A stylish period home with excellent equestrian facilities. Set on the edge of a popular village green behind a private, gated frontage.

Description

Cowicks is a delightful period home forming part of a Grade II listed estate, dating back several hundred years. With a private, gated entrance, the house is approached down a long driveway, off which there is access to the garaging and equestrian areas.

The drive meanders through the front garden with lawns and hedged borders, opening up in front of the house to provide a parking area. The entrance hallway gives access to a guest cloakroom, coats area and the principal reception rooms. Some of these feature some charming original features such as period brickwork, timber beams and flooring, and fireplaces with wood burner stoves.

The reception rooms provide a flexible layout with a formal sitting room, family room off the kitchen, a dining room, study and a substantial games room / utility area. The kitchen has a bespoke range of wall and base units with a central island and range style gas / electric Aga cooker. There is an additional utility room just off here, which leads onto an enclosed courtyard area to the rear of the house.

Moving upstairs there are four bedrooms with three bathrooms, two of which are en suite and one of the bedrooms having an impressive vaulted ceiling.

On the outside, the house is set in grounds of around 7.25 acres in total. The equestrian facilities offer a ménage, up to 6 stables within a yard, tack room and storage. There is a separate hay barn and a selection of paddocks with water and power. Some of these have a drainage system providing a year round turn out ability.

Garaging is also extensive with a triple bay garage which has a room above together with a further double garage.

The gardens offer much interest and have been compartmentalised with hedges and fencing to provide dedicated areas. Within one of these sits the heated pool with its own pool house / WC. Another has been set up as an enclosed Cat Exercise area encorporating a playhouse - this can all be removed if required. The remainder of the gardens are laid to lawn with mature specimen trees, flower beds and borders.

Location

Cowicks is located on the outskirts of the village of Hatfield Heath, heading towards Sawbridgeworth.

The heath itself offers an excellent array of inns, restaurants, shops and a renowned JMI School.

The property is conveniently located for both vehicular and rail access to Cambridge and London via the M11 motorway (Junction 7a) or Bishops Stortford (Junction 8).

Main line railway stations are available at both Sawbridgeworth and Harlow with the Stansted Express commuter service connecting Cambridge and London Liverpool Street.

Sawbridgeworth itself is a bustling town with a great selection of pubs, restaurants and boutique style shops. There are additional schooling options here, including Leventhorpe secondary school.

Bishops Stortford also offers a further range of amenities including schooling for all ages, both state and private.

Square Footage: 4,025 sq ft


Acreage: 7.5 Acres

Directions

SAT NAV POSTCODE CM21 9HX. The house is located just off the road between Sawbridgeworth and Hatfield Heath, behind a wide, hedged frontage and electronically operated gates.

Additional Info

Services: The house has mains water, gas and electricity connections. The drainage is a private system, shared with the neighbouring properties.