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Shillngton - HitchinReference: gh68417
offers in excess of £1,300,000
An Established Equestrian Centre With Further Potential A rare opportunity to purchase a successful equestrian centre, currently providing liveries and riding school, with further potential to increase the stabling, facilities and income. Situated in a rural location between the popular villages of Shillington and Lower Stondon, Chibley Farm comprises a large detached farmhouse with 4 double bedrooms, master with en-suite and there is a 5th bedroom/dressing room, bathroom, shower room and spacious landing. On the ground floor are 3 generously sized reception rooms, cloakroom, farmhouse kitchen breakfast room, lean to conservatory and a utility room. Outside are mature private gardens incorporating a wildlife pond and a long tarmac driveway from the road leads to the equestrian facilities which include two American barns, timber stable blocks, further indoor stables and open stalls, in all providing 42 stables. A period timber barn includes a tack room, feed room, lecture room, office and garaging. Other facilities include a floodlit 60m x30m manege, horse walker, lunging ring and fenced paddocks inc. woodland. IN ALL CIRCA 21.34 ACRES (stms)
ACCOMMODATION PORCH Glazed to three sides, hardwood half glazed entrance door, pine clad walls and ceiling, tiled flooring and a hardwood glazed door leading to; ENTRANCE HALL Quarry tiled flooring and understairs storage. Doors off to the kitchen breakfast room, family room, dining room and cloakroom. Ornate staircase rises to a half landing and up to the first floor. CLOAKROOM Low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin and red quarry tiled flooring. KITCHEN & BREAKFAST ROOM 26’ x 15’3” Windows to the rear overlooking the garden and fitted with a range of pine base and eye level units with granite work surfaces over, central island with cupboards and matching work surface, twin Butler sink, oil fired ‘AGA’ with tiled splash back, ‘Neff’ four ring electric hob with extractor above, two ‘Neff’ built in ovens, space for larder style fridge, space and plumbing for a dishwasher, and ample space for table and chairs. Door to; CONSERVATORY 37’ x 4’9” Glazing to the rear with door to the side, rear and further double doors to the garden. The conservatory extends across most of the rear of the property with steps up to; UTILITY ROOM 15’11” x 8’6” Window to the rear, fitted base units with work surface over, space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer, power, lighting and a stainless steel sink. FAMILY ROOM 17’3” x 15’3” Two windows to the side, two radiators, fireplace with carved surround on a quarry tiled hearth and pine wood block flooring. DINING ROOM 16’4” x 13’6” Dual aspect with windows overlooking the manege and gardens, radiator, exposed ceiling timber, pine wood block flooring and door leading to; SITTING ROOM 21’10” x 16’5” Triple aspect room with views over the yard, manege and French doors leading to the private garden, exposed beams, brick fireplace and hearth with timber mantle over.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING The staircase rises from the entrance hall to an ‘L’ shaped landing providing access to all the bedrooms, bathroom, shower room and toilet. There is also an airing cupboard with fully lagged hot water cylinder having slatted shelves and storage above. BEDROOM ONE 15’4” x 13’1” Dual aspect room with views front and rear overlooking the gardens, stable yards and fields beyond. There is one wall of timber wardrobes and a door to; EN-SUITE 10’11” x 10’42 Fully tiled walls, two pedestal wash hand basins with mirror and cabinets over, WC, shower tray and a large spa bath. WC Window to the rear, WC and a pedestal wash hand basin. SHOWER ROOM 10’11” x 4’2” Window to the rear, pedestal wash hand basin and shower with ‘Mira’ manual controls. BEDROOM TWO 15’3” x 12’9” Window to the side with views over the manege and fields beyond. BEDROOM THREE 13’8” x 12’10” Window to the side with views over the manege and fields beyond. BATHROOM Window to the side, corner bath with shower over, WC, pedestal wash hand basin and fully tiled walls. BEDROOM FOUR 14’1” x 8’8” Window to the side with views over the manege and fields beyond. BEDROOM FIVE / DRESSING ROOM 10’3” x 8’4” Window to the side and having fitted wardrobes to two walls. OUTSIDE The house is separated from the yard by a low wall enclosing a garden with a shrub lined path leading to private lawns and gardens which are secluded and not overlooked. The gardens also include a small fenced paddock which would be ideal for the installation of a grass tennis court or swimming pool. There is also a private lawn to the rear of the house with a patio area and some small outbuildings which include a WC, store room 10’1” x 10’ and a workshop 9’10” x 9’9”, all suitable for further residential use subject to the necessary consents. BOILER ROOM AND OIL STORAGE. Lean to rooms, housing an oil tank and Camray 11 oil boiler. ORNAMENTAL POND Behind the period barn stocked with koi carp with a bridge over. EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES BARN ONE Timber frame with brick in fills and timber front, power and lighting (subject to planning consent this barn has potential to be converted for residential use). Rug drying room above the office and three open loose boxes and three internal stalls. BARN TWO American style portal barn with large sliding doors. Seven loose boxes with auto drinkers and a concrete tractor way. STABLE BLOCKS Two lines of timber stables on a concrete base providing ten or eleven stables. BARN THREE Large American style portal barn with large sliding doors to one end and along the side, concrete base, power and lighting, contains eighteen boxes all with drinkers ISOLATION BLOCK Large timber field shelter style enclosure set well away from all other stabling. MANEGE 60m x 30m Floodlit with a sand and rubber mix surface, post and rail fencing with judging boxes at the ends and sides. HORSE Four horse walker with tarmac floor and electric. LUNGING PEN Timber fenced with a sand base and drainage. MOBILE HOME Non residential use with septic tank, toilet and shower. PADDOCKS The land is currently divided into sixteen paddocks with post and rail fencing and some with post and wire. There is water to some of the paddocks. There is a footpath along the rear boundary and a further footpath to the left of the property. YARD A driveway off the main road provides access for four properties close to the road and then leads to the yard and house which is set well back. On entering the yard, there is plenty of parking for cars and horse boxes.
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