The Property<br />Approached via the sweeping main quarter mile tree lined driveway, Ashbourne Manor eloquently blends modern contemporary living with country house character. Ashbourne Manor is a substantial east facing Grade II listed Victorian country house that sits in almost 13 acres of grounds. The house has bright, large rooms with the majority looking over the garden to the west. The house has benefitted from a complete restoration and modernisation programme over the last 3 years, and as a result, represents a truly unique property. <br /><br />Features<br />Internally, the house combines a selection of light and spacious reception rooms on the ground floor. <br /><br />The main entrance hall leads to a large, impressive reception room with an open fireplace. As you walk further through the downstairs area you are greeted to a magnificent, atmospheric, custom designed bar/cigar room, which also enjoys an open fireplace and opens to the garden through a set of French doors. <br /><br />There is a very large dining room with beautiful, ornate woodwork and an open fireplace with two sets of French windows which add plenty of light. <br /><br />The modernised kitchen/breakfast room with a stone floor and excellent ceiling height is equipped with an Aga and opens to the garden through a set of French windows. The family room is a generous size that enables casual living alongside high end entertaining rooms. There is also a playroom adjacent to the family room. Upstairs, there is a large office with views over one of the five paddocks. There are eight bedrooms spread over two floors, five of them are en-suite. All the rooms have been well finished and offer excellent accommodation for children and guests. The beautifully fitted, large master bedroom has en-suite dressing room, walk in closet and bathroom. There are two cellars beneath the house which can be accessed from the inner hall and main hall, one of which, has been converted into a 'snug' for parties and playstation sessions. <br /><br />Grounds<br />The property benefits from high security facilities and is fully double glazed to maximise insulation. <br /><br />There is a large indoor swimming pool with Sauna and Jacuzzi hot tub to the west of the house situated next to a tennis court. In the driveway there is a newly constructed triple garage. The stable block has been purpose built in a circular style providing a range of stables. <br /><br />A selection of these have been converted into an art studio. The gardens and grounds provide a pleasant, tranquil setting for the house, laid mainly to lawn with a selection of mature, specimen trees. <br /><br />There is a Japanese garden that features a pond with waterfall and also a larger pond featuring wood decking and a weeping willow tree island. <br /><br />Close to a small ‘summer house’, to the west of the driveway, is a walled garden, enclosed by a beech hedge, which houses vegetables and fruits that blossom each year.<br /><br />Location<br />Ashbourne Manor is situated just outside the Hertfordshire village of Widford. Widford lies east of Ware and south west of Bishops Stortford and 2 miles south of Much Hadham. Ashbourne Manor has excellent access to road and rail with the nearest train station Harlow having frequent trains to London Liverpool Street taking 35 minutes. There is good access to the A10, A1(M) and M11. Stansted Airport is about 13 miles away.<br /><br /><h3>Disclaimer for virtual viewings</h3><p>Some or all information pertaining to this property may have been provided solely by the vendor, and although we always make every effort to verify the information provided to us, we strongly advise you to make further enquiries before continuing.</p><p>If you book a viewing or make an offer on a property that has had its valuation conducted virtually, you are doing so under the knowledge that this information may have been provided solely by the vendor, and that we may not have been able to access the premises to confirm the information or test any equipment. We therefore strongly advise you to make further enquiries before completing your purchase of the property to ensure you are happy with all the information provided.</p>