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Savills - Lansdowne House
57 Berkeley Sq, London, W1J 6ER
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A Georgian country house surrounded by 28 acres of peaceful grounds with a cottage, coach house and 2 ancillary wings. It is worth noting that this property is not listed.
Tenure: Freehold
Situation: Flint Hill Park benefits from a charming, quiet and rural location, well surrounded and protected by its own land and gardens, yet with all the conveniences of a superbly accessible position, including outstanding road links to the North and South via the M1. Situated on the edge of the hamlet of Winwick, the local villages of Yelvertoft, Crick, Long Buckby and West Haddon provide a range of day to day shops and facilities including several very good restaurants - Edwards Restaurant by the Oxford Canal at Crick is of particular note - and an excellent local butcher (in Yelvertoft). These outlying villages are made all the more accessible due to an historic, but still functioning, bus stop which is positioned at the foot of the gates to Flint Hill Park and was traditionally used only by daily staff. Rugby (under 9 miles away), Northampton (12 miles), Milton Keynes (36 miles) and Market Harborough (16 miles) are all very useful regional centres which provide a good source of local shops and facilities. Rugby offers the nearest main line station to London Euston with a journey time of around 50 minutes. Trains also run very regularly from Market Harborough to Luton and St Pancreas. In 2008 there are plans for a Virgin train service to London to run from Long Buckby. Schools in the surrounding area are very well thought of and include Rugby School, less than 9 miles away, and Bilton Grange in Dunchurch. The local Yelvertoft primary school is the best in the county. Recreational and sporting facilities nearby include golf at a number of good local courses including Chapel Brampton, Kilworth Springs and Cold Ashby. The adjacent countryside has been designated by the District Council as a special landscape area, and also provides good riding.
Savills negotiator: Charles Warner
Flint Hill House is Georgian having been built around 1812. Interesting
residents over the years have included Sir Geoffrey Bates, former
Chairman of Cunard, operators of the QE2, RMS Queen Mary and the
new Queen Victoria cruise ship. Sir Geoffrey owned Flint Hill Park from
1940-50 prior to inheriting Gyrn Castle, Flintshire. The present owners
have lived here since 1964.
Set in the middle of its own grounds, which extend to include majestic
parkland gardens and banks of glorious rhodedendrons, the core of the
main house offers period poise and balance with charming Georgian
details including cornicing and shutters in the principal reception rooms,
a beautiful panelled hallway all with elegant, polished oak floorboards.
Views of the gardens, as well as over rolling neighbouring countryside,
can be admired from almost every room in the house.
Rooms of note include the magnificent Entrance Hall as well as the 35 ft
long Drawing Room - the front half of the floor is sprung and was
formerly used as a dance floor. The Dining Room lies opposite,
conveniently near to the Kitchen/Breakfast Room, complete with Clive
Christian wall and floor units and Aga. The charming and original
Butler's Pantry, with a range of wooden wall and floor units and a teak
sink, connects the two. There is excellent everyday living space by way
of a Sitting Room and further Family Room. The latter could operate well
as an Office or large Study. There is a separate Computer Room with Broadband. A
large Billiard Room with a Bar area lies beyond and provides a perfect
room for entertaining, with French windows that open directly on to the
Terrace - that skirts the side of the property - and Walled Garden.
There are a total of seven bedrooms in the main house including the
master Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room and a separate Bathroom
opposite. A double sided cupboard in the Dressing Room is an original
feature with - staff and master' doors to ensure that the two would never
meet. There are three Family Bath/Shower Rooms as well as an original
Laundry Room complete with copper airing pipes and ample cupboards.
For more detailed information on layout, please consult the floorplans.
The main house benefits from its own natural spring which currently
supplies all the bedrooms, Dressing Room, bathrooms and the Butlers
Pantry. There is also a mains water supply.
It is worth noting that Flint Hill House together with cottages and
outbuildings is not listed.
GARDENS & GROUNDS
The gardens surrounding the house are
wonderfully secure and studded with a
variety of specimen trees including oak
and chestnut. The beautifully enclosed
Walled Garden, with deep flower beds
on two sides and a brick enclosure, has
a central lawn with an ornamental
roundel. The Terrace adjoins the house
on one side and a gravel path skirts the
grassed area and leads through to the
main garden by way of two sets of
wrought iron gates.
To the other side of the retaining wall is
a Greenhouse as well as a chequered
Side Terrace with beds containing exotic
offerings including 2 fig trees and vine.
There is also a charming old fashioned
outdoor Swimming Pool. The two fields
in front of the Main House are included
with Lot 1 and two fields to the rear of
the Main House are included with Lot 2.
Accommodation: ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION
South and West Wing both offer a great deal of flexibility and are attached to
the main house yet also benefit from their own external entrances. They are
arranged around a pretty brick built Courtyard that lies to the rear of the
house and also comprises the Stable Block.
South Wing
This can be accessed from the first floor of the principal house or via its own
external staircase. Arranged on one level, positioned above a run of three loose
boxes and double Garage, South Wing comprises 2 Bedrooms and a
Bathroom, a Kitchen, Dining Room (with Broadband connection) and Sitting
Room.
West Wing
This wing has been recently modernised by the current owner to include a
wonderfully large, airy Dining/Living Room on the ground floor (just under 30
ft in length) with an equally impressive space above that could operate as a
fantastic fourth Bedroom with en suite bathroom or a first floor Sitting Room.
Both rooms boast splendid solid oak floors. There are three first floor
Bedrooms and a Bathroom. Aside from the Bar and Living/Dining Room, the
ground floor comprises a Shower Room, an Entrance Hall and Kitchen.
The Coach House
An attractive brick built house at the entrance to the Courtyard complex. It
has recently been refurbished and comprises an Entrance Porch, Dining Room,
Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Cloakroom, a newly fitted Kitchen, two
Bedrooms and Bathroom. There are new oak floorboards in all the Reception
Rooms and the house has a front and back door.
Orchard Cottage
Approached by a separate drive at the entrance to the Courtyard, Orchard
Cottage functions as a comfortable three bedroom house. It currently
comprises three Bedrooms, ensuite Bathroom, Shower Room to the first floor,
with a ground floor Sitting Room, Dining Room and Kitchen.
In all instances, please consult the floorplans for more detailed information.
Directions: From London take the M1 to junction 18, signposted to
Northampton. Follow the A428 towards West Haddon, taking the
2nd exit at the first roundabout, the 1st exit at the second
roundabout and the 1st at the third. Straight after turning left at
the third roundabout, turn first left towards Winwick & Yelvertoft.
Continue forwards, going straight over the small crossroads that you
will reach in 1.5 miles. Continue for approximately 1/3rd of a mile
and the gated entrance to Flint Hill Park will be found on the left
hand side.
Follow the tree lined drive forwards, branching left to access the
main house and gardens.
Follow the main driveway as it bends round to the right and
continues to the Coach House, Courtyard Complex, South & West
Wings and drive leading to Orchard Cottage
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- 7 bedroom main house, Cottage
- 2 ancillary wings, Coach House
- 28 acres with stunning views
- Ample Stabling, Swimming Pool
- Available as a whole or 2 lots
Tenure: Freehold
Situation: Flint Hill Park benefits from a charming, quiet and rural location, well surrounded and protected by its own land and gardens, yet with all the conveniences of a superbly accessible position, including outstanding road links to the North and South via the M1. Situated on the edge of the hamlet of Winwick, the local villages of Yelvertoft, Crick, Long Buckby and West Haddon provide a range of day to day shops and facilities including several very good restaurants - Edwards Restaurant by the Oxford Canal at Crick is of particular note - and an excellent local butcher (in Yelvertoft). These outlying villages are made all the more accessible due to an historic, but still functioning, bus stop which is positioned at the foot of the gates to Flint Hill Park and was traditionally used only by daily staff. Rugby (under 9 miles away), Northampton (12 miles), Milton Keynes (36 miles) and Market Harborough (16 miles) are all very useful regional centres which provide a good source of local shops and facilities. Rugby offers the nearest main line station to London Euston with a journey time of around 50 minutes. Trains also run very regularly from Market Harborough to Luton and St Pancreas. In 2008 there are plans for a Virgin train service to London to run from Long Buckby. Schools in the surrounding area are very well thought of and include Rugby School, less than 9 miles away, and Bilton Grange in Dunchurch. The local Yelvertoft primary school is the best in the county. Recreational and sporting facilities nearby include golf at a number of good local courses including Chapel Brampton, Kilworth Springs and Cold Ashby. The adjacent countryside has been designated by the District Council as a special landscape area, and also provides good riding.
Savills negotiator: Charles Warner
Flint Hill House is Georgian having been built around 1812. Interesting
residents over the years have included Sir Geoffrey Bates, former
Chairman of Cunard, operators of the QE2, RMS Queen Mary and the
new Queen Victoria cruise ship. Sir Geoffrey owned Flint Hill Park from
1940-50 prior to inheriting Gyrn Castle, Flintshire. The present owners
have lived here since 1964.
Set in the middle of its own grounds, which extend to include majestic
parkland gardens and banks of glorious rhodedendrons, the core of the
main house offers period poise and balance with charming Georgian
details including cornicing and shutters in the principal reception rooms,
a beautiful panelled hallway all with elegant, polished oak floorboards.
Views of the gardens, as well as over rolling neighbouring countryside,
can be admired from almost every room in the house.
Rooms of note include the magnificent Entrance Hall as well as the 35 ft
long Drawing Room - the front half of the floor is sprung and was
formerly used as a dance floor. The Dining Room lies opposite,
conveniently near to the Kitchen/Breakfast Room, complete with Clive
Christian wall and floor units and Aga. The charming and original
Butler's Pantry, with a range of wooden wall and floor units and a teak
sink, connects the two. There is excellent everyday living space by way
of a Sitting Room and further Family Room. The latter could operate well
as an Office or large Study. There is a separate Computer Room with Broadband. A
large Billiard Room with a Bar area lies beyond and provides a perfect
room for entertaining, with French windows that open directly on to the
Terrace - that skirts the side of the property - and Walled Garden.
There are a total of seven bedrooms in the main house including the
master Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room and a separate Bathroom
opposite. A double sided cupboard in the Dressing Room is an original
feature with - staff and master' doors to ensure that the two would never
meet. There are three Family Bath/Shower Rooms as well as an original
Laundry Room complete with copper airing pipes and ample cupboards.
For more detailed information on layout, please consult the floorplans.
The main house benefits from its own natural spring which currently
supplies all the bedrooms, Dressing Room, bathrooms and the Butlers
Pantry. There is also a mains water supply.
It is worth noting that Flint Hill House together with cottages and
outbuildings is not listed.
GARDENS & GROUNDS
The gardens surrounding the house are
wonderfully secure and studded with a
variety of specimen trees including oak
and chestnut. The beautifully enclosed
Walled Garden, with deep flower beds
on two sides and a brick enclosure, has
a central lawn with an ornamental
roundel. The Terrace adjoins the house
on one side and a gravel path skirts the
grassed area and leads through to the
main garden by way of two sets of
wrought iron gates.
To the other side of the retaining wall is
a Greenhouse as well as a chequered
Side Terrace with beds containing exotic
offerings including 2 fig trees and vine.
There is also a charming old fashioned
outdoor Swimming Pool. The two fields
in front of the Main House are included
with Lot 1 and two fields to the rear of
the Main House are included with Lot 2.
Accommodation: ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION
South and West Wing both offer a great deal of flexibility and are attached to
the main house yet also benefit from their own external entrances. They are
arranged around a pretty brick built Courtyard that lies to the rear of the
house and also comprises the Stable Block.
South Wing
This can be accessed from the first floor of the principal house or via its own
external staircase. Arranged on one level, positioned above a run of three loose
boxes and double Garage, South Wing comprises 2 Bedrooms and a
Bathroom, a Kitchen, Dining Room (with Broadband connection) and Sitting
Room.
West Wing
This wing has been recently modernised by the current owner to include a
wonderfully large, airy Dining/Living Room on the ground floor (just under 30
ft in length) with an equally impressive space above that could operate as a
fantastic fourth Bedroom with en suite bathroom or a first floor Sitting Room.
Both rooms boast splendid solid oak floors. There are three first floor
Bedrooms and a Bathroom. Aside from the Bar and Living/Dining Room, the
ground floor comprises a Shower Room, an Entrance Hall and Kitchen.
The Coach House
An attractive brick built house at the entrance to the Courtyard complex. It
has recently been refurbished and comprises an Entrance Porch, Dining Room,
Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Cloakroom, a newly fitted Kitchen, two
Bedrooms and Bathroom. There are new oak floorboards in all the Reception
Rooms and the house has a front and back door.
Orchard Cottage
Approached by a separate drive at the entrance to the Courtyard, Orchard
Cottage functions as a comfortable three bedroom house. It currently
comprises three Bedrooms, ensuite Bathroom, Shower Room to the first floor,
with a ground floor Sitting Room, Dining Room and Kitchen.
In all instances, please consult the floorplans for more detailed information.
Directions: From London take the M1 to junction 18, signposted to
Northampton. Follow the A428 towards West Haddon, taking the
2nd exit at the first roundabout, the 1st exit at the second
roundabout and the 1st at the third. Straight after turning left at
the third roundabout, turn first left towards Winwick & Yelvertoft.
Continue forwards, going straight over the small crossroads that you
will reach in 1.5 miles. Continue for approximately 1/3rd of a mile
and the gated entrance to Flint Hill Park will be found on the left
hand side.
Follow the tree lined drive forwards, branching left to access the
main house and gardens.
Follow the main driveway as it bends round to the right and
continues to the Coach House, Courtyard Complex, South & West
Wings and drive leading to Orchard Cottage
Click here for a brochure of this property
property reference: SABB178092
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