8 bedroomed country house with about 40..

8 bedroomed country house with about 40 acres of woodland & paddocks for horses

Ideal Bed & Breakfast

This beautiful property offers a rare opportunity to buy a totally secluded large home with land for horses, private woodland and an independent guest house.

The property is approached via a 500m driveway flanked by vines and woodlands; the driveway opens outs to a pretty and very private clearing which includes the house, cottage outbuildings and paddock.

House

Originally a hunting lodge dating back to the early 1700�s, this property has been extended and updated to create an attractive and spacious eight-bedroom home offering flexible accommodation, ideal for a large family or for running as a B&B.

Ground floor

Entering the central part of the house the �gallery� (3.6m x 11m = 40m�) is currently used as a rather grand dining hall with exposed rafters, parquet floors and glazed doors to the garden.

To the left of the dining hall is the spacious farmhouse kitchen (9m x 4.2m = 38m�), which is on two levels, the lower level for food preparation and raised a couple of steps the dining area with fitted cupboards and wood burning stove. There is an entrance from the garden, used as the main family entrance. There is also a large utility room (3.4m x 4.2m = 14m�) located behind the main kitchen, with an entrance from the garden.

Another door leads from the dining area of the kitchen to a suite of rooms, previous used for B&B, comprising two double bedrooms (11m� and 9.5m�), a large bathroom 3.2m x 3m = 9.5m�) and a separate WC. This family suite also connects to the gallery hall via a small corridor.

To the right of the gallery are two further reception rooms. The sitting room (5.4m x 6.7m = 36m�) has carpeted floors, a stone fireplace and two glazed doors opening to the garden. The family room, accessed from both the gallery and the sitting room (5.9m x 5m = 30m�), is a more cosy reception room, with exposed beams, wood floors and a wood burning stove.

The rest of the ground floor is taken by a suite of rooms, accessed from the sitting room, which were formerly a self contained apartment. Now comprising master bedroom with dressing area and shower room (7.8m x 3.5m = 27m�) and a study (4m x 3.5m = 14m�) which has an interconnecting door with the family room.

First floor

Stairs rise from the gallery to a first floor landing, off which there are three bedrooms (25, 21 and 17 m�) sharing the family large bathroom and separate WC. Two of these bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, whilst the third has a wash basin.

There are a further two bedrooms (each 14.5m�) and a bathroom which once again creates a suite, ideal for letting together as B&B rooms.

Exterior

In the grounds of the house there is a cottage which is currently rented throughout the summer as a holiday let. The one bedroom cottage is in a secluded area of the garden with woodland behind. It offers 55m� of living space as well as a pretty terrace for dining.

There is a large barn (140m�) with stables and a workshop, also garage (26m�). The pool is of a solid construction and is semi above ground, surrounded by hard terracing. The overall plot is 40 acres, the majority of which is mature woodland. The property has been developed for keeping horses and there are 3 acres of paddocks and a sand school.

Approximately 2 acres are given over to lawned garden with numerous trees and shrubs.