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An exceptional Grade II listed country house in the Location picturesque Vale of Clwyd. Bryn Celyn is situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty just beyond Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd. Occupying a private position against the backdrop of the Clwydian Hills, the house enjoys a • Reception Hall; Drawing Room; Conservatory; Sitting Room; Study; Dining Room; southerly aspect overlooking open countryside. Cloakroom; Kitchen with Breakfast Room; Pantry; Utility Room; Boot Room; Cellars The village of Llanbedr has a church, primary school and pub, whilst the larger towns of Ruthin and • 6 Bedrooms; 3 Bath/shower Rooms; W.C.; Attic Rooms Denbigh, 3 and 7 miles respectively, offer a wider range of services with independent retailers, supermarkets, doctor’s surgeries and dentists. The historical walled city and county town of Chester is • 3 Bedroomed Cottage; Outbuildings/Stables; Garaging 23 miles (35-40 mins) offering an even more comprehensive range of shops including out of town retail • Formal Lawned Gardens; Walled Kitchen Garden; Tennis Court; Woodland parks. • In all 2.8 acres (1.13 ha) On the educational front there is a state primary school in the village and primary and secondary • Paddock land by separate negotiation schooling in Ruthin and Denbigh. For those seeking independent education there is Ruthin School and the King’s & Queen’s schools in Chester complemented by boarding schools at Oswestry, Ellesmere and Shrewsbury. The Vale of Clwyd is renowned for its micro- climate and scenery with wonderful walks along the Clwydian Range. For those seeking country pursuits there are numerous local pheasant shoots, fishing on several rives and hunting is with the Flint & Denbigh. There is also a well- established golf course at Pwllglas. Communications The area is well served by roads connecting with the A55 Expressway at St Asaph and Mold allowing for ease of travel along the North Wales coast and to Chester. Beyond Chester the A55 links to the M53 and M56 motorways accessing Liverpool and Manchester which are both within daily travelling distance and served by international airports. Travel to London is available from Chester Station with a 2 hrs direct service to Euston and for those travelling to Dublin there is a ferry from Holyhead off the A55. Distances • Ruthin 3 miles • Denbigh 7 miles • Wrexham 21 miles • Chester 23 miles • Liverpool 34 miles • Manchester 60 miles Description Bryn Celyn is set back from the lane and approached via a long drive which leads into a courtyard with parking and turning area against the west front. The house is believed to date from 1835 with later additions and has dressed stone and mellow brick elevations under a slate roof with distinctive tall chimneys, decorative barge boards and finials. The house is set in a wonderful mature garden The kitchen has the benefit of an oil-fried 4-oven with formal lawns, part-walled kitchen garden, AGA, tiled floor which extends to the rear of the Cottage and Outbuildings Gardens & Grounds orchard, tennis court and woodland. kitchen serving a Utility Room, Boot Room and Against the west front of the main house is a The grounds are a notable feature of Bryn Celyn Pantry. gravelled courtyard flanked by a detached stone which stands centrally within a mature garden Against the west front beneath a verandah is a cottage which would be ideal for secondary setting with formal lawns extending across the panelled front door opening into a large Reception The First Floor landing has a lovely double aspect accommodation for staff or dependent relatives, south and east fronts enclosed by hedges and Hall with adjoining Cloakroom and handsome to the south and west and gives access to the but is equally suitable for letting providing a specimen trees against well-stocked flower beds staircase rising to the first floor. An inner hall principal bedrooms all of which have glorious useful rental income. The cottage has the benefit and shrub borders. Adjacent to the lawned garden opens through to the principal reception rooms views over the gardens and across the Vale of of oil central heating and offers a Reception is a very attractive part-walled kitchen garden with which include a beautifully proportioned Drawing Clwyd. The Master Bedroom has the benefit of a Room, Kitchen, 3 Bedrooms and a Bathroom. cutting flowers, box topiary, fruit trees and Room with large shuttered sash windows and an bathroom on the opposite side of the landing Behind the cottage is a private lawned garden (¼ greenhouse. Beyond the formal garden a path attractive period fireplace. From the Drawing together with a separate door onto the Main acre approx) which is independent of the main leads to an all-weather tennis court beyond which Room doors open to an adjoining Conservatory Landing. Bedroom 4 contains a bath and hand house. is an attractive woodland area planted with spring and to the garden. Adjacent to the Drawing Room basin and has the potential to be incorporated as bulbs. The whole extends to 2.8 acres (1.13ha) or is a Study which in turn has double doors suite to serve Bedroom 3 with Dressing Area The adjacent outbuilding is a traditional Coach thereabouts. through to a spacious Sitting Room. The Sitting whilst Bedroom 5 and 6 are served by a shower House and stable building. It is currently used for Room looks out on to the south and east of the room on the rear landing together with a separate garaging and storage but retains the original stalls Available by separate negotiation is a paddock garden and has French windows leading on to the W.C. The Second Floor has four good attic rooms and flooring. There is a further garage with a which is situated on the opposite side of the lane terrace and lawn as does the Dining Room which with potential for use as further bedrooms and a pitched roof and a car port for 2 cars off the extending to 1.3 acres (.52ha) has connecting door to the kitchen. The kitchen box room and equally could be adapted as an driveway. incorporates a Breakfast Area with French annexe for staff or teenagers. windows to the garden and is fitted with an excellent range of wall and base units under granite worktops.

Property Information Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession on completion. Services: Mains water, electricity and private drainage - all shared Bryn Celyn with the house; oil fired central heating. Telephone and Broadband Address: Bryn Celyn, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Nr Ruthin, connection. Denbighsire, LL15 1TT Council Tax: Band E: £1,704.06 payable 2014/2015 Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession on completion. Local Authority: Denbighshire Council Services: Mains water, electricity and private drainage - all shared Tel: 01824-706000 with the cottage; oil fired central heating. Burglar Alarm & Smoke Detectors. Telephone Lines and Broadband connection. Fixtures: Unless specifically mentioned in these particulars all contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments, statues, carpets Council Tax: Band I: £3,253.20 payable 2014/2015 and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Bryn Celyn Cottage Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Jackson-Stops & Staff Address: Bryn Celyn Cottage, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Nr Ruthin, Chester office - Tel: 01244-328361 Denbighsire, LL15 1TT Second Floor First Floor

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Directions From Ruthin take the A494 towards Mold and on reaching the village of Llanbedr turn left by the Griffin Inn onto the B5429 signposted Llandrynog. Follow the road for approximately 1.5 miles and the drive for Bryn Celyn will be seen on the right hand side with splayed stone entrance.

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