With many stunning countryside walks on the doorstep, Gilling West hosts several award-winning dining destinations including a gourmet public house with deli and farm shops within easy reach. The main Georgian town of Richmond, just a short drive away, offers everything you would expect from a traditional Yorkshire town featuring a number of recreational facilities including a golf <br>course, swimming pool and leisure complex, cinema and the many superb restaurants, cafes and bars associated with this very fashionable district. There are excellent communications close by with a mainline rail service to London in Darlington as well as the A1 providing access both north and south of the county. <br><br>Approached via electric wooden gates into a pretty courtyard entrance and occupying formal grounds in excess of an acre, the striking Georgian façade sets the scene for what is an absolutely wonderful country home in a fine location. At over 6,300 sqft (587 sqm) spanning three floors, the Portland Stone welcoming hall features a grand staircase leading to all principle rooms including an elegant drawing room, 24ft dining room with French doors to a walled garden and croquet lawn plus access to a fabulous 26ft kitchen comprehensively fitted to a high standard with bespoke cabinets, marble and granite worktops, top of the range integrated appliances and an adjoining utility room. There is also a study and a cinema room complete with integrated Bowers & Wilkins surround sound and log-burner. Steps from the hallway also lead down to a useful wine cellar.<br><br>The galleried landing on the first floor leads to five double bedrooms and four bath/shower rooms (three en-suite) with a sixth bedroom and bath/dressing room on the second floor. The impressive 20ft x 16ft master bedroom with integrated audio-visual system features a stunning en-suite bathroom with central free-standing bath and double walk-in shower plus a separate dressing room with views over the gardens and countryside beyond. <br><br>Just some of the key renovations with no expense spared include, underfloor heating to the entire ground floor with new high-end boiler, Fired Earth fitted bathrooms throughout, complete re-wiring and plumbing, Jamb fireplaces, Chesney log-burners together with an Audio Visual system on all floors including stealth speakers, Linn Media platform, Lutron mood lighting, CAT 5/6 wiring and super-fast optic broadband throughout. <br><br>Externally, there are formal landscaped gardens created by an award-winning designer surrounding the property including a York Stone terrace with steps down to a walled garden with stone gazebo and fireplace together with a beautiful walled flower and vegetable garden. The outbuildings include a double garage, stables, tack room, boiler room, storage rooms and laundry room while the self-contained cottage, accessible from the courtyard, features two bedrooms, bathroom, sitting room with wood-burner and fitted kitchen.<br><br>There are additional paddocks and grazing of approximately 2.6 acres under a long renewable <br>lease making this the perfect home for those seeking equestrian facilities.