Location

Heronsgate is located approx. 1.5 miles from the centre of Chorleywood village with it's wide range of local shops, cafes and restaurants. There are also several excellent local pubs nearby.

The Metropolitan/Chiltern line station provides a fast and frequent service into Baker Street, Aldgate and Marylebone.

Junction 17 of the M25 is approx. 0.7 miles distant.

The area also boasts an excellent range of both private and state schools for all ages including Royal Masonic, Clement Danes, Merchant Taylors, York House, St Johns, Northwood College & St Helens.

Description

A stunning and substantial six double bedroom, six bathroom Country house dating back to the mid 1800s nestled in the historic and sought-after hamlet of Heronsgate on the edge of Chorleywood.

The property sits on a mature, private and secluded plot of about 3.2 acres and has been extended to provide over 10,500 sq ft of accommodation including the leisure facilities, wine cellar, cinema, two bedroom staff cottage and garage. There is also a large, heated swimming pool and fantastic covered outside entertainment space.

The property is offered for sale with no upper chain and viewing is strongly advised.

Seller Insight
"We bought this wonderful house back in 2000 when our children were very young and this is the only magical home they have known during their childhood. We were living up in Cheshire and needed to move south but wanted to be within commuting and striking distance of London, easy access to all communication links i.e., Heathrow, rail and motorway and of course excellent schools. This home has everything and truly the best of all worlds. It is in the country, yet pubs are within easy walking distance and a longer walk or short car drive is the village of Chorleywood frequently voted as one of the best English villages to live in. The Chorleywood station is not only on the Metropolitan line but the Chiltern Turbo whisks commuters into London Marylebone in just 27 minutes for the same price as a tube ticket".

"Heronsgate has a fascinating history and made a contribution to the common man getting the vote and breaking the parliamentary power that was the domain of the landed gentry. Back in the 1800's the land was bought and divided into one, two and three acre plots and was "won" by workers from the industrial north and the roads in the village are named after the north towns. This Chartist movement helped form the free society we live in today. The village still has this in its DNA and has had many colourful residents across the years and continues to give this wonderful atmosphere of liberation and freedom. Houses rarely come up for sale as residents love living here and move infrequently or within the village buying on word of mouth".

"The house itself is just beautiful and although very large, it has a really homely feel throughout. We've made lots of improvements over the years and one major extension, just to make it more conducive to modern family life but everything we've done has been in keeping with the style and sense of history of this gorgeous period building. I particularly love the layout of the house because we have the large areas such as our special open-plan kitchen in which we can all be together, but at the same time there are lots of rooms that we can each take ourselves off to if we just want a bit of peace and quiet. There is an amazing cinema room, gym and games room with a full size snooker table. In my mind it's the ideal family home providing a lifestyle second to none".

"Each of the rooms has its own unique character and charm so it's really hard to pick a favourite. Our daughter named our sitting room as her favourite place in the whole wild world. The master bedroom and dressing area is particularly spectacular and breath taking. The house flows and has incredible light with subtle and sometimes not so subtle designer features including stunning glass staircases".

"Our immediate surroundings are so private and peaceful and because we back onto countryside we often have deer in the garden and an amazing array of birds. We have had the most amazing parties both for adults and children with paintballing in the grounds and even brought a petting farm into the open plan kitchen when it rained. We have so many happy memories that there will always be a special place in our hearts for The Bower House named after a hotel we stayed in during our courting days".

"The house, with the children flown the nest is simply too big for us now so we've decided that it's time to move onto the next chapter of our life but it's going to be a real wrench to leave," says the owner. "I'll definitely miss the space, both inside and out and the freedom we have here. It's been a wonderful family home for the past twenty-three years and we've enjoyed every minute of our time here. Our time looking after and enjoying this truly unique and exceptional property has passed and it is now right to hand the baton onto a new family that can love it the way we have".