Prominent village home with contemporary finish and traditional feel in a peaceful semi-rural setting. DescriptionA beautifully presented four bedroom period house occupying a peaceful semi-rural setting in the small hamlet of Beazley End, around 5 miles north of the market town of Braintree. The property has a very interesting history having famously appeared in the 1992 TV series of Lovejoy, and again in 2006 when it was bought by the Fifteen Foundation - a charity run by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Thought to be more than 400 years old, The Cock Inn was first listed as a public house in the 1800s and was thoughtfully and sympathetically converted into a private house in 2013 and renamed Lime Tree Cottage. The unlisted cottage has a timber frame with rendered elevations under a handmade clay tile roof and provides extensive accommodation with a wealth of period features and some stylish additions such as exposed chrome pipework and solid oak doors. The property enjoys four bedrooms with en suite facilities to the principal bedroom. To the ground floor are four receptions room, a beautiful kitchen/breakfast room, a spacious utility room and a useful cellar. Externally there is a large sweeping drive, a double garage and a delightful southwest-facing garden.The property is entered through an entrance lobby opening to two reception rooms separated by a fantastic fireplace with exposed brickwork and inset stove. Both rooms provide a collection of exposed timbers and stripped wood flooring and are flooded with natural light. The principal reception room is located to the side of the property and is a very large room with a further exposed chimney. The kitchen/breakfast room is positioned to the rear of the house and extends on to the garden providing a wonderful aspect and an excellent social space. To the far corner of the house is an inner hall, a cloakroom and a garden room offering the option to be utilised as a fifth bedroom. Concluding the ground floor accommodation is a practical utility room and a study whilst to the lower ground floor is a cellar. To the first floor a corridor landing serves four bedrooms and a family bathroom, fitted with a luxury white suite. The principal bedroom enjoys a double aspect with dressing facilities and an en suite bathroom. OutsideThe property enjoys a wonderful garden which spans the width of the house commencing with a paved terrace providing a glorious extension to the house. The remainder is predominantly laid to lawn with an area of shingle housing a shed, greenhouse and raised vegetable beds. To the front, the property is set back from its country lane setting and provides an extensive drive leading to a double garage of pitched roof design. All in around 0.30 of an acre.ServicesMains water, private drainage treatment plant (shared with neighbouring property) Oil fired heating.Agent's notePhotos taken in 2022.LocationBraintree: 4.8 miles (rail service to London Halsted: 5.8 miles; Chelmsford: 16.4 miles, Stansted Airport: 17.4 miles (rail service to London M11 (Junction 8): 19 miles. All distances approximate.The property nestles in a rural setting with direct access to attractive walks and bridleways. The property is situated in the heart of mid-Essex, in the small rural hamlet of Beazley End, approximately 16 miles north of Chelmsford, largely surrounded by open countryside. The area provides accessibility to the popular market towns of Braintree and Halstead. Educational facilities can be found in both the private and state sector with primary schools in the neighbouring villages of Shalford, Wethersfield, Finchingfield and Great Bardfield. There are secondary schools at Halstead, Braintree and Great Dunmow with private schooling available in Gosfield, Felsted and Chelmsford.Despite being rural in character, it is surprisingly well connected for the commuter with Chelmsford, Braintree and Witham providing excellent rail links to Stratford and London Liverpool Street. By road the property is within 60 miles' drive from central London.Square Footage: 3,460 sq ft DirectionsFrom the M11 (Junction 8) proceed east on the A120 towards Braintree. Exit the A120 at the Dunmow turning and continue on the B1256 turning left on to The Street towards Great Saling. Continue through Great Saling towards Shalford. At the junction with Braintree Road continue towards Beazley End where the property will be found on the left-hand side.PostcodeCM7 5JH Additional InfoLocal Authority: Braintree District Council, Council Tax band = G. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_braintree-d196655/for-sale_i71355546
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LAST REMAINING PLOT - PART EXCHANGE AVAILABLE **GUIDE PRICE £1,000,000 TO £1,050,000 **Welcome to The Orchards, an exceptional new collection of brand new individually designed four bedroom homes, offering families the convenience of a luxury residence in a prime location in North Essex. These homes are modern, have been professionally planned from the outset and are finished with the highest attention to detail and superior craftsmanship.Boasting traditional exterior appearances alongside generous living spaces, cutting-edge features and contemporary fittings, these are impressive homes that are perfect for today's busy families combining the perfect blend of convenience, living functionality and traditional lasting quality.Incorporating the highest standards of modern construction and exceptional specifications, these beautifully crafted detached homes have been thoughtfully-designed for economy as well as durability. Designers have also taken care to include ways to make the most of sunlight, use high-quality sustainable materials and ensure every aspect will endure in a way you don't find with older properties, and being brand new you won't have to worry about home improvements, repairs and redecorating, giving you more time to spend with friends and family.The homes in this outstanding development are positioned to allow space for privacy as well as parking, with generous gardens and patios to the rear, all adding to the uncrowded atmosphere around this carefully-created new collection.Everyday needs are easily met within just a short distance with Braintree's thriving town centre just under five minutes away by car, residents will find all they need virtually on their doorstep; from extensive supermarkets and high street brands, to the charming boutiques of the George Yard open-air mall which blends perfectly with the town's historic architecture. For dining out locally, the very highly regarded The House By Hilly Gant, there is also a very popular Italian themed restaurant "47 The street" is located in the pretty village of Rayne as is the popular Voujon restaurant which serves delicious and authentic Indian cuisine. Other options include a local Toby Carvery and the Astronomer as well as other local pubs. Just outside of town, the impressive Freeport Retail Village also less than 10 minutes away features an array quality household names and designer brands within over 70 outlets for clothing, sportswear and accessories alongside a Cineworld multi-screen cinema and a number of family-friendly restaurants. An even greater variety of retail and dining options can be found around 12 miles away in Chelmsford's dynamic shopping district. Leading department stores, independent boutiques and cosmopolitan coffee shops as well as galleries and restaurants to suit every taste line the modern pedestrianised areas and retail developments. Fitness fans will also be well catered for, with a Bannatyne Health Club, Braintree Sport & Fitness Club and Great Dunmow Leisure Centre all within easy reach.The properties are also near by the Great Notley Country Park, a large landscaped enclosure full of outdoor activity areas. The locally-loved Flitch Way cycle route, with attractions like the Booking Hall Cafe, covers 15 miles of old railway track between Braintree and Start Hill is also very close-by and finally, the modern Chelmsford City Racecourse is less than 2 miles away featuring a regular calendar of upmarket fun and entertainment.Please note images have been dressed and should be used for guidance purposes only. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_london-road-d52914/for-sale_i70745037
An imposing grade II* listed 16th century hall with over 5,000 square feet of accommodation and set within 1.3 acre of gardens. This fine residence six reception rooms, stunning kitchen with vaulted ceiling, five bedrooms, detached carport and walled gardens. Approached via a long gravelled drive that meanders past the impressive St Mary's Church, is this fine 16th Century, Grade II* Listed property. A traditional Hall house, the property has retained the original battened and nailed front door that leads into the dramatic dining hall, one of many rooms featuring period wood panelling. The abundance of period features is evident throughout the house with fireplaces, original flooring and stunning 16th century oak staircase leading to the former court room.The layout provides excellent accommodation for a growing family with four well-appointed reception rooms. The most recent addition is the stunning oak framed kitchen extension, thoughtfully designed to take in the views of the gardens and St Mary's Church beyond. The accommodation continues to impress on the first floor with the master bedroom being the stand out feature. This vast, atmospheric room includes 17th century wood panelling, walk in wardrobe and a contemporary en-suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms with bedroom two benefitting from an en-suite. The remaining bedrooms are served by a large family bathroom fitted with a heritage style suite and displaying exposed beams.Entrance gates lead you through to the driveway flanked by meticulously maintained lawns. To the immediate front of the property there is a parking area and a detached garage/carport with access to an office above. The drive continues to the rear of the property where further parking is located.The front garden is partially enclosed by a wall providing excellent seclusion with further garden space situated to the side of the property. Within the garden there is a pathway leading to the detached garage, generous amount of lawned area and an oak tree believed to be 400 years old.LocationBocking has a great village feel with an interesting array of shops and historic buildings. Located in the North of Essex it is within easy reach of London and the major towns of Chelmsford and Colchester. There are pleasant countryside walks, golf courses and numerous other desirable amenities nearby.Braintree is a larger adjacent town and offers extensive amenities including Freeport Designer Village and retail park. It is by-passed by the ancient Roman Stone Street which has become the A120 which provides easy access to other parts of the region including Stansted Airport.The region boasts a significant number of secondary and primary schools as well as colleges and nurseries. There are well-renowned private schools within easy reach and some of the country's leading grammar schools in Colchester and Chelmsford. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_bocking-d33208/for-sale_i71558366
Beautifully situated village house with detached annexe, land and river frontage. DescriptionThe Willows is a delightful village house providing versatile accommodation and a detached annexe, occupying a private setting on the banks of the River Pant. Built in 1997, this stunning family home provides five bedrooms with a separate one bedroom annexe and is positioned down a gated drive, set in beautiful gardens and woodland of about 2.25 acres. The property was constructed with a traditional slate roof and rendered elevations, and has thoughtfully designed and well-proportioned accommodation, orientated to make the most of its idyllic setting. The annexe was converted from an existing building in 2015. Other buildings include a detached triple garage and a storage barn, with power, lighting and water supply. The property is entered from the front into an entrance hall opening to a reception hall with turning staircase rising to the principal bedroom suite with dressing facilities and en suite bathroom. There are three bedrooms on the ground floor which share a family bathroom. There is a utility room and a stunning sitting room with log burner and bay window providing panoramic views of the grounds. From here is a study/outer lobby and cloakroom. The kitchen is a bright and inviting room connecting the dining room which is another light-filled room providing doors to the garden and a mezzanine level incorporating a further bedroom and snug.The annexe is situated to the north of the house and is provides an open plan sitting/dining room. There is a kitchen and ground floor bathroom with a further first floor bathroom and a double bedroom.OutsideA gated driveway opens to the front of the house providing a vast amount of parking and access to the triple garage. The gardens mainly extend from the west and south of the house and are an exceptional feature of the property, being laid principally to lawn with established borders comprising a wide variety of plants and shrubs, creating colour and all-year-round interest. An area of woodland can be found to the back of the garden with a variety of trees. To the north of the plot is the meandering River Pant and farmland making an excellent backdrop for this charming house. All in about 2.249 acres.ServicesMains water and drainage connected. Oil-fired heating.Local AuthorityBraintree District Council. Council tax band = F (with improvement indicator).LocationThaxted: 4.5 miles, Braintree: 10 miles, Great Dunmow: 12 miles, Chelmsford: 19 miles, Cambridge: 25 miles. All distances approximate. The property occupies a delightful setting on the banks of the River Pant, discreetly positioned at the end of a private drive, in the attractive north Essex village of Great Bardfield. Great Bardfield is a very popular village, which has a very active community along with a Co-op/post office and two public houses, as well as Great Bardfield Primary School. The village offers a network of footpaths and bridleways over miles of open countryside. There are excellent schools within the area, both in the public and private sector - notably at Felsted and Bishop's Stortford - with King Edward VI Grammar School and the County High School for Girls at Chelmsford. The rural market towns of Thaxted, Saffron Walden and Great Dunmow provide all the local amenities with good access to Chelmsford, Colchester and Cambridge.Square Footage: 4,771 sq ft Acreage: 2.24 AcresDirectionsWhat3words: ///systems.branched.worthy For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_braintree-d196655/for-sale_i71630942
A beautifully situated country residence offering four double bedrooms and four receptions. There is a separate one bedroom cottage, separate one bedroom Essex Barn, paddocks, stabling, garaging, stunning formal grounds and river frontage in circa 7 acres (stls). EPC exempt.DESCRIPTIONWater Hall is listed as being of Architectural or Historic Interest Grade II. Believed to date from the late 17th century, it is constructed of timber frame with rendered elevations and now provides immaculate accommodation throughout. The property has undergone sympathetic and extensive improvement during our client's occupation, including a new sole plate and drainage to the front of the house, tiling to the main roof and a new boiler. Both the separate cottage and Essex barn have also benefitted from complete Norfolk reed thatches in the last three years, with a life span of more than 40 years. An oak door opens into the central reception hall, off which is a lovely dual aspect sitting room with an open fireplace within a brick inglenook. Off the inner hall is the drawing room, an elegant room overlooking the terrace and swimming pool area with a beautiful brick inglenook fireplace and an external log hatch to the courtyard. The inner hall continues to a cloakroom and study with a door out to the enclosed courtyard. Adjacent to the sitting room is the dining room with a further central fireplace with inset wood burner and a door which opens into the breakfast room and fully fitted, vaulted kitchen with brick flooring, a gas Lacanche range, butler sink and leaded light doors onto the terrace. A stable door off the breakfast room opens into a lobby with a utility room providing two large storage cupboards and a door leading out to an enclosed courtyard, ideal for dog owners! The first floor is reached by an easy rise turning staircase ascending to an open landing. Overlooking the garden and swimming pool area is the generous master bedroom with an en suite bathroom also offering a separate double length shower. Adjacent to the second bedroom is the family bathroom and third landing bedroom with a door through to the fourth double bedroom. It is important to note that all of the bedrooms benefit from lovely views of the gardens and or paddocks.OutsideWater Hall is approached through electric wrought iron gates supported on twin brick pillars, surmounted by two carriage lights with wrought iron low railings on brick walls to either side. An extensive gravel driveway offers parking for a number of vehicles, served by a double garage with electric doors. The garage forms part of an L-shaped stable block including two tack rooms, two generous stables with feeders and front and rear access, opening on one side to a generous post and rail paddock to the eastern boundary. To the front of the house is a gated pedestrian access from the country lane leading to a flagstone terrace that surrounds the property with well-considered herbaceous borders and a sunken ornamental pond adjacent to the kitchen. Steps rise to the former lawn tennis court protected by deep hedging, opening at one to the orchard and post & rail paddock with a generous field shelter and polytunnel. This paddock to the western boundary, benefits from road access with the remaining part of the orchard producing a variety of apples and Victoria plum. Further extensive lawns are set above the river which runs along the northern boundary of the formal garden, bisecting the two further paddocks below. The heated swimming pool is circa 10m x 5m and benefits from a new filter and a sunny south facing position. An extensive paved outdoor seating and entertaining area surrounds the pool, raised above a delightful, enclosed gravel courtyard area with a central lavender island. Beyond the courtyard are the thatched guest cottage which faces the main house, comprising one large bedroom with a vaulted beam ceiling and a wet room, ideal for AIRBNB if required. Adjacent to the cottage is a large timber frame and weatherboard thatched Essex barn comprising a large reception room with open plan kitchen and central island. Steps lead down to a delightful double bedroom which opens onto the courtyard and is served by a ground floor shower room. Stairs lead up to a mezzanine/possible second bedroom with cloakroom. To the north of the cottage a timber bridge over the River Pant leads to paddocks enclosed by the river and established trees, with gated access onto the lane. This section is currently split into two large post and rail paddocks of circa 4 acres stls, the fencing is very recent as is the fencing to the eastern paddock adjoining the stable block.LOCATIONWater Hall is beautifully situated along a picturesque country lane to the south of the village of Shalford in the Pant Valley, nestling in its surroundings. The countryside between the villages of Wethersfield, Shalford and Blackmore End are some of the most attractive in the county. The local village has a local store and thriving pub serving good food. There are shopping centres at nearby Freeport with its Marks & Spencers, numerous boutiques and restaurants and Halstead to the north. There are a number of schools in the area including comprehensive schools in Wethersfield, Sible Hedingham, Halstead and Braintree, and private schools in Gosfield and Felsted. The house is also within the catchment of Newport grammar school. For the commuter there are train stations at Braintree and Witham. There is access onto the A12 at Witham and onto the A120 to the west of Braintree which connects with the M11 at junction 8 and Stansted Airport.SERVICESMains electricity. Private water supply (well) and private drainage. Oil fired heating (separate BT line and oil fired boiler for the cottage and barn). Calor Gas for the range cooker in the kitchen.Acreage: 7 Acres (stls) For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_braintree-d196655/for-sale_i71164565
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