Property description

Great Farm House is a beautiful Grade II listed property that was built in 1815 and has been restored with all the Georgian splendour which now works so well with more modern living. There is something rather special about this stunning home, its spacious proportions of around 7500 square feet (excluding the pool house & garage) lend itself to providing a proper family home and there is the option to have a self-contained annexe.Approached via a long driveway and set behind high gates, the grounds extend to around 4 acres and provide uninterrupted views from the knoll over the surrounding countryside.Leisure facilities include an outdoor tennis court and a pool enclosure with a heated pool - inside the main house is a games room that currently houses a full sized snooker table*, the large cellars used to be the gym for the health club and could easily be re-instated.A bespoke triple garage, workshop and large timber outbuilding are ideal for a discerning buyer with an interest in cars.Please call the team at Local Agent Network for further information.

The Great Farmhouse
Our owners have loved their 22 years at Great Farm House, they have raised their sons, filled it with family & friends, had wonderful parties and celebrations. During these years they have painstakingly renovated it to restore all the Georgian elegance but making it 'work' with more modern living. Built for the Duke of Bedford in 1815, now a Grade II listed building, Great Farm House enjoys a quiet secluded location in the sought after village of Maulden.The home feels very substantial and has period features just about everywhere - in many rooms there are deep skirting boards, original doors and architraves, high ceilings many of which are adorned with ornate cornicing and light roses. The presentation is superb throughout with lovely wall coverings & decor, flooring and window dressings

Accommodation
You are welcomed into the dual aspect Reception Hall where you will note the original brick chimney breast with wood burner and 'Fired Earth' tiled floor and the original oak beams above. From here you can turn right into a Reception area, leading to the large Games Room with a vaulted ceiling and that houses the table tennis and the full size antique snooker table (*these are available to purchase with the house).Off the games room is one of the Cloakrooms.Left from the Reception Hall takes you through into the inner hallway which has the staircase rising up to the first floor - there is a striking double height bay window that gives an 'Atrium' feel, with wonderful views of the garden.The principle reception rooms include the Sitting Room with its imposing open fire with a marble surround having gilded corbels supporting the mantel; there are wall panel mouldings with a paint effect.The Living Room enjoys a deep bay to the front elevation and has a wonderful brick chimney breast with a carved wooden surround and a cast wood burner.You can just imagine the dinner parties around the table in the Dining Room - again it features a deep bay and a stone 'Adams' style surround for the fireplace.The hallway also leads you through to the 2nd cloakroom and boot room.When the kitchen was planned, it was made to emulate a classic painted kitchen by a well-known designer, beautifully built with curved features and clever use of space that comes with a bespoke kitchen. The cabinets are topped with black granite, the floor is tiled with a 'Fired Earth' range and there is an oil fed 4 oven Aga. From the kitchen you walk through to the Breakfast room which is ideal for relaxed dining.If an annexe is required then it is at this part of the ground floor that it becomes obvious how this could be created as there is a hall with a private entrance door from the front courtyard. A large utility room is well fitted with original Georgian floor Tiles and wall kitchen cabinets and could easily become a 2nd kitchen.The study is generously proportioned and has a vaulted ceiling, with original oak beams, dual aspect and a full height brick chimney breast. The bedroom suite comprises of an en suite shower room with a contemporary suite and a large triple aspect bedroom with a vaulted ceiling being heavily beamed. Interestingly this room was the 'Honeymoon' suite when Great Farm House was a boutique hotel. Up on the first floor is a spacious landing which opens to the Atrium Bay which overlooks the gardens and surrounding countryside. The master suite is a lovely spacious bedroom with a fireplace and en suite.There are then four further bedrooms, three of them doubles all with en suite shower rooms.The bespoke family bathroom is designer inspired and is very well fitted with a panelled double end spa bath, Double walk in shower, pedestal wash basin and a close coupled WC. The cabinetry work is superb and has provided plenty of storage and features.There are 2 substantial basements (where the gym was housed when the property was a health farm)Great Farm House is approached off the Silsoe Road by a long driveway, flanked with mature Yew, Holly and Rhododendron. The high timbered electric gates lead through to the frontage of the farmhouse and then sweep round to the side, thereby providing extensive private parking.

Sizes
Reception Hall: 16'1\" x 14'10\"Reception Area.Games Room: 33'1\" x 15'6\"1st Cloakroom.Sitting Room: 23'2\" x 16'0\"Living Room: 23'5\" x 21'6\"Dining Room: 21'6\" x 19'1\"Boot Room.2nd Cloakroom.Kitchen: 16'5\" x 15'8\"Breakfast Room: 14'5\" x 13'10\"Utility Room: 14'6\" X 13'1\"Study: 22'5\" x 15'6\"Ground Floor Bedroom: 15'11\" x 15'10\"Ensuite Shower Room.Master Bedroom: 23'9\" x 18'1\"Ensuite.Bedroom: 16'4\" x 12'10\"Ensuite.Bedroom: 18'1\" x 11'7\"Ensuite.Bedroom: 16'4\" x 9'10\"Ensuite.Bedroom: 18'1\" x 11'2\"Family Bathroom: 15'11\" x 15'5\"Basement 1: 22'8\" x 23'0\"Basement 2: 21'9\" x 23'0\"Garage: 47'7\" x 21'4\"Pool House: 45'0\" x 27'2\"

The Grounds
The front garden is landscaped with lawns, planting and walls, leading down steps to a large sunken garden with a central lawn surrounded by a York stone path and deep herbaceous boarders.The triple garage with its high vaulted roof is ideal for the car enthusiast with its workshop and separate large timber outbuilding.The backdrop to the farmhouse is a formal garden with an extensive paved terrace. There is a brick retaining wall that leads you up to the knoll and thatched summerhouse. From this elevated position the views are superb looking out across the surrounding countryside.The 'Ride' as it has become known leads you down to the entrance to the driveway. Throughout the gardens are wonderful mature trees and shrubs. New 'Gabriel Ash' red cedar greenhouse.Leisure facilities are well catered for with a tennis court up on the knoll and from the formal lawns a pool house with a heated pool and changing rooms plus shower room.

Property Features :

• Stunning Grade II listed Georgian farm house built for the Duke of Bedford
• Gated entrance to extensive grounds of around 4 acres - formal gardens and wooded knoll
• Restored and beautifully presented accommodation of approximately 7500 square feet
• 5 reception rooms plus a games room and 2 large basements
• 6 bedrooms - 5 of which have ensuites