Northampton 14 miles (London Euston HST 55 minutes)
Market Harborough 7 miles (London to St Pancras HST 55 minutes)
A14 (A1/M1/M6 link road) 2 miles
(All distances approximate)

Situation
The picturesque village of Haselbech is nestled in rolling countryside to the south of the town of Market Harborough which provides an extensive array of everyday shopping requirements, commercial centre and leisure amenities. The county town of Northampton is set to the south with a large commercial centre and extensive amenities. The neighbouring village of Naseby, some two miles distant, has a church, village shop, public house, community centre and primary school. Water sports are available at Pitsford, Thrapston, Rutland, Grafham and golf at Cold Ashby and Church Brampton.

A number of schools are availability in the locality, primary at Naseby and secondary education at Guilsborough. Preparatory education is available at Spratton, Maidwell and Bilton Grange, with secondary education at Rugby, Oundle, Oakham, Uppingham, Northampton and Leicester.

Communications in the area are excellent, with the A14 dual carriageway connecting with the M1 and onto the M6 at Birmingham, whilst to the east it joins near Huntingdon to the A1 Great North Road. Market Harborough and Kettering both have mainline train stations to London St Pancras taking approximately one hour and Northampton to Euston in just under an hour. International air travel is available at East Midlands Airport, Birmingham, Stansted and Luton.

The Property
Manor Farm exudes timeless elegance with its Grade II listed farmhouse, believed to date back to the 17th century. The property retains many original features, such as exposed beams and open fireplaces, which add to its character and warmth. The spacious farmhouse boasts six double bedrooms, complemented by four bathrooms, making it suitable for a family home or as a countryside retreat. The interior offers a blend of modern comforts and historic charm, with a well-appointed kitchen, inviting living spaces, and a formal dining room.

Through the front portico and six panelled central door with arched fanlight over, the entrance hall, with flagstone floor, cast iron radiators and high ceilings, sets the tone for the house, with the beautiful oak staircase with continuous hand rail rising to the first floor. The dining room, to the left, has traditional finishes; an open fireplace with marbled surround and open grate, central ceiling rose, working shutters and tall sash windows framing expansive views over open parkland. The drawing room, also with open views to the front, is a cosy room in winter, with an Aga woodburning stove set into the fireplace, working shutters to the sashes, and a recessed archway which makes a perfect spot for a writing desk. During the summer, light floods in throughout the day as the frontage of the property is southerly facing, and the open aspect is entirely unfettered.

Continuing down the hall, a generous boot room, which also connects to the rear hall and kitchen, offers ample storage for outdoor gear, and doubles as a utility, with sink, second dishwasher and the potential to have overflow storage when entertaining in the kitchen. There is a laundry off the rear hall, and a door leads out from the back of the house onto the driveway.

There is a separate cloakroom, stairs down to a cellar which has wine bins to one end, and a barrelled vaulted ceiling, and with access to electricity, makes for an ideal place to have an ‘overflow’ freezer.

The kitchen, is British Standard, designed and created by Plain English, in the extension to the property that was added in 2019, creating a light, bright room, with a Pigeon Wood Parquet floor, large windows overlooking the gardens, whilst large overhead roof-lanterns throw light into the room throughout the day. Well-equipped, the kitchen is contemporary in colour, blended with a traditional shaker style finish. There are a range of integrated appliances, with the dual-control AGA sitting to one end, and a handsome central island, with excellent range of storage, pantry cupboards and integrated dishwasher.

The first floor, to the front of the house has two, large, symmetrical bedrooms, - the guest bedroom having a modern en-suite shower room and generous linen cupboard, whilst the principal bedroom has a dressing area that leads to the recently modernised bathroom, with its marble topped vanity unit, roll top bath and separate rainfall shower.

There are two further double rooms on the first floor off the rear landing, and a well-appointed family bathroom. Stairs lead to the second floor where two bedrooms are set to either side of the central landing, and share a shower room.

Outisde
The Outbuildings
An extensive run of outbuildings borders the driveway at Manor Farm, with a converted barn having turned into an excellent party barn, with kitchen area, fully fitted shower room, lounge area, and a mezzanine overhead. Adjacent is a work from home office, which has a log burner installed for cooler evenings, and several storerooms, over which is an open hayloft with access via an external staricase. There is a doorway through at this level to the party barn, and subject to the necessary consents, this could make an excellent annexe, offering the opportunity of ancillary accommodation or possible income.

There are several open fronted garages, with tiled roofs and parking to the front, an old piggery which doubles as storage, garaging, and a coal store.

The extensive tarmacked and gravel driveway runs adjacent to the house and down to the far end of the barns and outbuildings, where there is a wide turning and parking area.

The Gardens
The gardens at Manor Farm wrap around the main house to three sides, with estate fencing enclosing the front garden, and a central pathway leading to the front door.

The side garden features a number of vegetable beds and a gravelled seating area, whilst the rear gardens are laid primarily to lawn, with a mature borders, in what is a predominantly walled garden. To the rear of the driveway is a small orchard, which is interspersed with a variety of fruiting trees and at present free growing soft fruit plants.

Viewing
The property may only be inspected by prior arrangement through King West.
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Tenure
The tenure is Freehold.

Local Authority
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Council Tax Band
Council Tax Band G

Services
None of the services have been tested by the Agent.

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