5 bedroom house

SUMMARY Located the edges of the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend County Borough, an exceedingly handsome, double fronted family home set in about 3 acres of gardens and grounds. Reputed to be of over 400 years old, the original farmhouse was extended in Victorian times to create the Georgian style property you see today. In need of thorough modernisation, it offers an exceptional opportunity to create a simply stunning family home with surrounding gardens and additional land. Accommodation currently includes: drawing room, sitting room, study, kitchen, dining room. Also utility room and cloakroom5 double bedrooms, bathroom, shower room. Ample parking and double length garage. Surrounding gardens including vegetable beds and a number of specimen trees. Beyond the property, to its rear, is a adjoining paddock of about 1.5 acres. 

SITUATION The Village of Ewenny is a semi-rural community to the western edge of the Vale with a mix of new and older properties. Local amenities include the historic Ewenny Priory Church, world famous potteries and a thriving garden centre. The neighbouring village of Corntown, includes a public house and sports ground. Schooling is available at the neighbouring villages of St Brides Major Church in Wales primary school and Cowbridge Comprehensive school. Ewenny is close to the A48 and is within five miles of the M4 Junction 35. In addition there is a main-line railway station at the Town of Bridgend of which provides shops, services and leisure facilities and secondary schooling. There are bathing and surfing beaches at the Heritage Coast some two miles from the village and there are several golf courses within the area.  

ABOUT THE PROPERTY * Heronston Hall is located to the edges of Bridgend County Borough and the Vale of Glamorgan and enjoys views over the Ewenny River Valley and onto Ewenny Priory.
* Understood to date back in part over 400 years, the handsome, double fronted Georgian style façade is believed to have been added in the Victorian period.
* In need of modernisation, it offers an increasingly rare opportunity to purchase a glorious period property surrounded by generous private gardens with an additional paddock beyond.
* Entrance portico leads into a porch from which there is access into the central hallway.
* A finely proportioned drawing room is to the front of the property with tall, timber sash windows looking over front gardens and with views, to the distance, to Ewenny Priory. A chimney breast with recessed fire within is flanked by display shelves.
* A second reception room also looks to the front of the property, again with plentiful natural light from the tall timber sash window.
* Beyond this is sitting room is study space.
* The hallway itself leads through to a kitchen-breakfast room, this being part of the original 400 year old farmhouse.
* The kitchen has a side porch leading into a westerly-facing courtyard garden; an inner hallway off the kitchen passes by a utility room and opens into a dining room.
* Dining room features, to one end, a chimney breast with wood burner within; doors open from here to the sheltered westerly facing courtyard.
* To the first floor are five double bedrooms, a modern bathroom / WC and a separate, modern shower room / WC.
* The three largest bedrooms all enjoy views over the front lawns and the Ewenny River Valley to the Priory to distance.
 

GARDENS AND GROUNDS * Approached from Heronston Lane, a gated entrance leads onto a sweeping driveway flanked by lawns to either side and running to the front of the property.
* Steps from the driveway lead to a southerly facing paved terrace and principal entranceway.
* Driveway continues to one side of the property running past the original farmhouse to a double length pre-fabricated garage.
* Gardens surround the property itself primarily being laid to lawn but including a number of specimen trees, including Cedar of Lebanon and a number of oaks and fruit trees.
* To the rear of the property, accessed directly from the dining room and from kitchen, is a gloriously sheltered and private flagstone paved courtyard garden, ideal to catch the afternoon and evening sun.
* The courtyard garden has two storage outhouses.
* Within the grounds and to the rear of the property are vegetable beds and a greenhouse.
* A level paddock of about 1.5 acres is accessed via a metal 5-bar gate from the grounds.
* It is understood a stream borders the land to its western boundary in part.
* In total, gardens, grounds and paddock measure approximately 3 acres.  

TENURE AND SERVICES Freehold. Mains electric and water connect to the property. Oil-fired central heating. Cess pit drainage. 

DIRECTIONS From Ewenny Pottery, to the southern side of Bridgend town / the A48, travel down the hill - towards Ewenny Village - and take the first left turning after about 250 yards into Heronston Lane. Pass the entrance to the 'Park Homes' for a further 300 yards, taking the next left turning. Turn immediately left - opposite Heronston House - through the gated entrance onto the driveway that leads to Heronston Hall. 

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