Sandicroft House
Sandicroft House is an attractive family home offering flexible, extensive and spacious accommodation. There are some excellent entertaining areas both indoors and out, enjoying fine views from the beautifully presented gardens and over the idyllic surrounding countryside. The property has exceptional equestrian facilities consisting of an Olympic sized manège with a Charles Britton surface, a Claydon Horse Walker, a sand paddock, 16 stables, one of which has been converted into a vet’s box, and five paddocks totalling approximately 7 acres with a further 3.4 acres of woodland.

Situation
Sandicroft House is located 6.5 miles from • Nantwich and 19 miles from the City of Chester with its comprehensive range of shops, leisure facilities and excellent schools.

Good communications with Manchester Airport 26 Miles, Crewe Station 7 Miles (London Euston from 1hr 34 minutes) and the M6 motorway 13 miles away.

Accommodation Through a Porch the front door opens into a large

Entrance Hall where a staircase rises to the first floor and continues around onto a galleried landing above.

The Large Drawing Room enjoys fine views over the beautifully presented garden, and across the hall

The Study has fitted shelving and cupboards and an outlook over the drive and fountain towards a paddock.

Sandicroft House has been designed so that every reception room on the ground floor can be accessed from the hall, including the larger than average

Snug, a Cloakroom and a separate WC.

Further down the hall is a Gunroom/Workshop and Boiler Room with door outside.

At one end of the Kitchen fitted units line the walls and over the kitchen sink a large window provides views of the lawn and pond. The room extends to a

Breakfast area where a door leads into the Utility Room with further doors into the garden and into the spacious Dining Room also accessible via double glazed doors in the hall.

A very large Games/Snooker Room with an elevated seating area and a bar provides a fantastic entertaining space with doors opening onto the terrace and into the garden and a door opposite into a WC with access outside.

Next door there is a gym with fitted equipment, machines and benches.

There is a Double Garage with storage above and saddle racks, a boot room and an external garden store.

On the first floor are two double bedrooms and a large family bathroom with corner spa bath and separate shower cubicle.

The Master Bedroom has fitted wardrobes and an open doorway to the Dressing Room with a further door into the en suite bathroom with bath and separate shower.

There is a double bedroom with en suite shower room and two further double bedrooms both with wardrobe doors opening into hidden en suite bathrooms.

Gardens and Grounds
Sandicroft House is approached through electric security gates opening onto a drive sweeping past mature trees to one side and the largest of the paddocks on the other. At the front of the house is a large fountain with a turning circle and ample parking extending to the side of the property and access to the double garage. Adjacent to this is a small wooden door into the garden shed and a bin store.

To the rear of the property the beautifully presented south facing garden is laid mainly to lawn with large sheltering yew hedges and a recently re-lined hexagonal pond with a pretty water feature surrounded by mature shrubs. The garden and terrace have fantastic views of the surrounding countryside over approximately
3.4 acres of mature woodland, and the further land of approximately 7 acres (excluding the equestrian facilities) is divided into five grass paddocks and a sand paddock.

Equestrian facilities
Adjacent to the garage there are dog kennels, a log shed and a tack room with hot and cold running water and storage above. The stabling includes a block of eight 12’ x 12’ traditional stables with cavity walls and a second block of seven 12’ x 12’ stables with cameras in the foaling boxes and a fully stocked vet’s box with hot and cold running water and a washing machine. There is a sand paddock, an Olympic sized manège with a Charles Britton surface and a 40’ Claydon horse walker.

General

Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. LPG gas central heating.

Council Tax The property is in band G with an annual charge of £2399.06 for the year 2010/11.

Local Authority Cheshire East Council 0300 123 55 00 | www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

Directions
From Chester head east on the A51 and at the Tarvin roundabout take the first exit onto the A54 and the continue, turning right, for approximately 9.6 miles. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Oakmere Road/A54, at the next roundabout continue on Oakmere Road and at the 3rd roundabout take the 5th exit onto Swanlow
Lane/B5074. Continue for approximately 3.3 miles where the property will be found on the left.

Approximate Gross Internal Area
Main House = 6470 Sq Ft/601 Sq M
Garage = 530 Sq Ft/49 Sq M
Stables = 2708 Sq Ft/252 Sq M
Barn = 535 Sq Ft/50 Sq M
Dog Kennel & Tack Room = 195 Sq Ft/18 Sq M
Total = 10438 Sq Ft/970 Sq M
FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY – NOT TO SCALE
The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only.