Offers in Region of £3,750,000 5 bedroom detached house for sale Bunny Hall, Bunny, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Tenure: Freehold

Situation

Bunny Hall is located to the south of Nottingham off the A60 Loughborough Road. Bunny is an historic small village with excellent connections to Nottingham, Loughborough and Leicester and offers a variety of interesting properties, many designed by Sir Thomas Parkyns, the Architect of the Hall itself.

The M1 Motorway is easily accessible via the North Leicester Link. Communications are excellent with frequent rail service from Loughborough to London St. Pancras. Nottingham East Midlands Airport is some 9 miles (14.5km) distant.

Description

Bunny Hall is a magnificent Grade I listed C18 Country House. Re-modelled and restored to a very high standard by the current owners to now offer a gracious yet manageable property of generous proportions designed for modern family living. It enjoys a delightful setting along a tree lined driveway leading on to formal gardens. Driveway continuing round to rear courtyard area with vernacular style Coach House, garaging and storage facilities.

There is an additional private driveway leading to the rear courtyard area again with ornamental remote controlled gated entrance.

Nickolaus Pevsner writes in unusual glowing terms about both the Hall and Sir Thomas Parkyn, the Architect in his renowned collection of historic architectural guides The Buildings of England. He comments that - thanks to the wrestling Baronet, Bunny is one of the most rewarding villages in South Nottinghamshire.

Sir Thomas Parkyns was a remarkable character, collector of stone coffins, author of Latin Grammar, a trained lawyer and enthusiastic amateur wrestler, architect, - contriving and drawing all of his own plans - for farms on the estate.

One of the most notable features of the property is the historic North Wing of long chequered brick design with a tall narrow façade at the end crowned by a huge Elephantine semi circular pediment across the whole width and massively castellated tower above it.

On the ground floor the original open porch area has now been transformed into a stunning Porche Cochere with plate glass inset panels and doors and the creation of a large adjoining Orangery with finely detailed interior.

The three principal reception rooms lie across the principal elevation of the Hall with views across the formal gardens adjoining parkland and open countryside beyond. In addition to the Christians family kitchen room and sitting room, there is a secure access to an extensive leisure area carefully created to the ground floor of the North Wing with gymnasium, steam and sauna rooms and a large indoor heated pool with secure remote solid cover and separate Jacuzzi/spa pool area.

The principal upper floor is reached by a wide dog leg staircase with circular glazed frosted dome over allowing light to flood through to the hallway and the galleried landing areas. There are two additional staircases to the East and West Wings providing both internal and independent access to the upper floors.

In addition to the principal bedroom accommodation on the first floor there is a linked wing providing independent accommodation if required and on the second floor in addition to the cinema room and further bedroom accommodation for the main house there is a further self-contained apartment suitable as staff accommodation or again, available to be linked back into the main property.

The rear courtyard area offers a substantial vernacular styled modern garage, Coach House and storage complex.

In addition to the main formal renovated garden areas there is substantial open parkland and a spur road from the main entrance driveway leads to stable block and separate fenced paddock areas.

Accomodation

Glazed entrance doors with side panels to

Porche Cochere glazed roof, marble flooring, three quarter height plate glass doors to Orangery.

Orangery high twin French doors to gardens with fine open views, marble flooring, fine detailed ceiling cornice and decorative panels. Double entrance doors to

Reception Hall magnificent marble chimney piece, stone flooring.

Side entrance Hall

Cloakroom mosaic tiled flooring, twin inset wash hand basins in marble surround, carved unit, separate wc.

Secondary staircase to upper floors also allowing independent access

Library with wide shuttered bay window, fine detailed cornice, superb carved chimney piece, folding panelled and carved doors to Drawing Room. Fitted library shelving and cabinets.

Return doors to Dining Room, Reception Hall and staircase hall.

Drawing Room magnificent principal reception room, three sets of high shuttered windows with walk through windows in part looking out on to the restored formal gardens to the open land beyond. Carved chimney piece with raised dog grate, folding carved panelled doors to Dining Room, shuttered high windows overlooking formal gardens, fine carved chimney piece.

Dining Room carved chimney piece and twin returns door to hall, shuttered windows.

Side Hall

Staircase Hall fine dogleg staircase rising to the first floor with galleried landing over. Internal door to secondary staircase and side entrance giving separate external and internal access to the second floor accommodation.

Cloakroom with separate high suite wc, vanity unit with inset wash hand basin.

Magnificent fully fitted Christians Kitchen fine range of hand made wall and base units with illuminated granite working surface, double oven stainless steel range cooker with twin extraction units over, island unit with inset circular stainless steel sink, granite working surface. Matching built in curved corner cupboard, Siemens integrated dishwasher, marble chimney piece, cast iron wood burning stove. Open through to Sitting Room.

Sitting Room

Laundry Room with range of fitted units including double bowl ceramic sink.

Rear Hallway with stone floor, cloaks area.

Leisure Complex with secure key coded entrance, return door to side entrance hall.

Lobby area with flagged floor.

Changing Room walk in shower, wc, wash hand basin, fitted cupboard.

Gymnasium high beamed ceiling, fitted cupboards.

9 Person purpose built Certikin Steam Room

Separate Sauna with electric coals, raised stone seating area.

Changing Room exposed stone and brickwork in part, large walk in partly tiled shower cubicle and wide sink unit, separate wc. Stone changing benches, towel rail. Early cheese/produce stone press.

Kitchen stainless steel sink unit, four ring ceramic hob, range of built in units. Hotpoint integrated dishwasher, Hotpoint integrated refrigerator. Stone flooring.

Plant Room with a Calorex 6 dehumidifying unit, Keston 355 gas fired boiler and separate filtration system.

Staircase leading up to Mezzanine Room

Magnificent Pool Room electronic controlled covered heated pool, swim trainer, stone surrounds and ornate Doric pillars, fine detailed ceilings with painted panels, French doors to terrace and side gardens.

Separate Jacuzzi area with 6 person spa pool.


First Floor:

Fine galleried landing with circular frosted glass dome over.

Master Suite Bedroom with wide bay window, fine views across the gardens to open countryside beyond, marble chimney piece with cast iron inset.

Large Bathroom with black and white marble tiled floor, built in spa bath with inset plasma screen over, low suite wc, marble topped vanity unit with twin inset wash hand basins, wide walk in shower cubicle, marble surround, fitted laundry cupboard.

En Suite Dressing Room extensive range of hand built painted units, hanging rail, drawers and dressing table.

Side Landing Area

Store Room with storage and data point for video control systems and laundry shelving.

Laundry Room with early mosaic tiled floor and walls, inset ceramic sink, range of built in cupboards, working surface, secondary staircase rising to ground and upper floors.

Bedroom 2 with fitted wardrobes, central dressing table unit, shuttered windows.

Spacious En Suite with roll top hand painted bath with shower over, pedestal wash hand basin, low suite wc, shuttered windows.

Bedroom 3 fitted wardrobes, early panelled walls with trompe l'oeil decoration.

Spacious En Suite with roll top bath, low suite wc, pedestal wash hand basin, walk in Artena steam shower unit.

Bedroom 4 early panelled walls, marble chimney piece, raised cast iron dog grate, return door to

Dressing Room/Bedroom 5 range of fitted units with early panelled painted wood detailing, return door to landing area.

Family Bathroom with marble floor, central large cast iron roll top bath. Artena steam shower unit, period style wash hand basin, low suite wc, range of fitted cupboards, stone chimney piece with dog grate gas coal effect fire.


From Ground Floor - two separately accessed staircases give independent access to the upper floors.

Side Staircase half landing, cloaks with low suite wc, hand basin.

Double doors through to independent linked apartment, return door to side staircase hall.

Landing Area

Sitting Room marble fire chimney piece, cast iron back and dog grate.

Separate Breakfast Kitchen inset ceramic sink, range of modern fitted cupboards, working surface, double oven range cooker with stainless steel extractor over, integrated dishwasher, American style built in refrigerator. Return door to landing.

Side Lobby with half tiled bathroom, panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low suite wc.

Utility with fitted cupboards, working surface, plumbing for washing machine. Gas fired boiler providing central heating and domestic hot water to this section of the property.

Bedroom 2 with slate chimney piece to a raised dog grate.

Bedroom 3 fitted wardrobes, slate chimney piece to a raised dog grate.

Staircase providing access to castellated tower with viewing platform. Mezzanine room/bedroom off the staircase.


Second Floor:

Landing Area

Bathroom full tiled with panelled shower bath, wash hand basin, low suite wc.

Cinema Room open to:

Sitting/Bar Room corner fire place.

Bedroom with raised cast iron dog grate.

Bedroom

Bedroom

From the landing area door linking through to self-contained apartment.

Top Floor

Self Contained Apartment - electric heating

Sitting Room raised dog grate, superb open views

Landing/Hall Area large skylight, galleried surround to frosted glass dome. Fitted cupboards.

Spacious Cloak Room with low suite wc

Breakfast Kitchen with built in oven, four ring ceramic hob with extractor unit over, range of modern fitted cupboards, working surface, built in Hotpoint washing machine, integrated Hotpoint dishwasher.

Double Bedroom 1

Lobby Area

Double Bedroom 2 cast iron dog grate, fitted shelving, fine open views.

Full En Suite Bathroom with partly tiled walls and floor, panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low suite wc, electric heated towel rail.

EXTERNALLY

Ground Floor

Built in Plant Room 2 gas fired boilers, water heaters, electric control panels, generous storage areas.

Rear Gravelled Courtyard Separate rear vehicular approach over privately owned driveway. Keypad remote controlled ornate recessed gated entrance to substantial lit courtyard area with hardstanding.

Substantial Garage and Coach House of modern construction in a vernacular style.

Main Garage/Storage Unit double height, wide principal doors, two additional twin entry doors.

Adjoining Side Garage/Storage Unit double height construction

Further Garage/Store

Range of external lighting

The property is approached along a private driveway through recessed high remote controlled ornate gates along a tree lined illuminated gravel driveway. A gravelled spur road leads off to the stable block. Generous well maintained grassed areas, separate fenced paddock.

Formal walled gardens lie to the front of the principal house. Terraced area, walkway surrounds, ornamental central pond with cast iron railing surrounds and ornate carved central fountain water feature. Formal gardens to the side of the property adjoining the principal entrance area with a large circular central pool, illuminated walkways, gravel driveway leading round to rear courtyard and garaging/coach house.

Floodlit hard tennis court with landscaped areas including water feature and tennis pavilion.

Rear/Side Garden Area with floodlit areas, illuminated walkways, pergola walkway, ornamental vegetable/herb garden with central fountain water feature. Side terrace area. Ground level lit illuminated walkway to the - lime tree walk - leading through a small area of woodland along the private pathway and then onto a purpose made pedestrian bridge leading over the large pond and thence to the entrance drive to the property.

Stable Block with gated entrance to hard surfaced yard area. Large Store/Workroom,Hay Barn.

Cloaks with wc and handbasin

Tack Room


VIEWING. Strictly by appointment with Savills. Prior to making an appointment to view we strongly recommend that you discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in the property with a member of staff who has seen the property in order that you do not make a wasted journey.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Fixtures, fittings and garden statues are specifically excluded but may be available.

HISTORY
Listed Grade I being of architectural and historic interest, Bunny Hall was built between the years of 1720 and 1725. The Hall was designed by Sir Thomas Parkyns (1662 - 1741), locally well known as an Architect and Wrestler. Sir Thomas is regarded by many to be the father of modern wrestling and the family crest may be seen on the northern elevations of the magnificent castellated tower structure.


The Hall was enlarged in the late C18 with further additions being made in the C19 by the second Lord Radcliffe. Of particular note are the fine receptions rooms, each facing south with magnificent French windows overlooking the carefully reinstated and established gardens. The gardens and grounds provide an ideal setting for a house of such calibre and the current owners have carried out a careful measured renovation of both the house and grounds.

Directions

From London by road leave the M1 Motorway at Junction 24 and proceed south along the A6 towards Loughborough. Turn left at Hathern onto the A6006 and at the Rempstone crossroads turn north on the A60 and thence into Bunny.

From Nottingham proceed south on the A60 through Ruddington and Bradmore and thence into Bunny Village.