6 bedroom house

Location

The prosperous village of Malpas is within walking distance offering a bustling High Street, St Oswalds, a Grade I listed church and the highly sought after Bishops Heber High School. Outstanding walks can be enjoyed from the property along the Bishop Bennett Way or alternatively just a short drive to the Bickerton and Peckforton Hills (3 miles) where one can pick up the Sandstone Trail and enjoy far reaching views across the Cheshire Plain and Welsh Hills. There are many recreational facilities available within the area including golf clubs, cricket, tennis, football, hockey and rugby clubs as well as horse riding schools. Private schooling is readily accessible at Ellesmere College, Moreton Hall (Oswestry) and in Chester at The Kings, Queens and Abbeygate College. The historic City of Chester is just 10 miles. Whitchurch 6 miles - Wrexham 12 miles - Nantwich 13 miles.

Accommodation

The property is entered via a large Entrance Porch with arched door leading to an elegant Reception Hall with 3.4m ceiling heights and feature ornate carved staircase with mullioned leaded light windows to the half landing providing an immediate statement of refined elegance to the property. The Drawing Room 5.7m x 4.5m is an attractive well-proportioned reception room with large bay window overlooking the gardens and grounds, there is a fireplace set above a slate hearth with Adams style surround and timber floor which continues seamlessly into what was originally a separate Reception Room 4.1m x 3.4m, this has French doors opening onto a raised entertaining terrace with gardens beyond, however, this room now creates a useful additional entertaining space to complement the Drawing Room (the current vendors utilise this area to receive guests and serve drinks).

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The Dining Room 6.0m x 4.5m is a further impressive Reception Room also finished with a wood floor and two sets of French doors opening onto the terrace overlooking the gardens, a further feature is the ornate coved ceiling. To the front of the property there is an everyday Sitting Room 5.5m x 3.8m with large bay window overlooking the gardens and a multi fuel burning stove set upon a slate hearth with slate surround. The 14.1m x 4.6m Kitchen Dining Family Room is the hub of this home offering stunning views over the gardens.

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The Dining/Family Area comfortably accommodates a dining table, sofa and easy chairs as well as a log burner along with bi-folding doors opening onto a sheltered York stone paved Entertaining Terrace which overlooks the swimming pool and gardens. The Kitchen Area is fitted with an extensive range of painted units complemented with a combination of oak and granite work surfaces, likewise there is a large 3.5m centre island finished with an oak work surface providing a 3/4 person breakfast bar. Appliances include a range cooker with six burner gas hob in addition to an integrated Neff oven and grill, there is plumbing for a dishwasher and space for an American style fridge freezer.

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At the end of the house there is a Versatile Playroom/Cinema Room 7.7m x 3.5m which has access to the gardens. A large Boot Room 4.6m x 3.9m is conveniently accessed off a second hallway and is finished with a Quarry tiled floor which continues into the Cloakroom and Utility Room. Off the Utility Room there is a porch with door to garden and further door to two useful storerooms, one of which contains the central heating boiler and pressurised hot water system.

First Floor Accommodation

To the first floor there are six/seven generous Double Bedrooms and five Bath/Shower Rooms. The Master Bedroom Suite benefits from two En-suite facilities and provides a large bedroom 5.6m x 4.7m with bay window overlooking the gardens and views to the Welsh Hills, there is a large En-suite Bathroom and a Dressing Room which in turn gives access to an additional En-suite Shower Room. Guest Bedroom Two 5.0m x 4.2m includes an En-suite Bathroom and built-in wardrobes, Bedroom Three 5.3m x 3.8m also has an En-suite Shower Room and offers attractive views over the front garden from a large bay window.

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Bedroom Four 6.1m x 4.6m overlooks the rear garden with views to the Welsh Hills as does Bedroom Five 4.7m x 4.6m, this has an archway leading into what was formerly a seventh Bedroom 4.7m x 3.4m which is currently utilised as a Sitting Room creating an attractive Teenage Suite. This is conveniently situated opposite the recently re-fitted Family Bathroom, there is a further large L-shaped Double Bedroom 4.7m x 3.8m which could be adapted to accommodate an En-suite Shower Room if required. In addition to these Bedrooms there is a Study 2.9m x 2.3m and Two Further Versatile Rooms 6.3m x 2.7m and 3.9m x 3.0m which are currently utilised as a Home Gym and Exercise Room along with a Bathroom.

Externally

A tarmacadam drive initially runs through a copse of trees and opens out onto extensive lawns to one side and mature Rhododendrons to the other, the driveway runs down to a mature Copper Beech tree which creates a turning circle to the front of the property where there is covered parking for three cars. The extensive formal gardens are primarily to the South and West of the property being principally laid to lawn incorporating mature well stocked borders and a large raised York stone terrace which can be accessed from the Drawing Room, Dining Room and Kitchen Breakfast/Family Room. The gardens include an Ornamental Pond, Large Heated Swimming Pool and Tennis Court.

Beyond the formal gardens there are the equestrian facilities which include the base for a horse walker, Two Timber Framed Hay Barns, Twelve Loose Boxes including a Foaling Box and a Tack Room/Feed Store as well as Three Large Inter-Connecting Paddocks.

Externally Cont'd

The gardens include an Ornamental Pond, Large Heated Swimming Pool and Tennis Court. Beyond the formal gardens there are the equestrian facilities which include the base for a horse walker, Two Timber Framed Hay Barns, Twelve Loose Boxes including a Foaling Box and a Tack Room/Feed Store as well as Three Large Inter-Connecting Paddocks.

Agents Note

It should be noted that the equestrian facilities can be accessed independently of the property and have been let on a commercial basis should prospective purchasers not have a requirement for the equestrian facilities.

To the east of The Lodge is the former Coach House and stables which have been converted to a private dwelling in separate ownership and this has a right of access over the first section of drive.

Directions

Due to the road being closed on Church Street Malpas, please speak with the agents regarding access prior to viewing due to diversion being in place.

Services (Not tested)/Tenure

Mains water, electricity, gas, septic tank drainage (shared with The Coach House) / Freehold.