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Sold STCListed 261 days
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**No Upward Chain**Prestigious Setting for this Immaculate Detached Barn** Set within superb smallholding or equestrian 2 acre grounds within this prime countryside setting is Cross Roads Farm, a beautifully refurbished detached barn offered with no upward chain, showcasing generous and immaculately presented interiors, four bedrooms and tranquil landscaped gardens.
Being set within a superb two acre plot with a further four acres available by separate negotiation, Cross Roads Farm offers ideal personal equestrian facilities including six stables and a ménage, or provides the option to lease out to create additional income.
This immaculate converted barn has been substantially remodelled and upgraded by the existing vendors, with extended living accommodation featuring a wealth of space and character complemented by generous bedrooms and a fabulous master suite.
To the next owners, Cross Roads Farm presents a superb opportunity to experience the peaceful rural lifestyle this desirable location and individual countryside home has to offer.
The reception hall opens into a stunning lounge which has been thoughtfully extended to create a stunning oak framed gable with garden views.
Two further reception rooms include a dining room and snug, leading to an open plan family dining kitchen which features a traditional Aga.
Functional rooms include a large utility room and refitted cloakroom.
To the ground floor are three good sized bedrooms serviced by a contemporary family bathroom and recently refitted en suite, and a magnificent bespoke designed master suite is set to the first floor, having a luxury en suite, oak framed sitting room/office and dressing room.
The dressing room offers potential for use as a fifth bedroom. Outside, gated access opens into the block paved drive where there is ample parking and access into the double garage.
The beautifully manicured gardens extend to a generous size, having a large decked with summer house and stone BBQ, Victorian greenhouse, formal lawns and a rose garden, all edged with a charming brook to the boundary.
A second gated access opens into a yard where there is access into the stables, to two smaller paddocks and to the 50 x 20m floodlit ménage.
Available by separate negotiation are a further four acres accessed via Newchurch Road.
The land is currently separated into four paddocks, three of which have access to the stream to provide drinking water.
Hoar Cross is a premier hamlet nestled within stunning Staffordshire countryside, renowned for its upmarket local amenities and idyllic surroundings.
As well as the superb Hoar Cross Hall Hotel and Day Spa, the village is home to a historic church with additional amenities just minutes away at the local villages of Abbots Bromley, Yoxall and Barton under Needwood where shops, pubs, post offices and more can be found.
The recently opened Deer Park Farmshop and Café also lies just a few minutes from the property, and there are a number of local equestrian centres including Eland Lodge and Marchington Field.
The hamlet is served by Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated schools including the Newborough Church of England Primary School which feeds into John Taylor High in Barton under Needwood.
There are also an array of excellent private schools in the area including Repton School, Lichfield Cathedral and Denstone College, all easily accessible from the property.
Hoar Cross is well placed for access to the A515, A38 and A50, Lichfield offers direct rail links to Birmingham and London and the international airports of Birmingham and Manchester are both within an easy drive.
Reception Hall - 3.59 x 2.57m (11'9" x 8'5" ) - Stunning Lounge - 6.78 x 6.65m ( 22'2" x 21'9" ) - Dining Room - 4.89 x 4.27m (16'0" x 14'0" ) - Snug - 4.24 x 3.89m (13'10" x 12'9" ) - Open Plan Dining Kitchen - 7.01 x 5.81m (22'11" x 19'0" ) - Utility - 4.08 x 2.07m (13'4" x 6'9" ) - Master Suite - 4.93 x 4.28m (16'2" x 14'0" ) - En Suite Bathroom - 3.2 x 2.96m (10'5" x 9'8" ) - Sitting Room - 4.88 x 3.14m (16'0" x 10'3" ) - Dressing Room - 4.28 x 2.83m (14'0" x 9'3" ) - Bedroom Two - 4.2 x 3.5m (13'9" x 11'5" ) - Bedroom Three - 4.7 x 3.07m (15'5" x 10'0" ) - Family Bathroom - 3.27 x 2.07m (10'8" x 6'9" ) - Bedroom Four - 3.01 x 2.45m (9'10" x 8'0" ) - En Suite - 1.62 x 1.58m (5'3" x 5'2" ) - Double Garage - 6.04 x 5.15m (19'9" x 16'10" ) -
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