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Chrishall GranGe CAMBRIDGESHIRE/HERTFORDSHIRE BORDER Chrishall GranGe HEYDON • NR ROYSTON CAMBRIDGESHIRE/HERTFORDSHIRE BORDER Cambridge 12 miles • Saffron Walden 12 miles • Newmarket 20 miles • London 57 miles Whittlesford 5 miles (London Liverpool Street from 60 mins) Royston 7 miles (London Kings Cross from 38 mins) • Stansted Airport 22 miles (All distances and times are approximate) A stunning Grade II* listed country house in an enchanting and accessible rural location Reception Hall • Drawing Room • Dining Room • Sitting Room • Study • Office/Playroom Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Utility Room • Extensive Cellars Master Bedroom Suite with 2 Dressing Rooms and Bathroom • 7 Further Bedrooms • 3 Further Bathrooms 2 Bedroom Cottage • Party Barn with Kitchen and Billiards Room • Garaging Extensive Outbuildings and Machinery Store • Stableyard with 12 Loose Boxes Indoor Riding School • Outdoor Manège Delightful Established Gardens and Grounds • Tennis Court • Swimming Pool Walled Kitchen Garden • Woodland • Paddocks About 28 acres Jackson Stops & Staff Newmarket Savills Cambridge Savills Country Department 168 High Street, Newmarket Unex House, 132-134 Hills Road 33, Margaret Street Suffolk CB8 9AJ Cambridge CB2 8PA London W1G 0JD Jock Lloyd-Jones James Barnett Camilla Foster 01638 662 231 01223 347 147 0207 016 3718 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] jackson-stops.co.uk savills.co.uk SITUATION Chrishall Grange is superbly located on the edge of a hamlet, 12 miles to the south of Cambridge, the principal city of East Anglia. The house is privately positioned at the end of a long tree-lined drive, sitting well in its land and benefiting from extensive rural views. The property is extremely well located for access to both Cambridge and London with Royston 7 miles to the west offering frequent trains to London Kings Cross from 38 minutes. Whittlesford Parkway is 5 miles to the east and has regular trains to London Liverpool Street from 60 minutes. Junction 10 of the M11 is about 3 miles away and provides excellent road links to Stansted airport (22 miles) and the M25. Cambridge is famed for its beautiful colleges and is the hub of the UK’s technology industry. The City provides an extensive range of excellent shopping, recreational, cultural and business facilities together with some of the finest schools in the country. In addition there are excellent schools and day-to-day shopping facilities in Saffron Walden. The leading Cambridge scientific centres including Addenbrookes Biomedical Campus - where the AstraZeneca headquarters will be situated, are located to the south of the city and are easily accessible from Chrishall Grange. THE PROPERTY For a full understanding of accommodation please refer to the included floor plans. Chrishall Grange is a magnificent and historic family home believed to date back to 1689. The house benefits from elegant and light reception rooms, which are well proportioned and enjoy views of the formal gardens and beyond. It is the ideal property for entertaining but is also suited for everyday living with well planned and manageable accommodation. The bedrooms are well laid out, with an ample master suite, guest suite and an extensive second floor for guests or teenage children. In addition to the principal house there is a superb 2-bedroom cottage which provides ideal accommodation for staff or dependant relatives. First Floor Second Floor Cellar Ground Floor Chrishall GranGe Gross internal floor area (approx): Main House: 7704 sq ft / 716 sq m Cottage: 1309 sq ft / 122 sq m Barn: 4080 sq ft / 379 sq m For identification only - Not to scale Main House Barn Cottage Ground Floor First Floor OUTSIDE The grounds provide a beautiful and secluded setting with the formal gardens positioned to the west and north of the house, which can be accessed from the drawing room, dining room and breakfast room via the terrace. To the north of the formal garden is the swimming pool, which is sheltered in an extremely pretty walled garden, beyond which is the tennis court and orchard. To the north of the house is an immaculate walled kitchen garden which includes raised beds, a fruit cage and greenhouse. A short distance from the house are 2 garages and a work shop. The cottage is located to the east of the house and has its own garden. Adjoining it is the large farm building which is used to store machinery. The party barn is a wonderful entertaining space and is open-plan upstairs, with a large kitchen, billiards room, shower room and gym on the ground floor. Adjacent is the charming stable yard with 12 loose boxes and a tack room and beyond this is the indoor school with a Martin Collins surface. A short distance away is the 20m x 40m manège with a Charles Britton surface. To the north and south of the property there are extensive well-fenced paddocks with mature woodland to the perimeter. The Party Barn The Party Barn The Party Barn NOT TO SCALE. FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY. GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS Tenure The property is offered freehold with vacant possession upon completion. Services Mains electricity. Water from shared bore hole. Oil-fired central heating. Private drainage. Postcode SG8 7NT Fixtures and Fittings Unless otherwise stated, fixtures and fittings that are not specifically described in these particulars are not included in the sale, although CHRISHALL GRANGE certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Further information should be obtained from the selling agent. Directions From Junction 10 of the M11 head west on the A505. After approximately 2 miles, turn left signed to Chrishall Grange. After 1 mile turn right and the entrance is about ¼ a mile on the left. Viewing Strictly by appointment with the joint sole selling agents. Prior to making an appointment to view, the agents strongly recommend that you discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in the property with a member of Savills or Jackson-Stops & Staff who has seen the property, in order that you do not make a wasted journey. The Cottage Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills, Jackson-Stops & Staff and their clients give notice that: They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and the agentshave not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Details prepared: August 2014. Photographs taken: Summer 2013/2014. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. .