The Garn Fawr Lot 1, Llanhennock, Monmouthshire, NP18 1LU

The Garn Fawr Lot 1 offers a fantastic opportunity to purchase a historic country house and property package within south-west Monmouthshire combining a picturesque setting, a three bedroom detached dwelling known as Lower Garn, a tremendous range of modern and traditional barns including a barn wiht lapsed planning and an impressive 16c Grade II Listed five/six bedroom country house within a ringfenced compartment agricultural land and woodland extending in total to 24.97 acres (10.11 hectares). The Garn Fawr Lot 1 will be of interest to anyone with lifestyle, investment, development, tourism and leisure interests and is avbailable as one of two possible Lots.

The Garn Fawr Lot 1  is extremely well located within the south-west Monmouthshire countryside but with excellent road access to Junction 24 of the M4 Motorway less than 15 minutes away. Positioned in a peaceful situation with beautiful views over the River Usk and surrounding landscape, The Garn Fawr Lot 1 will be of interest to anyone with lifestyle, investment, development, tourism and leisure interests.

OFFERED FOR SALE AS ONE OF TWO LOTS

• Superb accessible location in south-west Monmouthshire in a beautiful position •
• Great accessibility to Junction 24 of the M4 Motorway and the A449 at The Coldra Roundabout •
• Impressive 5/6 bedroom country house and gardens •
• Detached three-bedroom residence known as Lower Garn •
• Large range of traditional farm buildings which offer diversity appeal including barn with lapsed planning consent •
• Mix of permanent pastureland with woodland known as Kennel Wood •
• Extending in total to 24.97 acres (10.11 hectares) Offered as one of two possible Lots  •
• Lower Garn is currently tenented •
• Lot 1 Garn Fawr house & buildings, Lower Garn, land and woodland extending to 24.97 acres (10.11 hectares) •                                                                                                                                                    • Lot 2 Upper Garn Bungalow, farm buildings and land extending to 269.21 acres (108.95 hectares). •

Llanhennock 3 miles • Caerleon 4.2 miles • Usk 6.3 miles • Newport 8.2 miles
Cwmbran 9.3 miles • Raglan 11.8 miles • Abergavenny 17.8 miles • Chepstow 18.1 miles
Cardiff 18.5 miles • Monmouth 19.1 miles • Bristol 32 miles • London 139 miles
Newport Railway Station 7.8 miles • Cardiff Airport 32.6 miles • Bristol Airport 35.5 miles
London Heathrow Airport 125 miles
(all distances are approximate)

LOCATION & SITUATION
The Garn Fawr is surrounded by glorious Monmouthshire countryside in a picturesque setting with wonderful outlook over the river Usk. Located just 6.3 miles from the town of Usk to the north and 4.2 miles from Caerleon to the south-west the property is within easy access of the main road links to the Usk Road, A48, A449 and on to the M4/M48, M5 and M50 motorway networks. The cities of Cardiff, Bristol and Hereford are all within an hour’s drive and connections to main line trains, reaching London Paddington in under 2 hours, can be found at the railway station in Newport just 7.8 miles from the property. Surrounding the town of Usk is beautiful countryside and the Usk Valley with an abundance of walks and outdoor activities.

Caerleon is just 4.2 miles from the property and is a thriving Roman town with fantastic archaeological features including the roman barracks, roman baths and an amphitheatre. The Priory Hotel and Restaurant, a 12th century Cistercian monastery full of history and character offers fine dining and overnight accommodation. The town also has primary and secondary schools and neighbours the Celtic Manor Resort and Golf Club, home to the 2010 Ryder Cup offering a challenging course with fantastic views.

The town of Usk is just 6.3 miles north of the property, with an array of good bars and cafes, the picturesque Usk Castle, Morris’ of Usk Garden Centre, the Glen Yr Afon House Hotel and Cwrt Bleddyn Hotel and Spa.

Newport is just 8.2 miles away from the property with all the benefits a city has to offer, such as Friars Walk Shopping Centre, a railway station offering direct trains to London, bus station, cafes and restaurants. Tredegar House is a National Trust 17th century country mansion and gardens located at the western edge of Newport. Rougemont is an independent school located in Newport and described by them as a ‘School for Life’ and for the 21st Century.

Cardiff is 18.5 miles to the west offering all the amenities of a capital city with an abundance of schools, colleges and excellent tertiary education institutions including the world-renowned Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan University and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. The city offers fantastic shopping and hospitality with multiple arcades and the renovated St David’s 2 shopping centre and international sports venues in the Principality Stadium, Cardiff City Stadium and Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground.

Monmouth is located just 19.1 miles from the property and boasts excellent schools including Haberdashers’ Monmouth School, Llangattock School Monmouth with Montessori Nursery, a variety of primary schools and Monmouth Comprehensive School. Monmouth also offers an upmarket traditional shopping street, with boutique shops, Waitrose supermarket, M&S Simply Food, The Savoy Theatre and an extensive range of recreational and leisure facilities. An abundance of tourism and recreational activities exist within Monmouth and the wider region.

GARN FAWR HOUSE
Accessed from the western side of the Glen Usk Road via a tree lined drive leads up to the property and yard with ample parking for multiple vehicles.

Dating from the 16th century with part forming an example of an “Exotic” small house in the Tudor Gothic style Garn Fawr House is an impressive country house with beautiful gardens. The property is Grade II Listed with red sandstone elevations, with limestone window dressings under a pitched slate roof providing an excellent five/six-bedroom country residence with traditional features throughout. The front door opens from an entrance porch into the dining room with flagstone floor, restored beams, painted ceiling and panelling with impressive open fireplace and windows to the front. From the dining room is the spacious sitting room with flagstone floor, traditional beams and windows to the front with feature fireplace with Clearview multifuel burning stove. A hallway leads to the drawing room with parquet herringbone floor, triple aspect windows to the front and sides and open fireplace. Accessed off the side of the drawing room is the boiler room with double aspect windows to the side and rear, Beeston WH oil fired boiler and external door to the rear providing a useful storage space. Opposite the drawing room is a walk-through pantry with flagstone floor and single aspect window to the rear. From the pantry is the open plan kitchen and dining area. The kitchen can also be accessed from the sitting room and is fitted with base and wall units, with double metal sink, oil fired four-door Nobel stove, Belling electric hob and John Lewis electric oven. The kitchen is open to the dining area which is set within a conservatory with glazed roof and wooden windows to the rear providing a bright and open space. Positioned off the side of the dining area is the rear hallway with external door to the rear and recently built extension with cloakroom with wc and wash basin and the utility room with dual aspect windows to the side and rear, tiled floor and plumbing for a Belfast sink.

Stairs from the side hallway provide access to the first floor. Halfway up the staircase is the first family bathroom with bath, shower cubicle, wc and wash basin. At the top of the stairs is the principal bedroom, a large double with triple aspect windows to the sides and front with views, feature stone fireplace with dated wall stone dating to 1581 and carpeted floor. Next is bedroom two, a double featuring three oak panelled walls a feature fireplace and window to the rear with carpeted floor. Bedroom 3 is a small double with carpeted floor and single aspect rear window with traditional features and a beautiful framed preserved area of existing wall painting. At the end of the principal landing is therecently renovated extension with extensive linen cupboard, the second family bathroom with tiled floor, with bath with overhead shower, wc and wash basin all with Lefroy Brooks fittings and two further double bedrooms.

Adjacent to the principal bedroom stairs lead up to the second floor and a third family bathroom with bath with overhead shower, wc and wash basin and the attic with a double attic bedroom (bedroom six). There is a further extensive attic space which could be converted to provide additional accommodation subject to obtaining the necessary planning and listed building consents.

Externally the property features beautiful formal lawned gardens to the front and south elevation featuring terraced lawns with topiary bushes and an orchard. A garage is positioned directly to the south-west of the house.

LOWER GARN
Positioned below Garn Fawr and directly accessed from an independent drive from the Glen Usk Road is the fully detached property known as Lower Garn. Lower Garn is a charming, detached country property featuring stone elevations under a pitched slate roof. To the front is a parking area for two vehicles with walled front garden and steps leading up to the property. The front door opens into the front hall. On the left is the sitting room with tiled floor, single aspect window to the front and feature fireplace. Directly opposite the front door from the front hall is the cloakroom with wc and wash basin. To the right is the open plan kitchen and dining area with tiled floor, base units, granite worktop, metal sink, Bosh electric oven, John Lewis hob and island opening out into the dining area with space for a dining table, fully enclosed larder, and doors to the front and rear. Last is the utility with tiled floor, base  units, sink and single aspect window to the front.

Stairs from the side of the kitchen lead up to the 1st floor accommodation. Bedroom one is a double with carpeted floor, exposed beams and single aspect window to the side. Next is the family bathroom with bath, wc, wash basin and tiled floor. Directly opposite on the other side of the landing is a shower room with walk-in shower. Bedroom two is a large double with double aspect windows to the front and rear with feature fireplace and carpeted floor. Last is the principal bedroom a double with carpeted floor and double aspect windows to the front and rear.

Outside, directly to the west of the house is a fully enclosed traditional stone barn. Positioned directly north is a courtyard garden area with a range of single storey barns to the rear and western side providing a charming outside entertaining space. The barns all have potential for multiple possible uses subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. The property features a paddock to the north of the barns and garden area to the east and west of the property with a small section of woodland to the south.

Lower Garn is currently Tenanted under an Occupation Contract with a rent of £1,600 per calendar month. In terms of services the property is connected to mains electricity, private water supply from the borehole and foul drainage to a septic tank.

The property offers an excellent detached country property with barns with development potential in a picturesque location. It would certainly appeal to lifestyle and development purchasers or anyone wanting multi-generational living.

TRADITIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
Garn Fawr Lot 1 benefits from two ranges of traditional buildings, the first being a single storey courtyard to the rear of Lower Garn with a traditional barn adjacent to the western side of the property. The traditional barn is in excellent condition and would certainly have potential for a change of use subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. The second range is to the north of Garn Fawr House. Positioned at the top of the drive on the right-hand side is the yard with a range of traditional stone barns which are curtilage listed. One of the barns was granted planning in 2015 for conversion to a two-bedroom residence under Monmouthshire County Council Planning Reference: DC/2014/00925. The planning consent has now lapsed but gives any purchaser confidence that the precedent has been set to reapply for the same. There is a further excellent fully enclosed traditional barn which is currently a workshop but also has potential, an open fronted range of single storey barns, with an additional traditional stone barn adjacent. Also positioned on the yard are an open fronted steel portal framed three-bay building with Yorkshire boarded and block elevations under a fibre cement roof and a three bay open fronted Dutch barn.

LAND
The Land wihtihn The Garn Fawr Lot 1 comprises a ring fence with a compartment of pastureland and woodland with the pastureland positioned predominantly to the west of Lower Garn extending to approximately 6 acres. The pastureland is level to gentlry sloping all capable of being grazed with stock. There is an additional useful 1 acre paddock of permanent pasture positioned to the north-east of Garn Fawr House. The woodland known as Kennel Wood then extends out to the north-west of the main residence comprising an extensive compartment of native woodland with woodland track and rides. The woodland comprises a mix of mature native species with a high degree of biodiversity and carpeted with spring bluebells, and is a mix of standard and Ancient Semi Natural Woodland extending to approximately 14 acres.

In all The Garn Fawr Lot 1 extends in total to approximately 24.97 acres (10.11 hectares).

KEY INFORMATION
Services: Private water (borehole) shared with all properties and yard, mains electricity (with separate meters to all properties and yard) and private drainage (to individual septic tanks). Heating is by way of oil-fired boilers accompanied by wood burners. Broadband is available and connected.

Tenure: Freehold Subject to Tenancy.

Sale Method: Private Treaty

Rental Income: Please contact the selling agent for more information.

Energy Performance Certificates (EPC): Garn Fawr – F, Lower Garn – E

Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way: The property is offered with all existing wayleaves, easements and all public and private rights of way and other such rights, whether these are specifically referred to in these particulars or not. 

Fixtures and Fittings: Only those items specifically mentioned in these particulars will be included in the sale, the remainder are excluded from the sale, however, may be available by separate negotiation.

Council Tax Bands: Garn Fawr – G, Lower Garn – G

Local Authority: Monmouthshire County Council. Telephone: 01633 644644.

Viewings: Strictly by appointment with the selling agents on set viewing days.

Directions: From Junction 25A of the M4 take the exit from the Caerleon Interchange take the exit onto the Caerleon Road B4596. Proceed for 1.5 miles crossing over the Usk at Caerleon Bridge. Then proceed onto the High Street/B4236 for 0.6 miles. At the roundabout take the second exit onto Usk Road. Proceed on the Usk Road which will then turn into Glen Usk road for approximately 3.2 miles then the property will be on your left and right.

Postcode: NP18 1LU

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