Rickling Road, Wicken Bonhunt, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11

HOWLAND FARM HOUSE is set in a delightful rural location in the popular village of Wicken Bonhunt. The property has been upgraded and extended over recent years and now offers a substantial family home boasting a large first floor sun terrace, exercise pool with hot tub and football/tennis court.

The front door leads into the spacious reception hall with doors leading off to all principal ground floor rooms, a cloakroom and stairs rising to the first floor. Glazed double doors lead into the sitting room with a window drawing in good amounts of natural light and looks out to the front garden. There is a feature log burner and attractive wooden flooring. The play room also sits to the front of the property and is dual aspect. At the rear of the hallway is a study. The stunning kitchen is a particular feature of the property with two sets of bi-folding doors opening to the rear garden, two central islands joined by a glass work surface; one housing a sink unit and breakfast bar, the other an induction hob, both with cupboards under and a wine fridge. A good range of base and wall mounted cabinets give ample storage and working surfaces and built-in appliances include twin ovens with built-in steamer, integrated dishwasher and an American style fridge-freezer. An opening leads into the dining room with double doors opening to the front aspect. To the right of the kitchen area a further opening leads into a snug with dual aspect windows. From here a door leads into the gym. Adjacent to the kitchen is a small lobby with doors leading to a utility room and shower room fitted with a 3-piece suite.

Upstairs, there are 4 good sized bedrooms, a luxurious family bathroom with contemporary fittings including a freestanding oval bath, wash basin and WC. All the bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and the master has the benefit of its own en suite shower room together with double doors leading out to the sun terrace. From the landing, a further set of double doors lead onto the sun terrace, large enough for tables and chairs with glass safety barriers and making a wonderful entertaining space whilst taking in the countryside views.

OUTSIDE, to the front of the property is a gravelled driveway providing plenty of off-street parking. The raised front garden is mainly laid to lawn with some mature planting and low level brick wall surrounds. To the rear, a patio area provides another superb outside entertaining area perfect for BBQ's and alfresco dining. There is also a football pitch/tennis court, an exercise pool with hot tub with decked surrounds and a summerhouse/bar. Adjacent to the house is an area that is gravelled with paved stepping stones, seating areas, ornamental pond and mature shrub planting. The rest of the garden is laid to lawn. In all, the total plot measures about 0.75 of an acre.

WICKEN BONHUNT is a sought after North Essex village situated between Newport and Clavering villages with its own church and Inn and a mixture of period and modern properties. The historic market town of Saffron Walden lies 5 miles to the north east of the village and Bishop’s Stortford lies to the south approximately 10 miles. Main line stations are situated at Audley End (4 miles) and Newport (l.5 miles), providing regular services to Liverpool Street, and the M11 access is at Bishop’s Stortford Junction 8.