House For Sale £2,500,000
A handsome and beautifully set country house with comprehensive facilities, 12 acres and a lake.
The Property
Rowley Fields Farm is unlisted and built of rendered brick with a slate roof. The current owners purchased the house in 2006 and have since comprehensively renovated, modernised and extended the house and remodelled the grounds. The house has been fully automated with Creston Control systems, 2 media servers, DAB radio distribution, Sky HD, Freeview, a Niko Lighting system and each room is data hardwired. All woodwork including panelling, doors, architraves, skirting and cornicing is oak and all ironmongery, brass. All bathrooms, WC’s, floor and wall tiling throughout is either marble, limestone or travertine and worktops throughout are of natural stone. All sanitary ware is designer. The main house with the garaging and annexe now amounts to some 13,000 square feet and sits within 12 acres.
The approach to the house is from the north and via automated ornate wrought iron gates flanked by sweeping rendered walls affording privacy and stature. CCTV monitors the front gates, and indeed the entire grounds, and can be watched from any television screen throughout the house. The gates open onto a sweeping gravel drive, flanked by lavender, leading to a roundel with a central fountain. A stone pathway leads to the front door, which is located to the east side of the house, and this opens onto an elegant, oak panelled entrance hall with a central staircase ahead. To the right of the hall is a drawing room with a fireplace and wood floors which leads through to an office and then on to a wonderfully ornate library which connects back into the hall. Also running from the hall is a cloakroom, incorporating 18 carat gold fittings from Gessi’s Mimi range, and a snug.
The rear of the house has been designed with open plan family living in mind and consists of a beautiful bespoke Mark Wilkinson kitchen, formal dining area and garden room. All these three elements have wonderful views of the grounds and lake beyond and are fitted with a Bower and Wilkins speaker system. The garden room has an original well at its core, which has been glassed over and lit internally to produce a stunning centrepiece, as well as a mirror vision television built-in.
Moving across to the more newly extended part of the house to the south, all of which benefits from zoned underfloor heating, there is a spacious family room with infrastructure fitted for a bar, a large screen with surround sound and Ipod docks. Beyond this is a 10 seat soundproofed cinema with electrically operated Lazy Boy reclining seating and a recording studio. Stepping across a corridor leads to the swimming pool complex which has a cloakroom, whirlpool, sauna and 2 walk-in showers. The pool is approximately 12.5m x 6.5m, has a childproof cover and features a projector and 12ft dropdown screen. A circular staircase leads to a comprehensively fitted gym above which has Ipod docking stations and, together with the pool, a Bower & Wilkins
speaker system fitted. The main staircase rises from the hall and leads to a stunning, light-filled landing with 3 copper etched decorative radiators and a balcony immediately ahead. The balcony is accessed by both of the principal bedrooms, both of which have large bay windows, panoramic views of the lake and grounds and benefit from built in automated up and down TV screens built into the joinery. The larger of these bedrooms, the principal suite, is to the left and has a beautifully appointed en suite bathroom and dressing room with fitted cupboards. In addition to the principal bedroom, there are a further seven bedrooms, three of which have dressing rooms and six of which have en suites. The eighth bedroom has a dedicated, but not en suite, family bathroom. All the key bedrooms have been pre-wired for audio connectivity as have selected ground floor rooms. The hot water system has been specified to provide constant water pressure ensuring that all 10 showers in the house can run simultaneously.
Integral to the house, and accessed to the south side, is a 4 bay garage built to accommodate 4 Bentleys. This is accessed via a second automated entrance along The Arnesby Road. There is an additional tractor bay leading directly onto the garden. Housed within the garage is a plant room which contains the ground source heat pumps which provide, via the lake, the central heating and hot water for the house and minimise utility costs to hitherto unheard of levels for such a large house. The annexe is located to the south-west corner of the house and consists of a large and open plan living kitchen with bifold doors, a
bathroom and bedroom.
Outside
The dominant feature within the garden is the beautiful lake which sits full-square behind the house. The lake covers 0.84 acres and has a central island providing nesting for local wildfowl including Canadian Geese and a host of other resident wildlife. Adjacent to the house are a number of stone terraces which offer a multitude of sheltered areas for alfresco dining. One of these, adjacent to the annexe, features a fire pit and BBQ area. Along the southern boundary, adjacent to a third entrance from the Arnesby Road, is a tennis court.
Location
Rowley Fields farm is superbly located just to the south-east of Leicester making the city easily accessible. The location offers a seamless connection to the nexus of midlands transport links which includes the mainline from to London St Pancras international, the M1 (J 20), M6, M69 and A6, A47 and A14. Both East Midlands and Birmingham Airports are within easy reach.
There is a surfeit of excellent educational establishments both within the state and private sector locally. These include preparatory schools at Spratton, Maidwell and Stoneygate, and public schools at Rugby, Uppingham and Oakham, to name but a few. Leicester schools include Leicester Grammar, Leicester High for Girls, Radcliffe College and De Montford University.
Location
Rowley Fields farm is superbly located just to the south-east of Leicester making the city easily accessible. The location offers a seamless connection to the nexus of midlands transport links which includes the mainline from to London St Pancras international, the M1 (J 20), M6, M69 and A6, A47 and A14. Both East Midlands and Birmingham Airports are within easy reach.
There is a surfeit of excellent educational establishments both within the state and private sector locally. These include preparatory schools at Spratton, Maidwell and Stoneygate, and public schools at Rugby, Uppingham and Oakham, to name but a few. Leicester schools include Leicester Grammar, Leicester High for Girls, Radcliffe College and De Montford University.
Directions
From Market Harborough take the B6047 north joining the A6 and going north to Kibworth Harcourt. On reaching the roundabout in Kibworth Harcourt, take the first left along the Wistow Road until reaching a second roundabout and take the first left along the Warwick Road and follow the road until you reach a T junction. Turn right and follow the Fleckney Road towards Saddington and Fleckney. On reaching another T junction, take a left towards Saddington and Mowsley and then the next right along the Shearsby Road, signposted to Shearsby and Bruntingthorpe. Follow this road for approximately 2 miles until you reach a right hand turn signposted to Arnesby. Rowley Fields Farm is located after approximately a quarter of a mile on your left.
Method of sale
The property is offered for sale by private treaty.
Fixtures and fittings
All fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments and statuary are specifically reserved from the sale. These may be available to the purchaser if required by negotiation.
Services
Mains water and electricity are connected. Central heating and hot water provided by ground source heat pump. Private drainage.
Local authority
Harborough District Council
Tel; Tax Band G
Rights of way, etc
The sale is subject to all rights of support, public and private rights of way, water, light, drainage and other easements, quasi-easements, and wayleaves, all or any other like rights, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
The Property
Rowley Fields Farm is unlisted and built of rendered brick with a slate roof. The current owners purchased the house in 2006 and have since comprehensively renovated, modernised and extended the house and remodelled the grounds. The house has been fully automated with Creston Control systems, 2 media servers, DAB radio distribution, Sky HD, Freeview, a Niko Lighting system and each room is data hardwired. All woodwork including panelling, doors, architraves, skirting and cornicing is oak and all ironmongery, brass. All bathrooms, WC’s, floor and wall tiling throughout is either marble, limestone or travertine and worktops throughout are of natural stone. All sanitary ware is designer. The main house with the garaging and annexe now amounts to some 13,000 square feet and sits within 12 acres.
The approach to the house is from the north and via automated ornate wrought iron gates flanked by sweeping rendered walls affording privacy and stature. CCTV monitors the front gates, and indeed the entire grounds, and can be watched from any television screen throughout the house. The gates open onto a sweeping gravel drive, flanked by lavender, leading to a roundel with a central fountain. A stone pathway leads to the front door, which is located to the east side of the house, and this opens onto an elegant, oak panelled entrance hall with a central staircase ahead. To the right of the hall is a drawing room with a fireplace and wood floors which leads through to an office and then on to a wonderfully ornate library which connects back into the hall. Also running from the hall is a cloakroom, incorporating 18 carat gold fittings from Gessi’s Mimi range, and a snug.
The rear of the house has been designed with open plan family living in mind and consists of a beautiful bespoke Mark Wilkinson kitchen, formal dining area and garden room. All these three elements have wonderful views of the grounds and lake beyond and are fitted with a Bower and Wilkins speaker system. The garden room has an original well at its core, which has been glassed over and lit internally to produce a stunning centrepiece, as well as a mirror vision television built-in.
Moving across to the more newly extended part of the house to the south, all of which benefits from zoned underfloor heating, there is a spacious family room with infrastructure fitted for a bar, a large screen with surround sound and Ipod docks. Beyond this is a 10 seat soundproofed cinema with electrically operated Lazy Boy reclining seating and a recording studio. Stepping across a corridor leads to the swimming pool complex which has a cloakroom, whirlpool, sauna and 2 walk-in showers. The pool is approximately 12.5m x 6.5m, has a childproof cover and features a projector and 12ft dropdown screen. A circular staircase leads to a comprehensively fitted gym above which has Ipod docking stations and, together with the pool, a Bower & Wilkins
speaker system fitted. The main staircase rises from the hall and leads to a stunning, light-filled landing with 3 copper etched decorative radiators and a balcony immediately ahead. The balcony is accessed by both of the principal bedrooms, both of which have large bay windows, panoramic views of the lake and grounds and benefit from built in automated up and down TV screens built into the joinery. The larger of these bedrooms, the principal suite, is to the left and has a beautifully appointed en suite bathroom and dressing room with fitted cupboards. In addition to the principal bedroom, there are a further seven bedrooms, three of which have dressing rooms and six of which have en suites. The eighth bedroom has a dedicated, but not en suite, family bathroom. All the key bedrooms have been pre-wired for audio connectivity as have selected ground floor rooms. The hot water system has been specified to provide constant water pressure ensuring that all 10 showers in the house can run simultaneously.
Integral to the house, and accessed to the south side, is a 4 bay garage built to accommodate 4 Bentleys. This is accessed via a second automated entrance along The Arnesby Road. There is an additional tractor bay leading directly onto the garden. Housed within the garage is a plant room which contains the ground source heat pumps which provide, via the lake, the central heating and hot water for the house and minimise utility costs to hitherto unheard of levels for such a large house. The annexe is located to the south-west corner of the house and consists of a large and open plan living kitchen with bifold doors, a
bathroom and bedroom.
Outside
The dominant feature within the garden is the beautiful lake which sits full-square behind the house. The lake covers 0.84 acres and has a central island providing nesting for local wildfowl including Canadian Geese and a host of other resident wildlife. Adjacent to the house are a number of stone terraces which offer a multitude of sheltered areas for alfresco dining. One of these, adjacent to the annexe, features a fire pit and BBQ area. Along the southern boundary, adjacent to a third entrance from the Arnesby Road, is a tennis court.
Location
Rowley Fields farm is superbly located just to the south-east of Leicester making the city easily accessible. The location offers a seamless connection to the nexus of midlands transport links which includes the mainline from to London St Pancras international, the M1 (J 20), M6, M69 and A6, A47 and A14. Both East Midlands and Birmingham Airports are within easy reach.
There is a surfeit of excellent educational establishments both within the state and private sector locally. These include preparatory schools at Spratton, Maidwell and Stoneygate, and public schools at Rugby, Uppingham and Oakham, to name but a few. Leicester schools include Leicester Grammar, Leicester High for Girls, Radcliffe College and De Montford University.
Location
Rowley Fields farm is superbly located just to the south-east of Leicester making the city easily accessible. The location offers a seamless connection to the nexus of midlands transport links which includes the mainline from to London St Pancras international, the M1 (J 20), M6, M69 and A6, A47 and A14. Both East Midlands and Birmingham Airports are within easy reach.
There is a surfeit of excellent educational establishments both within the state and private sector locally. These include preparatory schools at Spratton, Maidwell and Stoneygate, and public schools at Rugby, Uppingham and Oakham, to name but a few. Leicester schools include Leicester Grammar, Leicester High for Girls, Radcliffe College and De Montford University.
Directions
From Market Harborough take the B6047 north joining the A6 and going north to Kibworth Harcourt. On reaching the roundabout in Kibworth Harcourt, take the first left along the Wistow Road until reaching a second roundabout and take the first left along the Warwick Road and follow the road until you reach a T junction. Turn right and follow the Fleckney Road towards Saddington and Fleckney. On reaching another T junction, take a left towards Saddington and Mowsley and then the next right along the Shearsby Road, signposted to Shearsby and Bruntingthorpe. Follow this road for approximately 2 miles until you reach a right hand turn signposted to Arnesby. Rowley Fields Farm is located after approximately a quarter of a mile on your left.
Method of sale
The property is offered for sale by private treaty.
Fixtures and fittings
All fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments and statuary are specifically reserved from the sale. These may be available to the purchaser if required by negotiation.
Services
Mains water and electricity are connected. Central heating and hot water provided by ground source heat pump. Private drainage.
Local authority
Harborough District Council
Tel; Tax Band G
Rights of way, etc
The sale is subject to all rights of support, public and private rights of way, water, light, drainage and other easements, quasi-easements, and wayleaves, all or any other like rights, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
