The Baythorne Park Estate

Baythorne End Essex/Suffolk border

A beautiful estate on the Essex/Suffolk border

Baythorne Park, Baythorne End, Essex CO9 4AG

Clare 3 miles, Cambridge 19 miles, Stansted Airport 19 miles, Central London 55 miles Features:

Grade II Listed mansion with drawing room, sitting room, dining room, study, kitchen, breakfast room, domestic offices and cellar

Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, 7 further bedrooms, 3 further bathrooms and linen room

Gardens including tennis court and swimming pool

Farmhouse and five further cottages

Modern and traditional buildings

Parkland, river frontage and woodland

Arable land and pasture

Established shoot and fishing

About 676 acres (274 hectares)

Situation The Baythorne Park Estate is a the villages of Stoke by Clare and Private schools within striking of the River Stour. The mansion is and traditional buildings. The land beautiful traditional country estate Ridgewell, with local amenities distance include Barnardiston Hall, situated in an elevated setting within rolls gently and forms a patchwork situated either side of the River Stour available in the pretty village of Clare Stoke College and Old Buckenham its park, to the side of which is Stable of arable land, riverside meadows on the Essex/Suffolk borders. 3 miles away. Extensive amenities Hall. In Cambridge there are a Court, a residential dwelling created and woods, all of which provide the The focus of the Estate is the Grade can be found in Haverhill 4 miles number of private schools including from the original stables, a further framework for commercial arable II Listed mansion which is perfectly away and Cambridge 19 miles away. The Perse, St Johns and The Leys. cottage and a range of modern and and livestock farming and a shoot. positioned at the head of a long Stansted airport has rail links to traditional buildings. At the bottom Whilst the mansion is ready for private tree lined avenue in an London with further rail services to of the drive at Baythorne End are occupation it would benefit from elevated position overlooking the London via Audley End at Saffron The Baythorne Park Estate the main gates with three cottages, some sympathetic modernisation. parkland below. The Estate extends Walden 15 miles away. The estate extends to 676 acres whilst at Launds Farm there is a east from Baythorne End towards (274 hectares) situated either side farmhouse and a range of modern

Historical note The estate was acquired by the late great beauty has been created and alterations made in the 19th Century. room also has a fireplace with marble The staircase rises to the landing Julian Watson in 1952, when he Baythorne Park now offers a superb Approached from Baythorne End surround and central ceiling rose from which there are doors to moved from the family estate in opportunity for the next owner to add over the tree lined drive, the mansion whilst the sitting room and study both the main bedroom with ensuite south Hertfordshire. He set about to the solid foundations created over overlooks the parkland. Beneath a have fireplaces and double doors to bathroom, five further bedrooms, improving the estate by renovating the the last 60 years. portico, double doors open to the the garden. Adjacent to the staircase two bathrooms and a WC. From a mansion, modernising the farm by reception hall with doors to the main there is a cloakroom. From a rear hall rear landing there are two further building grain storage and livestock Baythorne Park reception rooms. The drawing room there is a breakfast room, kitchen, bedrooms, a further bathroom, buildings and planting the avenue and Listed Grade II the property is of a has a fine bay window offering distant tank room, butler’s pantry, boiler linen room and back stairs. further woodland. Taking advantage heavy timber frame dating from the views over the gardens and park, as room and cellar. of the rolling landscape, an estate of 17th Century with later additions and well as an open fireplace. The dining Floorplans for Baythorne Park, Baythorne End, Essex CO9 4AG

Approximate Gross Internal Area*: Main House: 8,075 sq ft / 750 sq m External rooms internal area: 645 sq ft / 60 sq m

Illustration for identifi cation purposes only. Not to scale.

*As defi ned by RICS – Code of Measuring Practice.

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Wine Cellar Below Cellar Sitting Room

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Gardens and grounds The gardens are a fine feature of way further are the traditional walled Baythorne Park. The front gravelled kitchen and cutting gardens. The driveway has a central island and swimming pool is to the rear of the dwarf walls to the park, whilst to the mansion and has a pool house within side and rear there are areas of lawn a secluded area sheltered by the with some spectacular specimen orangery and garden stores. A further trees including cedar of Lebanon. range of stores incorporating a WC, Within a secret wooded area of the kennels and oil tank rooms surround garden is the tennis court, and a little a courtyard outside the kitchen. Garaging and farm buildings To the south of the mansion are:

Garage block (18.50m x 7m) of brick and tile providing 4 car garages

Two covered cattle yards (36m x 19m and 28m x 18m) of steel frame

Traditional cart shed with loft (12.70m x 7m) of timber frame and tile roof

Garden store (18.50m x 4.50m) of timber frame and slate roof Stable Court Farm Cottage Situated between the mansion and and double doors to the garden, and Beyond the farm buildings is Approximate Gross Internal Area: the garage block, Stable Court was a dining room with door to garden. the detached cottage with sitting 1,049 sq ft / 98 sq m converted to residential use in 1969. To the rear is the kitchen. At first room, kitchen, utility, cloakroom It offers comfortable accommodation floor there are three bedrooms and and store, with three bedrooms and extending to a central hall off which two bathrooms. Outside there is a bathroom above. Outside there is N there is a cloakroom, a sitting room secluded garden. a cottage garden. with carved timber fire surround

Approximate Gross Internal Area: 1,953 sq ft / 181 sq m

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First Floor First Floor Park Cottage Situated adjacent to the park and with accommodation extending to a sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility and bathroom with two bedrooms above. Outside there is a garden to the front and rear.

Front Cottage Situated closest to the main gates and with accommodation extending to a sitting room, dining room, kitchen and boiler room with three bedrooms, bathroom and WC above. Outside there is a garden to both the front and rear.

Floorplans for Park Cottage Floorplans for Front Cottage Front Bungalow Situated opposite the two cottages Approximate Gross Internal Area: Approximate Gross Internal Area: with accommodation extending to 531 sq ft / 49 sq m 1,049 sq ft / 98 sq m a sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, two bedrooms and bathroom. Outside there is a garden to the rear.

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Approximate Gross Internal Area: 531 sq ft / 49 sq m Ground Floor

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First Floor Launds Farm Towards the east of the estate is Launds Farm accessed separately from Baythone Park via a drive off Ashen Hill:

Launds Farmhouse A period house believed to have originally been two cottages and with accommodation extending to a hall off which there is a sitting room, dining room, kitchen with 4 oven solid fuel Aga, pantry and rear lobby with door to outside and cloakroom. Upstairs there are four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Outside there is a garden and outbuilding.

Approximate Gross Internal Area: 2,619 sq ft / 243 sq m

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Cellar First Floor

Ground Floor Launds Farm buildings Launds Farmhouse 2 x Stable blocks (6.20m x 3.70m and 7.20 x 3.70m) Garage block (16.25m x 5.50m) of timber frame providing 4 carports Traditional Tithe barn (main barn and 2 lockable stores 32m x 7m and lean-to/midstrays 22m x 4m) Grainstore (37m x 17m) capacity to store circa 1,000 tonnes with Storage barn (16m x 6m) below floor air laterals and diesel driven fan with gas heater General purpose buildings (17m x 9m and 17m x 9m) a pair of open 0 20 40 Granary (7.50m x 5.50m)0 20 fronted40 block and timber buildings metres metres 2 x Storage sheds (12.60 x 3.20m and 6.70m x 3.20m)

Launds Farm buildings

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Baythorne Park - Launds Farm Buildings

Building Key This plan is published for the convenience of the purchaser only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly Grain Store Store Sheds excluded from any contract. General Purpose Buildings Granary Based on Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 mapping with the Storage Barn Stables permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright Traditional Barn Licence No ES 100018525 Garage Block Scale 1:750 @ A4. Drawing No. D1221-14 | Date 09.01.17 Farmhouse The estate land Sporting The estate surrounds the mansion The gently rolling profile of the and is a block of rolling land estate in conjunction with some extending in all to 676 acres. strategically positioned woods, Immediately surrounding the plantations and game crops mansion is the 48 acres of park with contribute towards a flourishing some magnificent specimen trees, pheasant, partridge and duck through which passes the tree lined shoot. The estate has been shooting drive. The majority of the estate ten days per season, some let comprises 433 acres of arable land commercially, regularly achieving which is easily worked by modern up to 200 birds per day. farm machinery and 111 acres of grazing pasture, the majority of There is also fishing from the banks which is along The River Stour and of the River Stour that passes through takes full advantage of its beautiful the estate. riverside setting. Spread throughout the estate are 61 acres of woods and 8 acres of river and lakes which give a wonderful backdrop to many of the fields and add to the amenity of the estate.

The majority of the woods are to broadleaf and conifer trees but to the east of the estate there are several cricket bat willow plantations. The soils are classified Grade 2 and are of the Malling Soil Series being a well-drained fine loam over limestone and clay with the exception of some Grade 3 along the river.

Garden/drives: 14.27 acres (5.78 ha) Parkland: 48.18 acres (19.51 ha) Grassland: 111.46 acres (45.11 ha) Arable land: 433.57 acres (175.45 ha) Woodland: 60.56 acres (24.50 ha) Water: 8.29 acres (3.36 ha) TOTAL: 676.34 acres (273.71 ha)

General remarks and stipulations Method of sale: The Baythorne Park Sporting, timber and mineral rights: Water abstraction licence: There is Fixtures and fittings: All items Health and safety: Given the Estate is offered for sale as a whole by All sporting timber and mineral a water abstraction licence to allow usually regarded as tenant’s fixtures potential hazards of a working private treaty subject to the existing rights are included in the freehold 5,680m3 (5,680,000 litres/1,250,000 and fittings and equipment, estate we ask you to be as vigilant leases, licenses and agreements sale in so far as they are owned. gallons/55 acre inches) to be including fitted carpets and curtains, as possible when making your outlined below. Further details are The cricket bat willows are managed abstracted annually. Reasonable are specifically excluded from the inspection for your own personal available from the vendor’s agent. by J S Wright and Son. Circa 20 trees endeavours will be made to transfer sale. Some of these may be available safety, particularly around the farm are scheduled to be felled in the this to the purchaser. to the purchaser by separate buildings and machinery. Contract Farming Agreement: The summer of 2017 and income will negotiation. All garden ornaments arable land and the grain store be reserved to the vendors. Basic payment: The entitlements and statuary are specifically Solicitors: Birkett Long LLP, at Launds Farm are subject to a to Basic Payments are included in excluded from the sale. Essex House, 42 Crouch Street, Contract Farming Agreement (CFA) Wayleaves easements and rights the sale. The vendor has submitted Colchester, Essex CO3 3HH until September 2017. Further details of way: The property is being sold a claim for the current scheme Employees: Please refer to the are available from the vendor’s agent. subject to and with the benefit year and will retain the payment vendor’s agent. Legal searches: Within the sales of all rights including; rights of in its entirety. The vendor will use information pack the vendor’s Grazing agreement: The parkland way, whether public or private, reasonable endeavours to transfer Local authority: solicitor will provide the purchaser’s and grassland is subject to a grazing light, support, drainage, water and the entitlements to the purchaser as Essex County Council, Chelmsford solicitor with searches carried out. agreement until 31st October 2017. electricity supplies and other rights soon after completion as the transfer CM1 1LX Tel 0345 743 0430 The purchaser will pay for these at Further details are available from and obligations, easements and rules allow. Braintree District Council, Braintree cost estimated at £2,500 including vat. the vendor’s agent. quasi-easements and restrictive CM7 9HB Tel 01376 552525 covenants and all existing and Schemes: The purchaser will be Viewings: Strictly by confirmed Fishing lease: There is a lease in proposed wayleaves for masts, deemed to have full knowledge of VAT: Any guide price quoted or appointment with the vendor’s favour of an angling club until pylons, stays, cables, drains, water any scheme(s) and will take them discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the agents Strutt & Parker. 15th March 2018 which can be and gas and other pipes whether on and comply with them from event that a sale of the property, terminated prior to this date upon referred to in these particulars or not. completion if necessary. or any part of it, or any right attached Directions CO9 4AG notice. Further details are available to it, becomes a chargeable supply Driving north from Halstead or from the vendor’s agent. There are a number of public rights Designations: The estate lies for the purposes of VAT, such tax will south from Cambridge on the A1017, of way across the property. Further within a ground and surface water be payable in addition. on reaching Baythorne End take the Shooting agreement: There is an details are available from the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. There is turning on the sharp bend into the agreement in place which terminates vendor’s agent. a Scheduled Ancient Monument estate drive passing through the gate on 1st February 2018. Further details within the estate. with brick pillars and proceed up the are available from the vendor’s agent. main drive to the mansion.

Residential property:

Property Description Tenure Rent pa Drainage Heating EPC Band Council Tax Band (2016/17)

Baythorne Park Vacant - Septic tank OFCH N/A H

Stable Court Assured shorthold tenancy £10,200 Septic tank OFCH F F

Farm Cottage Service occupancy - Septic tank OFCH G D

Front Cottage Service occupancy - Septic tank OFCH F D

Park Cottage Assured shorthold tenancy £4,680 Septic tank OFCH G D

Front Bungalow Vacant - Septic tank OFCH G B

Launds Farmhouse Assured shorthold tenancy £11,400 Septic tank OFCH G G

OFCH – oil fired central heating

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