An attractive, stone-built detached cottage enjoying lovely views & offering versatile accommodation within a large site of over 0.4 acres together with garage & range of outhouses.Hillcrest is an attractive detached cottage, offering a versatile arrangement of accommodation within a large plot on the western edge of Stonegrave and within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Constructed of solid limestone beneath a pitched, clay pantile roof, the cottage faces south-west and enjoys some lovely views across open countryside and large gardens of approximately 0.4 acres. It displays numerous appealing features and benefits from oil-fired central heating and upvc double-glazing. The accommodation amounts to over 1,000sq.ft and comprises: entrance hall, living room, sitting room, study/third bedroom, kitchen, WC and boiler store; to the first floor there are two generously proportioned double bedrooms and a spacious house bathroom. A former wash house and log store adjoin the rear of the property and offer the potential to create additional accommodation, if required.Of particular benefit to Hillcrest is its lovely garden which lies on three sides of the cottage and features lawn, patio areas and a wide variety of mature shrubs and trees. In addition to the previously mentioned outbuildings that adjoin the cottage, there is a brick built loose box, and garage with adjoining lean-to. There is gated access on either side of the cottage, allowing ample room to park. Stonegrave is a picturesque North Yorkshire village which lies on the Malton to Helmsley road, along the southern slopes of Caulkley’s Bank. The nearby estate village of Hovingham benefits from a gastro pub, popular bakery, café, hair salon and doctor’s surgery and the closest primary schools are in the villages of Slingsby and Ampleforth (both approximately 5 miles). The neighbouring market towns of Malton and Helmsley offer a wide range of local amenities including secondary schooling and a railway station in Malton with regular services to York, from where London can be reached in less than 2 hours.