Oak Farmhouse School Lane, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8SQ
An exquisite Grade II listed country house in a fabulous semi-rural location, beautifully refurbished with fabulous quality throughout, standing in stunning gated landscaped gardens and grounds including excellent garaging and outbuildings In all about 5½ acres or thereabouts Oak Farm is a wonderful large detached country house, sympathetically restored and substantially extended in recent years by the interior designer owner, today presented beautifully throughout with superb contemporary fittings. The very clever blend of a period exterior, some lovely traditional features and a contemporary interior is extremely sought after and with spacious rooms enjoying wonderful views over the surrounding gardens and grounds this house is a real opportunity for an incoming buyer. Ollerton is a tremendously sought after semi-rural parish that lies between Knutsford and Alderley Edge, and School Lane is within the Conservation area, is the most sought after road of all. Oak Farm House sits in lovely landscaped gardens and grounds including manicured lawns, an orchard and a paddock, and is set well back from the lane with a long gated driveway. Internally there is a wonderful use of exposed timberwork, stone flagged floors and vaulted ceilings which integrate seamlessly with lovely quality contemporary bathroom and kitchen fittings, including a stunning open plan kitchen/breakfast/living space with concertina doors leading out to the rear terrace and garden. The outbuildings are a particular feature as they include a large triple bay timber framed garage with games room over, and an original brick built building providing additional garaging and domestic office suite above. 5700 square foot main house Five/six bedrooms, four bathrooms Four reception rooms Outbuildings including garaging, office and games room of 2600 square feet Beautifully landscaped gardens and a paddock, in all 5.5 acres Stunning refurbished accommodation throughout with period and contemporary fittings Fabulous position and lovely views
Directions From Knutsford follow the A537 out of town towards Chelford turning right into School lane after about three miles immediately before the Aga showroom. Follow School lane for about three quarters of a mile where Oak Farm House can be seen on the right hand side. Covered Storm Porch Oak Framed Storm Porch and Oak Front Door to: Reception Hall flagged natural stone floor with beamed ceiling open to a useful Study Area and the Downstairs WC fabulous natural stone wash basin with wall spout sat on a timber plinth, wall hung WC. Drawing Room a lovely room, part panelled with a superb stone fireplace and wood burning stove. Sitting area with space for a piano. Concertina doors lead out to the terrace and garden beyond. Inner Hallway split level and partially wood panelled. Staircase framed in oak leads to the first floor and access from here leads to each of the other reception rooms. Snug charming dual aspect room with flagged floor, heavily beamed ceiling and walls. Open fronted oak bookcase, stone fireplace with wood burning stove. Dining Room a lovely room interlinking the drawing room and kitchen with two sets of double doors leading out to the terrace and a range of open fronted contemporary bookcases with China storage cupboards, stone flagged floor. Open Plan Kitchen/Breakfast/Living Room This is a wonderful contemporary open plan space with a stone floor and wrap around windows with concertina doors overlooking and leading out to the rear terrace. The room is designed to accommodate a large sitting and dining area and a wall hung AV cabinet provides space for a plasma TV with DVD and CD racks and concealed cupboards. The Kitchen is beautifully finished in a contemporary style with high gloss and wooden style cabinets. There are extensive cupboards with drawer space and a large central island, each of the lower units topped by a rippled granite work top. There are twin sink units with mixer taps, freestanding American fridge freezer and wine cooler, and a rangemaster cooker with steel hood over. Fitted dishwasher. Cloakroom door to side, stone floor, door to: Utility Room sink unit, fitted cupboards and granite work tops. Space and plumbing for washing machine, open to Boiler Room housing floor mounted boiler and also with the central hub for Wi Fi and Sonos System. First Floor Landing exposed ceiling and wall timbers, staircase to the upper floor, large walk in linen storage cupboard.
Master Bedroom Suite a wonderful modern extension, which sits over the top of the kitchen and incorporates a cleverly designed dressing area and an ensuite bathroom. The Bedroom is huge with a high vaulted ceiling and exposed trusses and enjoys full height glazing with concertina doors overlooking the rear garden with stunning views beyond. The dressing room arrangement has concealed open fronted wardrobes providing shelf hanging and storage space for both him and her, and there is also a Large En-suite Bathroom with oversized tiling, free standing bath, wall hung WC and twin sink units with stone top and leather fronted drawer unit. Walk-in shower enclosure with overhead soaker and built in steam facility. Guest Bedrom another stunning room with high vaulted ceiling and bank of concertina full height windows, which overlook the back garden. Walk in Dressing Room with wooden panelled walls and contemporary open fronted shelving and hanging system. En-suite Shower Room walk-in wet room style shower enclosure wall hung wash hand basin on a timber plinth, wall hung WC and contemporary floor and wall tiling. Bedroom Three window overlooks the gardens, open to Dressing Area with fitted hanging rail and door to En-suite Bathroom contemporary suite comprising bath with stone bath deck with mixer tap and hand shower attachment. Shower over. Wall hung WC and wash basin with semi-counter sunk wash bowl, wall spout and contemporary cabinet. Bedrooms Four and Five are equally large double bedrooms, one with a high vaulted ceiling and exposed truss work with oak panelled chimney breast, concealed walk in wardrobes, and these two bedrooms share a Wet Room Style Shower Room beautifully finished with natural stone floor and wall tiling, wall hung WC, stone wash bowl and wet room style shower. The Upper Floor Landing gives access to Bedroom Six pretty eaves room with some low ceiling height. and also a useful top floor storage room. The Gardens and Grounds traditional oak remote control gate gives access to a gravel drive providing off-road parking for a large number of cars leading to the outbuildings. The formal gardens extend to the front, side and rear of the house, are beautifully landscaped with tended lawns and extensive shrub and flower borders with a number of mature trees. There is extensive use of low box hedging with clever formation of the gardens dividing into different areas. An Orchard at the side of the formal gardens is an interesting fenced area, which opens to a pretty meadow area and then onto the Paddock with separate road frontage onto School Lane. The Outbuildings include a Detached two storey oak framed garage block with a triple bay garage and side lobby with entrance hall and staircase to first floor. Gound floor shower room with wet room style shower, WC and wash hand basin. First Floor Games Room three roof lights. Brick Built Barn Building (attached to the neighbours barn) this is an interesting area with its own side gate onto the lane and pretty gravel courtyard at the front. Two Large Additional Garages/Store Rooms central door with internal staircase leading to Useful First Floor Domestic Office Suite with roof lights and circular window to the front
10 Princess Street, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6DD Tel: 01565 757000 Fax: 01565 757001 Email: enquiries@srushton.co.uk