* Freehold
* Grade I listed 16th centry manor with 9 bedrooms
* Beautiful landscaped gardens, grounds and lake
* A row of stone outbuildings
* 1 and 2 Lawkland Hall Cottages
* About 7 acres
Lawkland hall
A magnificent Grade 1 manor house, Lawkland Hall is as rich in history as it
is in its stunning Elizabethan architectural detail.
It is hard not to be impressed by the many period features, including oak
panelling, linen fold panelling in the dining room, exposed floor boards,
decorative over mantles, architraves, staircase and studded doors. There are
cross - leaded windows, some with seats, others with stained glass panes set in
stone mullions, stone fireplaces including a bolection - moulded fireplace in
the principal bedroom and study, flagged floors and a stone door arch.
Over the front door is a decorative stone moulding with the Ingleby coat of
arms. Above the fireplace in the dining room sits an inset engraved stone with
the initials J N A and Amicus Certus beneath a coat of arms. Above the door
into the dining room, set in the stone surround, is an inscription I A: M 1679
the initials of Arthur Ingleby and his wife.
Worthy of particular note, bedroom 8, known as The Chapel has a concealed
'priest hole', retained as a feature with a glass floor. The tower housing the
original spiral stone staircase had the gazebo added in 1758 with windows to
each elevation providing far - reaching views.
More recently, a 'Roman' or sunken bath was installed, believed to be a copy
of one admired by Mrs Ambler in the Hotel Danieli in Venice.
Delightful, landscaped south facing gardens, grounds and woodland surround
Lawkland Hall. Many of the principal rooms enjoy splendid views. The drawing
room and sitting room have direct access into the garden.
The current owners completed significant and extensive works on the west wall
of Lawkland Hall in 2021 and 2022. The west wing was completely reroofed at
the same time.
**Accommodation
**
Ground floor
A central path with lawns either side leads to the front door, opening into
the hall with flagged floor and concealed drinks cupboard.
The drawing room has an Adam style fireplace, marble hearth and open fire. Oak
steps lead up to a glazed door opening onto the garden.
Accessed off the hall are the study with a bolection - moulded fireplace with
open fire and a cloakroom with built - in cupboards and fitted bookshelves.
A stone spiral staircase leads down to the cellar.
The dining room has a large open fireplace and decorative linen fold panelling
to picture rail height.
Ground floor - East Wing
The dining room leads into a large kitchen comprehensively fitted with modern
base units, a larder cupboard, four oven Aga with warming plate set into a
tiled recess with substantial stone mantle, integral appliances and Belfast
sink. Tall mullion windows with a window seat and painted panelled walls.
A back hall leads to a pantry with fitted cupboards and sitting room/playroom.
This is a welcoming and relaxed space with fitted bookshelves, fireplace and
French windows leading out to a terrace with York stone flags.
Beyond the sitting room is a large boot room with fitted cupboards, Belfast
sink and WC. This leads into a double height boiler room and fuel store.
A period oak staircase from the hall leads to:
First floor - West Wing
A large panelled landing leads to the principal bedroom suite comprising a
generous bedroom 1 with fireplace and painted panelled walls, a dressing room
/bedroom 6 and the bathroom with Roman bath, marble floor and decorative tiled
walls.
Bedroom 2 with oak fireplace having an ornate over mantle and built in
cupboards to either side and painted panelled walls.
First floor - East Wing
Bedroom 3 with fireplace.
An inner lobby provides access to the rear staircase, a three piece bathroom
and to the 'Nursery Wing', which has three bedrooms as well as a four piece
bathroom. Bedroom 4 has a wash basin, built in wardrobes and window seat.
Second floor - West Wing
There are two further bedrooms; bedroom 8 known as the Chapel and once used as
a Chapel. Bedroom 9, known as the Boudoir, a charming room with window seat,
panelled walls and fireplace.
The stone spiral staircase runs from the cellar up to the second floor, where
a short flight of steep stone steps, leads to the gazebo.
**Gardens and grounds
**
The beautiful gardens and grounds are a particular feature of this exceptional
property. Carefully improved by the present owners, they take full advantage
of the wonderful setting that the hall occupies. The gardens were featured in
an article in Country Life in 2005.
The hall is approached from the highway through a gated entrance which leads
to a gravel parking and turning area. Formal lawns, with a central stone
flagged path, lead to the front door.
The wonderful gardens and grounds are principally to the south of the hall
flanked by a high wall on two sides with the lake to the south. The central
part of the garden comprises topiarised yews on the main lawn, leading to a
wild flower meadow with an avenue of ornamental crab apple trees with
intersecting paths running down to the lake. The tennis court is located to
the south east.
On the west side of the garden, below the stone potting shed, are a variety of
mixed borders either side of gravel and flagged paths. In addition, there is a
green oak gazebo with heather thatched roof.
To the east side of the main lawn is a kitchen garden and greenhouse.
The overall layout and design of the gardens provide wonderful vistas and
peaceful and secluded sitting and entertaining areas. There is a mixture of
unusual trees and shrubs, including a 100 year old Tulip tree.
**Outbuildings
**
To the east of the hall is a row of traditional stone outbuildings comprising
the 'hen house', store, tool shed, a garage, two kennels and a WC. In
addition, there is a 'Shoot Room' with a kitchenette and a wood burning stove.
Situated to the west of the hall, is a traditional stone and slate barn
providing a double garage and a workshop with inspection pit.
Within the garden stands a stone and slate two - storey potting shed.
**Cottages
**
1 & 2 Lawkland Hall Cottages are a pair of three bedroom semi - detached
properties, situated within the grounds of Lawkland Hall, close to the
entrance gates. The properties are let on Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST)
agreements.

Lawkland Hall occupies an enviable position in the
Trough of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (aonb), close to the
Yorkshire Dales National Park, in the county of North Yorkshire. The
surrounding landscape is characterised by mixed livestock farming, ancient
woodland and rolling countryside.
Lawkland is an attractive hamlet on a quiet country lane with good access onto
the A65 and to Austwick village.
The pretty village of Austwick (1. 8 miles) is well served by a church, post
office/village store, village hall and tennis club. There's a choice of places
to eat with the Gamecock Inn and the Traddock Country House Hotel.
Giggleswick (3 miles) is in a well - deserved Conservation Area and an extremely
attractive village with many old and historic buildings. The village has a
railway station, on the Leeds to Morecambe line, historic church and two pubs,
the famous Giggleswick School (which opens up many of its facilities to
locals) and a popular nine hole golf course.
Settle (4 miles) offers a full range of commercial, educational and
recreational amenities including a Booths supermarket.
The area is renowned for excellent schools including independent schools at
Giggleswick and Sedbergh, Ermysted's Grammar School for boys and the Girls'
Grammar School in Skipton together with a good selection of state schools;
Settle College in Settle and Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale.
Primary schools are either at Austwick, Giggleswick or Settle.
For those keen on outdoor life, Lawkland Hall Estate is on the edge of the
magnificent Yorkshire Dales National Park, an area of stunning scenery and
surrounded by thousands of square miles of dales and hills, nature and
wildlife. The area affords every choice of country pursuits on your doorstep.

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