The Mount, York, YO24

A beautifully restored Georgian townhouse located on one of York's most prestigious streets.

Description

120 The Mount is an impressive Grade II listed property, located in the one of the best streets in York.

The property extends to just over 3,200 square feet of accommodation, spanning five floors and has been restored to a particularly high standard throughout. Full of character and charm with its beautiful Georgian style sash windows, period fireplaces and high ceilings.

The ground floor commences with an impressive entrance hall with a traditional Georgian staircase lit by a large picture window. Into the sitting room, centering around a cast iron log burner framed in by an black Quartz mantle piece, the highlight of the room is the large bay window facing out onto the leafy historic street.

Leading through into the kitchen / diner fitted with a bespoke hand made Smallbone Walnut & Silver units finished with high end appliances and fitted with a double oven Aga. The current owners have added a beautifully constructed glass and timber orangery, an inviting space with doors opening to the garden and the impressive addition of a spiral underground wine cellar which has the capacity to hold 1,000 bottles of temperature controlled wine; with hinged motorised glass door, LED lighting and leather stair treads.

Steps lead down to the lower ground floor where there is a fully fitted cinema room with surround sound. There is a study with a original cast iron fire place and bespoke handmade walnut bookshelf, cupboard and drawers.

The first floor hosts the magnificent bright principal bedroom and incorporated into the room is a grand marble fireplace. Leading through into well appointed en suite that is also fitted with bespoke wardrobes.

The second floor provides a further two bedrooms which both look out onto the The Mount and have traditional fireplaces. To complete the floor is an impressive family bathroom.

Bedroom four occupies the third floor and is fitted with an open plan bathroom.

There is a good size courtyard garden which has been thoughtfully landscaped by the current the owners and creates a lovely sun trap and sanctuary. The property also benefits from a garage.

Location

The Mount is a prestigious address offering convenient access to the Knavesmire, the city centre (city walls 0.6 mile) and the A64 (2.2 miles) in the opposite direction.

This is a desirable location 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 over half 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.

The property is perfectly positioned just outside the city’s historic bar walls of Micklegate (about half a mile) 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, which is about half a mile away and has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.

The well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire are situated about a mile from The Mount.

York railway station is about half a mile away and 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 three 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.

Square Footage: 3,257 sq ft