5 Bed Farm House For Sale

Located on the fringes of Quorn along a third of a mile long driveway is this commanding former farmhouse set within beautiful mature gardens and featuring an indoor swimming pool.

The charming interior retains character and is presented with a modern heritage feel including internal stripped pine farmhouse doors, panelled staircase, exposed beams and brick walls.

Enter the home through the tiled hallway which meets a large central lobby also offering rear access from the driveway.  The lounge is centred around an open marble fireplace with French doors leading out in to the gardens ideal for summertime and is split level down in to the cosy sitting room featuring ceiling beams and a roaring cast iron log burner.

There is a large separate dining room with matching tiled floor from the hallway, this also has French doors out in to the garden and is a versatile space ending itself to use as a family room, children's playroom or hobby space etc.

The quality painted solid oak shaker style kitchen sits at the rear of the home featuring solid granite work surfaces, integrated dishwasher and fridge, freestanding Rangemaster electric range oven with fitted extractor, space for a dining table and a period tiled feature fireplace.  The separate utility room has matching cupboards to those in the kitchen including an integrated fridge, pull out full height larder unit and features an original fitted cast iron stove, tiled flooring and handy ground floor wc.  This  leads into the pool shower area which has two separate shower enclosures both with Aqualisa mixer showers, a vanity style bowl sink, useful cloakroom and uPVC double glazed secure French doors leading into the pool room itself. (pool room described later).

On the first floor is a large study landing enjoying a leafy view of the surrounding area.  All five bedrooms are double size with numbers one and two situated at the front of the property overlooking the beautiful gardens and surrounding fields.  The master bedroom has a range of fitted wardrobes and leads to a large en-suite bathroom with a circular spa style bath with airjets.

Bedroom three is also on the first floor and is currently utilised as a home office enjoying field views, there is an inner landing space which could also be utilised as a study area whilst the principal family bathroom is three quarter tiled and features a roll top claw foot freestanding bath, heritage suite, oversized corner shower enclosure with mixer shower having a rain style shower head and separate attachment, chrome heated towel radiator and separate dressing room.

Up on the second floor are two further double bedrooms, number three with a guest en-suite shower and wc and both of which also overlooking the mature gardens and fields.

To the outside, you approach the property via the long driveway sweeping around to the rear of the property where you are met with a triple size garage presently utilised as a double with the third a large garden store, parking for approximately three to four cars side by side and a planted turning area used by this and just four other neighbouring properties.

Large lawned gardens sit to the side and front of the home enjoying cottage style planted beds, borders, shrubs and flowers with maturing trees, natural riven stone pathways and patio areas with a large part of the garden meeting the pool room ideal for summertime entertaining.

The pool room offers a fantastic space for leisure and relaxation and features a kidney shaped gradient pool with shallow and deep ends with the liner being recently upgraded in the last two years.  The pool is heated via the plant room connected to the oil fired central heating and we have been informed by the present vendor that a simple once a week treatment will keep the maintenance running freely and vendors are happy to discuss the running costs in further detail to any intending purchaser.

Good to know: The property has uPVC double glazing throughout. Oil fired central heating. Planning permission has been submitted for the large field in front of Quorn Lodge Farmhouse, please see the detailed note below.  Above the external central heating oil store is a first floor "room", accessed externally at present measuring 3.9m x 3.2m and this space holds huge potential for enlargement of the property particularly from the master en-suite bathroom.

Planning Note: Intending purchasers should be aware that a planning application has been submitted for the large field in front of Quorn Lodge Farmhouse for the Extraction and processing of sand & gravel. The application includes the construction of new site access roads, landscaping and screening bunds to protect surrounding properties from the visual change of the landscape, minerals washing plant and other associated infrastructure with eventual restoration to agriculture and nature conservation areas. The plant if successful will continue to be operational for approximately 8-10 years. As yet, no final decision has been granted and we understand that Charnwood Borough Council have raised objections to this application proceeding which is being overseen by Leicestershire County Council.

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To find the property, proceed from Loughborough leaving the town along the A6 dual carriageway where you will approach Quorn at the roundabout.  Directly at the roundabout turn immediately left prior to the bypass in to the entrance for Quorn Lodge Farmhouse where you will be met by the agent's For Sale board and electrically operated vehicular gate where the property is at the very end of this driveway on the left hand side.