Detached House
FOR SALE BY AUCTION: THURSDAY 9TH JUNE 2016.
AT IPRO STADIUM, DERBY.
COMMENCING AT 11.30 AM.
DRAFT DETAILS ONLY.
Hall View Cottage and The Herb Garden are situated in a road side position in open countryside within the Hardstoft Conservation Area, panoramic views to the front stretch between Bolsover Castle to the north east and Hardwick Hall to the south east - from which the cottage name derives.
Fronting the main Holmewood/Tibshelf Road - Chesterfield Road, lying approximately seven miles to the south east of Chesterfield, approximately four miles south of junction 29 and a similar distance north of junction 28 of the motorway M1, five miles and seven miles respectively from Sutton-in-Ashfield/Mansfield, approximately three miles to the east of Clay Cross boasting a Tesco's supermarket store as part of a £22m regeneration scheme.
Conveniently situated on the outskirts of the village of Tibshelf where local shops, schools and other residential facilities are close at hand.
The area is known for its countryside and views, local tourist/business attractions include the Oil Well Nursery and the Herb Garden on Hardstoft Common, Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall, the Hardwick Country Park and Hardwick Inn are all fairly close by on the local 'tourist route'.
DIRECTIONS: From Chesterfield travel south east via the A617 dual carriage Hasland bypass to junction 29 of the motorway M1. Exit via the A6175 signposted for Clay Cross, continue straight over at the next roundabout and through the village of Holmewood to the next roundabout. Turn left onto the B6039 towards Tibshelf. Brown and white official tourism signs exit from here to 'The Herb Garden'. The property is situated about 1½ miles along this road on the right hand side.
GENERAL: Hall View Cottage comprises a typical and idyllic small country cottage complete with the front boundary hedge trained over the central pedestrian entrance gate, pathway leading up to the front door.
Of two storey rendered masonry construction with appealing natural stone frontage, the cottage is equipped with LP gas central heating, white aluminium/uPVC double glazing to include central uPVC panelled entrance door leading into the sitting room, dining room, inner hall, galley kitchen, rear entrance porch. On the first floor, staircase to first floor landing, two double and one single bedrooms, combined bathroom and toilet with modern white suite.
Outside formal gardens to front, sides and rear, within the tiered rear garden there is a brick built ivy clad outbuilding housing a toilet, utility/laundry room and equipment store, LP gas bottle storage, exterior flood and security lighting.
The Herb Garden established as tourist attraction and lifestyle business since the early 1980s to include the detached garden building/conservatory developed as commercial tea rooms, providing meeting and lecture facilities, and in latter years used with the adjacent garden as additional domestic accommodation only.
Adjacent to the former tea rooms is a timber Swiss chalet building formerly a retail sales shop, there are male and female toilet facilities provided.
The gated entrance from Chesterfield Road opens into an extensive car park for car and/or coach borne visitors.
Beyond the Herb Garden area there is a top paddock, generally laid down to grass with an excellent variety of trees and shrubs, in addition there is a former screened kitchen, vegetable and soft fruit garden with water supply, timber garden storage shed etc.
HALL VIEW COTTAGE
Sitting Room 12'1' x 11'9'
With white uPVC panelled front entrance door, leaded light double glazed window, shutters, double glazed side window, central heating radiator, solid oak strip floor finish. Featured is a period cast iron fireplace, well preserved inset tiles, quarry tiled hearth, LPG living flame gas fire, exposed ceiling beams in true cottage style.
Dining Room 12'2' x 8'11'
With double glazed leaded light window, window shutters, central heating radiator, power points, central ceiling light point, two wall light points. Also featuring period cast iron fireplace with inset tiling, quarry tiled hearth, solid oak strip floor finish, exposed cottage style ceiling beams.
Inner Hall
Leading to galley kitchen.
Galley Kitchen 13'6' x 5'4'
With uPVC double glazed window, solid oak strip floor finish, double central heating radiator, white laminate country kitchen style units including Carron white porcelain one and a half bowl sink unit with central mixer tap. Base cupboards including double and single base units, contoured laminate work surfaces over, attractive white ceramic tile surrounds, contrasting dado tiling. Two double and single wall mounted cupboards above work surface height, further range to include corner double base unit with contoured laminate work surface over, integrated four ring ceramic hob over an electric fan assisted double oven and grill unit with fume extraction hood over, uPVC panelled exterior door to porch.
Rear Entrance Porch 5'7' x 2'9'
UPVC double glazed construction over base wall, double glazed side windows, tiled floor and wall finish.
Inner Hall
With double glazed window, central heating radiator, solid oak strip floor finish, wall mounted gas combination boiler units serving the domestic hot water and central heating systems. Staircase leading off to first floor landing with under stairs storage cupboard.
First Floor Landing
Featuring exposed ceiling beams in true cottage style, tongue and grooved ledged and braced timber interior doors with wrought furniture.
Bedroom One 12'0' x 11'8' overall including built-in wardrobes
White aluminium double glazed leaded light windows offering excellent panoramic views to the front over surrounding countryside towards Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall in the distance, central heating radiator, exposed ceiling beams, light wood laminate flooring, range of built-in wardrobes and fittings comprising four double wardrobes, centre unit with part glazed doors, part housing hot water cylinder and airing shelves, otherwise full height hanging wardrobes with internal shelving and hanging rails, power points, centre ceiling lighting.
Bedroom Two 11'11' x 9'10'
With leaded light double glazed window also enjoying panoramic views, central heating radiator, power points, laminate floor finish, cast period open hearth fireplace - ornamental.
Bedroom Three 7'10' maximum x 5'5'
Incorporating built-in single bunk bed, fitted shelving, timber double glazed window, built-in single wardrobe, exposed beams - useful third single bedroom or study/office.
Bathroom
With timber obscure glazed window, modern white suite including panelled bath with shower mixer unit, shower screen, vanity unit incorporating wash hand basin, low flush close coupled wc suite, tiled floor, double central heating radiator, part tiled walls, electric lighting, steam extraction unit.
Outside
To the rear detached brick built outbuilding including a toilet with high flush wc suite, utility/laundry room with plumbing for automatic washing machine, space for tumble dryer, upright and chest freezers, vegetable and fruit storage facilities.
GARDEN EQUIPMENT STORE
To the rear of the outbuilding there is screened LP gas bottle storage. Featured are outside flood and security lighting, cold water supply tap.
Outside the cottage is set back from the road side with front boundary hedge trained over the pedestrian entrance gate, pathway up to front door. Pleasant screened private side garden, levelled paved part gravel finish with central water feature, raised planted beds and borders. To the rear there is a tiered private garden area, also featuring paved patio and seating areas, planted beds and borders.
There is an additional formal garden area with summer house and outbuildings used previously as commercial tea rooms, having the benefit of planning permission to include outside toilets.
Detached Summer House/Tea Rooms 22'3' x 14'0' overall
A detached single storey building of open span timber and steel frame construction in hardwood timber substantially double glazed contained under a lined pitched polycarbonate clad roof.
Internally featuring a laminate floor finish, electric power and lighting, Morso squirrel solid fuel cast iron stove. There is a kitchen area equipped with stainless steel one and a half bowl single draining sink unit, central mixer tap, two double base units, laminate work surfaces over, tiled surrounds, two double wall mounted cupboards, additional hand wash sink and electric hot water unit.
Previously developed and equipped as commercial tea rooms with meeting and lecture facilities in connection with The Herb Garden - latterly used purely as additional domestic family summer house accommodation.
FORMER HERB GARDEN - PLEASE NOTE NOW CLOSED AND NO LONGER TRADING
A six bar entrance gate gives access from Chesterfield Road into a graded car park having space for approximately 20/25 cars, coach borne visitors etc.
We are given to understand the following information:-
Twin galvanised hoop poly tunnel propagation and growing house 80'0' x 42'0' overall with electric supply, water/irrigation providing established propagating and growing areas, fitted staging, benching etc., retail sales kiosk - point of sale.
Adjacent to the car park and former growing areas is the laid out/landscaped herb garden originally started and laid out in 1988 since when it had grown to become one of the foremost herb gardens in the country and a local well known tourist attraction alongside Hardwick Hall.
There are four principal gardens including the main garden which is the original, plus the Physic, Lavender and Pot Pourri Gardens which were added and opened during the early 1990s.
Previously a fine collection of Echinacea genus could also to be seen - this was a carefully planted, nurtured and maintained facility specialised in the production and growth of herbs for health, flavour, scent and beauty.
To the rear of the car park, herb garden and former growing areas there is a top paddock laid down to grass with excellent selection of trees and shrubs including, we believe, walnut, beech, hornbeam, yew, horse chestnut, sweet chestnut, Scots pine, silver birch, willow etc. etc.
Off to the side of the paddock there was a screened kitchen vegetable and soft fruit garden with Leylandii screen hedging, water supply, timber garden equipment and storage shed.
Vendors Solicitors/Licensed Conveyancers
Taylor Emmet, 20 Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PP
Tenure
Freehold. Vacant possession on completion.
Conditions Of Sale
The Conditions of Sale will be deposited at the offices of the auctioneers and vendors solicitors/licensed conveyancers seven days prior to sale and the purchaser shall be deemed to have knowledge of same whether inspected or not. Any questions relating to them must be raised prior to 11.30 am. Prospective purchasers are advised to check with the auctioneers before the sale that the property is neither sold nor withdrawn.
The purchaser will also be deemed to have read and understood the auction conduct notes printed within the sale catalogue.
Note
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Delightful three bedroomed detached country cottage
Garden area and outbuildings previously used as a tea room
Approximately 1.17 acres of adjoining land previously used as ‘The Herb Garden’
Unique and rare opportunity
EPC Rating : G
