House For Sale £10,000,000
Hexton Manor is very much a private family home set in 186.69 acres of beautiful formal gardens.
The house has a formal entrance on the western side leading into a wonderful Reception Hall with cupola above. There are pillared arches with a balcony and balustrade above, which give way to a and painted domed ceiling depicting swallows with old leaf and clouds. From the Reception Hall, doors lead to the Morning Room, Dining Room, Drawing room, Sitting Room, Cloakroom, Inner Hallway and Staircase. The east facing Morning Room is both beautiful and elegant with ornate cornicing with French doors lead out to the veranda with views of the lake stretching beyond.
From the reception hall, a door leads into a large formal Dining Room, which has three sash windows looking out to the front of the Manor. The three main reception rooms have undergone extensive redecoration by leading interior designers. At the south of the Manor, is a wonderful large Family Kitchen which has views of the lake and into the rear enclosed courtyard. There are French doors which lead out to the garden with a York stone terrace.
A sweeping staircase leads up to the first floor. The Principal Bedroom is a wonderful large room with four sash windows overlooking the lake. It has its own dressing room and bathroom. The Guest Bedroom is dual aspect, with views of the park and an en suite bathroom. The house consists of 11 bedrooms in total.
Hexton Manor brings together all that you would hope for with a house of this grandeur in its setting: Large expanses of lawn, beautiful spring fed lakes, an arboretum, prominent specimen trees, a long drive and historic parkland. In the south west corner of the park, closest to the village is a large and impressive walled garden containing a tennis court and heated swimming pool.
The Hexton Manor Estate extends to 773.09 acres (312.87 hectares) and is being offered for sale as a whole or in two lots.
The Hexton Manor Estate is situated at the north eastern end of the highly sought after Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Hertfordshire. Hexton is an idyllic traditional rural village which offers that rare combination of unspoilt English charm, whilst being very accessible to the popular Hertfordshire towns of Hitchin, Harpenden and St Albans as well as London, airports (both Luton and Heathrow) and is situated between the M1 (J11a & J12) and A1 (J8) which are eight miles equidistant. The village of Hexton has a village shop, primary school, public house, weekly cream teas served at the village church and a monthly farmers market, whilst Barton Le Clay to the west and Hitchin to the east provide a wider range of amenities. Other noteable local destinations include Champneys Spa at Henlow (8 miles), Woburn (12 miles) and Whipsnade Zoo (13 miles).
The house has a formal entrance on the western side leading into a wonderful Reception Hall with cupola above. There are pillared arches with a balcony and balustrade above, which give way to a and painted domed ceiling depicting swallows with old leaf and clouds. From the Reception Hall, doors lead to the Morning Room, Dining Room, Drawing room, Sitting Room, Cloakroom, Inner Hallway and Staircase. The east facing Morning Room is both beautiful and elegant with ornate cornicing with French doors lead out to the veranda with views of the lake stretching beyond.
From the reception hall, a door leads into a large formal Dining Room, which has three sash windows looking out to the front of the Manor. The three main reception rooms have undergone extensive redecoration by leading interior designers. At the south of the Manor, is a wonderful large Family Kitchen which has views of the lake and into the rear enclosed courtyard. There are French doors which lead out to the garden with a York stone terrace.
A sweeping staircase leads up to the first floor. The Principal Bedroom is a wonderful large room with four sash windows overlooking the lake. It has its own dressing room and bathroom. The Guest Bedroom is dual aspect, with views of the park and an en suite bathroom. The house consists of 11 bedrooms in total.
Hexton Manor brings together all that you would hope for with a house of this grandeur in its setting: Large expanses of lawn, beautiful spring fed lakes, an arboretum, prominent specimen trees, a long drive and historic parkland. In the south west corner of the park, closest to the village is a large and impressive walled garden containing a tennis court and heated swimming pool.
The Hexton Manor Estate extends to 773.09 acres (312.87 hectares) and is being offered for sale as a whole or in two lots.
The Hexton Manor Estate is situated at the north eastern end of the highly sought after Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Hertfordshire. Hexton is an idyllic traditional rural village which offers that rare combination of unspoilt English charm, whilst being very accessible to the popular Hertfordshire towns of Hitchin, Harpenden and St Albans as well as London, airports (both Luton and Heathrow) and is situated between the M1 (J11a & J12) and A1 (J8) which are eight miles equidistant. The village of Hexton has a village shop, primary school, public house, weekly cream teas served at the village church and a monthly farmers market, whilst Barton Le Clay to the west and Hitchin to the east provide a wider range of amenities. Other noteable local destinations include Champneys Spa at Henlow (8 miles), Woburn (12 miles) and Whipsnade Zoo (13 miles).
