A grade II listed former gate house with a mature 0.6 acre plot and a short distance from Halstead High Street.
Ashford Lodge Gate House started life as the gate house to the impressive Ashford Lodge estate, a fine country house located 1.5 miles from Halstead High Street.
Built in 1840 to serve as a gate house and has been sympathetically improved in recent years creating a quaint cottage with a flexible layout. The entrance hall is accessed to the side of the dwelling and leads through to a spacious dining room. Through the dining room is the impressive living room, a splendid space to enjoy views of the gardens. The kitchen is across the hall and features a range of units with granite worksurface over.
There are two bedrooms on the entrance floor, one being a double bedroom with a bay recess and fitted wardrobes and the other is a single bedroom with a beautifully refitted en-suite shower. Bedroom two can also be used as an office.
A unique feature to the gate house is basement level where additional accommodation has been created. A full ventilation system has been installed to circulate air around the basement creating a pleasant environment. Two rooms are situated on this level, a bedroom with window, fitted wardrobe and flagstone flooring and a stunning wet room fitted with a quality suite including a bath.
The gardens at Ashford Lodge Gate House provide a lovely place to relax. Mature hedging creates excellent screening from Sudbury Road with mature trees including Scots Pines forming the opposite boundary. A large patio terrace links the kitchen to the living room and the present owners have a covered pergola with a seating area underneath. A timber outbuilding divided into a workshop and art studio and there is a five bar gate opening from the large shingled drive to an area for additional parking. The remainder of the garden is laid to lawn with a green house and former ‘band stand’ feature which would make a lovely rear patio area.
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This is a Freehold property.
