4 bedroom house

Idyllically located within Great Horkesley, a village on the outskirts of Colchester sits Yarrowes, a four/five bedroom detached C16 century Grade II listed cottage, sitting within its own grounds of around a third of an acre (STLS), complete with outdoor heated swimming pool.

Yarrowes is charming both inside and out. It's peppered with traditional features, including wooden beams, solid stone walls, crackling fireplaces and deceptively spacious rooms throughout. The current owners have resided here since 1987 and upgraded and extended the cottage to create a conservatory, study and additional reception room, which was originally utililsed as a bedroom but more recently as a music room. There are fabulous views over the formal garden and swimming pool. The owners have cleverly adapted the first floor to offer a serene setting, currently set up with the principal bedroom, bathroom, and dressing room. Though in previous times has been utilised as a bedroom.

The cottage is of a generous size with accommodation extending to just over 2400 square feet, the property offers flexible living arrangements and would cater for a variety of uses. The accommodation provides excellent areas for both formal entertaining and family living arranged over two floors.

The third of an acre garden lies principally to either side of the home and is segmented into rooms by mature yew hedging with a range of mature trees and plants. Accessed by bi-folding doors from the sitting room/music room from the house is the terrace which is perfect for access to the outdoor heated swimming pool. Cleverly planned walkways with spring bulbs pass through the garden and connect the rooms of the garden, providing an array of colour throughout the changing seasons. There are several sheds and storage areas plus the addition of a dog kennel. A driveway provides ample parking for around four vehicles with the added benefit of a double carport.

Note: The owner has advised us the roof was rethatched in 2019.
 

LOCATION Great Horkesley is a village approximately 3 miles north of Colchester in the county of Essex, and is situated within the borough of Colchester. It is within close proximity of many supermarkets as well as retail shops, hospital, hairdressers, pubs and cafés. As the property is situation close to Colchester, the train station is only 4 miles away, where there are links to London Liverpool Street in under 50 minutes.

It is within easy reach of outstanding schools, including Colchester County High School for girls, St Mary's School for girls and Colchester Royal Grammar School, which are well-recognised among some of the finest schools in the country.

Marketed by: Fine & Country, Colchester