The Old Vicarage
Biggin, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0DQ
Guide Price
£880,000
Residential Tags: N/A
Property Tags: Equestrian
Land Tags: Paddock, Pasture Land, Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jul 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: N/A
- Property Tags: Equestrian
- Land Tags: Paddock, Pasture Land, Woodland
Situated in the heart of the village of Biggin, one of the jewels of the Peak Park set high in the spectacular White Peak landscape. The village is half a mile from the A515, and located centrally between Bakewell (8 miles), Ashbourne (9 miles), Buxton (13 miles) and Leek (13 miles). A very popular area with walkers and cyclists with the Tissington Trail being close by, the village has its own village hall, pub and school. The larger village of Hartington 2 miles to the west, famed for its Stilton cheese, offers a wide range of amenities including shops and doctors' surgery.
Buildings of note in the village are Biggin Hall which dates back to 1620 and is now a fine dining restaurant and hotel, the church of St Thomas and the Old Vicarage, both built during the Victorian period circa 1850. The Old Vicarage was designed with a strong gothic influence including stone mullion windows, arched doorways, and ornate details.
The property is set back-to-front with the road and hidden from view by mature hedging and large gates providing complete privacy. Original stone pillars sit either side of the double estate gates, opening onto an extensive graveled driveway leading down to a turning circle to the front of the house. The property is set within its own land measuring 1.52 acres in total.
The south-facing front of the building is softened by a range of climbing shrubs and roses providing year-round interest and colour. Entrance to the property is via an arched part-glazed door opening into a porch with black-and-white chequer ceramic tiled floor. Another arched part-glazed door with a lionhead doorknocker opens into the main entrance hall with coved ceiling and ceiling rose. Stairs rise to the first-floor landing and doors lead off the hallway to the ground floor areas.
To the left as you step through the front door is a charming sitting room with double aspect mullion windows allowing natural light to flood the room, coved ceiling and central ceiling rose. A stunning cast-iron open fireplace forms the focal point of the room with a patterned tile back, stone hearth and wooden fire surround.
On the opposite side of the hallway is the larger reception room, formerly two separate rooms, both with coved ceiling and ceiling roses. The rear half of this room is the formal dining area with built-in storage cupboards and display shelving. French doors open out onto the east-facing paved patio enclosed by a low stone wall. At the other end of the room is the drawing room, a spacious seating area with a large mullion window to the front and a stunning open fireplace with stone surround and a marble inset and hearth.
Continuing along the hallway, a doorway leads down to a very useful basement room. This is a full-height room with fitted carpet and a stone mullion window at ground level to the rear. Currently used as a home gym, it would make a superb children's playroom, hobby room, home cinema or home office.
Returning to the ground floor, there is a good-sized utility room/WC fitted with a range of white units, roll edge work surfaces, inset one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, tiled splashbacks, shelving, plumbing for washing machine, space for dryer, and free-standing combination LPG Worcester Bosch boiler. There is a low flush WC, ceramic tiled flooring, and a window to the side.
At the end of the hallway another arched doorway leads to a generous breakfast-kitchen fitted with a range of base and eye level units including glazed display cabinets in dove grey with ceramic handles, under-cabinet lighting, wooden block work surfaces, inset one and a half bowl sink unit with brass mixer tap, waste disposal unit, tiled splashbacks, built-in pantry cupboard and ceramic tiled floor. There is a range cooker and an American style fridge-freezer both of which can be included in the sale if required. A newly fitted central skylight, large leaded-light window, and half-glazed doors on two sides of the room, all make for a very light and airy room.
To the left side of the kitchen a stable door leads into the conservatory whilst another stable door at the rear of the kitchen leads outside via a storm porch to a stone flag pathway which in turn leads to the road via an arched wooden gateway cut into the hedge.
Completing the ground floor accommodation is the Victorian style conservatory with a ceramic tiled floor and door opening onto the side of the property where there is a sizable fully fenced area ideal for free-ranging pets, with log storage and two garden storage units which are to be included in the sale.
On the first floor the three well-proportioned and characterful double bedrooms are arranged around the galleried landing, where there is a small seating area and a skylight giving excellent light to the stairwell. The master bedroom is a lovely light room with double aspect windows and large built-in wardrobes set either side of a Louis XV style fireplace. The second bedroom has a matching range of built-in storage and display shelving, a mullion triple window overlooking the south-facing rear gardens, window seat, and a feature fireplace with wood surround and stone hearth. The third bedroom also has a matching range of built-in storage and display shelving, mullion window overlooking the east-facing side gardens, window seat, and has a fabulous cast-iron open fireplace with a stone surround and stone hearth.
The bathroom has been recently renovated with several unique features including a large open fireplace with a stone surround and stone hearth, and a double mullion window with stained glass in a dolphin motif. Fitted with a roll-top claw-foot cast iron bath with shower attachment, pedestal hand wash basin with tiled splash back, low flush WC, a fully tiled shower enclosure with glass door, rain shower and hand shower attachment, large horizontal bar radiator, central ceiling rose, extractor fan and Karndean style flooring.
Above the galleried landing seating area is the entrance to the part-boarded loft with electric light and pull-down steps. Further loft access is via a small hatch in the bathroom.
Externally, to the side of the property are formal lawned gardens with box hedging and a small orchard all set to a tree lined backdrop affording complete privacy. Set to one side of the garden is a 'Lugarde' pine-constructed octagonal summerhouse which is to be included in the sale. On the opposite side of the house is a sheltered section of garden where there are two secluded seating areas, one on wooden decking covered by a timber pergola with a climbing rose.
The 1.25 acre paddock to the rear of the plot is accessed directly from the formal gardens via a 5-bar gate and is a truly unique feature of the property. Over the last two decades it has been converted into the most spectacular wild garden, with mixed woodland, wildflowers, rambling roses, a pond, a crisscross of charming pathways, and a variety of sitting areas offering total privacy. It changes with the seasons, being a blanket of daffodils in the spring, and a delightful patchwork of roses, wildflowers, grasses and tree-shaded canopies in the summer months. It is an absolute haven for wildlife and humans alike. The paddock could of course be returned to grazing land if required. Towards the rear of the paddock are two timber outbuildings currently used for garden and fuel storage both of which will be included in the sale.
Planning permission (now lapsed) was previously granted for the construction of garaging/stabling in the paddock, and also for a two-storey extension to the main building. Potential buyers are recommended to make their own enquiries as to the likelihood of planning being granted for any future intended additions.
To view this stunning home please contact John German Ashbourne office.
Tenure: Freehold (purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the tenure via their legal representative).
Services: LPG gas. Mains water, drainage, electricity are believed to be connected to the property but purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to their suitability.
Useful Websites:
Our Ref: JGA/14072022
Local Authority/Tax Band: Derbyshire Dales District Council / Tax Band G
Marketed by: John German, Ashbourne
Buildings of note in the village are Biggin Hall which dates back to 1620 and is now a fine dining restaurant and hotel, the church of St Thomas and the Old Vicarage, both built during the Victorian period circa 1850. The Old Vicarage was designed with a strong gothic influence including stone mullion windows, arched doorways, and ornate details.
The property is set back-to-front with the road and hidden from view by mature hedging and large gates providing complete privacy. Original stone pillars sit either side of the double estate gates, opening onto an extensive graveled driveway leading down to a turning circle to the front of the house. The property is set within its own land measuring 1.52 acres in total.
The south-facing front of the building is softened by a range of climbing shrubs and roses providing year-round interest and colour. Entrance to the property is via an arched part-glazed door opening into a porch with black-and-white chequer ceramic tiled floor. Another arched part-glazed door with a lionhead doorknocker opens into the main entrance hall with coved ceiling and ceiling rose. Stairs rise to the first-floor landing and doors lead off the hallway to the ground floor areas.
To the left as you step through the front door is a charming sitting room with double aspect mullion windows allowing natural light to flood the room, coved ceiling and central ceiling rose. A stunning cast-iron open fireplace forms the focal point of the room with a patterned tile back, stone hearth and wooden fire surround.
On the opposite side of the hallway is the larger reception room, formerly two separate rooms, both with coved ceiling and ceiling roses. The rear half of this room is the formal dining area with built-in storage cupboards and display shelving. French doors open out onto the east-facing paved patio enclosed by a low stone wall. At the other end of the room is the drawing room, a spacious seating area with a large mullion window to the front and a stunning open fireplace with stone surround and a marble inset and hearth.
Continuing along the hallway, a doorway leads down to a very useful basement room. This is a full-height room with fitted carpet and a stone mullion window at ground level to the rear. Currently used as a home gym, it would make a superb children's playroom, hobby room, home cinema or home office.
Returning to the ground floor, there is a good-sized utility room/WC fitted with a range of white units, roll edge work surfaces, inset one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, tiled splashbacks, shelving, plumbing for washing machine, space for dryer, and free-standing combination LPG Worcester Bosch boiler. There is a low flush WC, ceramic tiled flooring, and a window to the side.
At the end of the hallway another arched doorway leads to a generous breakfast-kitchen fitted with a range of base and eye level units including glazed display cabinets in dove grey with ceramic handles, under-cabinet lighting, wooden block work surfaces, inset one and a half bowl sink unit with brass mixer tap, waste disposal unit, tiled splashbacks, built-in pantry cupboard and ceramic tiled floor. There is a range cooker and an American style fridge-freezer both of which can be included in the sale if required. A newly fitted central skylight, large leaded-light window, and half-glazed doors on two sides of the room, all make for a very light and airy room.
To the left side of the kitchen a stable door leads into the conservatory whilst another stable door at the rear of the kitchen leads outside via a storm porch to a stone flag pathway which in turn leads to the road via an arched wooden gateway cut into the hedge.
Completing the ground floor accommodation is the Victorian style conservatory with a ceramic tiled floor and door opening onto the side of the property where there is a sizable fully fenced area ideal for free-ranging pets, with log storage and two garden storage units which are to be included in the sale.
On the first floor the three well-proportioned and characterful double bedrooms are arranged around the galleried landing, where there is a small seating area and a skylight giving excellent light to the stairwell. The master bedroom is a lovely light room with double aspect windows and large built-in wardrobes set either side of a Louis XV style fireplace. The second bedroom has a matching range of built-in storage and display shelving, a mullion triple window overlooking the south-facing rear gardens, window seat, and a feature fireplace with wood surround and stone hearth. The third bedroom also has a matching range of built-in storage and display shelving, mullion window overlooking the east-facing side gardens, window seat, and has a fabulous cast-iron open fireplace with a stone surround and stone hearth.
The bathroom has been recently renovated with several unique features including a large open fireplace with a stone surround and stone hearth, and a double mullion window with stained glass in a dolphin motif. Fitted with a roll-top claw-foot cast iron bath with shower attachment, pedestal hand wash basin with tiled splash back, low flush WC, a fully tiled shower enclosure with glass door, rain shower and hand shower attachment, large horizontal bar radiator, central ceiling rose, extractor fan and Karndean style flooring.
Above the galleried landing seating area is the entrance to the part-boarded loft with electric light and pull-down steps. Further loft access is via a small hatch in the bathroom.
Externally, to the side of the property are formal lawned gardens with box hedging and a small orchard all set to a tree lined backdrop affording complete privacy. Set to one side of the garden is a 'Lugarde' pine-constructed octagonal summerhouse which is to be included in the sale. On the opposite side of the house is a sheltered section of garden where there are two secluded seating areas, one on wooden decking covered by a timber pergola with a climbing rose.
The 1.25 acre paddock to the rear of the plot is accessed directly from the formal gardens via a 5-bar gate and is a truly unique feature of the property. Over the last two decades it has been converted into the most spectacular wild garden, with mixed woodland, wildflowers, rambling roses, a pond, a crisscross of charming pathways, and a variety of sitting areas offering total privacy. It changes with the seasons, being a blanket of daffodils in the spring, and a delightful patchwork of roses, wildflowers, grasses and tree-shaded canopies in the summer months. It is an absolute haven for wildlife and humans alike. The paddock could of course be returned to grazing land if required. Towards the rear of the paddock are two timber outbuildings currently used for garden and fuel storage both of which will be included in the sale.
Planning permission (now lapsed) was previously granted for the construction of garaging/stabling in the paddock, and also for a two-storey extension to the main building. Potential buyers are recommended to make their own enquiries as to the likelihood of planning being granted for any future intended additions.
To view this stunning home please contact John German Ashbourne office.
Tenure: Freehold (purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the tenure via their legal representative).
Services: LPG gas. Mains water, drainage, electricity are believed to be connected to the property but purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to their suitability.
Useful Websites:
Our Ref: JGA/14072022
Local Authority/Tax Band: Derbyshire Dales District Council / Tax Band G
Marketed by: John German, Ashbourne
Land Registry Data
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