7 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

Situation

The village of Burton is an ancient Cheshire community, which historically was an important township on the road to London from the Dee ports. It is now a sought after residential village and has excellent access to the Chester High Road linking to Chester and Liverpool. There is also a regular bus service to these centres, and in particular serving Birkenhead School and the excellent education facilities in Chester. Burton itself has the benefit of a primary school. The nearby historic market town of Neston also boasts both primary and secondary schools, and a range of local amenities for day to day needs. It is also well located for access to the motorway network, Manchester Airport and Manchester to the east. The Wirral is well known for its leisure facilities including sailing, walking and in particular its golf courses, the most famous being The Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake.

Description

A substantially extended period detached farmhouse dating back to the 16th Century with a useful outbuilding including a substantial office suite and self-contained flat, grounds extending to approximately 2.3 acres in total, all set in an idyllic backwater location to the north of Chester.

Accommodation

entrance porch and entrance hall with parquet flooring
kitchen / breakfast room and secondary
dining room with fireplace
lounge area with fireplace with flag stone flooring and leads to the office
office
cloakroom with W.C and utility room
swimming pool complex with indoor heated swimming pool:
swimming pool with electric automatic lowering sprung dance floor, sauna, changing room with shower, and pool maintenance area
first floor galleried landing with seating area
master bedroom suite with en-suite bathroom, dressing room and private balcony
bedroom 2 with hidden sink and vanity unit, also used as a first floor sitting room which opens to upper patio area and rose garden
6 further bedrooms
2 bathrooms
ancillary accommodation 'Stable Mews', formerly the farm's stable area including:
open garage for 2 cars and single garage with lockable storage, outbuildings (including coal hole and outside W.C)
Substantial and separate wood panelled office with large mezzanine area
Self contained one bedroomed first floor flat with roof terrace, living area, shower room, galley kitchen, and double bedroom
ample pebbled driveway
greenhouse and summer house on top lawn
upper, middle and lower gardens including large rear terraced lawns (comprising of 5 terraces), mature herbatious borders, meadow area and woodland area, private sandstone walled Yorkstone seating area leading off sliding doors from the swimming pool complex, rose gardens, mature fruit trees, pond, and situated within woodland and adjacent to Burton Wood (National Trust Land) and off a narrow lane

In all approximately 2.3 acres

Directions

From Chester take the A540 Parkgate Road. After about 7 miles turn left onto Mudhouse Lane. After about 1.2 miles, turn left on The Village (Burton). Continue along this road as it bears right and becomes Station Road and Neston Road. Take the first right hand turning off Neston Road onto Mill Lane, and after approximately 190 metres the driveway to Old Mill House will be seen on the right hand side.