10 bed country house for sale

Farfield Hall, Addingham, Near Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29

Farfield Hall occupies a lovely south facing position overlooking parkland and Ilkley Moor on the northern edge of this popular and sought after Wharfedale village. Addingham offers a range of everyday facilities including a small supermarket, local shops, a choice of pubs, village hall, various churches, a doctor’s surgery and pharmacy as well as a popular primary school. More extensive facilities are available in Ilkley (31⁄2 miles to the south east) and Skipton (7 miles to the north west). For the commuter there is nearby access to the A65 and A59 as well as the regions business centres. Frequent rail services from both Ilkley station connecting with the mainline in Leeds or Skipton station providing a direct access to London’s Kings Cross. Leeds/Bradford International Airport is within a 20 minute drive. Also nearby is the Duke of Devonshire’s Bolton Abbey Estate which provides some of the most outstanding scenery in the county.

Farfield Hall is a very attractive and much admired Grade I listed Georgian property, providing extensive accommodation arranged over three floors. The principal hall extends to just over 14,200 sqft (1,394 sqm). An additional 3,700 sqft (344 sqm) in the neighbouring Grade II listed coach house provides ancillary accommodation and garaging.

The hall has a rich and cherished history. It is believed to have been built in the 1720s for the Myers family, although evidence remains of an earlier house, possibly from the 16th or 17th Century. It then passed to the Cunliffe Lister family in the early 19th Century and then the Smith family. It was bought in 1908 by George Douglas of the Bradford Dyers Association. On the death of George’s son Keith, in 1947, it was taken over by the West Riding County Council and was used as a home for the elderly. In 1990 it was sold for private use and has been in the same family ownership since.

The sale of Farfield Hall provides a rare opportunity. In need of restoration and modernisation, the potential is vast and the sale presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a genuine trophy property in a beautiful setting.