Horsley Hall

Horsley Hall is a highly impressive, substantial country house exceeding 12,000 sq ft of accommodation, set in 17.5 acres with detached Coach House and superb leisure facilities.


Description

ACCOMMODATION
Horsley Hall, whilst a substantial dwelling, has been designed to comprise well-proportioned, comfortable rooms to give a more homely feel. The accommodation is arranged over four storeys, currently providing seven bedrooms, six of which are en suite, with the second floor offering a versatile arrangement.

Reception hall – a welcoming, vaulted entrance with gallery landing above, parquet oak flooring and a focal point stone fireplace with inset log burner.

Drawing Room – a delightful dual aspect reception room with bay window to the side elevation overlooking the Koi pond and a focal point stone fireplace with inset glass fronted log burner.

Sitting Room – taking in the superb, countryside views on offer to the rear of the property, this spacious, dual aspect reception room provides a pleasant, informal seating area, featuring a stone mullion bay window and a central fireplace with inset log burner.

Dining Room – laid with oak strip flooring and holds two built-in storage cupboards, a central fireplace and three sets of French doors out to the terrace.

Study – the well-appointed study enjoys a double aspect view to the front of the property and enjoys a range of high quality fitted shelving and storage units. Stairs descend to an impressive wine cellar with exposed brick walls, arched ceilings and fitted wine racks.

Kitchen Dining Room – the fine, open plan kitchen dining room has been updated over recent years, now holding a stunning Osborne of Ilkeston kitchen with a central chefs island and bay window dining area. The kitchen itself incorporates a collection of light grey base and wall units, in addition to a bank of tall storage units with fitted American style fridge freezer and three kitchen dressers. The central chefs island provides breakfast bar seating, alongside a two bowl sink, Quooker hot tap, Miele dishwasher and Miele steam oven. A Lacanche oven is built into the chimney breast, providing four ovens, a 5 ring gas hob, a gridle plate and extractor above. Double glazed doors leading to;

Orangery – a magnificent reception room taking full advantage of the Amber Valley views and positioned to the south-west corner of the house, making the most of the natural daylight. Benefitting three glazed elevations, two sets of French doors, a tiled floor, exposed brick and stone work and a multimedia wall housing the television and soundbar points alongside a glass fronted electric fire.

Inner Hallway – accessible via both the kitchen dining room and an external door to the front of the property. Fitted with three further dressers, one of which holds a Liebherr wine cooler, a Miele fridge and freezer. The inner hallway also provides access to the well appointed utility room and leads on to the swimming pool via glazed double doors.

Swimming Pool – this is comfortably one of the most impressive features of Horsley Hall. A 1450sq ft room, holding five sets of French doors out to the garden, pool side seating and the pool itself which is a heated infinity pool with mosaic tiled lining and electric cover. Directly off the swimming pool room is a steam room, changing room with shower cubicle and the plant room.

First Floor – a grand staircase of glass and oak construction ascends from the reception hall to a split level landing, occupying a seating area with a stone mullion and full height bay window to the front aspect. Off the main landing at first floor level are four bedrooms, all benefitting en suite bathrooms, whilst the two grand, south facing bedrooms are sizeable rooms providing far reaching countryside views, both with dressing rooms and recently refitted en suite’s with Osborne of Ilkeston bathroom furniture.

Second Floor – offering a versatile layout, the second floor is currently arranged as three bedrooms, two large bedrooms with en suite shower rooms and one smaller bedroom, a central playroom and games room which spans the full depth of the property with a triple aspect view.

Coach House – detached from the main house, the coach house provides excellent, well-appointed secondary accommodation extending to 1070 sq ft of living space, arranged over two storeys. The ground floor comprises an entrance hall with WC off and an open plan kitchen lounge diner with oak flooring, corner mounted gas fire, a bay window to the east elevation and a good quality fitted kitchen. To the first floor are two double bedrooms, both fitted with wardrobes and a large, four piece bathroom suite. Accessible from both the first floor landing and an external staircase is a 10m x 6m gym with a mirror wall, vaulted ceilings and Dorma window out to the courtyard.

Location

Horsley is an attractive village situated five miles north east of Derby city centre. The village itself boasts a well-regarded primary school, St Clements Church, a village hall, a recreational ground and a public house. There is a supermarket in neighbouring Horsley Woodhouse, whilst Derby city centre offers a complete range of entertainment, retail, restaurants and leisure facilities. The A38 is just 1.5 miles from the property which links to the A52, A50 and the M1 motorway. There are excellent nearby independent schools to briefly include Repton School (13 miles), Trent College (13 miles), Derby High school (8 miles) and Denstone College (24 miles). Derby train station is 7.4 miles away, providing rail access to London in 1 hour and 25 minutes. Three golf courses lie less than three miles from the property; Breadsall Priory, Morley Hayes and Horsley Lodge.

Square Footage: 12,789 sq ft




Acreage: 17.5 Acres


Additional Info

OUTSIDE

Perhaps the pièce de resistance of Horsley Hall are the gardens and grounds. Maintained to the highest of standards, the gardens are filled with an array of attractive flowers, evergreens, shrubs and mature trees. A full width terrace to the rear offers ample outdoor seating with steps to a large stretch of lawn, leading down to the pleasure lake with overlooking, open summerhouse.

To the east aspect there is a recently renewed Koi pond and a well-managed parcel of woodland, containing two large log stores and a charming woodland walk lit by string lighting above.

A high quality brick built stable block made up of three stables, a feed store and kitchen / tack room sits to the rear of the property with a stone mounting block to the front.

The north-west corner of the grounds presents a vegetable plot area with a number of raised sleeper planters and a greenhouse. Opposite the vegetable plot there is a brick built building, divided into two rooms, a general store and potting shed.

Accessed from within the courtyard there are two garages, both with electric entry doors and internal power and lighting and one with loft storage above. In addition to the garages and also accessible from the courtyard is a three bay carport.

In total, Horsley Hall occupies a 17.5 acre plot, made up of about 2.9 acres of gardens and grounds, about 2.9 acres of woodland and about 11.7 acres of grazing land.

Marketed by: Savills, Nottingham