Smithy Cottage , Woolley Moor Smithy Cottage , Woolley Moor Country 6 Home 3 Strictly by appointment with Grant's of Derbyshire The Home Situated in the most sublime setting is certainly one of the most beautiful and unique homes in this part of Derbyshire. A stunning combination of a fabulously refurbished 18th century cottage with an award winning architect designed extension. Escape city bustle for contemporary rural harmony With excellent road links (10 minutes to the A38, 20 to the M1) and trains from both Alfreton and Matlock (6 and 5 miles away respectively) providing a direct link to Derby and London St Pancras (fastest train 1 hour and 27 minutes). Smithy Cottage is also highly commutable to Sheffield and also Chesterfield’s mainline station. With superfast broadband and dedicated home office space to keep you connected and an easy commute to the city - why not make that escape to our beautiful Derbyshire countryside??? Contact us now to arrange a viewing (we utilise best practice in relation to Coronavirus). Smithy Cottage is situated alongside the beautiful Ogston Reservoir with its sailing club. A short drive from the extremely pretty Derbyshire village of Ashover and a 10 minute walk to the White Horse public house, church and primary school at Woolley Moor. Ashover has a range of facilities including an ‘Outstanding’ primary school, Doctor’s Surgery, parish hall, three public houses, a small shop, the annual Ashover Show, a tennis club and football club to name a few. There are many excellent state schools in the vicinity including Highfield at Matlock, Dronfield Henry Fanshawe’s, Lady Manners, and Mount St Mary’s and Repton to name but two providing independent secondary education, Foremarke providing Repton’s preparatory education, and Ockbrook and St Anselms providing rising 3 to 16/18. This luxurious and flexible family home is very private, not being overlooked by other property. The market town of Matlock is within a ten minute drive where there can be found more extensive shopping and other facilities including a large Sainsbury’s supermarket, M&S food hall, and a further station providing a direct link to Derby to London St Pancras (fastest train 1 hour and 27 minutes). Smithy Cottage is also highly commutable to Sheffield and also Chesterfield’s mainline station. The country houses of Chatsworth, Haddon, Hardwick, Bolsover, Kedleston and Tissington are all within easy reach and the outdoor opportunities afforded locally and by the Peak Park are endless. Distances: Matlock train station 5.5 miles; Alfreton train station 6 miles; Ashover 1.5 miles; Sheffield 19 miles; Derby 19 miles; Nottingham 22 miles; East Midlands Airport 32 miles A word from the owners: property and an opening provides access into the dramatic living kitchen in this award winning extension. The extensive space both upstairs and down in this dramatic family home flows beautifully between old and new. “Living at Smithy Cottage is a dream come true. Every window has been carefully positioned to take in the glorious views of the water, the forest and the fields that surround us. In the winter you can enjoy breakfast in The kitchen is heavily glazed to maximise the beautiful views which surround the home. The room has slate bed as you watch the sun rise over the reservoir and in the summer eating al fresco is a delight, with terraces flooring and underfloor heating (as with the entire ground floor of the property). At one end of the kitchen is a positioned to follow the sun through the day. You can cosy up by the fire in the snug or enjoy a G&T on the generous dining area whilst in the centre of the kitchen is a large island unit with simple shaker style doors and roof terrace, watching the sailing boats race across the water. At night we hear owls hooting in the woods and a white marble worktop which is complemented by an inset sink with boiling tap. A row of contemporary high- yet Woolley Moor with its fabulous pub is just a 10 minute walk up the hill. The underfloor heating and top gloss base and wall units with oak worktops incorporate an integrated double oven, overhead extractor and quality insulation mean the house is never cold and yet it is kind to the environment thanks to the heat pump separate induction hob and further units wrap around to incorporate a dividing unit which contains the stainless and solar panels. steel one and a half bowl sink. Sliding doors provide access to the sunken terrace to the rear of the property creating a wonderful outdoor living and dining space. Steps lead down past the dividing unit into the open Entertaining is so simple with the open-plan kitchen flowing into the living room and onto the terrace where the plan sitting area which has lovely Porcelanosa oak flooring. This a really fabulous family and entertaining space, built in BBQ has been a great hit! There is so much room to spread out here; kids, teenagers and adults can the alternate side of the kitchen dividing unit incorporating random, open shelving and extensive glazing. The each do their own thing and it is wonderful as a parent to escape to the sanctuary of a whole floor just for us – it space once more maximising the superb, private views over the garden. A single external glazed door leads still feels like staying in a luxury hotel suite!” across the driveway directly to the garage office and garden beyond. The approach and layout: A dramatic open tread, oak block staircase leads up to the first floor. The home is situated in a slightly elevated position alongside Ogston Reservoir. A gravel driveway and wide, five bar wooden gates lead to extensive parking and the substantial garage with office attached. Paving leads The ground floor, ctd... to the predominantly glazed formal entrance hall which provides a dramatic link between the original cottage From the hallway, two old stone steps lead up into the cosy but spacious family sitting room (the family use this and the stunning two storey extension. The cottage is stone built, whilst both the extension and garage as the winter sitting room). The room has a lovely double window seat with views over the garden to the combine extensive glazing with timber “hit and miss” cladding. reservoir and French doors leading out onto a further flagged terrace. A Clearview stove is set into a stone chimney breast. At the rear of the sitting room is a doorway through to a really useful boot room with open The ground floor: shelving. An external doorway leads from here to the rear terrace and the rear door of the connecting hallway. From the slate tiled entrance hall with its attractive and useful built-in storage cupboards a doorway leads left The old kitchen, now fully refurbished to provide an excellent utility room with sink, wall and base units, space into the cottage sitting room. A further fully glazed door leads to the sheltered terrace to the ‘rear’ of the for washer and dryer and two large cupboards to the rear, one housing the manifold and tank and the other accommodating the IT equipment and extra storage space. Beyond the sitting room is the original hallway which is tiled in slate effect ceramic. There is a good sized downstairs cloakroom with WC and basin. At the end of the building is a pretty and spacious dual aspect room which we have described as bedroom five. The first floor (cottage): Carpeted stairs lead to a light bright, vaulted landing with original beams bringing a traditional element to what is essentially a contemporary space. Two mirror-image double bedrooms with excellent in-built storage sit at either end of the cottage. A row of useful, oak topped, hinged bench seating storage cupboards run across one end of the landing whilst a small rear window at each side of the landing takes in a pretty rural view behind the property. Situated between the two double bedrooms is a stylish family bathroom with basin and vanity unit, WC and bath with large overhead rain shower. A small craft room/study/single bedroom sits alongside. The first floor (extension): From the ground floor, a dramatic open tread, oak block staircase leads up to the first floor. A full-length feature window to the half-landing leads to a small landing area and a cleverly positioned guest room which has a full width pocket door creating an open landing/meditative space. When the door is closed the guest room emerges with dual aspect full height glazing overlooking the rear garden of the property. This is a good double bedroom with a large integrated full-height storage cupboard and an excellent ensuite shower room alongside. The landing continues beyond a further hidden pocket door (which effectively seals off the master bedroom suite providing complete privacy). Two large double built-in wardrobes with hanging space and shelving and space to roof height above create an excellent dressing room space. A further door leads into the beautiful master bedroom. Triple aspect with floor to ceiling glazing, this space again maximises the incredible views over the garden to the reservoir beyond. A luxurious ensuite bathroom with egg shaped freestanding bath and large walk-in shower with large rain and hand-held shower, lustre tiling and Moroccan style ceramic tiling to the floor make this an escapist’s heaven. A glazed door leads to the fabulous balcony, perfect for morning coffee or sunset G&T with steps down to the terrace below. Dimensions Cottage, Ground Floor Entrance hall - 2.80m x 1.69m Cloakroom - 1.80m x 1.01m Study/bedroom 5 - 3.90m x 2.61m Sitting Room - 5.76m x 3.96m (max) Boot room - 3.39m x 1.95m Utility - 3.50m x 1.60m First Floor - Bedroom Two - 3.29m x 3.82m (measured into cupboards) Bedroom Four - 2.16m x 2.00Bathroom - 2.22m x 2.00m Bedroom Three - 3.06m x 3.82 (measured into cupboards) Extension...