The Carriage House. Sleeps 18. York 6 miles, 6 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms.

Summary: The Carriage House is a stunning converted barn in the beautiful North Yorkshire village of Bilbrough. There are three separate apartments in the building with a total of five bathrooms and six bedrooms. The sitting rooms have sofa beds or foldaway Jay-Be beds. Lovely village pub, The Three Hares, 100 meters away and plenty of walks in open countryside to be enjoyed. Only 6 miles into central York and 10 mins by car from the Designer Outlet village. Five minutes from The Norman’s wedding venue, ten minutes from Woolas Barn and Hornington Manor wedding venues. Hen, Stag or other parties on request only. The Space: 200 year old barn - originally a Carriage House, set in beautiful open countryside yet only two minutes from the A64 and five miles from York. Ideally located for York Races and a five minute drive from The Norman’s wedding venue. A ten minute drive from Woolas Barn wedding venue in Appleton Roebuck. Twelve minutes from Priory Cottages (Wighill) and the same from Hornington Manor (Bolton Percy). Please note that The Carriage House is over 200 years old. It is not a modern building! We have retained as many original features as possible. Sound can travel between the apartments; we clearly state this and ask for 'quiet hours' in our house rules. If you are looking for accommodation that is a sound-proof box then this might not be for you. You might hear footsteps from above and/or below and possibly the sound of a tv. That said, the only noise you will hear externally is the sound of owls and foxes and possibly a tractor. There are no rowdy pub/club goers, very (very!) little traffic and no sirens or music. The Carriage House is three separate apartments within the same building. Apartment One is on the ground floor, Apartment Two is on the first floor and Apartment Three is on the second floor. There is one door to the building and then separate doors into each apartment. There is one communal stairway. There are six bedrooms in total, three in Apartment One, two in Apartment Two and one (very large) bedroom in Apartment One. One of the bedrooms in Apartment One is a bunk bed room, more suitable for children, but every apartment has a double sofa bed or a pair of trundle beds. For getting together, guests booking all three apartments have use of our Hygge Room which is the one in the photos with the donkey picture! This room can seat 14/18 people and is a few paces from the main door to The Carriage House. The use of this is included in the price you pay when you book all three apartments. We also have some gardens which are about 50m from The Carriage House. These are also free to use. Apartment Two - recently renovated - two bedrooms (one with a king sized bed and one with twin beds). Two bathrooms. Trundle bed in the sitting room (two singles). Apartment One - recently renovated - three bedrooms. Twin bedroom with room off with bunk beds. Double bedroom. Two bathrooms. Sofa bed in the sitting room. Apartment Three - One (huge) bedroom with king sized bed and plenty of room for a double camp bed for children. Room for a single Jay-Be bed too if required. One bathroom (again, very large!). Room for two Jay-Be beds in the sitting room. The apartments can also be booked individually but please note that The Hygge Room is only included if all three apartments are booked on this listing. Guest Access: Via lock box - self check in. The Neighborhood: Good, friendly pub in the village - The Three Hares - plus The Sun Inn at Colton, a ten minute drive away and The Nag's Head in Askham Bryan ( six minute drive). Village park (enclosed) with play equipment. Lots of good walks from the doorstep; there are three public footpaths in the village and a public bridle path. We can provide secure storage for bicycles. For late arrivals, we are three minutes by car from a petrol station with all essentials, plus a McDonald’s and Starbucks. Getting Around: There are three/four parking spaces on a gravelled area on the road beside The Carriage House. It is very quiet village lane. There is one village bus into York but the Coastliner operates every half an hour to either Leeds or York and the stop for this is only a 10 minute walk. The best way to see York is to use the Park and Ride Service at Askham Bar (a six minute drive from The Carriage House). The village bus timetable can be found by putting yorkpullmanbus into a search engine and looking for local bus route 37. The Coastliner bus timetable can be found by putting transdevbus into a search engine. York train station is six miles (fifteen to twenty minutes by car) from The Carriage House. We have negotiated special rates with a local firm and a four seater taxi costs £15 and an eight seater taxi costs £22.50. Please ask for further information once your booking is complete. Other Things to Note: All linen is provided - a bath towel and a hand towel per guest plus bath/shower mats. We provide tea, coffee, sugar, milk, bread, butter, jam, eggs, cereals, cooking oil, tin foil, salt and pepper. We also have a selection of provisions in the apartments for you to purchase such as wine, beer, soft drinks and crisps. These operate on an honesty system and we ask that you leave the money for any items you take in the box provided. Interaction with Guests: We live in a nearby property so are available to guests if needed. Always available by telephone or text message.