6 bedroom detached house for sale

A superbly proportioned late Victorian home with an imposing yet welcoming presence offering handsome rooms, high ceilings and a host of character features, in a prime village location backing onto National Trust Common Land

Description - A beautifully proportioned family home, Edgehill offers the perfect combination of Victorian elegance alongside understated grandeur. Handsome gates lead off a quiet country lane into a spacious gravel parking area with steps leading to the main entrance. Typical of the era, an ornate putto carving frames the entrance.

The property opens to an inner porch opening to a good-sized reception hall, ideal for greeting guests. The home has a wonderful sense of light and space with high ceilings and large windows throughout.

The two main receptions can be opened up to create a single impressive entertaining space or divided into a separate drawing and dining room. An original fireplace creates a warming focal point in the drawing room and a magnificent bay window in the dining room allows for plentiful natural light. Both rooms benefit from cornicing which neatly accentuates the room's impressive proportions.

The kitchen is set to the rear of the house with built-in storage and room for a table and wonderfully tall windows overlooking the side garden. A useful laundry room plus cloakroom and boot room lead off the kitchen, creating ample room for muddy boots and country paraphernalia after a walk in the surrounding countryside. A large cellar is accessed via the rear porch.

A study and second cloakroom complete the ground floor.

A handsome staircase leads to the upper floors with four first floor bedrooms and a family bathroom plus a further two bedrooms on the second floor.

An ornate balcony leads off the first floor landing with wonderful views across the garden.

The bedrooms are well-proportioned and benefit from lovely views across the valley and gardens. High ceilings create a sense of presence and a large bay window in one of the principal bedrooms, perfectly frames the valley views.

A further two large bedrooms are located on the second floor, both with original fireplaces, along with a large shower room.

Grounds And Outbuildings - The grounds are a real feature of the property. Enveloping the house, the garden has been thoughtfully landscaped to provide various seating areas for relaxing and enjoying the magnificent views, along with pretty areas divided by manicured beech hedging.

A large level lawn sits directly to the front of the house, perfect for a game of croquet or family parties.

A summerhouse overlooks the main lawn and a covered seating area perched at the top of the garden provides a perfect spot for sundowner drinks whilst soaking up the sensational far-reaching view.

A large workshop sits to the side of the house with an area of pretty woodland to the rear framed with a handsome dry stone wall.

There is parking for several cars on a gravel driveway along with a spacious double car port.