Location

Thaxted: 4.5 miles, Braintree: 10 miles, Great Dunmow: 12 miles, Chelmsford: 19 miles, Cambridge: 25 miles. All distances approximate.
   
The property occupies a delightful setting on the banks of the River Pant, discreetly positioned at the end of a private drive, in the attractive north Essex village of Great Bardfield.

Great Bardfield is a very popular village, which has a very active community along with a Co-op/post office and two public houses, as well as Great Bardfield Primary School. The village offers a network of footpaths and bridleways over miles of open countryside. There are excellent schools within the area, both in the public and private sector - notably at Felsted and Bishop's Stortford - with King Edward VI Grammar School and the County High School for Girls at Chelmsford. The rural market towns of Thaxted, Saffron Walden and Great Dunmow provide all the local amenities with good access to Chelmsford, Colchester and Cambridge.

Description

The Willows is a delightful village house providing versatile accommodation and a detached annexe, occupying a private setting on the banks of the River Pant.

Built in 1997, this stunning family home provides five bedrooms with a separate one bedroom annexe and is positioned down a gated drive, set in beautiful gardens and woodland of about 2.25 acres.

The property was constructed with a traditional slate roof and rendered elevations, and has thoughtfully designed and well-proportioned accommodation, orientated to make the most of its idyllic setting. The annexe was converted from an existing building in 2015. Other buildings include a detached triple garage and a storage barn, with power, lighting and water supply.

The property is entered from the front into an entrance hall opening to a reception hall with turning staircase rising to the principal bedroom suite with dressing facilities and en suite bathroom. There are three bedrooms on the ground floor which share a family bathroom. There is a utility room and a stunning sitting room with log burner and bay window providing panoramic views of the grounds. From here is a study/outer lobby and cloakroom. The kitchen is a bright and inviting room connecting the dining room which is another light-filled room providing doors to the garden and a mezzanine level incorporating a further bedroom and snug.

The annexe is situated to the north of the house and is provides an open plan sitting/dining room. There is a kitchen and ground floor bathroom with a further first floor bathroom and a double bedroom.

Outside
A gated driveway opens to the front of the house providing a vast amount of parking and access to the triple garage. The gardens mainly extend from the west and south of the house and are an exceptional feature of the property, being laid principally to lawn with established borders comprising a wide variety of plants and shrubs, creating colour and all-year-round interest. An area of woodland can be found to the back of the garden with a variety of trees. To the north of the plot is the meandering River Pant and farmland making an excellent backdrop for this charming house.

All in about 2.249 acres.

Services
Mains water and drainage connected. Oil-fired heating.

Local Authority
Braintree District Council. Council tax band = F (with improvement indicator).

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