This historic house full with stables, an enviornment and nice journey hyperlinks could possibly be yours…

Sparrows is located on the sting of the village of Gosfield in Essex, inside a chosen conservation space. The property is nicely screened from The Avenue, the primary thoroughfare by the village, which can be the Braintree to Haverhill route. It’s 5 miles from the city of Braintree and 16 miles from Colchester. London Stanstead Airport is a 30-minute drive away and there are good highway and rail hyperlinks to London too.

Native equestrian centres embrace Codham Park (3.6 miles), Finchingfield Equestrian (11 miles) and Suffolk Equestrian Centre (The Jays) (24 miles).

If looking is extra your factor, you would head out with the East Essex.

Want a vet? The specialists at Fuller Equine are readily available that will help you simply 3.8 miles away.

Sparrows is in the marketplace with Zoe Napier Group for presents in extra of £1m. Let’s have a look round…

The principle entrance has an apron to permit horseboxes to show out and in earlier than the close-boarded automated (telecom) entrance gates. The enclosed steady yard accommodates 5 full-size bins with water and lighting, safety lights and energy factors, in addition to having an alarm system. Alongside is the comparatively new addition of a area shelter on skids.

The stables overlook the close to worldwide dimension enviornment with kick boards and a Charles Britton silica sand and rubber floor. The sector is roughly 57x20m with coaching mirrors at one finish.

Behind the stables is additional storage with entry to 6 primarily submit and rail paddocks. As well as, there are two small all-weather turnout areas.

The land, of just about 4 acres, slopes all the way down to the river. The property has casual entry onto a part of the East Anglian Farm Rides, offering miles of hacking for an annual subscription. Non-public permission to proceed use of this entry will probably be required from the native farmer/landowner, as too, the likelihood or renting or shopping for extra land – the present house owners lease an additional 6.5 acres from a neighbouring farmer.

The Grade II-listed home is ready in mature grounds of slightly below half an acre. A bridge leads from the primary entrance to non-public parking and a double storage. The facet and rear gardens face south (to the river) and west. Subsequent to a terrace is a interval brick outhouse, which could possibly be appropriate for conversion into a house workplace/fitness center.

The principle entrance corridor of Sparrows encompasses a extensive turning staircase and travertine flooring, plus an Inglenook fire.

There are uncovered timbers in most rooms, with some interval inside doorways and different historic traits of this house, which dates again to the sixteenth century, discovered all through.

Off the corridor is a floor ground cloakroom/rest room and a examine that has beforehand been used a fifth bed room.

The internal corridor results in a rustic kitchen/breakfast room with an electrical AGA and a separate twin fuel hob, granite worktops, and house for a farmhouse desk.

The principle household room is triple side, with doorways immediately onto the sundown terrace. It additionally has an Inglenook fire with wood-burning range.

There’s a split-level touchdown with part-vaulted ceiling, alongside an arched inset brick fire.

From the landings are 4 good-sized double bedrooms, every with differing traits and uncovered beams. One of many bedrooms has an en-suite and there’s additionally a household lavatory. As well as, a door and attic stairs result in an attic room.

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