Stretton, Tilston, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14

A delightful country house in award winning gardens with secondary accommodation, extensive garaging and land.

Description

Situation
Stretton Old Hall is situated in one of the finest locations in South Cheshire, within the sought-after hamlet of Stretton. Beautiful rolling countryside adjoins the property and it enjoys spectacular far-reaching views.

The property is only 2.5 miles from the picturesque village of Malpas. The village has an excellent range of shops, pubs and restaurants, providing a great location for daily needs.

Bishop Heber High is a popular secondary school, situated on the outskirts of the village. There are independent schools in the area, including Kings and Queens schools in Chester, as well as Packwood Haugh, Ellesmere College and Moreton Hall in Shropshire.

Chester (14 miles) is a leading retail and commercial centre and provides access to the motorway and rail networks. London Euston can be reached in about 2 hours from Chester and just over 1½ hours from Crewe station (22 miles).

The area offers a wide range of leisure opportunities. Nearby Carden Park has two championship golf courses, an excellent fitness club and spa. There are many scenic walks and fishing on the River Dee.

Accommodation
Stretton Old Hall is a beautifully presented Grade II listed property. From the charming main house and separate cottage to the extensive outbuildings and stunning gardens and grounds, there is an overriding feeling of quality. The sophisticated interior design and high-quality fixtures and fittings combine to provide an exceptional quality home in the most exquisite setting. It incorporates many contemporary features including a comprehensive Sonos sound system, a full cinema set up and Starlink broadband. The house links seamlessly with the gardens which were created from a near blank canvas about 12 years ago. The quality of their design has been widely recognised with the gardens being featured on Gardeners World in 2018 and winning the More4 Garden of the Year in 2022.

The property offers supreme flexibility with the cottage, Garden Lodge, having been used as offices and the garaging potentially convertible for stabling or other stock housing to service the grassland.

The property is approached via electric wooden gates opening onto a sweeping gravel drive flanked by a beautiful Liquid Amber avenue serving the house and via a spur the Garden Lodge, land and service areas. The front door sits beneath an oak framed canopy and opens into a reception hall with panelled walls with secret doors to a store and WC and a herringbone floor extending into the family kitchen. The kitchen is a superb room offering a perfect link to the gardens with wonderful views and vistas and doors spilling onto a paved terrace with a fenced pond, beautiful planting with seating and dining areas. It has an excellent range of Barlows fitted units, an island, integrated appliances and an electric 4 oven Aga and there is a door to a pantry with a drinks fridge, wine racks and a utility room beyond. In the oak structured section of the kitchen is a Dru gas fire.

On the opposite side of the hall is a sitting room/cinema room with bespoke shutters, bookshelves and a JVC 4k projector and electronic drop-down screen. The dining room gives a favour of the history of the house with exposed stonework and a chamfered wooden beam. It is an atmospheric room, ideal for dinner parties. The drawing room is a lovely light and spacious room again linking perfectly with the gardens via French doors. It has a fireplace with a log burner.

Two staircases serve the first floor with an impressive principal bedroom suite, with a dressing area, ensuite bathroom and bedroom with a vaulted ceiling. The landing was previously partitioned as a 5th bedroom. This has been removed for use as a study but could easily be replaced. The guest suite has an ensuite bathroom and there is a five-piece family bathroom. There are two further bedrooms, one accessed via stairs from the first floor.

The house stands in an exceptional private setting with far reaching views over stunning gardens and rolling countryside. The gardens closest to the house are dominated by a lawned terrace, bisected by a wide paved path flanked by Olive trees in terracotta pots. As well as various terraces the basic structure of the gardens includes high Yew hedging providing separation and privacy together with different garden rooms. These include a wonderful rill garden, a sunken walled garden and a long garden with well-stocked herbaceous borders. Looking from the house the focal point is a large pond surrounded by natural and wild flower planting and a lovely meandering walk leads through a wooded area with a shepherds hut. A boule court and tennis court offer fun and sporting elements. At the front of the house is a paved courtyard with garaging for 4 cars and beyond the Garden Cottage is a detached garage block with 3 garages and a workshop. It offers scope for conversion to stabling.

Garden Cottage
A superb contemporary property offering potential for a variety of uses. It is currently used as office space but has residential planning consent and is separately assessed for council tax. It is attached to the Gym/Treatment room and a section of garaging and can be accessed from the courtyard at the front of the house and the service drive to the rear. Despite its proximity to the main house it is in a private setting, well screened from the main gardens, with open views over countryside. Internally it of excellent quality with an open plan arrangement and large glazed powder coated sliding doors making the most of the view. On the ground floor is a boiler room, bathroom, family kitchen (units to be fitted) and sitting room and on the second floor two bedrooms/offices with fitted cupboards and plumbing for ensuite bathrooms.

The gardens are delightful with a pond and Terrazzo porcelain dining terrace accessed directly from the property. They are framed by gravel areas with Mediterranean style planting adjoining a camomile lawn and with terraced gardens beyond and a greenhouse.

The land
The land is down to grass and arranged in a series of fields, managed by a local farmer. The total area is about 7.99 acres.




Acreage: 7.99 Acres

Directions

POSTCODE: SY14 7JA