5 bedroom house

The Watch House is a handsome grade II listed residence thought to date back to the 17th century and situated within the heart of the pretty hamlet of Watch House Green near Felsted. A landmark property within the area and one that is steep in history with period features to include attractive fireplaces, exposed timbers, original internal doors and an intriguing priest hole.
The house is approached via a recently reinstated pathway that sweeps around a natural pond and weeping willow from the gated driveway. The handsome façade provides a glimpse into the heritage of the building with large sash windows and an original central concertina chimneystack protruding from the roofline.
Upon entering The Watch House, you are greeted with a homely feeling that resonates throughout the property. The entrance hall, an earlier addition, features large windows, a staircase leading to the first floor and doors providing access into the two principal reception rooms. On your left is the living room, a well-appointed space with central fireplace. The second reception is a stunning sitting room with exposed timbers and appealing snug area. The ground floor continues through to a beautiful dining space with stunning exposed brick fireplace with priest hole. The kitchen is next to the dining room and provides a spacious area with an extensive range of wall and base units, an island unit, pantry and a utility room. The ground floor accommodation continues to the rear of the house where there is a boot room, cloakroom and office. Additionally there is a basement, primarily used as storage.
The first floor continues to impress with beautiful large sash windows on the front elevation providing an abundance of light to enter the bedrooms. There is a large principal bedroom with en-suite shower, three further generous bedrooms, both bath and separate shower room and an additional room accessed from bedroom 2 (planning permission previously passed for a separate staircase from the boot room).

Watch House Green is a small hamlet situated 1 mile from the highly coveted Felsted School. The local village provides a good range of local facilities including a post office/stores, a deli, public houses and a primary school. Fourteen miles south of Felsted is the city of Chelmsford offering an extensive range of amenities including excellent shopping facilities, restaurants and a main line train station serving Liverpool Stret within 38 minutes. Major road connections include the A120 and M11 providing access to the national motorway network. Stansted Airport is 12 miles to the east and provides excellent national and international flight connections. Felsted is surrounded by open countryside providing fantastic walks of particular note being the Flitch way.

A beautifully maintained front garden provides a pleasant place to relax and enjoy the tranquillity provided by the natural pond that sits to the front of the property. In all the property benefits from a 0.5 acre plot with two entrances. The rear entrance leads in from Rayne Road and opens up to a generous parking area. There are numerous outbuildings to include a large xxxft, five bay cart lodge with one closed bay and a storage area attached. The cart lodge provides excellent scope to redevelop into either additional ancillary accommodation or an entertainment complex subject to planning permission. In addition to the cart lodge there is a single garage and a weather boarded shed that requires restoration

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