School House, Askrigg Access Statement

For a printable pdf version of this access statement please click here. Please note that the Access Statement has been compiled by the owner.

Introduction
School House is a two-bedroom, detached, stone built cottage around 250 years old located near the village centre. It sleeps up to four and is available to let all the year. Occasional short breaks are available in slack periods.

Pre-Arrival
• see www.countryhideaways.co.uk for our cottage details with recent photos of most rooms and the exterior;
• bookings can be made directly from our agent's website or via email, fax, phone or letter;
• Askrigg offers basic amenities including a village shop (currently no Post Office). At Hawes, a small market town 4 miles from Askrigg there are more services including a GP practice. Somewhat further (10 miles) is Leyburn, with more facilities.
Arrival and Car Parking Facilities
• One car may be parked on the flagged area immediately before the house. There is a step over the door frame into the entry hall.
Entrance
• The entry hall is small (around 1.5 m square) and gives level access into both the kitchen and lounge. Downstairs is a level floor with a step down to the back yard. From the entry hall a stone stairway leads upstairs with a handrail on the left hand side.
Public Areas - General (Internal)
• n/a
Public Areas - WC
• n/a
Dining Room and Lounge
Lounge
• The sitting room has an elevated Baxi open fire. There is a two seter settee and two armchairs. A pine cupboard contains games and there is a large bookcase with a collection of books of general and local interest. The bookcase also houses the hi-fi / CD player, The TV / DVD is located on a low table in a corner. All applinces have remote control.
Bedrooms
• There are two bedrooms both accessed by a final step up from a small stone landing. In the front bedroom is a double bed with two bedside cabinets and a built in wardrobe; in the other two twin beds with bedside cabinets and one freestanding and a built in wardrobe.

Bathroom and WC
• Also at a step up from the stone landing is a bathroom with wc, wash basin and bath with shower. There are at present no grab rails.

Self-catering Kitchen
• The kitchen/ diner is accessed from the entry hall on the level. There is a typical range of new fittings offering a built in oven below worktop height, an electric cooking range at worktop height, stoage cupoards at floor and above-worktop height and, on the opposite wall, an old-style Welsh dresser offering more storage and surface for electrical appliances.
Grounds and Gardens
• Behind the house is a flagged terrace which is two steps up from the level of the ground floor of the house. It is accessed thriugh the house via a back door or thorough a side entrance by the house. There is a large, stone-built store / shed and a coal house next to the house. Garden furniture is staored in the winter in the shed.
Additional Information
• School House is in a quiet village on a no-through-road. There has been no accident or incident here in the 18 years of our ownership.

Contact Information
Address: 
Agents - Country Hideaways, Margaret's Cottage, West Burton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4JN.
Telephone: 
Country Hideaways - 01969 663559
Fax: Country Hideaways - 01969 663559  
Email: schoolhouse@countryhideaways.co.uk
Website: www.countryhideaways.co.uk  

Future Plans
• Currently none.
We welcome your feedback to help us continuously improve if you have any comments please
email
schoolhouse@countryhideaways.co.uk

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