Detached Country House with Annexe & Equestrian Facilities set in 4.5 acres., CW5 6BT

Oaklands Stud holds a tranquil setting overlooking the Shropshire union canal and is conveniently situated within five minutes' drive of Nantwich town Centre (3 miles).

The property is well proportioned and offers scope for simple reconfiguration to create a 4-bedroom home if desired.

It has been finished to a particularly high specification and extends to approximately 4000 square feet (gross internal) including a detached three car garage with a self-contained one-bedroom staff/guest apartment above.

Strong equestrian facilities include Monarch stabling and a total of 4.5 acres.

Location   The property is situated in Stoke, which is a small Hamlet approximately 3.5 miles from the historic market town of Nantwich and 7 miles from the village of Tarporley.

Nantwich offers comprehensive shopping facilities including a range of Boutiques, Delicatessens, award winning butchers as well as Sainsburys and Morrisons.

Junction 16 of the M6 motorway is approximately 20 minutes' drive and Crewe mainline Railway Station approximately 15 minutes (8 miles).

Accommodation   A column storm porch offering stunning views over the Shropshire Union Canal and countryside beyond sits above a glazed panel front door which opens to a large central reception hall finished with a stone floor with Living Room, Kitchen/Dining/Family Room and Cloakroom off.

The well-proportioned Living Room 8.6m x 4.4m has a feature central stone fireplace fitted with a log burning stove and offers attractive far-reaching views to the front as does the Kitchen/Dining/Family Room 8.6m x 4.4m, which is extensively fitted with wall and floor cupboards and a large central island.

Appliances include an Aga with modular unit, a traditional fan assisted oven, microwave combi oven, larder fridge, and a dishwasher.

The Dining/Family area can easily accommodate an eight-person dining table, easy chairs and coffee table. .

  The inner hallway includes a Cloak Cupboard and gives access to a Utility Room 3.4 m x 1.8m with door to garden.

There is also an informal Sitting Room 5.8m x 3.1m fitted with an attractive reclaimed Cheshire brick fireplace incorporating a Clearview log burning stove.

First Floor Accommodation   The Large First Floor Landing offers elevated views over the canal and countryside beyond countryside, with the Buxton/ Derbyshire Hills in the distance.

The landing gives access to a Study and Two Large Bedroom Suites.

The property is owned and occupied by a brother and sister and has been designed for their enjoyment, however subject to simple alterations the first floor could be reconfigured from the landing to provide 4 Double Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms, (not forgetting the Self Contained 1 Bedroom Guest Apartment above the Three Car Garage).

-   The Study 3.1m x 2.8m is extensively fitted with office furniture.

The Two Large Bedroom Suites, both 8.6m x 4.4m, each provide a Double Bedroom, ensuite Shower Rooms fitted wardrobes and versatile Sitting/Dressing Rooms.

Externally   Externally the property is initially accessed by a shared driveway with three adjacent properties.

This leads onto a Private Courtyard for the property, providing ample car parking and turning space along with giving access to a Three Car Garage with a well-appointed Self-Contained Apartment above providing Large Open Plan Living/Dining Room, Kitchen, Double Bedroom and Shower Room.

--   The attractive well-stocked gardens offer spectacular views over the surrounding countryside and beyond as well as over the Shropshire Union Canal.

There is a paddock to the front of the property which the current vendor has managed as a lawn for many years with a Sheltered Entertaining Areas to the side of the property laid to setts, which includes a 4.3m x 4.3m Garden Pergola set beneath a slate roof with glazed lantern, perfect for alfresco entertaining.

The formal garden extends beyond the sheltered entertaining area where there are further well stocked borders, raised beds and a Summerhouse.

Land & Equestrian Facilities   Beyond the paddock to the front of the property (currently tendered as a lawn) there is access to a 3.5-acre field.

Within the front courtyard off the drive there is a Monarch Stable Block providing 8 Stables and a Feed Store Agents Note   Occupational planning restrictions apply that state the owner/occupier of the property should run the premises as a Stud Farm.

It states "The stable staff accommodation hereby approved shall be solely for those persons managing the stud operation as well as for groom and stable staff employed at the site, and not for any separate residential accommodation" Tenure: Freehold   Services: Mains Electricity, Mains Water, Oil fired Central Heating.

  Directions   What-three-words tributes.reward.amused Proceed out of Nantwich along Welsh Row and onto Chester Road passing through Acton.

At the Bluestone traffic lights continue straight on to the A51 Chester Road and proceed for approximately a further 1.5 miles passing Snugbury's Ice Cream farm (on the left-hand side) and turning right at the end of the straight.

Having turned right turn immediately left and follow the lane to the bottom where the driveway to Oaklands Stud will be found on the left-hand side.