5 bedroom detached house for sale

A delightful Georgian country house in a beautiful setting with a lodge, impressive gardens, woods, river frontage and farmland, in all over 15 acres.

Description

Plas Nant Y Glyn was built in around 1821 and the has the characteristically elegant architecture of this period. It was altered and extended in the mid 19th Century and is Grade II Listed. It is a handsome stone built double fronted villa with a central single storey porch with stepped access flanked by Tuscan columns and a parapet with a Gothic crocketed finial. The front door opens into a hall with reception rooms to either side. The drawing room has French doors to the garden and an attractive fireplace and the dining room and study are equally attractive rooms. The kitchen has a range of storage units, a four oven Aga and a dining area. A door opens to a large conservatory/garden room with a lovely outlook over the gardens. Beyond the kitchen is a boot room/laundry and a sitting room.

On the first floor are five bedrooms and three bathrooms, one en suite.

West Wing
Attached to the main house and accessible via a door leading off the main kitchen is a self-contained property known as the West Wing comprising a porch, sitting room, breakfast room, galley kitchen on the ground floor and two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor.

Outbuildings
At the rear of the house is a traditional barn that has been used for storage, livestock and stabling. The roof on the main structure was refurbished about two years ago. It is linked to the house via a covered parking area. There is also a detached agricultural shed mainly used for storage.
In the field flanking the drive is a field shelter for horses.

Gardens
The wonderful, mature gardens are a significant feature of the property. They are arranged in terraces leading down to the River Terrig and including a kitchen garden, a sunken garden and well-maintained borders with impressive perennial planting. The grounds are framed by woodland providing a most impressive peaceful and private environment. There is also an all-weather tennis court.

Woods and land
An important element of the wider grounds is the beautiful mature woodland. It links the farmland which comprises three fenced fields, one beside the tennis court and the others beyond a belt of woods. They are currently rented for grazing to a farmer but will be available with vacant possession on completion.

The Lodge
The Lodge is a located at the start of the drive and is a two-storey cottage which was modernised in recent years. It sits in attractive natural gardens and has a parking area beside the house. On the ground floor is a kitchen, sitting room and bathroom and on the first floor two bedrooms. The Lodge is available by separate negotiation with a guide price of £150,000.

Plas Nant Y Glyn is Grade II listed and the attached link describes the listing in more detail
Location

Plas Nant Y Glyn is around 3.5 miles from the centre of Mold, a thriving traditional market town offering an excellent range of retail, educational and commercial services as well as the renowned Theatre Clwyd.

The property is well situated for many leisure activities such as walking and riding on Offa's Dyke and Moel Famau, fishing, and Snowdonia National Park is also about an hour from the property. Padeswood Golf Club is nearby and there are further golf courses a little further afield.

Despite its rural location, Plas Nant-y-Glyn is only 5 miles from the A55 Expressway with its transport links to the North Wales Coast, Chester, Liverpool and Manchester.

The commercial centre of Chester is approximately 15 miles away, which provides a superb range of shopping and leisure facilities and some excellent schools including Kings and Queens. Chester also gives access to the motorway network providing a link to other North West and Midlands conurbations and to Liverpool and Manchester airports.

People commute from the area to Liverpool (about 26 miles) and Manchester (about 52 miles) via the motorway network and the location is also popular with those requiring good access to the North Wales coast.




Acreage: 14.34 Acres

Additional Info

Council tax band = I