4 bedroom house

Beautifully presented home providing equestrian facilities in a peaceful setting.


Description

A beautifully appointed four bedroom detached family home providing excellent equestrian facilities located in a private setting with direct access onto the historic woodland of Pods Wood.

The property has been tastefully presented in neutral tones throughout and provides flexible levels of accommodation, with many of the principal rooms enjoying views over the surrounding grounds and countryside. Napiers Farm Cottage was constructed in the 1950s and has been vastly improved and extended offering light-filled accommodation with four first floor bedrooms including a wonderful principal bedroom with en suite and Juliet balcony enjoying far-reaching southerly views. There is a luxury family bathroom and bedroom 2 also has a Juliet balcony and en suite, which can be accessed from the landing.

To the ground floor there is a stunning sitting room with log-burning stove and a pair of double doors opening to the garden providing a nice extension of the room. The room offers a partly open-plan design leading to the handcrafted and bespoke kitchen/breakfast room equipped with a range of light-coloured units and appliances. From the kitchen is a utility room opening to a spacious family room with double door access to the gardens, formerly the garage. This part of the building allows the option to be self-contained from the remainder of the house with its own external access from the utility room, ideal for multi-generational living. There are two further reception rooms located to the front of the house and a shower room, separated by a welcoming reception hall.

Outside
Napiers Farm Cottage is approached over a long private driveway serving one other property opening to a wide shingle drive leading to the front of the house.

The house is comfortably set back from the driveway providing an area of manicured lawn which continues to the side and rear of the house. A curved west-facing terrace extends from the principle reception room providing a delightful area for outside relaxation and entertaining. Beyond the formal garden, post and rail fencing separates the remainder of the site which includes a detached outbuilding and stable block comprising three loose boxes, three store rooms/kennels, workshop, tack room, tractor shed and shower room. This substantial L-shaped building offers a wide variety of possibilities and opens to a yard with ample space for horseboxes and a pony paddock to the front. An independent drive from the lane, accessed through a five-bar gate, provides vehicular access to an all-weather manège, hay barn and two further paddocks to the rear of the site.

All in around 2.01 acres.

Location

Maldon: 8.6 miles; Colchester: 9.4 miles; Chelmsford: 17.7 miles; Ipswich: 26.7 miles; Stansted Airport: 28.7 miles. All distances approximate.

Napiers Farm Cottage occupies a private setting between Tiptree and Messing on the outskirts of the village offering direct access into Pods Woods, a protected historic ancient woodland dating back to the Ice Age, providing excellent hacking and walks over miles of historic woodland and open countryside.

The Historic Layer Marney Tower, England’s tallest Tudor gatehouse built by Henry VIII is approximately 3 miles away.

Tipree is a large village which provides a wide selection of local shopping facilities with further shopping, educational and recreational facilities located in Maldon and Colchester. Tiptree is renowned for its fruit farming background with Wilkin and Son farming the area since 1884 with its tea rooms being a popular destination. South of the village is Tiptree Heath, a popular area of common land for walks and dog walking and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

There are numerous independent primary and secondary schools nearby and Colchester Royal Grammar School and Colchester County High School for Girls are both just over 8 miles away.

For the commuter there are train services from both Kelvedon and Witham to London Liverpool Street, and there is access north and southbound at Kelvedon onto the A12. For the golf enthusiast the Five Lakes Hotel, Golf & Country Club is located to the south of Tiptree and for the sailing enthusiast the Blackwater Estuary and West Mersea lie to the south and east respectively.

Square Footage: 2,740 sq ft




Acreage: 2.01 Acres

Directions

From the centre of Tiptree, proceed north along Maypole Road (B1022) which becomes Colchester Road. The drive leading to the property is positioned on the right-hand immediately adjacent to Pods Wood.

Postcode: CO5 0EX


Additional Info

Services: Electricity, water, oil fired heating and private drainage.

Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills.

Marketed by: Savills, Chelmsford