Great Easton, Dunmow, Essex, CM6

A striking and sympathetically refurbished, Grade II listed family home located in Great Easton. Set within private & tranquil mature grounds with several outbuildings, entertainment facilities including cinema, gym and a lovely outdoor swimming pool. Established & private formal grounds of circa 1.25 acres (stls). The main house offers almost 4,000 sqft of flexible accommodation including four generous receptions, five double bedrooms, two en suite, family bathroom & further shower room. Felsted School circa 18 minute drive. EPC E.

Description

Croys Grange is an historic and substantial Grade II Listed timber-framed country house built in 1550 with later additions, once connected to Tilty Abbey and sold off in 1919 as part of the Countess of Warwick estate.

This property has been sympathetically improved by the current owners and is in excellent condition both internally and externally. The accommodation to the ground floor comprises a stunning formal drawing room with large bay window, open fireplace and access into a vaulted garden room with double doors giving access onto the rear patio and a ground floor study with views onto the rear garden. The formal dining room also boasts an idyllic bay window with views onto the front of the house and an open Tudor style fireplace. The breakfast/family room is dual aspect and offers an Aga, tiled flooring and access into entrance lobby, butler’s pantry and generous utility room.

The first floor can be accessed via two separate stairwells at either end of the property giving access to five good size double bedrooms, of particular note the stunning, part vaulted, main bedroom offering a substantial bay window onto the front of the house and a lovely en suite bathroom and dressing area. The second bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and en suite shower room and offers the most enviable views of the extensive gardens. The remaining three double bedrooms all offer lovely views of the surrounding gardens and are served by a lovaly family bathroom and an additional shower room.
The property is set on an idyllic and private plot of circa 1.25 acres, comprising wonderful formal grounds with established borders, specimen trees and mature beds. An outdoor swimming pool with alfresco dining/bbq area and further outbuildings including a detached two storey pool house with shower (potential annexe), detached games room, a detached gym/cinema room & detached converted garaging now a self-contained annexe with kitchenette, shower room and loft rooms.

The property is set well back from the road and benefits from an ‘in and out’ driveway with a extensive formal front lawn and beds.

Location

Croys Grange is situated in the village of Great Easton on the fringes of the larger town of Great Dunmow. The delightful village of Great Easton benefits from a parish church, public house, village hall, primary school and village playground, and is only a five minute walk from the Green Man Pub and Restaurant. The market town of Great Dunmow provides excellent shopping facilities, schooling for all ages and access, via the A120 bypass, to the M11 (J8) which is on the outskirts of Bishop’s Stortford. Main line railway stations, providing commuter services to London’s Liverpool Street are available at Bishop’s Stortford and Stansted.