Abraca-don't mind if I do: magical seven-bedroom mansion on the market for £1.35m

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't think there's a bit of magic about home, something intangible and comforting. Perhaps it comes from ownership and of knowing its yours. Maybe its a familiarity thing. Or maybe its the three floors, seven bedrooms, and tennis court.
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Merlinwood

True to form, this truly magical Lancastrian mansion on the market for £1.35m goes by the moniker of Merlinwood. Dating back to the 19th century when I'd wager there were a fair few people who believed rather more enthusiastically in the occult and a spot of hocus-pocus here and there, the stone-facaded Merlinwood sits in its four acres in about as grand a fashion as possible. There's more than a whiff of Arthurian legend about this place.

Fit for all the king's horses and all the kings men - there's certainly enough bedroom space for all of them, let's be honest - the home's reception hall gives way to the impressive staircase with a full-height window, and with three storeys and an expansive cellar, there's plenty of need for stairs in this Skipton residence.

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With recent refurbishment work having been carried out almost all the way throughout the house, Merlinwood has undergone something of a magical transformation of late, now boasting elegant drawing rooms with rich blues and ornate fireplaces, to a newly-fitted kitchen - a picture of black marble, Belfast sinks, and textured wood.

With bedrooms boasting enough space to swing a likely-disgruntled tiger let alone a cat, the property's main living room is truly huge. A carpet-seller's dream and a carpet-fitter's nightmare, the bedrooms at Merlinwood are similarly vast: one can certainly see where this place puts plenty of its wall-busting 10,500 sq.feet.

A blank canvas for any prospective owners to get their talons into, the house's sheer size means that there's plenty of scope for office space or a games rooms maybe. Perhaps a cinema room or a home gym? Your wish is Merlinwood's command.

As if by magic, your in-laws can also stay over, with an adjoining renovated annex providing an abundance of luxurious additional accommodation with its own double bedroom complete with walk-in wardrobe, dressing room, and a Jack n' Gill shower room. They'll never want to leave...

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Heading up to the attic - beware nosebleeds, this really is Alps territory - and period timber panelling awaits, while back on terra firma, Merlinwood also provides a double and a triple garage, a large stone potting shed, rolling mature gardens surrounding the tennis court, and a paddock suitable for a small pony.

Abraca-don't mind if I do...