Patrick Brompton, Bedale, Yorkshire Del Nord

Patrick Brompton Hall dates from the early seventeenth century and stands just over four acres of well-established garden and grounds on the edge of a North Yorkshire village. It is a particularly appealing country house, grand and gracious but built on a relatively modest scale. Its principal reception rooms and bedrooms face south across sweeping lawns and parkland providing a timeless, rural view that is one of the delights of this historic property’s setting.

Alongside is a detached Georgian stable block that has in recent years been part converted into four stylish cottage apartments to accompany the four stables. Patrick Brompton Hall has been in the hands of the Ropner family since 1958 and was formerly the home of jockey Billy Nevett who won the Derby in 1945.

The main house dates circa 1703 with the east and west wings, added some two hundred years later. For generations Patrick Brompton Hall, also known as Dalesend, has been a family home and has been sympathetically updated and maintained by the Ropner family, including the conversion of the adjacent greenhouse into an inviting pool. Two new bathrooms were fitted in 2022 and the stables converted into holiday apartments in 2014.

There are four, beautifully proportioned reception rooms with south facing views and a full-height curved bay in the drawing room that opens to the lower terrace where stone steps rise to the upper pool terrace. The swimming pool with pool room is powered by a bio mass boiler. A traditional kitchen breakfast room has a two-oven LPG Aga along with an adjacent larder, pantry and utility room giving access to the garaging.

On the first floor the two substantial bedroom suites enjoy wonderful parkland views whilst the bulk of the bedroom accommodation extends northwards and includes a nursery wing with sitting room. The loft room is a massive space of some 45 ft x 37 ft. It is fully boarded with a window, power and light and offers great scope to be developed into a games room or annexe.

Outside
The whole property is shielded by woodland and clusters of mature trees with the village road skirting the boundary. Brompton Beck winds its way on the eastern edge, home to brown trout. The formal gardens sit in front of the house along with the sheltered sun terrace which enjoys an open aspect, and a ha-ha divides the lawns from the parkland.

At the eastern end of the village the drive winds its way, crossing an arched stone bridge over the beck, passing a pond and arriving at the turning circle and parking area alongside the outbuildings.

A further drive passes through the majestic wrought iron gates that separate the Hall from the stable block and sweeps in front of the house.

Cottages
There are four cottage apartments converted from the hayloft, tack room and grooms’ accommodation all within the stable block that faces the meandering beck and bluebell woods. One is on the ground floor and three are on the first floor, accessed by an external staircase. They are all open plan loft-style apartments featuring the original old beams and iron trusses and are fitted to the highest specification.

Outbuildings
The 200-year old stable block has power, light, water. There are four enclosed stables all with windows and two secure stores. The pavilion was designed by eminent architect, Sir William Whitfield, in the 1980s and has hand painted murals. It is currently used as an office.