6 bedroom house

A beautiful family house with guest/staff cottage, all-purpose recreation barn and rural views within 35 miles of London


Description

Lodge Farm is an impressive Grade II* listed former Hall house with a Crown post in the roof structure, being of particular note, dating from the C15th. The house has Elizabethan and early C20th extensions. It is in an idyllic setting surrounded by its own land with views across adjoining countryside and over Little Hadham. Positioned within landscaped formal and lawned gardens the house was completely renovated, further extended (in 2005) and updated throughout (including electrics and plumbing) by the
current owners. It retains many character features whilst having been fitted with Cat 5 cabling and underfloor heating.

The accommodation is well laid out with a number of reception rooms on the ground floor, positioned around the central staircase hall/drawing room. There is also a cellar.
On the first floor, as well as the principal bedroom with its en suite dressing room and bathroom, there are five other bedrooms and two bathrooms. The layout of the accommodation can be found on the floorplans.

Lodge Farm cottage The guest/staff cottage at Lodge Farm comprises a sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room and shower room on the ground floor, with two bedrooms on the first floor. Planning permission has been applied for to update and extend the cottage.

Recreation barn As well as the cottage there is a separate barn comprising a large room ideal for recreational activity, with a kitchen. It has underfloor heating and a wood burning stove.

Garage/workshopThe modern open double garage has secure workshops on either side, as well as roof storage.

Gardens and grounds The grounds extend in total to around 11.34 acres including woodland and a field. The gardens comprise formal and lawned gardens immediately surrounding the house, with further lawned areas beyond. The drive is entered though an electric gate, passing the mature woodland with beautiful walks and pond. There is an outdoor swimming pool, a rose walk, rose beds, herbaceous flower beds, orchard and vegetable garden with green house. The garden is notable for its fine roses and mature trees. The field at Lodge Farm is presently farmed by a neighbouring farmer under a Farm Business Tenancy.

Location

Believed to have been built as a hunting lodge for the Bishop of London, Lodge Farm is in open countryside on the edge of Little Hadham, about 1.5 miles equidistant from Much Hadham and Standon, which provide local amenities such as a village store, post office, pub, primary school, doctor’s surgery, and garage whilst more comprehensive facilities are available in Ware 9 miles, Hertford 13 miles or Bishop’s Stortford 5 miles. There are fine walks from the house.

A broad selection of schools in the area include; St Andrews Primary, Much Hadham, Widford JMI School, St Edmunds College, Bishop’s Stortford College, Duncombe School, Heath Mount School, St Joseph’s in the Park and Haileybury College. There is also a primary school in Little Hadham. There are a number of golf courses in the area, including Ash Valley (a short walk away), Bishop’s Stortford, East Herts and Hanbury Manor.

The house is well-located for excellent road, rail and air links, with fast trains from Bishop’s Stortford (5 miles) to London Liverpool Street from 38 mins and Stansted Airport is around 9.5 miles away. The M11 (Junction 8) is around 7 miles away and M25 (Junction 26) 27 miles.





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