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Main image: York, North Yorkshire £2,950,000
A very large, extensively modernised family home with swimming pool on the outskirts of York set in a large plot. Whinfield has been vastly extended and upgraded by its current owners into a modern family home over the last ten years. The property still has its original features in the older part of the house blending brilliantly into the 21st century aspects such as the huge kitchen area, swimming pool and cinema room. The ground floor of the house comprises of a formal sitting room, dining room, large living kitchen as well as swimming pool with changing rooms, boot room, utility, gym and cinema room. The scale and size of the house really has to be seen to be appreciated. The specification of the kitchen is of the highest quality and also benefits from lovely views out towards the manicured gardens. The games room could be used in a multitude of ways due to it having an office and shower room, this can be accessed by a second set of stairs. The show piece of the first floor is without doubt the master suite benefitting from a large bedroom, two dressing rooms and an ensuite. There are a further three bedrooms with ensuites, one of which also has a large dressing room. The fifth bedroom is located in the older section of the house along with the house bathroom. There are two roof balconies that can be accessed via the two bedrooms with dressing rooms as well as from the first floor study. Externally the gardens are large, private and lined with established trees adding further to the privacy. The driveway is gated and leads directly to the front door and large garage. There are seating areas well positioned to allow for al fresco dining. Strensall is a very popular suburb of York close to the Howardian hills and Yorkshire countryside. The village has a wide array of shops and offers great transport links into York city centre. The York Golf Club is adjacent the property and is regarded as one of the finest courses in the area. There is a selection of schools within close reach of Strensall whether it be state schools or the private schools of St. Peter's and Bootham. We are advised that the property has mains water, electricity and drainage. (Croft Residential)