8 bedroom detached house for sale

*Guide Price £3,000,000 - £3,500,000*
A beautiful and substantial county house of almost 6,500 sq.ft. of
accommodation in park-like grounds with distant views and indoor swimming pool. In total approximately 13 acres. Further land and three-bedroom lodge house available by separate negotiation.

DESCRIPTION
On the market for the first time in almost 20 years, Anstye Place is a beautiful and substantial country house with spacious and flexible accommodation arranged over three floors plus the cellar. The property dates from the 1920s and has been improved by the current owners over time, including recently refitting all five bathrooms whilst carefully maintaining the many period features.
The main features of the property include:
• Entrance Vestibule with a wooden front door leading to the Entrance Hall with a quarry tiled floor.
• Cloakroom with tiled floor, wash basin and WC.
• Large internal Reception Hall used as a seating area with doors out to the rear terrace, inglenook fireplace, under floor heating.
• There is a double-aspect Sitting Room with stone fireplace and sliding doors to the rear garden.
• Double-aspect Dining Room with a stone and brick fireplace.
• The Kitchen/Breakfast Room lies behind the dining room, with bespoke fitted units with granite worktops, central island and breakfast bar, and featuring a tiled floor with under floor heating.
• Next to the kitchen is a separate Utility Room with fitted units, granite work surface, Butler sink with space and plumbing for the washer and dryer.
• The ground floor is completed with a fully fitted Office.
• There is a separate WC with wash basin, heated towel rail and a further Workshop/Store with fitted cupboards.
First Floor
• From the reception hall an impressive oak staircase leads up to the first floor where there is a Main Bedroom which has a double-aspect taking in the wonderful southerly views. There is a fireplace and fitted wardrobes,
• A separate fitted Dressing Room leads through to a large En-Suite Bathroom with shower cubicle, WC, sink with vanity unit, tiled walls and floor.
• Bedroom 2 is on the other elevation featuring a double-aspect, again with wonderful views and a fitted fireplace. There is a large En-Suite Bathroom with sunken corner bath, raised shower cubicle, wash basin with vanity unit.
• Bedroom 3 also faces to the rear taking in the southerly aspect and far-reaching views.
• The floor is completed with a fourth Bedroom, Laundry Room and Family Bathroom featuring a free-standing bath, WC, wash basin and a shower cubicle.
• Bedroom 5 is reached via the main landing and is on the second floor. It is a large double-aspect room with fitted cupboards and there is an En-Suite Bathroom.
• There is a secondary staircase from the landing which leads to four further Bedrooms and Family Bathroom.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached through a private entrance along a gravel drive, passing the lodge house and garaging to a parking area in front of the house.
There is a south-facing paved terrace that wraps around the rear of the house providing ample space for outdoor entertaining, overlooking the gardens and grounds which are mainly laid to lawn with numerous mature trees and pond to the south east.
A path leads from the rear of the house to the swimming pool complex which features a heated indoor pool with entertaining area and doors leading to a westfacing terrace. There is also a sauna and gym area inside.
Numerous outbuildings are tucked away at the entrance to the property, comprising of a double garage, open bay storage, machine store, greenhouse and stables.

AGENTS NOTE: There is also a three bedroom detached lodge house and a further 24 acres of land lying to the south and west of the house available by separate negotiation. If the additional land is purchased it is possible that mixed-use stamp duty land tax may be available.