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House, Harrogate, £2.35mn
What A Grade II*-listed stone house dating to 1722, with seven bedrooms and nearly 5,000 sq ft of accommodation, over three floors. A self-contained one-bedroom annexe, barn and stable block provide additional space.
Where A secluded position within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Harrogate, with direct rail links to London, is a 20-minute drive away.
Why The property includes more than 5 acres of land, including 1.5 acres of walled formal gardens bordering a stream. Inside the house, period details include exposed stone walls, stone mullioned windows and a wood-panelled drawing room.
Who Strutt & Parker
House, Knaresborough, £1.25mn
What A five-bedroom house built in 1835, retaining a wealth of period detail alongside modern improvements. The property includes ornate fireplaces, a double-oven Aga, Yorkshire stone flooring and sash windows, as well as a library/study.
Where In Knaresborough, close to the historic market town’s centre. Leeds city centre and Leeds Bradford international airport are both around a 40-minute drive away.
Why The property provides wide-ranging views across the River Nidd and is within walking distance of a number of historic landmarks, including the ruins of Knaresborough Castle and Mother Shipton’s Cave, the first English tourist attraction to charge an entrance fee in 1630.
Who Knight Frank
House, Yorkshire Dales, £525,000
What A 19th-century traditional cottage and barn, recently renovated and combined into a five-bedroom home. With flagstone flooring, exposed beams and log-burning stove, it has views across the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Where A quiet position about 1.5 miles from the small town of Hawes, famous for its Wensleydale cheese. Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds are all around a two-hour drive away.
Why Its rural moorland location provides easy access to walking in the Pennines, as well as numerous beauty spots including waterfalls, lakes and nature reserves.
Who Savills
Estate, Northallerton, £3.15mn
What Dating back to 1716, this Grade II-listed property includes a main house of six bedrooms and around 20 acres of land, including paddocks and formal parterre gardens.
Where A secluded position around 45 minutes’ drive to Cleveland Hills, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. Teesside International Airport is just over 20 minutes away by car.
Why The property includes a refurbished three-bedroom cottage and various brick outbuildings including garaging, store rooms and a two-bedroom apartment.
Who Knight Frank
House, Leyburn, £1.1mn
What A Grade II-listed house built in the 1730s, with exposed beams, original fireplaces and refurbished sash windows; contemporary features include underfloor heating.
Where In the village of Bellerby, near the town of Leyburn, close to the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The A1(M) motorway is just under a 20-minute drive away, providing access to Newcastle to the north and Leeds to the south.
Why The house has a south-facing walled garden, summer house and greenhouse as well as a number of outbuildings, including a triple garage and workshop.
Who Strutt & Parker
House, Pickering, £775,000
What A double-fronted, five-bedroom, Grade II-listed Georgian home, which has been extended by incorporating the neighbouring barn to create a 40ft-long reception room, currently used as a games room.
Where In Pickering town centre — the terminus for the heritage steam trains of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The town of Malton, which proclaims itself Yorkshire’s Food Capital and hosts a number of markets and events, is around 10 miles away; York is 40 minutes by car.
Why Dating to the 1780s, this house has been fully refurbished and includes a walled garden with west-facing terraces and lawn. Through a gate is a cobbled courtyard and former granary.
Who Savills
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