If there’s a more beautiful and better kept garden than the one belonging to this manor house, we’d like to see it.
Fauld Manor is a secluded country home nestled within exceptional grounds and located on the Staffordshire and Derbyshire borders close to the popular village of Tutbury.
The five-bedroom home has a traditional feel throughout with excellent room sizes and more than 4,500 square feet of accommodation, which includes a separate two-bedroom cottage.
The spectacular landscaped grounds which surround the home include large ponds and gardens which bloom with colour all year round.
The home is entered via ornate wooden doors leading into a fabulous hallway with stone flagstone floors and the ornate main staircase rising to the first floor.
The principal lounge features ornate cornicing and a large stone fireplace with dual aspect windows. There is then a dining room, with stone mullioned leaded windows overlooking the rear garden.
The kitchen has an inglenook fireplace which houses an oil-fired Alpha range cooker and further integrated appliances.
The first floor can be accessed from two independent staircases, with the main feature staircase rising to a landing area which features stunning exposed beams and vaulted ceilings.
The master bedroom overlooks the rear gardens and benefits from a large ensuite bathroom.
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There are three further double bedrooms, plus a current dressing room which could easily be reconfigured as the fifth bedroom within the main house. There are then two further bathrooms, plus a separate WC.
The property has 2.57 acres of grounds, maintained throughout many years of landscaping and planting.
Immediately to the rear of the property and accessed from the kitchen is a large flagstone terrace, with an electric awning over stone balustrades.
The gardens beyond feature formal lawns and walkways, ornamental hedging, a variety of seating areas and a large pond with feature fountain. They are completely private and enclosed.
The home is just outside Tutbury village, bordering South Derbyshire and to the south of the River Dove.
Tutbury has an excellent range of amenities including public houses and restaurants, local shops and boutique shopping parades, a post office, bank and medical/dental practices.
Tutbury train station is on the Crewe to Derby line, giving access to the high speed network.
Fauld Manor is 13 miles from Derby city centre and the M1, M42, M6 and both Birmingham and East Midlands airports are all accessible.
