10 bedroom house for sale

The Old Rectory, Wimbledon's oldest house, built in the early 1500s, is the best kept secret in Wimbledon. Discreetly set behind St Mary's Church with glorious grounds of over 2.5 acres, this beautiful house extends to over 16,200 ft2.

The Old Rectory, once owned by the Crown and used by Henry Vlll, has been refurbished and sympathetically extended on a grand scale to offer an amazing mixture of both high end modern specifications and the historic charm and features of a medieval house.

In the main house there are 7 principal reception rooms and 7 bedrooms, most with beautiful ornate ceilings and carved oak panelling. There is a stunning bespoke kitchen with top of the range La Cornue appliances complete with a breakfast terrace. The magnificent grand hall has the principal reception rooms leading off it, as well as a medieval chapel - the oldest part of the house.

The gardens were originally designed by the designer responsible for Hampton Court Palace and include beautifully landscaped lawns, a stunning medieval fig tree trail, shaded paths and large pond extending to over 2.5 acres in total.

There is a 2 bedroom gate house, staff flat over the garages and planning consent for a new swimming pool complex.

The Old Rectory is located in the heart of Wimbledon Village, a village in the heart of London - with excellent transport connections to central London, the M25 and Heathrow airport. Local schooling is excellent as is the array of leisure facilities.