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5 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Main house extending to 6,265 sq ft
- Five double bedrooms all en-suite
- Five generous receptions
- Indoor pool and leisure complex
- Bar/games room and further dining/entertainment room
- 1,189 sq ft Annexe
- Detached triple garage block
- Detached triple bay stable block
- Extensive workshop and further garaging
- 7 Acres
THE PROPERTY
Hardings Farm is Grade II Listed, considered to be of architectural and historical merit.
The original construction of Hardings Farm (thought to date to the 1600’s) is predominantly timber framed, with more recent additions and improvement providing a two storey extension to the rear and a stunning oak framed orangery/garden room which is vaulted and integral to the kitchen/breakfast room via beautiful open studwork.
Brick paving with lavender borders leads to an oak framed porch to the front of the house, opening to a generous central reception hall with views to the south across the pond. Adjacent is the formal dual aspect dining room with brick surround Tudor fireplace and lovely views to the south and east. A further east/west, dual aspect sitting room has double doors opening to the west courtyard and an inset woodburning stove protected by a sandstone surround and hearth. A wonderfully light kitchen/breakfast room also enjoys southerly views across the front garden and pond, an electric Rangemaster oven and open stud work to the previously mentioned vaulted orangery, with double doors opening to the rear courtyard and access into the adjoining cloakroom.
To the first floor there are four double bedrooms, all of which are ensuite due to a well-considered jack n jill shower room between bedrooms two and three, which both enjoy lovely views across the pond and paddocks to the front. The master benefits from air conditioning, extensive fitted wardrobes a dual aspect and lovely ensuite bathroom with separate shower. The fourth bedroom also has its own shower room and generous mezzanine via a spiral staircase, which connects to two further attic/ potential bedrooms on the second floor.
Reverting to the ground floor accommodation, a good size utility room serves the previously mentioned kitchen with a corridor leads into a generous ground floor office, to the west wing of the main house. Beyond the office is the magnificent indoor pool/leisure complex which also provides a 5th ground floor bedroom with ensuite shower room, ideal for elderly parents on an au pair. This wonderful complex/facility provides a heated indoor swimming pool below a vaulted roof, solid oak cladding, extensive relaxation areas and a powerful neck and shoulder massage fountain. Double doors open into the pub/games room with a striking mahogany bar (reclaimed from a Irish pub in Dublin), air conditioning and bifold doors onto an extensive, raised terrace with wonderful westerly views across open countryside. The bar also gives access into a further substantial entertainment/dining room with three sets of doors which open onto the front garden.
It is important to note that there is planning permission in perpetuity for the entire leisure complex to be separated from the main house and potentially developed and sold as an additional dwelling if required.
The Annexe
A recently constructed weatherboard, detached barn/annexe offering almost 1,200 sq ft of ancillary accommodation to the main house. The annexe is in immaculate condition both internally and externally, providing two double bedrooms and marble bathroom to the first floor and a substantial living room with double doors to the garden, open plan kitchen/breakfast room with further external access and a floor to ceiling marble shower room to the ground floor.
This would obviously be ideal for elderly parents or an au pair if required.
Externally
The property is located along an idyllic country lane, with a discreet entrance approached through electric gates, leading to an extensive, private tree lined driveway of over 400m. The driveway which also benefits from deep hedging and external lighting, leads through a further set of entry gates, passed extensive garaging (detached triple with electric doors), stabling and the magnificent naturel pond to the front of the property, exiting via another set of gates back onto the main driveway. The grounds, which are a perfect mix of formal garden, parkland and paddocks/orchard are a particular feature and include many shrubs, attractive coniferous and specimen trees, 650 of which have been planted by the current owners since their occupation. The previously mentioned ornamental pond benefits from a fantastic filtration system and subsequently attracts an abundance of wildlife.
Outbuildings
Hardings Farm benefits from an extensive range of outbuildings and storage including a detached triple bay garage block ( 22’1 x 34’3) with three remote operated doors and power . Adjacent is a substantial previous stable block of three bays served by a cloakroom and utility room. This could become further ancillary accommodation subject to the relevant consents. The third stable gives access into another garage and workshop that runs behind the entire block, amounting to (34 x 17’7).
A convenient yard is located behind both blocks which can also be accessed from them.
Location
Although the property is positioned within a rural setting, with no immediate neighbours and surrounded on all sides by far reaching countryside,
Hardings Farms location remains exceptionally convenient for the commuter with mainline stations at Sawbridgeworth (2miles) and Harlow (4miles)There is also easy access to the M11 /M25 if driving. There are a wealth of schools within close proximity in all sectors, of note Bishops Stortford College which is just 6 miles away.
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