Property description

The Good Life
Surrounded by its own 4 ½ acre plot, which comes with heated swimming pool, games room, stabling, orchard and mature garden, Park Farm has been a wonderful home for the current owners for 33yrs. The farmhouse dates back to 1935 but records show that there has been a farmhouse here as far back as 1605. There is plenty of space both inside and out to add your mark, with four bedrooms and two bathrooms offering plenty of accommodation for the family on the first floor, and ample reception rooms to ensure that there is space for all to enjoy. With its outdoor seating areas, lovely countryside walks and a walk into the village, with schooling, shops and all the necessary amenities, and just a five minute drive to the Cressing station, this property is sure to please.

Taking ownership
There is no doubt that the owners of this property are less than eager to leave, but as they say, “We recognise that we need to pass this wonderful place on to new custodians. Having seen our children and grandchildren grow up enjoying what is a fantastic upbringing, surrounded by open countryside, it is now time for us to move on. We’ve had a wonderful life here and wouldn’t change a thing about this place: it offers you all that you could wish for from a family home.” Having moved in in the ‘80’s, the owners immediately saw the potential to enjoy what was a growing trend at that time, as they explain, “To find a property with so much land, surrounded by mature trees, gave us the scope to really enjoy ‘the good life’. We’ve had all manner of livestock, and my wife has made a wonderful garden here that provides us with lots of fruit and vegetables for the kitchen.”

A Warm Welcome Awaits
The property is accessed through a lovely arched front porch which brings you directly into the main hall way, and immediately you are struck by the high standard of decoration, as affirmed by the owner, “The house is in excellent decorative order, having been done from top to bottom only a couple of years ago. All the fascias, soffits, gutters and downpipes have been replaced. We have a new front door and new double-glazed windows too.” To the left is a room more popular with the owners than ever now that the family has left, and for good reason, as we hear, “We love the inglenook in the snug, it’s such a cosy room, and with an endless supply of our own logs, the fire is always lit.” It has a further appeal in the warmer months, with a large glazed window and French doors allowing the light to flood in, and it’s ideally placed for the pool, “The light that comes into the snug is phenomenal, and come the summer, we constantly have the French doors open as they lead straight out to the pool.”

Sit back and relax
To the left of the hallway, you step into a superb family room, ideal when they come home, or indeed when visitors come, seemingly regularly as we learn, “We have an endless stream of visitors here, and they seem to think we are the best holiday destination possible. When everyone descends, the sitting/dining room comes into its own, and it’s a great place to start a party, especially in the summer with the French doors open to the garden.” As with the rest of the property, the kitchen gleams, and has all the space you could wish for when it comes for preparing a feast however big or small. It’s well kitted out too, “We have a Siemens double oven and microwave, a Miele 5 hob burner, and an enormous fridge and a walk-in pantry. With the utility room off the kitchen, everything has its rightful place, and there is plenty of storage. From here you discover the downstairs cloakroom, but best of all is the door that leads out to what we fondly refer to as ‘our Greek Taverna’, a fantastic covered outdoor seating area that we created only 18 months ago.” To the rear of the hallway, you come across the study, which has one thing in common with every other room in the property, as we hear. “Every room has beautiful views, and with the kitchen, snug and French doors in the sitting room enjoying the morning sun, the house is well positioned. Moreover, we have watched a sparrowhawk fledge three chicks from the comfort of the dining room window!” On the first floor you discover four bedrooms, one en-suite plus a family shower room. “Our master bedroom is a good size, and we have a power shower in the en-suite, which has recently been redone. We’ve lovely views out over the front of the property, and it’s a great place to wake up in the mornings.”

Pick and Mix
When you consider what is on offer for people to enjoy here, it’s no surprise that the owners have many long-standing return visitors, as they affirm, “Everyone enjoys the outdoors here. We spend long afternoons by the pool, dipping in and out of the games room for a game of table-tennis, and we had ponies when the children were young. There is a fantastic network of bridleways and access straight out on the fields behind the property. Moreover, this is a wildlife haven, with muntjak deer regularly grazing on the back fields and wild birds in abundance.” The property has triple garage as well, the owner says, “It’s been so useful to have the three garages, as we can house both cars and the lawn tractor with ease, and I have what I consider a spacious workshop, complete with industrial saw.” And if you’re into jam-making or have a wish to keep livestock, you won’t run short of ideas, as we hear, “We’ve a lovely orchard – a mix of apple, plums and pear trees - and five walnut trees, and two large poly-tunnels sheltering out peach and apricot trees, and over the years, my wife has planted out hundreds of vegetables either as seedlings in the greenhouse, or directly into the rich soil in the vegetable patch, and having kept goats, pigs and chickens, as you can imagine, we’ve been well catered for.” What strikes you most when talking to the owner about this place, his home for all these years, is aptly summed up by him, “We have been blessed to live in such a lovely spot, in a unique setting. We’re secluded, yet connected; private and quiet, sheltered too, but equally everything is on the doorstep. That’s unique in my book and we would be hard-pushed to find somewhere that offers anything like what we had here.”

Property Features :

• Mature detached farmhouse in approaching five acres set in elevated position
• Extensive range of outbuildings including substantial storage building with scope for other uses
• Delightful outdoor entertainment area and adjoining outdoor swimming pool
• Four bedrooms, one en suite, two receptions, fitted kitchen and utility plus downstairs cloakroom
• Oil central heating, double glazing, scope for attic conversion