The kitchen has been finished to an exacting standard, incorporating bespoke cabinetry, a substantial central island and high-quality integrated appliances.

Designed with both everyday family life and entertaining in mind, it opens into an impressive garden room beneath a glazed roof lantern, where full-height sliding doors frame views of the established walled garden and provides an abundance of natural light.

This delightful transitional space links the house to the main garden and provides an ideal setting for outdoor dining and evening entertaining.

The remainder of the ground floor offers a series of beautifully proportioned reception rooms, including a formal drawing room, an elegant sitting room, dining hall, breakfast room and a study, providing excellent flexibility for both family living and home working.

A utility room and cloakroom complete the accommodation. The first floor is centred around an impressive principal bedroom suite with dressing room and en suite bathroom.

Three further double bedrooms are served by well-appointed bath and shower rooms, while a substantial games room offers excellent versatility and could readily be utilised as an additional bedroom, studio or reception room if required.

Many of the principal rooms enjoy attractive views across York Racecourse, a rare outlook which further enhances the property's exceptional setting.

The second floor provides two generous loft rooms, offering extensive storage or an additional bedroom.

Adjacent to the principal bedroom, a secondary staircase leads to an additional second-floor bedroom suite, offering flexible accommodation ideally suited as a guest bedroom with ensuite, home office, gym or studio.

The property is set behind an attractive brick wall with wrought iron railings, with gates opening onto a generous driveway to the left-hand side of the house, providing ample parking and access to the garage.

To the rear lies an extensive and exceptionally private south-westerly facing walled garden, beautifully landscaped with a central expanse of lawn framed by mature trees, established shrubbery and well-stocked borders, while a traditional rockery adds further interest and texture throughout the seasons.

A spacious terrace extends directly from the kitchen, offering an ideal space for outdoor entertaining and al fresco dining, while a charming timber summer house at the far end of the garden provides a delightful vantage point from which to enjoy the surrounding grounds.

Location Tadcaster Road, York is regarded as one of York's most sought-after places to live, opposite the well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire.

Hob Moor Local Nature Reserve is one of York's ancient commons and still used as grazing land, it provides a lovely recreational area for walking and spotting skylarks which nest here.

The Mount area is half a mile away with good amenities on the doorstep including a pharmacy, supermarket, hairdressers, beautician, restaurants, pubs, the popular Everyman Cinema, and a range of boutique hotels including Hotel Du Vin.

Just a mile away is Bishopthorpe Road a highly popular area of York that has won the "Great British High Street of the Year" award in 2015, as well as being voted "one of the UK's coolest places to live" by The Times.

The area has a well-known parade of independent shops, café-delis, bakeries, yoga studio, supermarkets and restaurants which host regular events and festivals.

Rowntree Park with café, playground, tennis and basketball courts is just a short distance from "Bishy" Road. Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club and York Pilates Space.

Just under a mile away outside the city’s historic bar walls of Micklegate and all the popular attractions including: York Theatre Royal, the Art Gallery, York Minster, Bettys Tea Rooms and the famous Shambles along with a range of local cafes, shops, restaurants, public houses and supermarkets.

The city boasts excellent restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks.

In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate and has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.

York railway station offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross.

The A64 ring road is about two miles from the city centre giving access to Leeds, the A1(M) and the wider motorway.

The city offers a diverse range of primary and secondary schools including the popular Scarcroft Primary School (Academy), All Saints rc School (Ofsted Outstanding 2016) and Millthorpe School (Academy).

Independent schools on offer are The Mount, St Peter's and Bootham. Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

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