Sloe House is a distinguished Grade II listed residence, offering nine bedrooms and six reception rooms, set within a private and tranquil 22-acre estate. Previous owners include Sir John Harvey-Jones MBE, businessman and TV personality, and most recently the horticulturist Dr D G Hessayon OBE, author of the famous EXPERT series of gardening books. A sweeping driveway opens to a wonderful view of the main house with its early 19th century verandah and exudes classical Georgian proportions and character surrounded by manicured lawns . The entrance hallway with a stone flagged floor leads to the main rooms of the house. The drawing and dining room are of particular note with original shutters and impressive fireplaces with fully glazed windows over looking the grounds. There are a further four reception rooms, one of which is fitted as a library, with a variation of Regency cast iron and open fire grates. The house has kept most of its original features of 1820 era with typical simple doors, architraves and reeded cornices. The kitchen/ diner has beautiful views of the gardens and there are three rooms which currently serve as utility areas with a large pantry/larder room. The expansive cellar has potential to become a wonderful wine cellar. There are two staircase’s that ascend to the upper floor with a principle suite including a generous en suite and dressing room and a further eight bedrooms and three bathrooms. The private undulating grounds benefit from a secondary driveway which allows access to the stable block, a Victorian green house which is adjoined to a storage building that is in need of restoration works, further Hay barn and cattle sheds within a fenced courtyard. The walled garden and lily pond along with various parts of the gardens that have been planted as areas to sit and enjoy the changes of the seasons.
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