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Knowles Barn, Great Horkesley, Colchester, ENG - Property For Sale
$2,286,237 Knowles Barn, Great Horkesley, Colchester, England
A stunning converted barn set in about 11 acres incorporating immaculate grounds & good equestrian facilities in a peaceful edge of village location well placed for daily commuting and good schools.The Property:Knowles Barn is a very impressive barn conversion set in about 11 acres in a peaceful rural setting yet only 3.5 miles from Colchester Station. Believed to date back to 1650, the Grade II listed barn was sympathetically converted by the current owners in 2006 to create a stunning and spacious family home of about 3539 square feet with a striking honey coloured timber frame, together with further ancillary buildings. There is a wonderful approach down the long tree-lined driveway which runs beside the paddocks. Instantly, one is impressed by how immaculate the grounds are, and these high standards extend into the interior and throughout the property and outbuildings as a whole. The very well presented and light accommodation comprises a galleried reception hall, stunning vaulted open plan drawing and dining room, sitting room which is currently utilized   as an office, Aga kitchen/breakfast/family room, utility and boot rooms, cloakroom, basement games room/snug, two ground floor bedrooms with ensuite bath/shower rooms, a superb master bedroom suite accessed via a bespoke sweeping oak staircase and two further first floor bedroom suites. Further ancillary accommodation is provided by a delightful studio flat above the triple cartlodge. In addition to providing a superb family home, Knowles Barn also offers good income potential being currently run as a successful Bed and Breakfast business as well as a DIY livery yard.The Location:Great Horkesley is a popular village situated about three miles to the north of Colchester. Local amenities include a post office/village store, a wine centre, a choice of pubs and a primary school. Colchester offers an excellent range of amenities including a mainline station with fastest trains to Liverpool Street taking 46 minutes. Well renowned schools include the leading grammar schools of Colchester County High for girls and the Royal Grammar School for boys. Highly regarded prep schools include Littlegarth in Nayland and Holmwood House in Colchester.Outside:The grounds amount to about 10.83 acres (sts) and form a particular feature of the property. The property is accessed from the country lane via a long tree-lined driveway which runs alongside the post and rail fenced paddocks. There are five paddocks with shelters and water laid on as well as a stable yard comprising two stables, a feed store, secure tack room and rug room, an enclosed yard and a further detached hay store. To the front of the property is a spacious parking area bordered by colourful and well stocked rose and flower beds. Beyond is a triple cartlodge with a workshop as well as a delightful studio flat above. There is an adjoining dog kennel, garden store and a kitchen garden with raised vegetable beds including a mature asparagus bed and rhubarb and artichoke beds. The glorious gardens lie to the south and west of the property. Expanses of neatly tended lawns are interspersed with well stocked herbaceous borders, shrubs and manicured hedging. At the far end of the principal garden there is a pond.TENURE: Freehold
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