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Floorplan
Map6 bedroom detached house
Sold STC
Detached house
6 beds
2 baths
26,136 sq ft / 2,428 sq m
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Features and description
- Superbly appointed throughout.
- Impressive Grade II Listed building with fine period features.
- Mature gardens and grounds.
- Coach House offering scope for redevelopment.
- Close to local services and open countryside.
- Superb walks and scenery nearby.
A BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED GRADE II LISTED EARLY VICTORIAN HOUSE OCCUPYING A PRIVATE POSITION AMONGST MATURE GARDENS.
ACCOMMODATION IN BRIEF.
- Entrance and Staircase Halls; Drawing Room;
Dining Room; Study with Utility off; Rear hall with cloakroom with W.C.; Cellars; Kitchen/Breakfast Room; Workshop; Snug; Library; Store room
- 5 Double Bedrooms; 2 Bathrooms (1 Ensuite);‘Powder Room’; 1st Floor Sitting Room/Bedroom 6
OUTSIDE
- Mature gardens; Traditional Stone Coach House outbuildings providing garaging, woodstore, dog pens x 2 and storage ; potting sheds.
- In all about 0.6 of an acre
DESCRIPTION
Hafod Ynys is a beautiful period property Listed Grade II for its architectural and historic importance. Dating from circa 1830 with a early 20th Century rear addition, the property is built of stone with white painted roughcast rendered elevations under a slate roof with gables and high chimney stacks. It enjoys plenty of character as one might expect of a late Regency/early Victorian building with numerous period features both inside and to the exterior including decorative barge boards, elegant sash windows and shutters, period fireplaces, high coved ceilings, period doors & architraves, and of particular note is the handsome turned staircase with handrail rising from the hall to a galleried landing. The property has been subject to a comprehensive sympathetic restoration scheme during the present owners’ tenure which now provides spacious and superbly proportioned accommodation arranged predominantly over two floors together with a useful cellar and second floor room which has been used as a studio. The layout is highly adaptable with the rear of the building suitable as a self-contained annexe subject to some minor alterations, but which is presently incorporated within the main living space. There is also scope for the creation of additional accommodation
within the former coach house which presently provides excellent storage but offers potential for conversion, if required subject to the necessary consents being available. Double doors open into a storm porch which in turn opens to the entrance and staircase halls which have impressive polished stone flagged floors. Off either side of the hall are the two principal reception rooms, both of which have double aspectsover the front and side of the property, lovely large windows bringing in plenty of natural light, and open fireplaces, the dining room having a particularly impressive marble mantel. To the rear is a useful study beyond which is the utility which accommodates the oil fired boiler and has plumbing for washing machine and dryer. Off the staircase hall is a rear hall with cloakroom and W.C. and access to the rear courtyard and also access to the cellar, which comprises two rooms, both offering good storage and with natural ventilation from a window.
The kitchen overlooks the courtyard and incorporates a range of wall and floor units with cupboards and drawers beneath polished granite work surfaces, a 2 oven Aga, integrated Bloomberg dishwasher and Candy oven and grill, a Belling 4 ring electric hob, and central island with further storage. A door from the kitchen leads to a further hall which has independent access to the courtyard and from here the accommodation would be readily altered to an annexe should anyone so wish. The ground floor comprises two principal rooms, presently a library and workshop formerly used as a gym together with a store room. A staircase rises to a half landing with ‘writing room’ and on to a galleried landing which connects with the remainder of the first floor and off which is a double bedroom and sitting room. The main galleried landing is accessed via the turned staircase from the hall with tall picture window and cloakroom “powder room”. Across the front elevation are three main bedrooms all facing south and with lovely large windows. The master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom with independent shower. To the rear is a fourth double bedroom overlooking the courtyard and well fitted family bathroom. There is a stair ladder which provides access to former servants quarters which has been used as a studio.
GARDENS & GROUNDS
Hafod Ynys is approached through a stone splayed entrance and over a gravelled drive passing beneath mature trees to a parking area beneath the south front. The wooded approach provides a private and attractive setting with impressive copper beech tree and several other specimen trees lining the drive beneath which is a lawn and some spring bulbs.
Beside the drive is a wide lawn which enjoys plenty of sun facing east and south, and with floral and herbaceous borders with open seating area and raised decking with far reach views over the clwydian range including Moel Famau. Along side the house is a gravel path which continues to a stone outbuilding
comprising a pair of potting sheds and raised vegetables beds.
A pair of wrought iron gates leads into a courtyard at the rear ofthe house providing on foot and vehicular access with clay paved floor and formed by the house and former coach house. There is also double gated vehicular access into the courtyard from the
road. The coach house is of stone construction beneath a slate roof and comprises principal garage (18’ x 17’3”) being served with light and power and having sliding doors and side door to additional garage (17’11” x 14’11”) also served with light and power and sliding doors. A staircase rises from this room to the first floor where there is a landing and room off. At the far end of the building at ground floor level there is a log store and dog pens x 2 with one room above. There is potential for multi uses and for conversion subject to gaining the necessary planning consents. Enclosed within the courtyard area there are a number of seating/dining areas with a feature stone fountain and barbecue area.
LOCATION
Hafod Ynys is situated in the picturesque Vale of Clwyd on the edge of the village of Rhewl. The house occupies a sheltered position accessed via a winding drive beneath mature trees against the backdrop of the Clwydian Range. The village has a chapel and pub, Tea Rooms/Antiques whilst the larger market towns of Ruthin and Denbigh (which are 2 and 6 miles respectively) offer a wider range of services with independent retailers, supermarkets, doctors’ surgery and dentists. The historic walled city of Chester famed for its Roman Rows is approximately 35 minutes drive offering an even more comprehensive range of shops and out of town retail outlets.
On the educational front there is primary and secondary schooling in Ruthin and Denbigh. For those seeking independent education there is Ruthin School, Myddleton College at Denbigh and the Kings & Queens schools in
Chester complemented by boarding schools at Ellesmere and Shrewsbury. The Vale of Clwyd is renowned for its microclimate and scenery with wonderful walks along the Clwydian range. For those seeking country pursuits there are numerous local pheasant shoots, fishing on several rivers and hunting is with the Flint &
Denbigh.
COMMUNICATIONS
The area is well served by roads connecting with the A55 Expressway at St Asaph and Mold allowing for ease of travel along the North Wales Coast and to Chester. Beyond Chester the A55 links to the M53 and M56 motorways accessing Liverpool and Manchester which are within daily travelling distance and both served by international airports. Travel to London is
available from Chester station with a 2-hour direct service to Euston, and for those travelling to Dublin there is a ferry from
Holyhead off the A55.
ACCOMMODATION IN BRIEF.
- Entrance and Staircase Halls; Drawing Room;
Dining Room; Study with Utility off; Rear hall with cloakroom with W.C.; Cellars; Kitchen/Breakfast Room; Workshop; Snug; Library; Store room
- 5 Double Bedrooms; 2 Bathrooms (1 Ensuite);‘Powder Room’; 1st Floor Sitting Room/Bedroom 6
OUTSIDE
- Mature gardens; Traditional Stone Coach House outbuildings providing garaging, woodstore, dog pens x 2 and storage ; potting sheds.
- In all about 0.6 of an acre
DESCRIPTION
Hafod Ynys is a beautiful period property Listed Grade II for its architectural and historic importance. Dating from circa 1830 with a early 20th Century rear addition, the property is built of stone with white painted roughcast rendered elevations under a slate roof with gables and high chimney stacks. It enjoys plenty of character as one might expect of a late Regency/early Victorian building with numerous period features both inside and to the exterior including decorative barge boards, elegant sash windows and shutters, period fireplaces, high coved ceilings, period doors & architraves, and of particular note is the handsome turned staircase with handrail rising from the hall to a galleried landing. The property has been subject to a comprehensive sympathetic restoration scheme during the present owners’ tenure which now provides spacious and superbly proportioned accommodation arranged predominantly over two floors together with a useful cellar and second floor room which has been used as a studio. The layout is highly adaptable with the rear of the building suitable as a self-contained annexe subject to some minor alterations, but which is presently incorporated within the main living space. There is also scope for the creation of additional accommodation
within the former coach house which presently provides excellent storage but offers potential for conversion, if required subject to the necessary consents being available. Double doors open into a storm porch which in turn opens to the entrance and staircase halls which have impressive polished stone flagged floors. Off either side of the hall are the two principal reception rooms, both of which have double aspectsover the front and side of the property, lovely large windows bringing in plenty of natural light, and open fireplaces, the dining room having a particularly impressive marble mantel. To the rear is a useful study beyond which is the utility which accommodates the oil fired boiler and has plumbing for washing machine and dryer. Off the staircase hall is a rear hall with cloakroom and W.C. and access to the rear courtyard and also access to the cellar, which comprises two rooms, both offering good storage and with natural ventilation from a window.
The kitchen overlooks the courtyard and incorporates a range of wall and floor units with cupboards and drawers beneath polished granite work surfaces, a 2 oven Aga, integrated Bloomberg dishwasher and Candy oven and grill, a Belling 4 ring electric hob, and central island with further storage. A door from the kitchen leads to a further hall which has independent access to the courtyard and from here the accommodation would be readily altered to an annexe should anyone so wish. The ground floor comprises two principal rooms, presently a library and workshop formerly used as a gym together with a store room. A staircase rises to a half landing with ‘writing room’ and on to a galleried landing which connects with the remainder of the first floor and off which is a double bedroom and sitting room. The main galleried landing is accessed via the turned staircase from the hall with tall picture window and cloakroom “powder room”. Across the front elevation are three main bedrooms all facing south and with lovely large windows. The master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom with independent shower. To the rear is a fourth double bedroom overlooking the courtyard and well fitted family bathroom. There is a stair ladder which provides access to former servants quarters which has been used as a studio.
GARDENS & GROUNDS
Hafod Ynys is approached through a stone splayed entrance and over a gravelled drive passing beneath mature trees to a parking area beneath the south front. The wooded approach provides a private and attractive setting with impressive copper beech tree and several other specimen trees lining the drive beneath which is a lawn and some spring bulbs.
Beside the drive is a wide lawn which enjoys plenty of sun facing east and south, and with floral and herbaceous borders with open seating area and raised decking with far reach views over the clwydian range including Moel Famau. Along side the house is a gravel path which continues to a stone outbuilding
comprising a pair of potting sheds and raised vegetables beds.
A pair of wrought iron gates leads into a courtyard at the rear ofthe house providing on foot and vehicular access with clay paved floor and formed by the house and former coach house. There is also double gated vehicular access into the courtyard from the
road. The coach house is of stone construction beneath a slate roof and comprises principal garage (18’ x 17’3”) being served with light and power and having sliding doors and side door to additional garage (17’11” x 14’11”) also served with light and power and sliding doors. A staircase rises from this room to the first floor where there is a landing and room off. At the far end of the building at ground floor level there is a log store and dog pens x 2 with one room above. There is potential for multi uses and for conversion subject to gaining the necessary planning consents. Enclosed within the courtyard area there are a number of seating/dining areas with a feature stone fountain and barbecue area.
LOCATION
Hafod Ynys is situated in the picturesque Vale of Clwyd on the edge of the village of Rhewl. The house occupies a sheltered position accessed via a winding drive beneath mature trees against the backdrop of the Clwydian Range. The village has a chapel and pub, Tea Rooms/Antiques whilst the larger market towns of Ruthin and Denbigh (which are 2 and 6 miles respectively) offer a wider range of services with independent retailers, supermarkets, doctors’ surgery and dentists. The historic walled city of Chester famed for its Roman Rows is approximately 35 minutes drive offering an even more comprehensive range of shops and out of town retail outlets.
On the educational front there is primary and secondary schooling in Ruthin and Denbigh. For those seeking independent education there is Ruthin School, Myddleton College at Denbigh and the Kings & Queens schools in
Chester complemented by boarding schools at Ellesmere and Shrewsbury. The Vale of Clwyd is renowned for its microclimate and scenery with wonderful walks along the Clwydian range. For those seeking country pursuits there are numerous local pheasant shoots, fishing on several rivers and hunting is with the Flint &
Denbigh.
COMMUNICATIONS
The area is well served by roads connecting with the A55 Expressway at St Asaph and Mold allowing for ease of travel along the North Wales Coast and to Chester. Beyond Chester the A55 links to the M53 and M56 motorways accessing Liverpool and Manchester which are within daily travelling distance and both served by international airports. Travel to London is
available from Chester station with a 2-hour direct service to Euston, and for those travelling to Dublin there is a ferry from
Holyhead off the A55.
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