New Hey Farmhouse

This is a late 17th-century farmhouse, now used as a residential activity centre. It is constructed of hammer-dressed millstone grit with millstone grit quoins. The roof is pitched stone slate with a millstone grit ridge and chamfered copings. Large plinthstones are also present, along with moulded footstones. An ashlar stack features strings, a chamfered coping, and water tabling.

The northeast elevation has a later stone-surrounded entrance. Evidence of a former original entrance remains, including a millstone grit lintel, chamfered reveals, large quoins, and a portion of a three-light stone mullioned window with double chamfered reveals. Two six-light stone mullioned windows (double chamfered) are also visible on the ground floor. The first floor has a four-light stone mullioned window (chamfered), a three-light stone mullioned window (chamfered), and a two-light stone mullioned window (chamfered).

The southeast gable has a later stone-surrounded entrance on the ground floor, and a two-light stone mullioned window (chamfered). The first floor has two openings, which may have previously been two-light windows. The northwest gable displays a single light with a chamfered stone surround and a two-light window with a chamfered stone mullion.

Internally, an original truss is present, although the collar is missing.

The farmhouse and associated barn, which date back to at least 1693 (as indicated by a datestone on the barn), were historically farmed by the Holdsworth family. The land was later taken over by the Water Authority during construction of Scammonden Dam in the 1960s. Subsequently, the farm was included in the lease of Scammonden Water Sailing Club before being acquired by the District Scout Council and converted into a residential outdoor centre.

The building is designated at Grade II for its late 17th-century date, its relatively intact nature, and the survival of original features such as roof trusses, plinthstones, and mullioned windows. It also has group value with the nearby barn.