Little Gadlas Farm

An impressive period country house of great charm and character with a well-appointed detached annex and further useful outbuildings including garaging with offices above, standing in super gardens and grounds extending to just under four acres in a popular and private semi-rural location.

Description - Halls are delighted with instructions to offer Little Gadlas Farm, Nr Dudleston Heath, for sale by private treaty.

Little Gadlas Farm is an impressive period country house of great charm and character with a well-appointed detached annex and further useful outbuildings including garaging with offices above, standing in super gardens and grounds extending to just under four acres in a popular and private semi-rural location.

The former farmhouse, which is believed to originally date back to 1640, is presented to an extremely high standard having been fully refurbished in recent years and boasts a wealth of charm and character with a number of original features such as fireplaces, exposed ceiling and wall timbers and some original internal doors.

The accommodation is versatile, including four Reception Rooms, a superbly appointed Kitchen/Breakfast, Utility room, Boot room and downstairs Cloakroom together with four first floor Bedrooms (Bedroom One with an En-Suite Shower Room) and a family Bathroom.

Outside, the property is approached from a quiet country lane through double opening electric gates leading to an extensive gravelled parking area to the side of the property fronted by a useful range of outbuildings including a double open fronted garage with well-appointed offices above, an adjacent workshop and three bay covered area offering potential for a number of usages with a machinery storage shed to one end.

The gardens are a super feature of the property and have been attractively landscaped to provide an extensive south-facing paved terrace to one side being partially covered by a veranda, providing ideal space for outdoor entertaining enjoying views over the gardens. There are formal lawns to the front of the property, flanked by well stocked floral and herbaceous borders with an adjacent enclosed vegetable garden including a number of raised beds. The gardens continue to the side of the property where there is a number of specimen trees, a small orchard area and natural pool with a small island providing a lovely feature.

Within the grounds is Little Barn, a very well presented detached two-bedroom barn conversion which was converted to a high standard in 2011, with private parking & gardens, it is ideal for a dependant relative or possibly for letting as a holiday cottage.

The land is retained within two enclosures of pasture, in good heart and ideal for the grazing of all kinds of livestock. An additional paddock sits in front of the garage block and contains an additional pond and is planted with indigenous and ornamental trees.

The sale of Little Gadlas Farm does, therefore, provide a rare opportunity for purchasers to acquire an attractive period detached country house presented to a high standard with a completely independent well-appointed annex, garaging and excellent office space together with super gardens and land, situated in a rural, yet accessible location.

Situation - Little Gadlas Farm enjoys a most attractive rural location approximately 2.5 miles north of the well known north Shropshire Lakeland town of Ellesmere. Ellesmere provides an excellent range of local shopping, recreational and educational facilities and is, also, within easy motoring distance of the larger centres of Oswestry (9 miles) and the county towns of Shrewsbury (20 miles) and Chester (27 miles), all of which, have a more comprehensive range of amenities of all kinds.

Schooling - Within a short drive are a number of highly rated state and private schools including Ellesmere College, Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury High School, The Priory, Prestefelde Prep., Packwood Haugh, Adcote School for Girls and Wrekin College.

Directions - From Ellesmere proceed on the B5068 St. Martins road for approx. 2 miles. Then fork right signposted Eastwick/Gadlas. Continue for approx. ½ mile and Little Gadlas Farm will be located on the right-hand side set well back from the road approached by a long gravelled private driveway.

The Accommodation Comprises -

Ground Floor - Reception Hall
Lounge (4.8m x 4.7m)
Living Room (4.9m x 4.6m)
Garden Room (5.71m x 3.7m)
Dining Room (4.8m x 3.8m)
Kitchen/Breakfast Room (4.8m x 4.6m)
Utility Room 3.4m x n2.7m)
Boot Room
Rear Hall
Downstairs Cloakroom

First Floor - Bedroom One (4.8m x 4.6m)
En Suite Shower Room
Bedroom Two (5.2m x 4.6m)
Bedroom Three (5m x 4.2m)
Bedroom Four (3.7m x 3.1m)
Family Bathroom

Outside - The property is approached along a private drive through double opening wrought iron electric gates over a gravelled drive which continues to the side and rear of the property providing extensive parking and manoeuvring space and leading to a:

Double Open Fronted Garage - 7.7m x 5.4m - With a pedestrian door adjacent leading in to a Reception Hall with a ground floor shower room. A staircase leads to a:

First Floor Home Office - Including two large rooms (7.6m x 5.3m and 5.6m x 4.4m). Fully carpeted with windows and electric heating.

Workshop - 3.8m x 2.4m -

Three Bay Covered Area - 11.20m x 4.8m - A secure workshop to one side and a further open fronted machinery storage shed attached to one side.

Secure Store - 4.9m x 3.8m -

Machinery Store - 5m x 4.7m -

Gardens - The gardens are a super feature of the property and have been attractively landscaped to provide an extensive south-facing paved terrace to one side being partially covered by a veranda, providing ideal space for outdoor entertaining enjoying views over the gardens. There are formal lawns to the front of the property, flanked by well stocked floral and herbaceous borders with an adjacent enclosed vegetable garden including a number of raised beds. The gardens continue to the side of the property where there is a number of specimen trees, a small orchard area and natural pool with a small island providing a lovely feature.

Little Barn - Sitting to one side of the main house and fronting the drive is a detached barn conversion which has been converted with great taste and skill to provide spacious accommodation extending to around 938 sqft and including an Entrance Hall, Living Room, Kitchen/Dining Room, Master Bedroom with En Suite Shower Room, Second Bedroom and a separate Cloakroom. Little Barn benefits from a private parking area and garden.

Land - The land is retained within two enclosures of pasture, in good heart and ideal for the grazing of all kinds of livestock. An additional paddock sits in front of the garage block and contains an additional pond and is planted with indigenous and ornamental trees

Services - We understand that the property has mains water and electricity. Drainage is to a private system.

Tenure - The property is said to be of freehold tenure and vacant possession will be given on completion of the purchase.

Local Authority & Council Tax - Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND. The property is in Council Tax band 'F'.

Please Note - The Vendors are currently in the process of renovating their onward property and thus Completion of a sale can not take place until May/June 2023. However, the Vendors are happy to exchange contracts with a Purchaser as soon as possible.



Marketed by: Halls, Ellesmere